Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-12-19
GEORGE D|[lEN REPUD|ATES Al LLEGED CONFESSION
REBUTTAL EVIDENCE INTRODLCEO
AND CASE NEARLY READY FOR JURY

IN all pIobdblii's wv A"'' VI
George and Lena Dilleu will be
in the hands of the jury some
time tonight. At 2;30 O'Clock
This afternoon the prosecution
rompleted its introduction Of re
Initial testimony whereupon Dis
tri+ Attorney Frank T. Dunn an
nouuced that the state closed.
,mdge Averill then ordered the
inrv into etirement while the
district attorney and Joseph T.
Murphy for the defendants were
n.tucted- to present their IN
sfmtions to the court. The
emit thought that it would re
rn;ra about two hours before the
Instructions would be ready to
be read to the jury.
A night session of the court
will be held. The opening ar
gument will be made by Deputy
District Attorney Ryland g.
TayIor. and he will be followed
by Attorney Murphy for the de
fen,c. The closing adde's will
he made by District Attorney
Dunn
With the opening of court this
morning Attorney Joseph 7.
lIprphv. in the DilIen murder
trial recalled George DilIen to
fine stand for futher direct oN-
animation. The defendant teSti-
fled where he worked at the
round house in Bakersfield and
where his wife worked in a store
at the time of thei arrest in that
town He said the Officers asked
him if he knew anything Of the
murder and that they examined
him several times. He denied
any knowledge Of the crime.
The gun | had in my room
at Bakersfield, 81 said witness.
belonged to Jim Rios. He
brough it INTO the Globe roomlng
house and gave it to me. was
in the second tier Of the Jail
here Zampatt was in the tier
below me. talked to IanpattI
from above, My wife was IN the
jury room and | could hear her
crying | went with officers and
Rios to the still and heard Rios
say that | waA the one who
killed Williams. | denied 1t be-
fore the officers and Rios. ~ De
fendant then told Of visits of
Deputy Sheriff Van Nleet to his
cell and to visit in sheriffs of
flee and of talking to Sheriff
Thomas. He told of his visit to
the district attorney office with
Van Nleet. lie said at this point
that his alleged confession as teS-
titled to by Van Vleet by him
voluntarily and without promise
of reward, was made up and that
he didn't say it. He said: II
did not kill Wallace Williams.
Witness was thereupon turned
over to District Attorney Dunn
for discrimination. lie stated
that he met Wallace Williams
on the 18th of April and that
they started to make mOonshne
about the middle of June. Both
Of us made money | dld not
make any confession to Thomas
Was trying to find out if they
knew anything about the crime
Didn't confess to Thomas or Van
Fleet. Next day was taken be
fore district attorney and intro
duced to Mr.. Dunn Thomas
came in and left Van Fleet SAID
Go ahead with your story.
told Rios story. Believed thai
they were keeping attorne!
from me. Had no callers. Don
know what became of Wallace
Williams. We ran Severa
patches together as the trade de
manded Nobody ran still bu'
Williams and l..
Did you run any the day o.
the fire 2" Answer: NO
Someone run one batch tina
night Williams was to have rnr
1t. / stayed home the night o
the fire | went to bed and go
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