Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-28

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The Lexington Murder-Reportcriai Cute
ness.
SAN JOSH, March 27th.-An extraordi-
nary scene happened in Justice Veuvss
Court to-day. During the examination Of
Jewell. Showers and Majors, for the murder
of Renowden and Mcintyre near Lexington,
yesterday morning, the reporters of the daily
Grass were excluded. en- motion OF Hardy,
counsel for Majors, who desired private ex-
animation. When the Court opened this
forenoon four representatives of the press ap-
peared ard took seats. Hardy, when the
case was called asked the Court TO enforce
the order of yesterday to exclude all persons
from the room except those entitled TO remain
under the provisions of the statute. The
Court remarked that he was not aware that
persons were improperly present, and sug
gested that Hardy point out such as be
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clined, but after some wrangling point
ed to the-four reporters. At this juncture
one OF the press representatives handed
paper to the Judge, which on being read
seemed to be certificate of appointment by
John Showers, one of the defendants, of the
four reporters as his counsel, to act during the
examination. The Court held that this was
prima facie evidence of their right to remain,
but to be certain he questioned Showers, who
said emphaticslly that the gentlemen named
were acting in his behalf, and at his request,
as his counsel. Hardy still dissatisfied, made
8 lengthy argument, claiming that the sole
object of the private examination was to pre-
vent the publication of the testimony. His
client had right to secrecy, and he demand
| ed that the Court should not uphold
any technical quibbling evasions. Camp
| bell suggested that the matter might
be definitely settled by Hardy's exam
lining the reporters as to the capacity In
which they were present. The suggestion
was acted upon, and the four reporters were
sworn end subjected to a searching 'examin-
alton. Each one swore that he was present
as counsel for Shower, and that no official
report of the proceedings would be published !;
| but that reports of the examination would be
made however. The Court ruled that Show
ers.right to have, counsel was unquestioned,
and refused to grant Hardy's motion to ex-
clude the quilldriying quartet. II was
now 11:30 o'clock, apd Hardy moved
an adjournment until 2 P. NJ, in order
that he might sue out writ of prohibit
ton in the Superior Court to restrain
Justice Veuve from proceeding with the
examination, on the ground that persons were
| improperly admitted to private exarnina-
ton. The Court refused, and John Showers
testimony was resumed. lie testified that
he took double-barreled shotgun, loaded
with buckshot, to Renowden's house and
placed it against q tree on the outside. On
returning home to get horses to make his
escape, he took the guu and probably dropped
| it where it was found.
On the opening of the Court in the after
noon, Hardy asked the indulgence of the
| Court for short time, until he could bring a
petition for q writ of prohibition before Judge
| Belden, and presented an affidavit of Majors
in support of the writ. After arguing that
improper persons we're present at the exam
ination, Judge Belden, without hearing from
the other side, dismissed the proceeding on
| the ground that Justice Veuve had exclusive
! jurisdiction over such matters. Hardy then
succumbed to the inevitable, and, returning
to Justice Veuve's Courtroom, the examina-
| ton proceeded. Showers testified that Jewell,
at the 6rst conversation about the proposed
robbery, said he would kill Renowden, and
that all he wanted was for Showers to stand
by. Witness refused, and at the next meet
| ing a proposition to buck and gag the old
man was made. Witness said Jewell told
| him before the murder that Majors was the
man who was backing him.