White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28
PROGRESS OF FAMOUS TRIAL
COVERING THE ENTIRE WEEK

Ill couhectiOI With the CONSTRUCTION OF
the hospital, he firmly replied thai
he had not. He further testified that
he he'd rendered about two weeks
service to Contractor o. NJ. Wallace,
giving the nature CT the service,
which he further said was perform
ed at the request of Wallace, who
was much in need of such assistance,
and for the services 80 rendered he
had received the sum of seventy-fve
dollars, according to his best recol-
lection.
The witness was followed by Chair
man Robert l.. Tucker and John
Weber, former member of the board
of county commissioners. both of
whom were asked questions by At
torney Zurich along the same lines
as those propounded to w. y. Meyers,
and replied that they had never re-
ceiyed n penny in connection with
the construction OF the hospital. On
cross-examination Attorney Quayle
Intercepted the three witnesses as
to which II of the three members
of the former board devoted most of
his attention to the work on the hos
pital building. and each said they
had devoted considerable time and
attention TO the work, but w. e. Mey-
ers, VINO had testified as to many
years experience in that line of work,
gave the matter more attention than
did his colleagues.
Counsellor Zurich then took the
stand as n of the defendants in the
action and freely admitted that he
wrote the letter known through the
proceedings as the Zurich letter, and
gave his reasons for 1t. He said that
his action was taken as the represen-
tatiye of the men accused of crime
by the grand jury report, as well as
an American citizen believing in fair
play. He denied any malice whatso-
ever. referring to a number of the
members OF the grand jury as being
friends of his, for whom he enter
tanned a high regard.
When asked by Attorney Quayle
as to which came first with him in
the positions he referred to as the
legal representative of Myers. Weber
and Tucker, or an American citizen
the counsellor replied that his Ameri-
can citizenship anne first with him
at all times. He said he knew the
accused men and knew them to be
men CT high standing In the COM
munity, honest and upright. and felt
that their good name was sacred
to them and should be preserved.
Attorney Quay1e asked, How long
have YOU known o. NJ. Wallace?" to
which the witness answered, Five or
six years, | guess and Attorney
Quayle then asked, And I suppose
he is an honest man, too?" to which
Attorney Zurich replied, Gas far az
| know he Is as honest as you are"
Ao fnrthnp nynoffAHo unrn naEn1 A.
torney Zurich told of his giving the
letter to the press and with refer
ence TO its publication corroborated
the statements made by his co.
defendant, A. A. Sherman. at the
opening of defendants case When
Attorney Quayle called the attention
of the witness to that portion of the
letter referring to three or four mem
bers OF the grand jury as distfn-
guished from the remainder compos-
ing the body and asked Attorney Jur-
ich TO mention the members he had
in mind, on which the letter sought
to place the burden of the report, he
said he had in mind Hexem, Hogan
and Middagh, and when asked to
name A fourth he said Herman Wise
When asked as to Grand Juror Her.
manson, who was excused from duty
on account of sickness in his family
and who had not signed the report
with the other sixteen members, At
torney Zurich said. Il had no refer
ence to Mr. Hermansen at all"
The remainder of the afternoon
Sc ssion was taken up by the reading
of itimized bills into the record by
Recorder and Auditor John o. Nc
Herman, and the court declared a re-
cess until 10 a. n. Thursday morning,
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THURSDAYS SESSION
When court opened Thursday morn
ing a statement prepared by Recorder
John O. McKernan showing figures
asked for by counsel was admitted
In evidence, following which Attor-
ney Zurich took the stand at the re-
quest of Attorney Quayle and a few
questions were asked him concern
ing the time when certain matters
came TO his attention and when he
left fer Tonopah, where he had been
called, according to his former testi-
mony. on legal business.
A few additional questions were