Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-14
WHO SHOT MRS. TR0AI?
THIRD DAY OF THE EXaMIEArIoN OF
SALVADOR TRoAI FOR MURDER
Rafety, Who Claims to Have seen the
Eurda- Committed, Subjected to
Rlgid cross-examination.

/ ~ NLOe6-G Ad4AAAlcL4OA
The Courtroom was crowded with specta-
tors at an early hour yesterday morning to
hear the rogs-examination Of Wm Raffety,
as conducted by n. Greene Curtis. In an
swer to the first question he said be saw Troai
raise the gun and fire. With cane the wit
ness showed the position in which the CUR
was held, and stepped off in the Court rosm
about what he considered the distance be-
tween Troai and his wife when the fatal
shot was fred-sbout sixty feet In his d.
rect examination he said that the distance
was twenty feet lie said that when the
shooting was done be was ia crouching po-
sitiou
on HIS HANDS AND KNEES,
In order that they should not see him.
| When asked what object he had in being
there, and in that position, he said he had
mons in particular. The child was about 5
years old, and Mrs. Troai was leading it
with her right hand. Saw Troai take the
| child TO the house Immediately after the shot
was fred, but did not remember whether he
led or carried the child. Mrs. Troai IVES
something over 200 yards from the house, and |
about - steps from him. Judge Armstrong |
look Lnb 6itEes5 IrOn the ueIeEBS shu nGu |
him relate the entire circumstances con- |
nected with the murder, and he related the |
game story that was given in his direct testi- |
mony. He said ne was afraid to let Troai !
see him, for fear he would accuse him Of the |
murder Of his wife, the same as he after |
wards accused another party. lie also was
afraid that Troai would shoot him. He |
stayed on the hill an hour and half after |
the murder and watched the actiOns Of the |
defendant. Troai carried his gun to the |
house the same time that he took the lutte |
! girl
/ Cross.examination resumed: Did not hear |
the woman make any exclamation after she /
was shot. When Toai took the child TO the |
house he returned Immediately to where the |
woman lay
PICKED her UP IN HIS ARMS,
/ And carried her to the house. walking slow |
/ ". Think it took him to DO so from three |
| TO five minutes. When the witne.s' testi- |
[ mouy as to where Troai deposited the body. |
as taken down by the Court reporter was
read 20 him, be denied having given any such
/ testimonY-or at least said he oou d not say
on which side OF tia house the body was put
down. Was afraid to 90 to the house before
Witnesses arrived, thinking that he would be
I accused II the murder. He heard Troai say
to White folks that Lentini did the killing
snd he then went to look for Ientini
before he returned, where the ueighbors were
assembled, he said he was afraid even then
that Trosi would kill him. He then went
home, where he found Pete ard his men He
knew that q murder had been committed
within a mile and q quarter OF his place he
mad found the innocent man; knew that the
neighb0rs were assembling hit still he said
nothing to his men about il, nor took any
steps towards rendering any assistance. The
asxt morning about O'Clock he met Consta-
BILE Fugitt, who was locking for Lentini.
Fugitt said Lentini had certainly killed the
woman and fad. He told the Constable that
Troai had murdered the woman, and that
Loutini was innocent, but did not tell him
that he WAS Q witness 60 the murder. He
heard the shots fred at Lentini on the night
when he was riding on the plains. lie de-
MED having said 60 officer Jackson that Con-
stable Fu2itt was q id fool, and did not
want to capture Leutini. He denied having
advised tbs Sheriff TO arrest Pete, whom hs
thought was in league with John. Some
mialtes after he heard the shooting in the
night he met the officers, but did not say to
them that he would
LIKE TO GET A SHOT AT LENTINI.
First met the Coroner at Lentini's house. He
WAS halted in the road By the Coroner, who
stated they were looking for a murderer, J Ohm
| Leniini, The Coroner was accompanied by
Sheriff Hebron. He then told the officers
! that LentiDi was innocent, but did rot relate
4 to the Sheriff and Coroner Tire particulars Of
| tie murder. Hebron said that Lentini was
| the E-n Of a b-h that did it. He had met
them under particular circumstances. They
had their pistols drawn when they stopped |
in, and he was very much excited. There
was nothing to prevent him from telling them
except excitement. Was with them a short
time. Witness left them and went south,
towards where he heard the shooting
and met Jackson. He supposed the firing was
between the officers and Leatini, aud was
afraid they would kill an innocent man
Their calling him id foo, be claimed, pre-
vented him from relating the circumstances
of the murder When the officers were hunt
ing Lentini for several days be did not
tel Of the murder, because he thought
Pete would come hcms and be arrested
and then all would come cut straight. Quig-
gle had told him that he had bse0 shot at by
Leutini and had returned the fire. Witness
denied that he had told the officers at any
time or place that he would Ike to set a shot
at Lantiui. Re seems from his testimony to
have been Ia the company Of the pursuing
officers ana The Coroner several tines Wit
ross said
HE REFUSED TO SERVE on TIE JURY,
Aud was not summoned in that capacity.
Knew the Co-oner's inquest wss to inquire
into the cause Of the deaJh. Did not tell the
| Coroner about the homicide, because he
would not listen 20 him. BE was sitting in
| front Of the house, and did not enter it at any
/ tine while the inquest was being held. He |
! denied having suggested to the jury
( that they find that Lentini 6red
/ tbs shot and murdered the woman.
/ Did not know that the jlry found in their
verdict that Lentini bad done the shooting,
and he understood that the verdict was that
! she came 10 her death "by gunshot
wound, etc Took no other interest in the
! case, and did not inquire from the Coroner
or any one else il Lentini was charged with
/ the murder. Nermilya read the verdict Of
/ the COTOner's jury to him until he came to,
came TO her death from a gunshot wound
etc" and stopped readiug; asked the wit
ness to sign the paper, and he did so. The in.
quest was held about 10 or II o'clock ut
/ night. The night was cloudy but not par
ticularly cold; did not know who composed
/ the jury, and heard none Of the evidence
| that was given. The first time that he made
/ detailed statement of the affair to any one
was to Mr.. WIiston on the road from Gait to
/ his house. He did not remember the date
/ but thought il was some time in May or
| June; could not remember eXsctly, but said
| it was the next day after he heard Il the cap.
ture of Lentini.
Question-Now, will you explain, in your
own way and in your own manner, and as
I
the secret of that murder locked up in your
breast for fifteen months without telling
human soul about it Give me y1ur reasons
why you did is.
The Court-Go on and ans yer the question
/ fully.
! Answer-Well, my reasons were: From
/ the beginning tried TO tell who it was, sud /
/ I was not listened to- snd Afss- they had |
| Quit searching for Lentiui l did not know
whether he Eas dead or alive, std IS long So /
be was at large or dssd, l did not know |
which, Why, concluded 60 let the matter /
drop Bat, if be was captured, then would /
see that On innocent mar was not hung. That /
was my object.
Q.-Is that as fully as you wish to ex-
plain II
Al think that is FILL enough Another I
resson was. that Troai had told me varicns !
times that if anybody ever did him an injury I
he would put poison in their gEub--pclson /
them-s1d that be had tried to iutimidate q e 1
/ by telling me that Lsntini had threatened at
various times 70 murder me.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! Cross.exaraination resumed When the /
witness WAS met by officers Jackson and 1
/ Quiggle in the night sitter the shooting, nesr
/ Lsntiui's, jackson ordered him to halt, ask
/ ing who goes there. Charley Quiggle told