Show in P 1 NOW THE AT in the neils fon M murder U I 1 a case THE STATEMENT MAJE MADE witnesses Witness essay say the bank gu gun 11 was not clean other testimony R tha nealion murder case was regained gained rasmus rasmua franton franson testified to having madean mada an examination of tho tha bank run bome days before the shooting booting the gun was clean clead but a piece of the night bight haid had been knocked off on cross croaa examination this witness gat CA a little mixed up its as to whether he be had bad looked through the gun or not on redirect examination he said that lie he had had a talk with a mr ivie about tho matter mr lyie told him that what he had bad heard was waa worth 50 to him and invited witness to take a draud on the streng streight ht of it witness did not know what it was that was waa worth 10 0 to ivie ivie had bothered him all day erick Gc luderson derson a neighbor bor orneil ot nellson had bad heard the fatal shot fired it was aloud shot gun shot not a pistol shot mius eliza reynolds left laft home for choir practice on the night of 0 the shooting 10 or 15 minutes after 7 when two bloc blocks ka from home she heard a shot after walking several block further she eho came to the go co op corner east ai of the bank corner carrier after passing the corner she be heard the rapid steps of some corns one cros sine sinz the walk to tha bank and she heard beju d a scraping raping ec sound like some ono on en entering the bank on cross tx she bho said she crossed the street to the south she did not sea fea anyone had bome one been coming north on the opposite side she ehe would probable haye have sean the tha person mibs maggio maggie zabriskie Zabris kia stated that while tick tacking with miss jensen jense fl she ebe met neilson on the night of the shooting at about 7 he H 0 was going south 0 cross cro examination it appeared anat the witness was not entirely clear asto as to what evening she had bad met neilson she sha did not see adiv gun in Neil sons hands bands or under andar his hia coat miss jensen the other testified to meeting a person aberson anthe on the night of the shooting ing whom she thought to bo be peter deitson De ilson the person had no gun that she saw samuel hampshire a boy of it 16 lind haj heard the shot fired and saw some one cross the plank walk an I 1 enter the bank ile he did not know v Y I 1 0 it was afterwards he saw peter nielson iii I 1 in the bank he appeared 0 be taking off his overshoes it was drawn out ont on the cross egami nation that the boy saw the person who entered tho bank coming from the south just outside the bank shade trees wit 1 netis had bad heard beard mr carthy offer to boney witness for the p prosecution rose cution if bo be would testify a certain way justice wilcox offered cesti n ully r li si to that given by the last uh charlotte arlotte zabriskie servant kirl girl it in the house bouse of toren soren J neilson in 1893 testified that the tha ni murdered man and defan defendant dant had had a fight with chairs in august 10 A few days after defendant said to witness he did not care whether she aha said anything about the fight or not t it was nob odys business but there own he ha also said defors before be would take taka the insults from his father that be had taken in the past he be would kill his hia father falber on cross croaa examination the witness admitted that no blows were struck she explained that mrs nealion Ne Nei ilion lecin stepped between them and the next morning jibe aho said bar arm arin was belue both men were makii g motions with their ch chaira L i 1 this concluded tho the case of tho pr prose 0 8 e cation ITS THE ISIS TURN judge blackburn asked tho the defense ill if they wished to go on thia evening no baur bour honor implied mr king 1 I we prefer to wait until the morning 1 I arn not so BO sick added the th judge in a suggestive stive way but what I 1 am ale able b to attend to all the work you can give me to do I 1 think w we a had i better 8 tart start at in the morning INDICTED idu rok 13 YEARS before adjourning mr zana asked that grand larceny cases people vs larry jolly and joseph jolly indict menta returned thirteen years vears ago be ba dian dismissed iiii sed the tha order was made the charge against the jellis was branding other peoples cauls cattle I 1 FRIDAY MOSSIMO MORNIN 0 mr houtz made the opening boning state ment for the za A few weeks before the time of fight testified fied to by miss mias zabriskie the fattier father of the defendant fitted hi for a course iu in cu college lege on the night of the shooting defendant left his home at he traveled north on the tha street west of main str street a et on the way wa he went into the oman woon saloon and gat a cigar lie he went into the office of the oman hotel and six or eight ef prom from anero he e won t to the bank and read the tha paper lie gut got up and went behind the bank a ait ad it returned re in aiding in the bank busil 1 informed of 0 his hia fathers having been shot mr gunderson told aba tbd defendant deu dant of this thia occurrence defendant was very much overcome lie he fainted outside the bank door the shooting five minutes after seyen seven within 11 ono one or two minutes of the de d a fe was enga engaged ed in his ha work at the bauk bank I 1 three quarters quart of a d mile distan from t the he scene of the sho oitis from actual teat it requires required a ten minutes ta walk that distance the deafen defendant dint is subject to heart trouble and while alile assisting his hia father after the tha shooting was taken ill and had bad to be helped to his hia mother mot aera ls home and tu to ni bi 3 bed The deceased died in the arms of vis tj defendant jake bolfa was the first wit witness he was waa near the bank on the night of de comber irth lie ha was waa in jim diska fiska adtoon at ten minutes to seven ani an it took him bim a minute minate or two to walk to lo the bank he naw the defendant bittenz ait tina in i the bank the witness reached home at 7 oclo tek lck and andee h a heard the re report port about five minutes later peter watson the choir leer leader saw the defendant in the bank at two min utes to seven ile he had set his bia watch cwb that day other witnesses offered corroborative coi to tea stimon yin in relation to neilson being at the bank at about 7 cC clock and as aa to the time the shot ehat was fired heber ivie stated that franson had told te id him that lo ho braneon Fra neon had not looked inside the bank gun gan had not opened pc ned the breech breach nit bit had only looked at the outside of the gun mr Mi hont Houtz asked the abi witness if he bad stated to that any moio was tw to him or words to abat effe fact L the question wad waa objected to b by y mr zine and the objection enita ined J john 0 johnson had bad nad a conversation ti 1 w with ith franson and Jb francon ranion had t told 11 b hira ain that he did a nt t I 1 oos loox the en can nathainel iel neilson testified to the bank izumi beir g tai caien en to the hank some time before abe tl e it was not ch altan an franson hal had locked at tha ga nun u but had not looked arouth gh it H he a caul cauli i not loca atje react time nf I 1 f this thia occurrence bedfor tile the lint bill ile t it was a week wt ek or ten day nt nc il ila peter nt n elder brother of dec deceit e as Bed d and father of nathaniel neilson I 1 testified that the bank gun un was at his boue before it was returned return eI to the bank there w re six a atrid goi with it and it was fired deveral tim tims while t his hia boump he fired it himself lie ile took the gun gnu tu the bank with a number of shells |