Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-20

do not know. Kahn then went to the Court.
house snd returned; be said to the other
man, SECT the buggy" the other man went
to the north side Of the Courthouse and g5t
a buggy and brought it down Second street to
the place where Rshm was |; they put Maltby
in the buggy, the other man got in and drove
along Court street to Third, and turned
north; Rshm got into the buggy IN the rear
of the Court house they then drove away.
When Rahm returned to Maltby from the
Court house I did not notice him carrying
anything they carried the body to the buggy
and lifted it into the buggy; it was tall
buggy and a roam horse the other man got
into the buggy and drove off Rshm came
past the south side of the Courthouse and
got into the buggy on the east eide of the
Court house. This occurred in Woodland,
Yolo county, Cal.
Gross. examination Question = Do you
realize the condition that you are in An
swer-I do.
Odd you ever. make written state
ment? Ayes; 1 havs made one state
meut and signed one only.
Q.-You say you stood by the gate at the
corner? Ayes.
Q.-Where had you been A.-To house
u kl4-A6AlCs
In answer to questions witness continued
George Harris was with me when l saw the
blow struck. do not know where he is now.
told this about two months ago. Did not
tell it before, because did not know where
II srris was, and did not know that / could
prove what said. When I saw the blow
struck thought Maltby was drunk, and did
not think any more about it until he was
found dead. do not know whether voted
for Rahm or not. Do not know that
solicited anyone to vote for him. was IN
Woodland working. in the Fashion Livery
Stable. When the buggy came around, was
standing within fifteen or twenty feet
of the corner of the Court house yard.
Do not know who the man with Rahm was.
We said nothing at the time to them, nor
they to us there was no moon; the trees
were then about as they now are; came by
the way Of the Court house when we went
home, to avoid being seen on Main street Sc
late at night.
Here the Court, witness, lawyers and re-
porters went into the Courtyard to inspec!
the place where witness said Maltby was
killed. but the spectators. fearing they might
loose their seats, discreet,y remained in theii
places. The party was absent about twenty
minutes. Upon return, defendants asked fol
the written statement of this witness, which
was given to them by the District Attorney
The examination was suspended while the
defendants and their attorneys perused ths
document. During the taking OF the testi
mony OF Stotenburg the spectators evinceo
the liyeliest interest.
Resuming, witness said I had known
Harris in Sonoma county four years ago; ht
was a farmer do not know any one here thai
knew him; be was here only a couple G!
days; he slept in the barn with me-
and ate st the hotel with me. first met
him eighteen miles from Santa Rosa in the
redwoods; met him onca in Sacramento have
seen men speak to him but cannot name item
now. Harris ia lipht Completed, had mous
tache and side whiskers, and is about as tai
as / sm ; he came hers On Friday or Satur
day before the murder. and left the next day
saw him in Sacramento two months ago; hs
said he had been 10 Carson. Nevada; do moi
remember distinctly what Harris and | said
about the matter between ourselves, but think
we agreed not to mention it until it waf
Strengthened out / said, / guess Maltby il
drunk, and Rahn is taking him home. The
witness described the man with Rahfn as be-
ing much like George Rshn, but could not
say if it was him, because he did not heal
him speak Witness then told his where
abouts during Sunday night from dark until
he went home Monday morning, and also the
time he remained at each placs. There
were three beds in the barn we slept in the
main room-I slept in cot and Harris
slept with me. got up about o'clock,
leaving him in bed. The frat person / ever
told about this was Joseph Craig, District
Attorney, and about two nenths ago. l told
it because Harris told ma at Sacramento he
was coming cut here, and I thought it could
be proven. | have not been about town much
since the arrest of defendants. because | did
not wish to be annoyed by people about it.
l think all the boys arouJd the barn saw
Harris. l ate with him at the Craft Hotel,
and at the Capital Hotel. While here be
slept with me at the bsln. When at Sacra'
mento think stopped at the City Hotel.
Q-Have you not got mania for telling
wonderful stories2 Al do not know as
have.
Odd you ever tell Stanly George in San
francisco that you had been shot all to pieces,
or that you had murdered man and thrown
his body into Putah creek A.--No.
Odd you ever tell that you owned 8
$500 watch? A.-Yes.
Odd you own it? A.-Yes.
The counsel for defendants asked great
many questions Of same sort, which witness
denied. This s;y,e Of examination was con-
| tinued until stopped by an o. lection from she
prosscui ion, which the Court sustained. The
counsel for the defendants stated that another
branch OF the cross-examination would take
about one hour and half, and asked the
Court to adjourn until this morning, which
it did, the hour set being 9 o'clock.