Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-18
Examination Of Hunt.


Henry Hunt,on the charge Of mur.
der in shooting George w. Gillis,
at Ell Monte, last Tuesday evening,
was commenced before Justice
Adams yesterday. District Attor.
ney Brown appeared for the people
and Messrs. Eastman, King &
Haley for the accused.
Long before the hour set for the
examination, Spring street, be.
tween the Jail and Temple Block,
was filled by a large crowd
curious to see the murderer
a. he was brought to the
Justices office. As he went in
he was followed by the crowd until
the court room was crowded to its
utmost capacity. the throng ex-
tending out into the hallway as far
- the. head Of the stairs.
The first witness examined was
DR.. Rollln 7. Burr, who gave de.
scription of the wound and stated
that death resulted from hemor-
fhAgs from the blood vessels divid-
cd by the ball from = gun or pistol
which he found In Gillis's body on
. postmortem examination.
The next witness was w r. Dod-
son, whose testimony We give in
full:
w. n. Dodson sworn: Reside at
Ell Monte; occupation hotel keeper.
Know the defendant Henry Hunt.
Saw 0illis several times, was not
personally acquainted with him.
Q-State all the fact within
your knowledge concerning the
charge OF murder agafns. the de.
fendant.
A.-The row began at the door
leading into the bar with Hunt
and Tinker. Hunt threw him
against the bar ut the corner of
the desk. Gillis ran up and caught
Mr.. Hunt by the shoulder and
pulled him back and said: "Don't
strike him any MORE" Hunt let
go OF Tinker and says he: "What
have you got to do with thisw
Gillis says: "I'm a peace officer"
Hunt then made remark: "D-n
g. OF b." I heard that re.
mark made by Hunt. Hunt slap
ped Gillis in the breast and
knocked him out Of the door,
to the right Of the door from where
I was. 1 heard q pistol shot. Heard
Gillis halo, II am shot," ran
out from my bar through the pas.
sage to the front door. By this
time Hunt and Gillis were In the
street. Tinker ana Gillis were in
front OF him, running across the
street. Hunt turned around and
started like he was coming back tn
the house; then turned to bis left
and ran Off down the side OF the
fence. down the road.
Q-When Gillis and Tinker were
running across the street was Hunt
running In the same direction after
them.
Ale never moved but a step
or two sitter saw him.
Q.-You were behind the bar
when the first shot was fred?
Al was.
Q.-Out Of which door was 1t
that Hunt pushed or knocked
Giliis?
A.-The front door leading into
the bar.
Q.-Where was Hunt when the
first shot was fired2
Ale was Just turning out of
the door, Gillis was ont of m"
Q Did you see the first short
fired?
Al saw the flash Of the shot;
but did not see the pistol. l saw
the fash and heard the report of
the pistol at the same time. Hunt
was Just turning round facing the
door and partly In the door when ]
saw the flash.
Q.-How long was 1t after you
heard Hunt call 0Illis
until you saw the fash and
heard the shot?
Att couldn't have been over a
second or two 1t was all done mo-
Q.-How long was it after you
saw the flash and heard the report
until you heard Gillis cry out that
he was shot?
Alt couldn't have been over q
second or two, I think.
Q State, II you know, at whom
he fired the two shots which you
have testified to having been fred
by him after you went outside the
house? [Question withdrawal
Q.-YOu have testified that Hunt
fred two shots after you went to
the door; state If you know wheth.
er those shots were fired ct any.
thing, and il 60, ut what? [Objected
to by the defense. Objection over
ruled. Exception tAken.l I saw
Tinker and Gillis running across
the street. Hunt fired two shots
across the street the way they were
going.
Q.SWere any other shots fired
prior to these two except the one
that you have testified herein to
6coluB tuc Ausu VI IA euo uoVif
A.-N0.
Q.-Were any other shots fired
after tho three that you have testi-
fed to?
A.-Yes. One shot fired i'm me-
diately afterward.
Q.-The pistol shot was from the
barroom door. Il don't know who
fred 1t.
A.-Dld you FIRE any shots on
that night?
Al fred two shots.
Q.-At whom did did you fire?
Al fred at Hunt.
Odd you see GiIlis after this
occurrence?
A.-Yss, sir; I next saw him up
stairs lying on the bed. He said
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