Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-16

Shortly after one o'clock the In.
dians fell back toward the noun.
tains. This is the first time during
this campaign that the hostiles
have attempted to charge aud
shows that they are driven to
desperation. During the whole
fight they shot wild. Miles's
object, in view of the overwhelm.
ing numbers against him, was to
prevent the advance of the hostiles,
and if possible, to hold them in
check until reinforced. This he
did, although his force was
afoot and the savages well
mounted. During Friday the
Indians completed the destruction
of Cayuse Station, which, on the
day previous, they had partially
destroyed. 1t is feared that
Meacham has met a similar fate.
Among the Interested spectators of
the fight OF Miles was large num-
ber of Umatillas, who took sides
with neither party, but appeared
to relish the sport. 1t is said
that o number of young men
belonging TO this tribe, under Wen
apsnoot, have Joined the hostiles.
Col. Cornoyer reports that the
young warriors have passed beyond
his control. AT 10 O'clock this
morning Col. Forsythe, with his
command, was at Weston,
having been ordered to
! the scene of yesterdays
conf let and was moving as rapidly
as his horses could travel. The
forces now IN Umatilla county
amount to seven hundred men and
it is thought this will be sufficient
to bring the hostiles to terms in n
few days. Notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary it is almost
certain that a portion of the hos
tiles have succeeded in crossing
the Columbia and all danger SO far
as the future is concerned is with
them. Several mill men have Just
come into town and report that
they were driven out of the noun
tains by Indians who appear to be
in large numbers. A volunteer
company has been organized here.
They have placed themselves at the
sPoSui vi SONs
the Ventura Murder rriai.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, July Is.
This morning the Court opened
at half-past nine, and the jury
were found TO be all present. The
Court announced that all other ju-
rors in the panel were discharged
until Monday, and James Bellat
was finally discharged, he being q
postmaster.
IL. Il. Carleton, swOrn-eXamined
by Mr.. Haymond: 1 was the exam
ining magistrate in the case of
Sprague. took the examination
of Hickerson; saw no morphine ad-
ministered to him during the ex-
animation. At that time Kicker
son was weak; he said he was sick.
At the close of the first cross-ex-
animation he said lie was weak,
and asked that 1t be stopped for a
time. The Court may have forgot
ten to read to him the
separate questions and answers
in some instances, but all of it
was afterwards read TO him. I
don't think the omission covered
more than one or two questions.
The entry on the docket that the
substance of the questions and
answers had been communicated
to witness is correct. The questions
and answers were not read over to
him ami corrected at the time.
One or two were not but the others
were. 1 afterwards permitted him
to correct the staetment at the re-
quest of the counsel for the State
and himself. The deposition is the
deposition as corrected by Kicker
son when the whole was read to
him.
Cross examined by prosecution
oil corrections SO made appear on
the record. When Hickerson an
swered a question 1t was afterwards
read to him and, if changes were
made, then finally read to him.
The questions will appear on the
face of the record.
In reply to question, witness
stated that there were three inter-
lineations on the first page of the
deposition; three on the third page;
three on the fourth and nine on
page sixth. The interlineation is
in my handwriting and the body of
it in the Clerks. This was made
the day after the examination.
Defendants counsel did not except
to the reading. The ruling was re-
served and made afterwards. The
four lines were written after Hick-
erson had signed 1t and without
the knowledge of defendants coun-
sci. 1t was a ruling upon motion
to strike out certain testimony.
Mr.. Raymond here offered a fresh
objection to the admissability OF
Hickerson's statement on the
ground that alterations had been
made subsequently and that the
Court failed to rule upon certain
points until the examiH ration had
closed. The objection was over
ruled.
r. q. Sparks sworn: Knew Hick-
ersOn; saw him just before the 7th
of April; his memory was not as
good as it had been; his conversa-
tion was rather disjointed; 1 first
noticed this early in March; that
state of mind continued until three
or four days before his death, the
last time / saw him; had known
him since July, 1877; he was then
| i'll; next saw him in
January, 1878. Next saw him
after that in March, and there was
then a material change for the
worse In his condition. His men,
tai condition was not as good as 1t
had been. On the 10th of March
he was very sick. remained with
him then for a week; then l no.
ticed his peculiar mental condition.
His physical and mental powers
were gradually failing. He told
me he was taking morphine.
CrOss-examined-Am a teacher
in the public school; have taught
at Sespe; taught there eight