Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-26

was used for his destruction. They only
knew he was coming in the night in.
stead of next day, and were prepared to
assassinate him which they did in a
brutal and cowardly manner.
Amadon as soon as he was shot drew
his revolver. but two of the chambers
had no cartridges in them at all, and be.
fore he could revolve the instrument any
further he was corpse.
G. RICHARDSON'S TESTIMONY.
am barkeeper near the new depot.
This morning between and 5 o'clock, !
started to go home and found some one
coming. A man from the railroad track
passed me with bundle in his hand.
He turned the corner ahead Of me about
100 feet to 60 to his house ont corner
Of Date and Chavez streets. As
crossed the bridge heard shot, saw
the flash and heard bullet whistle.
There were five shots. Three men then
came toward me, but when they saw me
they turned and walked rapidly down
Chavez street. They were about thirty
feet away, all about the same size, and
wore dark clothes.
Il. ST. cLAIR's TESTIMONY.
live on Date street. Before the shoot
ing | heard wagon crossing the railroad
track. Afterwards / heard four shots.
I got up and looked out the window,
Heard some one shout msrder. My
wife said there was a man lying in the
road. / went out and found it was
Henry G. Amadon. The last time
heard the cry it was very faint. When
/ reached the body of Amadon he
was dead. / was about seventy feet
away. Heard footsteps go away to-
wards tho zanja. There was the little
bell.rope in the hand of deceased that
he handled on the locomotive and a
revolver lying near him, which iden.
tify.
TOM. BILLINGS TESTIMONY.
Henry G. Amadon, the deceased, was
my brother-in-law. live at his house.
He was about 81 years of age. was
sleeping in the house when St. Clair
called me three or four times and said
Henry Amadon was shot" / said "no;
he is out on the road" Ho said "eome
and see" l found it was Henry. !
don't know that Henry had any enemies
The only visitor to the house was Will
Smith, fireman on that road. saw
Smith last on Sunday. / identified the
pistol as that of Henry G. Amadon.
ELLA AMADoS's TESTIMONY,
Am the wife of the deceased Henry
G. Amadon, native of Massachusetts.
81 years Of age. Saw him last alive on
Sunday morning. He went away some
time Sunday, leaving a note that he
would be back at 4:l5 P. NJ. Twas then Of
Anaheim where he came to see me. came
back Monday afternoon and found his
note. st. Clair came this morning and told
Tommy, my brother, what had hap
pened. then went out and found my
husband dead. He had no enemies
that know Of. This was between four
and five o'clock in the morning. VIII
Smith comes to my house to see my sis
ter. A man named Foster used to come
to our house to see my sister but my
husband did not like to have him come
there. She identified her husband pistol
The shooting may have been the result
of quarrel with some person. / was
asleep and did not hear the shooting.
He was a Of jealous disposition, but We
were on good terms.
BELLA GnEENLEAP's TESTIMONY.
am sister in-law OF the deceased, and
lived with him. Was asleep with my
sister when Mr.. st. Clair walked ur
Tommy. My sister would not believe
that her husband was dead because he
said he would not be home till Wednes.
day evening. There are no visitors tc
the honse except win Smith, who comes
to see me. Deceased and my sister had
a quarrel about man named John
Foster told my sister she onght moi
to act so, that IL was very wrong, and
that she ought to take care OF her home
and family. Two years ago heard thai
Henry said he would shoot Foster. Die
not hear the original quarrel, but Henry
told me what it was about.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the adjournment of the Court tt
2 P. NJ. Chief Cuddy arrested John Fos
ter and Tom Billings as accessories ol
principals in the matter.
A post mortem examination was helt
at half-past ! o'clock by Coroner H
Nadeau, DIR. w. w. Ross and DR.. ]
Harmon. DIR. Ross was the first witness
examined, and testified as follows.
am physician and surgeon. As
sisted at the post mortem examination
Found gunshot wound on the neck Oh
right side OF the center, but near it. An
other wound about one and half inche.
below the left nipple, and one inch tc
the left, was also found The first rit
on the right side was fractured, and the
ball found under the skin, and extracted
opposite the right nipple, under the
arm. The bali passed through the up.
per lobe of the right lung. The second
ball was found on the left side. II
fractured the sixth left rib. passed
through the base Of heart and the lower
lobe OF the left lung, and was found i'm
bedded in the twelfth dorsal vertebra.
The bullets were exhibited to the jury,
and placed in evidence. Either wound
would have caused death. The first one
was in the neck. Itisnot possible for per
son to live after such wound on the
left side, but would die Immediately
The first shot. il fred directly, NIGH