Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-09
raE LaMBIErr MuRpER CASE.

Clark the trial of the case OF the People vs..
Francois Lambeth was commenced yester-
day and occupied the day until o'clock in
afternoon, when the further hearing Of the
case was continued until 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The prosecution is represented by ca
District Attorney George A. Blanchard and
District Attorney Henry L. Buckley, and
the defense by Henry Edgerton, w. C.
Crosette and A. P. Catlin. The first witness
called for the prosecution was
FRANK H. METTE,
Who testified in substance as follows: NV
name IS Frank II. Mette age II years on
the night of the murder, August I6. 1879. I
resided with my grandfather, the defendant,
and my grandmother the deceased, in the
village OF Folsom; between and 8 o'clock
that evening L retired to bed in the little
room adjoining the kitchen; deceased re-
NAMED up peeling peaches; about $50
O'Clock, and while was half asleep, defendant
came home, and said to him, ?" Halloa, grand
pa; and be said, Good morning, Frank"
l then fell asleep and was awakened about
l23 o'clock by hearing defendant and de-
ceased crying murder" several times,
which cries appeared to issue from the bed
room where they both slept; then thought
l heard somebody jumping through their
bedroom window, and the blinds of that WIN
dow flew back against the side of the house.
and / heard defendant running and shouting
"'Inurder ;" l heard deceased say several
times, Here, Ruby" tmeaning the little
dog in her room) % sick 'enn." said: What
is the matter, grandma" and deceased re-
piled. 81 am dying; jump out of the vim
dow and save yourself" Then l heard the
dece ased fall as If against window in her
room right away | opened my bedroom win
dow and jumped out and ran Though the
back gate toward the Central Hotel, and
overlook defendant near the fo0t-brldge he
continued to run and cry murder, aud l
followed, and when we reached the Central
Hotel some persons met defendant and asked
him what was the matter; | did
not hear what his reply was, but l
saw him lift up his shirt and show the blood
ON his leg; all he had on was his white shirt
he told me to run down to the drying estab-
lishment and obtain help; | went and re-
manned there all night, as l was afraid to re-
turn to the house, and | had no clothing on
except a shirt; defendant kept three dogs
that right the large, savage dog was loose in
the yard, and one of the small dogs was in
my roou, and the other in the dinipg-room
l did not hear the large dog bark, but both
small dogs were barking when first heard
the cry of murder about two years ago de-
have not seen it.
ALEXANDER MILROY
Was called as a witness and testified in sub
stance: In Folsom. on the night of the 18th
of August, 1879, between twelve and one
O'Clock, l heard cries of distress coming from
the direction of the Central Hotel | went
over there and found defendant, Lambeth
with only his shirt on, also Mr.. Brophy and
Mr.. Shead they were standing in the street
near the water-trough at the Central Hotel
Lamblett then told me that his wife was
murdered, but BY whom he said he did not
know the party then started for Lamblett's
house; Lamblett's shirt was very bloody
from under his arms down we all started
for Lamblett's house and entered the ward
through the back gate, which is the usual
way of entrance. When we arrived at the
side window of the room in which the body
of the deceased was found we. could hear
some one groaning inside. Lambeth said,
She's not dead yet; | can hear her." We
could not gain an entrance to the house,
because all the doors were locked Lamb
lett led US to an open window in the
southerly side of the house where he entered
and opened the front door for our admission.
We walked through the room where the body
of deceased (Alrs. Lamblett) was found. She
was lying on the floor with her head toward |
the window and her feet little inclined
toward the kitchen. The floor was covered
with thick blood and she was still alive and
moaning. Defendant requested us to pick
her UP and lay her on the lounge. | found |
all doors of egress from the house fastened,
and noticing hole in the lattice work about
one foot square, [ asked defendant if it had
been made before that night, and he said no,
and it was there where the murderers must
have got through. Upon suggestion being |
IL defendant rep,rarfed Mr. ShaaJ 70 COLL
in Mrs. Lizzie james to render assistance to
deceased Soon after DIR. Rhodes and other
parties came into the house.
Dennis Rhodes and Mr. Shead were sworn |
and testified in corroboration of the state
ments of the last witness
DIR. c. f. RHODES
Testified that he was called TO dress the |
wouuds, and knew the cause of her death ; /
the wounds on the person of the deceased, |
also those of the defendant, could have been
made with a dagger dagger had been |
shown to him as one found in Lamblett's |
pockets the dagger bore indications of hav- |
ing been sharpened recently, and upon it |
were what might have been either blood spots |
or rust.
Ellen Gable was next sworn, and testified
substantially as follows: About o'clock on
the night mentioned, l saw defendant in his
barbershop sharpening a dirk knife, which |
he put in his pantaloons pocket; he walked
past me soon afterwards, going towards home,
with his coat-collar turned up, his hat
sloached, and without speaking as he usually
did. Next day when FELTON, and Long came
to bis house and asked for his knife, he first
denied having one but when they insisted
that he did, he told them it was in his panSa-
looms pocket behind the door. They searched
there and found The dirk in his pocket.
The Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning, when the hearing of testimony
will be resumed. There are several other
witnesses to be examined, aud the case viii
not be ready for argument before this even
ing.
Music REcITAL-At Hammers CHECKER
ing warerooms last evening music recital
was given under the auspices of the Conserv-
atory of Music, conducted by Mrs. Abbie
Cheney and J. V. Cheney. There was in
attendance a very large audience-greater
than the MUSHROOM could accommodate
and large number were unable to obtain
seats. The programme embraced selections
Tor the piano and vocal duet, as follows
Duet, Ketterer. by Misses Louisa Coolot and
Alice Egl; Fautasie, Mozart, by Miss
Kreuzberser; Fantasia, Haydn, by Miss
frankie Stevens; vocal duo from Mem
delssohn, by Mrs. L. B. Mott. soprano,
Mrs G. w. Cooley, contralto, j. V. Cheney,
accompanist Marche Orientale, Ketterer
by Miss Louisa Coolot duo, Gounod, on two
pianos. BY Misses Evans and Kreuzeberger
quartet, Rossni. on two pianos, by Misses
Evans, Wait, Coolot and Lille Wilcox. The
next number was set for Mrs. w. G.
Williams, but she being i'll, MIR. and Mrs.
Cheney gave instead duet on piano and or
gan, in two divisions, Nocturne (E fiat ma
jor) by Chopin, and Nocturne, by Field.
Piano solo by Miss Bessie Wilcox, she giving
polonaise, by Chopin, and Fingertwist,"
by Emery. The programme concluded with
duet, by CORA, played by Misses Wait and
Wilcox. Between the first and second parts
of the programme J. T. Griffitts came to the
rostrum and, in behalf of the pupils of the
conservatory taking part during the evening,
read and pesented to Mrs. Cheney
complimentary address-and acknowledgment
of her labors in their behalf and in advance
ment of the music art to which MIR. Cheney,
in behalf of his wife, made due response.
The evenings entertainment proved very
agreeable to the audience. The selections
were all choice and the recital was in several
respects superior to those given heretofore.
Some of the numbers were given in an
ceptionally spirited and feeling manner, and
with an appreciation of the sentiment of the