Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-12

Testimony OF Six witnesses for the
| Prosecution.
Tie examination of Salvador Trosi,
charged with TIE murder Of his wife in the
southern portion Of this county on the even
! ing Of the 22d Of February. 1882, wss COM
mencsd at 11;35 a. N. yesterday in the Su-
perior Court, Judge J. W. Armstrong pre-
siding The facts go far as known il this
case have been repeatedly published, end az
two men have bean arrested charged with the
crime. and as everything goes to show that
the murder was committed By but one, the
case is sbrouded in mystery, and attracts the
attention of the entire public. The defend
ant appeared in Court with his counsel, n.
Greene Curtis. s. Scion Holl, Henry L.
Buckley and Frank H. Moore. The prose
cution is conducted by District Attorney
Carey and Acknowledgement Marshall. The
prosecution asked that the information
against the defendant be read in open Court,
which was done by sae Clerk. Everything
being in readiness the prosecution called
Mrs. A. VI. White to the witness stand.
Judge Holl asked that all the witresses
who had heen s1bpenaed in the case be called
10 and sworn, snd put under the rule OF the
Court. The following named witnesses were
called into the courtroom sworn and H.
strUc.ed to remain out Of the courtroom dur
ing the trial, but 10 remain within hearingof
the Court. They were also forbidden to con-
verse with one another in regard to the case
or any testimony that they wou'd give on the
witness stand For the prosecution, Mrs. A.
NJ. White, r. T. Scott. Bell Gsffney, Sey-
mour Carr, John Sawyer, A. Whitaker, A.
B. Bryant, II. Chase, J. &. Furnish. John
McFarlsn, Catharine Lentini, John Wilson,
Robert Craig, John White, Henry Scott,
Mrs. Isabella Gafney, VIM. Lafferty, s. f.
Wriston. Petro Corrello, j. II. Ferris, |. NJ
Smith, i. Daniels. George Caddington, a.
NJ. Blake, James Beunsn.
For the defense, Samuel Philips, o. Har-
vey, John Brewster, Jr., Mrs. Hancock,
Fred Cluff, A. Hebron, a. j. Yermilya, j.
NJ. Oyermeyer, b, Daniels, G.. Qliggle, Mrs.
Trosi, Mrs. A. Budd, Simon Prouty, James
Cameron and o. G. Jackson.
When the witnesses were sworn IT, It being
Y o'clock. the Court took recess until 1;30
P. N. Ga The reassembling Of the Court
MRS. A. II. WHITE
Was called to ths stand. She said che re-
sided eight miles east Of Cislt, resided there
in February, 1882. I was acquainted with
Mrs. Troai during her lifetime live about
mile ard a quarter southeast of Trosi's resi-
dencs the intervening land is billy. There
IS not direct road between the two houses,
as both places are situstsd back consider
abe distance from the road. saw the body
of ihs deceased about o'clock on the even
ing Of the murder, ia the presence Of Mrs.
Gsfney, Miss Scanlsn, Ray Gsffney, Mr..
Tfoai, bis little girl and my husband. Mr..
TrOai cams after ne, and / accompanied him
together with my husband aud little boy.
We net Miss Seaman and Mrs. Gaifney on
the road, about half way. There was no one
at Troais house but the little girl. The body
o! the deceased was lying in the front
portion OF the house. Her head was
toward the north, facing the west or
rather her face was turned NJ slightly:
it looked az though shs had fallen toward
the steps; little blood was on her face, and
it bore rather q pleasant expression. We
brought her inside and placed her on the
floor and l washed her face. Her clothing
vas rot torn much by the shot. Her dress
was OF dark color; the waist was darker
than the skirt. Her eyes were closed, and
cannot say what Yves the position of her arms.
Mr.. White, Joseph White, Mrs Gaffney and
myself Lifted the deceased and brought her
int the house Witness described the
rooas Of the house. My husband and
Mr.. Troai removed the deceased from
the floor to the bed. The body
was not undressed until the Coroner arrived,
next evening. The wound vas IN the right
shoulder side and breast. None of the shot
extended below the elbow, asd tie wound in
the breast wcs not more than six inches 10
diameter. Saw some Of the shot taken from
the body with small pincers. LAST sew Mrs.
Troai about threa months previous 20 the
homicide. Saw two guns in the house that
night; one was an old musket and the other
q double-barreleG shotgun. Saw a leather
shot pouch on an old stove il room sdjoin-
ing to tho one in which the deceased was
placed. Troai sat down or a chair and held
the little girl until she went 20 sleep, and af-
forwards walked around the house crying
Did not see him losd gun /; don't remember
whether Troai went out of the house that
night; he sat in the room with the corpse
while was there. We have lived five years
in that neighborhood. Troai always spoke
highly of his wife.
MRS. ISABELLA GAFFNEY
Said she resided nine miles east of Gait.
Know Salvador Troai he lives south of our
place about quarter OF mile. We call him
Sam TrOsi. Can see his house from ours
Knew Mrs. Troai for FIVE years Sam Troai
called re about $50 P. NJ. on the 221 Of Feb
ruary, 1888 to go to his house. 1 vent and
entered the house, following him. My listle
boy, IL years old, and Miss Seaman, school
teacher, accompanied me, There Was also
hStle girl in the house. l was d.
rcc.ei By peoai 20 enter the west door.
When 3'roai first called me he saii: az Cams
come John has shot Magareto in the face"
[ asked him il she wss 6ead, and ke said
Not yet. Come, ma'an; pretty soon,
think.' | was &C thst time about q quarter
of mile north Of my house. Troai. was
jumping mp and dowr, pulling his hair.
Heard , gun 60 off about ten minutes heflTe
that. The shot came from the direction OF
the raviue south of the house. l YVES half
milo from Troai's house WHEN l heard the
shot. After arriving at the house requested
Troai 10 light the lamp The corpse lsy be-
tween the coop and the house. I approached
is, and placing my bands upon the face Of she
decs sed | discovered that it was cold
said TO Troai: "She Is dead He replied
"What dead ~ Yes | said. "she is
desd. and ysu knew she WAS dead when you
told me she was alive, and you have pot me
in a scrape by bringing me here" Her head
was about two feet from the wall Of the
house. l s.raishtened the corpse out and
found it 20 be very cold body to be dead so
short time, he said it was.
Her face was not wounded, was as white as
a shee. Of paper, her eyes closed, and she had
on pleasant smile. Wien we arrived there
we found the child in the kitchen, with the
doors shut. There was no blood on her
hands / stepped hack and told him to
go and call Mr.. and Mrs. White. He said
he would stop and get bis gun. l told him
90 :" let the gun alODe-he had already done
enough harm with it." He replied he was
afraid Of John. / told him be need not be
afraid. He then left without his gun. We
then called out the little girl aud asked her
who killed her mamma. She replied
Papa, hum; papa, bum" meaning that
Sam, whom she called papa, had shot Mrs.
Troai, whom she called mamma. l then
asked Miss Scarlsn TO go away with M. II
was sure it was a dirty affair, and 1 did not
want to have anything to do with it,"
looked at the gun, snd cav the cap was
crushed. This | did when I went
= fix the bed for the corpse.
After Troai left we got nervous in the pres-
ence Of tie desd, in the dark, snd walked Up
The road TO where we met Sir. and Mrs
White. We returned with them and assisted
in taking the corpse into the house. The
wound was ia the shoulder, bresst aud srm
Foaud Sans ammunition on the bed when |
vent TO put the baby swsy for the night. /
poured some Of the shot into my hand and
Observed that there were two sizes. / went
home at u o'clock. Sam went srouad the
house crying and relating how john had SHOT
his wife. Under the bed, where l put the
baby to sleeD, I found three guns, and one
was hanging oP The wall. L asked Sam where
he got so msnf guns, and he replied they had
been left with John By horse'thisves, who
were there durirg the fail. He cisimed that
oplv rna bel,rcaa m him TrOsi and the