The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-04

Tho second days proceedings Of the
Hagar murder trial as reported By the
Standard arc given below:
The court room was again crowded.
and the evidence was all Of . very in
teresting kind and it bears with great
weight on the great points at issue. The
irst witness called was Mr.. Greaves.
the coroner. and who held the inquest.
testified that news came to him at $50
o'clock Pm, Feb. 81. Mr.. Stark
weather brought him the news; that he
sent to Mr.. Ostfeld for the key and
vent into the kitchen, found Mrs. Hs-
Rar's body lying on her back, between
tSo barrels, and hatchet near by, snd
blood in one of the barrels which con-
tained water; that things were torn up
and disOrdered in Mary Hsgar's room :
blood on the door knob and bedclothes
of Mr.. and Mrs.. Hasar's room; bstchet
had evidcntly been washed. and found
q blue collar near the body. A collar
was produced from Judge Csple's
pocket. aud identified as the collar in
question; said collar was No IA COL
lar and blood stained when found. The
spots OF blood were still apparent. The
hatchet with which the deed was done
was exhibited in the court and identi-
fed by witness. When asked. on cross
examination, about q onvsrsstion be-
tween himself and . Chinsman who
worked for Hagsr. he answered that
Tia gar had lots OF money.
Dr. Norris swore that he found Mrs.
Hsgar lying on her back dead. with .
wound in the right sido of her face. and
u wound on the back Of hor neck. almost
severiug the head from the body: said
wounds inflicted by hmtchtt. axe. or
some weapon Of that sort, aud blooA on
the door knobs. floor and other places;
he vas there by9 o'clock Pm and At
that time rigidity wss commencing and
that sue might have been dead from 3
to 5 hours.
Mr.. D. Slower swore that lie knew
Jas. A. King. and that he in company
with several gentlemen. saw King in
Trimbsth's saloon: that one johnson &C.
cused King Of the murder. and he said
he did not do it, but Bernard did it,;
that they went down to Hagsr to view
the premises the day bof"rc the deed; i;
that next day they went there to rob;
ii at Bernard VA. killing her. when.
hearing her scream. he got Bernard by
the collar. and iu trying TO pull him of.
he jerked the collar off and threw it
under the table; that the collar was
his. aud that he had :given i: to Ber-
nard; that their object WAS to get the
money, and that their horse scrape nip
ped them in the bud; that Russell Ben
nett would have been in the scrape too.
If he he'd not been in prison; that he
and Bernard aud Fairchilds had fixed
up the yarn about Bernard's arrest by
the militsry to raise the Impression
that Bernard Was gone.
Mr.. Trimbath WAS called and swore
that he saw James A. King on April
10th, in bis saloon; that George La
Roqne told him . few minutes before
that he had King. tho Hagsr murderer
now. and he told johnson. who accused
King Of the crime, which King at first
denied. but afterwards said that Ber.
nard did it; that King was drunk. but
next day he was sober. and told the
same tale that he did the day before;
that King saw Bernard do the dee Of
murder; that he afterwards said be was
forty miles away when Bernard murder
Cd her.
Mr.. ]. johnson vas called aud swOrc
that no was in Trimbath's saloon on
April 10th. 1879. and was expressing an
opinion a. u the innocence OF man
arrestsd fol the Hsgar murder. when
King coming in confirmed his statement
and ho asked him how he knew; that
may 30 he did it himself; King said
be did not, but that Bernard did itlwith
. hstcLet; he saw the boys on tho road
to Hagar's February Goth.
Mrs Sarah McCue sxore that she
knows King and Bernard by sight;
that she met them between l2 and 3
o'clock on February 20. 1879. At the
head Of the steps that lead up the first
bluff and that Bernard blocked her way
and looked impudent.
Jas. Harding was next put on the
stand and swore that King made the
statements ss detailed by Trimbath.
Slower and johnson; that King was
treated to whisky and beer by George
LaRoquc and Detective Hudson; that
he finally became intoxicated and went
out With the two gentlemen.
l. Wilkinson then proceeded to testi-
fy to the effect that he lived in the
north part Of the city on Greenpoints
farm; the railroad runs through the
place he lives on. no saw King and
Bernard passing his place on the rail-
road track either on February 10th or
3lst.
Miss Clara Grea ves testified to know
ing Mary Hagar; to having come With
her to Oregon City oo February :lst III
Q buggy; and to have met two individ-
uals, which drew from her the rsmsrk.
there are . good many tramps around
now and mostly young ones; they
were crossing the Absrnathy on the
railroad bridge.
Miss Mary Hagar on being recalled
confirmed Miss Greavsss testimony.
Mr.. David Day testified that he lives
on Clackamas river near the public
road, and that at dark on the night Of
the murder. u man very much like King
cslled,st his house and talked some time,
asking for something to eat.
NJ. T. Clark swore that he bad seen
King aud Bernard, and thought he rec
ocui.sd the collar found at Hagsrs u
similar to one worn by Bernard at tho