White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-28

report which bore his signature, and
when closely followed up by Counsel
lor Zurich Mr.. Hexem denied all re-
sponsibility as to the accuracy of any
figures contained in the report rs
well as any charges of misconduct on
the part of the commissioners. At
toiney Zurich asked the witness. Mr..
Hexem, in connection with these
charges which your report makes
against Mr.. Meyers, Mr.. Tucker and
Mr.. Weber, to the effect that they
misapplied public funds. that they
grated and that they swindled the
county out of n lot of money, you
personally don't know anything bout
that and the witness replied. No,
sir"
And You say the only reason you
signed the report was because IL was
prepared by others and read hurried
~ and everybody else signed it and
you signed it. too?" asked Mr.. Zurich,
and the witness replied, Yes. sir. "
And there is no other reason why you
signed it?" was asked and the reply
was mo. sir"
The witness was then questioned
as to his estimates and the number
of brick in the stack was taken up.
but when actual figures were men
toned the witness politely asked to
be excused. When questions as TO
why he did not take occasion 10 check
up his figures when attention was
called to glazing discrepancies by the
publication OF the Zurich letter In
the White Pine News the witenss re-
piled to the effect that ha never gave
1t a thought but was under the i'm
preston that the figures put down
for the committee by Mr.. Middagh
were correct, and when Mr.. Zurich
asked, You don't think so now. do
your" Mr.. Hexem replied. mo. the
figures show for themselves.
Plaintiff r. T. Swallow was called
to the stand and asked IL he had act
ed With any malice toward anyone In
connection with his official acts rs a
grand juro" and replied that he had
not.
D. G. Bates was again called to the
stand and under questions PROFOUND
ed by Attorney Quayle he told who
the different members OF the grand
jury were and of their business con-
nections In the district.
Frank l.. Willard was the last wit
ness called to the stand and told OF
having examined the county hospital
and of his findings. This completed
the testimony in the case and both
sides rested.
Thursday night and Friday morn
ing were given over to the settlement
of instructions to be given the jury
by the court and Friday afternoon
was devoted 10 the long looked for
conversation between Attorneys Ju-
rich and Quayle. After 4 magnificent
display of oratorical fireworks the
Jurors retired for deliberaiion at
$50 o'clock Friday evening. AT
1890 o'clock they came into court
with the attorneys and asked for an
additional instruction. which was
given by the court. They then re-
turned 10 secrecy and at | a. m. Sat
urday morning announced to Sheriff
Nicholson that they were ready to
retire. Early Saturday morning the
matter was again taken up by the
Jurors and at 1890 they decided that
the p~laintiff had no cause OF action.
Attorney Zurich and his codefendant,
A. A. Sherman, then put the rubber
back on their wallets and returned
to their Offices. while plaintiff Swal.
low lust a short while later turned
his automobile toward Shoshone. put
her In high and stepped on her.