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34 FEBRUARY 18, 1857 NEVADA DEMOCRAT
when Ferguson came home, but waked up as he came in. Snodgrass and Ferguson had a private
conversation in whisper which lasted about five minutes; Ferguson was standing by the side of
Snodgrass’ bed at the time the whispering was going on.
H. Plumer, sworn.—I know Wallace Gehr; he has an associate by the name of Bradley Sea, who is
about Gehr’s size, may be an inch taller, and who is generally recognized as Gehr’s partner. Bradley Sea
had long hair and black whiskers, wore a common black hat with a low crown.
Defense here closed.
The argument of the counsel being heard, and the charge of the Judge given, the jury took the case,
and in about two hours returned into Court a verdict of “not guilty.”
SATURDAY, Feb. 14th.—T. Buckner and T. J. Sisk, indicted for gambling, having plead guilty, were
fined, the former $150, the latter $100, and in default of payment were ordered to be committed to jail
each for fifteen days.
The People vs. Houston, indicted for an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit bodily
injury. A jury having been empanneled the case proceeded to trial—Hupp for defense.
The evidence in the case went to show that a difficulty occurred between defendant and one Kisale,
on Brush Creek, Feb. 3d, in relation to defendant running tailings upon the claims of Kisale. It appears
that Kisale commenced cursing Houston, when the latter told Kisale not to curse him. The parties then
clinched and Houston struck Kisale on the side of the head, breaking the skin, and the wound bleeding
profusely. Mrs. Kisale ran out of the house and struck Houston several times on the head with a stick, and
Wm. Kisale a son, also came up and struck him on the eye, knocking him down, saying at the same time,
“T’Il teach you to strike on old man with a rock.” The parties who stood near saw nothing in Houston’s
hand when he struck. It appears that Kisale thought at first he was struck with a rock, but afterwards
believed he was cut with a knife. The jury after being out about three house, returned a verdict of “not
guilty.”
The People vs. Clawson—indicted for passing counterfeit money, at San Juan—jury trial—Hawley
for defense. The defendant went into a drinking house, in company with a man named Dibble, at San Juan
about seven o’clock, on the evening of January 31st, called for some drinks, and threw out a counterfeit
five dollar piece of payment. The keeper of the house told them it was counterfeit, and refused to take it.
They then went into the drinking house of Geo. Minot, and got something to drink, and passed a similar
five dollar piece, which proved to be a base counterfeit. Dibble is said to be a State Prison convict, and a
bad man. The defense set up, was that Clawson had heretofore borne a good character; that he had
formerly been a mining partner of Dibble, and while working together, Dibble had saved his life; that he
accidentally fell in with Dibble that evening, had been induced to drink, and while intoxicated, had passed
the money. The jury retired, and in a few minutes brought in a verdict of “not guilty,” and the prisoner
was discharged from custody.
MONDAY, Feb 16.—People vs. Lawson—drawing a deadly weapon—jury trial—Hill and Tweed for
defense. From the testimony, it appears that the defendant kept a drinking house at Hunt’s Hill, that he
had in his charge a little girl about eight or nine years of age, whose mother was a woman of bad
character. The neighbors thinking Lawson not a proper guardian of the child concluded to take her from
him. On Christmas evening a crowd went to Lawson’s house, beat him severely, and took the child, and
left her in the charge of a Mr. Brown and his wife. About two hours after, the defendant went to Brown’s
house, asked for the child, on refusal of Mr. Brown to deliver her up drew a knife. A crowd then took after
the defendant, run him some distance, knocked him over a brush heap, and took the knife from him.
The jury retired, and after being out about six hours, were discharged by the Court, not being able to
agree on a verdict. It is understood that six were for acquittal and six for conviction.