White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-18
with b rest.

says he told her and she says she
never admitted to him that she kill
ed Coaerly," Il said, Why do you
want me to come down and swear
to a lie,' she testified. If | had
wanted to kill him | would have done
it when be beat up on me- she says
she also told him.
With God as my judge | am JUS
as innocent of that crime as anyone
she testified. She told of Mrs. Buster
powdering her black eye and admit
ted saying, If he ever beats up or
me again I'll kill the dirty 49,. - -.
-.~...' She denied making the state
ment, Il loved him and I've killed
him" She may have said she would
kill herself, anything to get put OF
her troubles. II did love him a
first" she responded 10 a question
but said she was in doubt II she did
after that.
In the course of her testimony Mrs
Williams referred many time to a
statement made by her at the session
in Edwards Office that he sat grin,
ming at her as much as to say. You're
a liar" She said this gave her hys-
~terics and caused her to forget many
things that may have been asked her
then.
Mr.. Edwards questioned her rigidly
on cross-examination. considerable OF
the repartee being on whether or not
he had grinned at her as claimed.
She stuck to that story throughout.
She did not remember whether or
not she had told him of trying to get
money to go home. or of saying she
was glad Coverly was dead, of saying
she was jealous, of telling him about
the liquor, of saying to let her go SO
that she could kill her, too of ever
Saying she would have killed Coverly
Christmas nigl I. of speaking of him
as her husband and later saying he
was not. but was clear in every In
stance of having gone into Mysteries.
She admitted being in trouble for
%bootlegging before. Here she made
perhaps her gravest admission, say
ing she was innocent of bootlegging
but had pleaded guilty to shield a
woman friend from her husband.
Asked if she did not agree to plead
guilty to m~anslaughter On a certain
Monday, she said she had not fully
promised. Friday she had changed
her mind.
Did | not tell you that If you were
innocent to not plead guilty. Mr.
Edwards asked. This she denied
fatty.
Didn't | tell you that no reason
able jury would believe your story
he asked. This she denied.
Finally when closely pressed she
said Il won't deny It," when asked II
she had not said she would rather
see Coverly dead than with another
woman.
On redirect examination she swort
that coverly had asked her to keel
company with other men to get money
to buy dope for him.
The defense rested at this point
In rebuttal Mr.. Jackson denied any
grinning or levity at the district at
torney's office, saying Mr.. Edwards
demeanor was very serious Mrs
Williams, he said. appeared to know
what she was talking about.
Mr.. Nicholson gave facts relative
to black. smokeless and semi-smoke
less powder. The cartridges extract
ed from the gun contained semi
smokeless. he said. The different
kinds were exhibited to the jurors.
Andrew Hexem swore that Coyerly
had worked for him twice as a bod
carrier on the high school building
once for about ten and once for two
and a half days. He was a member
of the union and quit only because
there was no more of that kind o.
work for him. His work was salts
factory.
William Geraghty testified that Gov
erly had worked for him in the trans
fer business off and or for a month
He helped move trunks and Other
articles and sometimes days at a time
unloading railway cars. He would b.
standing on a street corner and would
respond instantly when called to &c
to work. His services were satisfac
tory.
:. L. c. Branson of the White Pint
News testified that at the inques
Mrs. Buster had sworn substantial!
as she did in court that Mrs. Williams
had used the words, Il loved him ant
I've killed him." The witness though
there might have been a slight varia
ton in the ~phraseology, thinking tn
way she put 1t then was I've kille'
him and | loved him"
At the noon recess Thursday, thu
testimony being in, the jury visite,
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