Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-04
TIE MURDERED EDITOR.
Examination Of Gray, Theodore
Glaneey's Assassin.
TESTIMONY OF EYE-WITE gsSES.
Held to Answer on a Charge of
Murder Without Bail.
FUNERAL CEREMONIES AT CALIsToGA
The Remains sorrowfully Conveyed to
Their Last Resting-Place

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SANTA BARBARA, October 2d.-The exam.
ination of Clarence Gray, charged with
numbering Theodore Clancy, late editor of
the Press, took place before II. G. Crane,
Justice of the Peace, yesterday. John Don.
nellan, City Marshal, testified that he saw
Clancy led by the doctor of the steamer
Macarthur. He had him by the hand, and
led him to the Morris House and laid him on
table. He loosened his clothes, and there
was wound close to his navel. On being
asked who did it. he said Clarence Gray shot
him. Immediately went in search of Gray,
and found him on the sidewalk. / went to
him and asked him if he had shot Clancy,
he said Gan right; l will go with you. "
asked him if he had any arms, and he said
Yes" l told him to give them up to me-
l searched him for them, and found a large
pistol between his vest and his shirt, and
took it from him. Then took him to Judge
Cranes Court. The witness here identified
the revolver which he took from Gray. 1t is
a heavy Colts pistol. 1t had one chamber
empty. Being cross-examined, he said The
wound was on the right of and about an inch
above the navel. Gray was near Justice
Hoyt's office when arrested him.
Jacob Harris testified that on the 18th of
September, in the afternoon, he saw Gray.
Gray asked Clancy, inside of the Occidental
Hotel, care you responsible ?" l think he
asked this question twice. Then 1 heard
shot. Mr.. Clancy was coming out of the
door of the hotel. After Mr.. Clancy had
gone about three or four feet Gray took out
pistol from his inside pocket. did not hear
Clancy say anything.
DOCTORS STORY.
DR.. III. J. Percy testified that he is an
assistant surgeon in the United States Navy,
attached to the steamer Macarthur. He saw
Clancy on the 25th. Two men were in the
corridor of the Occidental Hotel. One of
them was the defendant, Gray. I heard some
one say g For Gods sake, won't some one
help me? | am shot" / turned round and
saw Clancy walking very fast down the
street. l went up to him and found him
bleeding pretty freely. | controlled the
hemorrhage by pressure, and led him to the
Morris House, placed him on the table and
sent for DR.. Bates. heard the report of the
pistol. 1t was about two minutes after the
report before l saw Clancy. The wound on
the wrist was above the joint, penetrating
the radius of the outer bone of the forearm,
passing through and SCATTERING the bone, and
passing through the tissues There was but
one wound in the trunk. 1t was just above
the navel and about an inch to the right of
the median line. The same instrument which
pierced the wrist made the wound in the
abdomen. | am quite certain of this.
John Nixon testified: Was in the vicinity
of The Occidental Hotel on the afternoon OF
the 25th of September. | was crossing the
street and heard a pistolsh | saw Gray
come to the main entrance of the hotel. He
had large pistol in his hand. Almost at the
same time / saw two hands clasped and
the blood running from them freely. The
hands came through the middle door, below
the entrance OF the hotel They did not
come far enough out from the door to enable
me to see the person. The hands drew back
from the center door, and man came to the
lower door holding his hands. At this time
was on the sidewalk, nearly opposite to the
He said: Cant you do something for me?
He shot me through" and at the same time
started down the street. Gray started down
the street, also. He said "You will be
responsible, will your He went few feet
below the hotel building, andan old man came
up to him. put his arms around him Gray,
and l think he took hold of the pistol. The
man whom / saw with the wounded hands
was Clancy. Witness here identified the
pistol, and continued: Gray's demeancr,
when he made the remark, You are re-
sponsible," was more angry than excited.
Witness was then cross-examined, and said
When l saw Gray he stood at the entrance of
the door with his hands at his side. Clancy
was walking down the street very fast. Gray
was about twenty or twenty-five feet behind
him.
SHOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD.
Henry jenkins testified: am a wood
chopper and live at the Matanza. | know
the defendant Gray. saw him last Satur-
day. l was walking along, and saw two men
have hold of each other, Coming closer
knew Gray to be one of them. The other
man l did rot know. but heard his name
afterwards. AS came closer heard Gray
say, care you responsible? = The answer
did not hear. There was something said but
L could not catch what it was. Then l was
close up, and as L passed Gray on the side
walk, Gray said, Are you responsible ~
and the man said Yes" 1 stopped and
said Gentlemen, that does not look well on
the sidewalk you had better quit that .
at the same time put my hand between them
and pressed little on their arms and they
parted without any more effort from me. l
turned to walk along, and looking behind saw
they were engaged in scuffis again.
thought then that Clancy was making the
attack and Gray was trying to defend him.
self, his right hand being down as if to find
something, and Gray was trying to prevent
him with his left, suddenly he (Giancey)
rushed hurriedly along. turned into the side
door and slammed it behind him. In a
little while the door opened again. l
Gray was advancing when the door
closed or was closing again. A shot was then
fred and | thought the door was struck at
the time. There was nobody there but Gray,
that l could see. l could not see the pistol,
only seeing Gray's back. saw Gray have a
pistol on that occasion. l saw it before the
shooting half minute, more or less. saw
Gray after the shooting. He came out on the
sidewalk. l did not remain long after the
shooting, but long enough TO see if the door
was struck, and if there were any dents or
marks l saw dent on the jamb. don't
know when it was made. / saw blood also.
l saw Clancy coming out of another door,
with his hands bleeding. Not long after he
came out of the next door below the entrance
The shooting was done at the side door of the
hotel, leading from the Office into TIE hall.
When saw Gray fire was on the sidewalk
| may have been standing about the center OF
that door marking his position diagram)
when the shot was first fired. Gray's posi-
tiph was aioo mar hcu pu tue ~
might be FIVE feet from the door to the spot
where Gray was standing. The defendant is
the Gray ! speak Of 1 did not see Clancy
have any arms on that occasion.
HOW THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.
James Il. Swift testified I am proprietor
of the Morris House. On Saturday, Sep
TENDER 25th, l saw Clancy and Gray. 1
started up the street a few minutes after 2
o'clock. When in front Of Fast's store saw
Clancy coming towards me, holding his
hand. 1 saw that his hand was bleeding. /
went to him as quick as could. He said
that Gray had shot him. He told me he
wanted doctor. I started for DR.. Bates.
As left him met Gray. He was follow
ing him. A gentleman "a small man) caught
him Just before | reached him, and as
passed him Gray said, You are responsible,
are you:" At that time he bad his right
hand little back of him. When he ad
vanced he passed quite rapidly from the Dc
cidental towards the Morris House. At the
time Gray made that remark / thought he