Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-14

any part OF MS efiuence. Inc Wi'hess
st4ted that the reason he had denied
any knowledge Of the mardsr at the
coroner's inquest was because he be-
lisyed II he told the truth all four Of
them would be hung.
A recess was here taken until o'clock
P. NJ.
HLpKRT's TESTIMONY.
Upon conyening the Court after recess
young boy was put on the stand. He
said:
My name is Hilpert, am driver Of a
bakers wagon, On the 25th Of Septeni-
Der was on Date street about $3.50 A. M,
heard a shot, and my horses ran away.
Then heard two more shots. At the
frat shot heard a man halo My horse
ran awey and could hear no more.
WITNESS identities location. Named fam
lilies he serves with bread-l Nhon l
heard the first shot was coming to-
wards Mission. The shooting was
done in front Of Buffers house. Saw u
shot, and then another shot. Saw a
man on the ground. He called out
at the frs shot and groaned after
the second. Saw the flashes
The flashes were toward the man on the
ground. They came from opposite sides
but were both toward the man on the
ground.
This boy is only fifteen years old.
Counsel for the defence gave him
a very thorough and severe cross-exam .
nation covering his whole business on
the morning of the homicide, but no
impression could be made ON the young
fellows testimony. His story was very
succinct, straightforward and intelli-
gent. His whole narrative in detail was
maintained in every particular.
v. Ponet sworn. Rope shown to
witness, which he identified as the one
found with the body of Amadon.
Edward st. Clair sworn. l am a
brakesmau on S. p. II. R.; on morning
Of 25th September, at time Of shooting,
was ia bed in my house on Da 9 Street
was awakened by wagon crossing the
railroad track; about ten minutes alter
wards heard tour shots; at frat thought
it was an Italian in that neighborhood,
who was in the habit Of firing off guns to
scare people from entering his vineyard; /;
got up to 20 out but my wife. thinking
there might be row. objected; We stood
in the door few seconds, and then
started to go up Date street, she going
towards Mr.. Buffers house and going
on up the street; before l had gone far
my wife called me and said man was
lying dead near ths zanj,; Mr.. Butler
was there with candle; ! recognized
the dead man as Amaicn; he was lying
with his head towards the zabja, with
tae belI-cord in his right hand and pis
toI lying about six inches from the same
hand; the only psrsons present were my
wife and Dir. Batter; it was fifteen or
twenty minutes nfter the last shot before
I saw the body; between the first and
second shots beard the cry Of "mur-
der;" after the third shot l heard the ex-
clamstion, "My God. this is murderl'
did not know Amadon personally. but
had seen him.
Concentration The only wagon l
heard go by was the one about ten
minutes before the shooting; heard no
other wagon; policeman got there before
the Coroner; he examined the pistol be-
fore he pulled the bell-corI from ANA
don's hand; the hand was not on the
cord; the cord was in the hand OF Anna
don when the policeman pnlle it. 1.-The
witness here took up the cord and
showed the jury that the dead mans
fingers were clasped around it. He was
subjected to rigid cross-examination
without causing him to change his story
in the leastl
Mrs. st. Clair sworn-I am the wife Of
the preceding witness; remember the
shooting on morning Amadon was killed;
was wakenei by wagon pass ng; short
ly after heard the shooting; between the
first and second shots heard the cry OF
''murier;" between the third and fourth
shots heard the cry, "This is MURDER
heard nothing after the fourth shot;
went ont alter the shooting, my
husband going up Date street; /
went towards Mr.. Buffers and met
Mr.. Hanlon; be sal a nan is shot;
Mr.. Butler cims with light and we
went and found the body. Mr.. Haalon
and were first there; the boay laid
with the head towards zanjs; the rope
was in the right hand, enclosed by the
fingers; q pistol was lying near the
head; about SO far from his hand Qndi-
eating distance OF some twelve or fit
teen inches); recognized the body as that
of Amadon, whom l knew by sight.
This witness was cross-examined at
some length as to details.
Oaks Palmer, sworn-Reside on Ala
media street; am brakeman on the 5. p
r. R.; on morning of the 2Jth Of Sep
tember / came into Los Angeles about
$40; on same train on which Smith was
fireman; met Smith in Lofthouse's sa-
loon; few minutes after Icame out and
met Smith and Foster, with whom l
took another drink; we all started up the
Yuma road; l left them on the road and
went home.
This witness was not cross examined.
Attachment for Samuel Harris.
L. w. Norval. sworn-Reside on Col
lege street; at time of the killing OF
Amadon lived on Date street Indicating
on diagram position OF residence at that
iime); was at home that morning; heard
shooting between and o'clock; heard
i've shots; interval between the first and
the other shots; the others followed
each other in quick succession; before
I got up heard persons running towards
Date street and talking; saw three men
pass round my hose, when lost sight OF
them; at the time Of the shots heard a
cry Of murder; can't tell how many
shots had been fred at that time; could
not identity the parties who passed my
heu e; knew they were running rapid,
by tie rapidity Of their steps.
The REORGANIZATION brought out
nothing different from the testimony as
first given.
Josias Whitcomb swom-Reside en-
corner Of Mission and Chavez streets
tshown diagram); on morning Of septem
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