Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-21
TINE TRIAL or MRS. AMADoN.
second Day The Trial Concluded
verdict OF Guilty as CHARGED.


The second day Of the trial Of Mrs.
Amadon as an accessory after the faet to
the murder Of her husband. Henry G.
! a. .sa. --..sl l.Ae....ea hnfnrA Indse
SepuIveda yesterday morning at9 o'clock.
| The Coort-room was crowded with spec
tators throughout the day. Many per-
sons came from distant parts of tho
country to hear the evidence and listen
| to the addresses Of the talented legal
gentlemen on both sides. N
Samuel Harris was the first wit
ness pat tou the stand. His
testimony was SO nearly the same in
all respects as that given in the trial Of
Foster that it will not be necessary to
repeat it.
DR.. w. w. Ross wss recalled and
examined more particularly as TO the
finding Of powder marks on the face Of
iAmAdoh. He described such marks as
found On the left side of the face. rang
ing down towards the neck. In reply
to question from the counsel for the
defence, the physician stated that he
was very positive that both wounds ou
the person Of the deceased had been in
ficted by shots from the left side.
w. J. Smith was then called. Wit
ness gave in detail the story Of his ar
rival in the city from Mohavs on the
Emorning of the killing, and the subse.
Equent events as before given in the trial
( Of the principal in the murder Smith
was closely questioned as to what be
knew Of the relations Of Foster and Mrs.
i Amadon. The testimony was that they
showed every sign Of '1iking" each
other very much. They had aidenations
at various times. He had seen them
kissing. After being rather hardly
pushed for an answer, the witness. with
apparent reluctance, admitted hay.
Ing seen them together in bed.
/ On oross-sxapination Smith said the
girls tMrs Amsdos end Mrs.
Grsenleef) had on preyious oocasions
met bin along the track as be came in
about daylight il the morning on his
ttAiu. nosr ths Bsaudry Wster Works.
They had come ont from the fences
and bushes along he sfreet q be walked
i homs.s They bad on sueh occasion been
A dressed in mems olothes;And they would
come suddsnly forward 70 frighten him.
They had been in the habit Of going of
to have some "fun'' at such times. La an
swer to the question why he had not
told the truth ct the Coroner's in
| quest he said he had heard so much talk
Of violence that be was afraid they
would all have been hung by the mob.
He had been shout among the men and
they had talked so much Of hanging the
whole crowd, Foster, Mrs. Amadon,
Mrs. Greenleaf. himself and even Tom
Billings. who was not present, that be
thought II the facts should then be
made public they would all have been
lynched.
4 On redirect examination witness ex.
planned that he knew that the two
women and Foster had gone down to
Anaheim few days before the killing
Witness explained more fully the quarrel
between the husband and Foster in the
caboose. Smith was most rigidly exam
ined and cross-examined, but developed
no further material facts.
/ Mr.. James Butler was next called, ho
stated that he resided on Date street,
| very near the scene of the murder. "On
Monday evening"" said the witness, II
told Mrs. Amadon that her husband had
been changed from engine g." The
dead man was about eight feet from wit
ness's gate. Witness here said that a
policeman picked mp the pistol found
lying near the dead man. looked at it
and threw II down again nearer TO the
murdered mans body than it was before
Witness testified that Mrs. Amadon,
Mrs. Grsenieaf and Billings cane
II out and stood by the body. looking
! ~ it; that Mn. Amsdon said to
him she got letter on the
bureau which her husband left for her
On Cross examination could not state
the name Of the policeman who picked
up tho revolver; had never seen him
since; would know him If he were to see
him again.
Jimmie Butler was next called. This
witness il little boy Of about years Of
age, and gave his evidence In the Same
open and frank way which characterized
his manner on the former trial. His tes-
timony was to the same effect IS that
given heretofore. The little fellow made
. splendid witness, tho most careful
questioning failing to shake any part Of
his testimony.
u Fred. Hilpert was nsxt sworn. This
, witness Is the baker-boy who was driv-
ing his wagon in the nsighborhood when
the shooting occurred, most Of which he
witnessed. His evidence was In sub
stance the same as that prsviously given.
4 The noon hour having arrived, the
Court adjourned till 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
Upon the reconvening Of the Court
Josiah whitoomb was put on the stand.
! He testified Substantially Is he didon the
! fsrmer trial a. to the scsne Of the muir
, der and the finding Of the dead
mans body. The next witness was
john Half, the man who was destined
II to Pomona, but came on to the city and
witnessed part Of the tragedy. He re-
. psated in substance the story told by
| him on the Foster trial. The oross-ex-
animation was persistent and searching
and evidently directed to breaking down
the witness, which was net successful.
i. c. Richardson was the next witness,
and gave testimony similar to that In
trodacsd in the Fostsr case. This is
the witness who heard the shots while
, going home about half-past four O'Clock
. in the morning Of the day Of the mur.
der, and threw himself on the ground to
} avoid the shots
Ths cross examination did not shake
his testimony.
J.W Van Noy testified that be saw
three persons in bar room At the new
! depot on the early morning Of Ssptsm.
Der 25th. Their names were Palmer and
Foster. No cross examination. E. J
Edwards testified that he had frequently
seen Foster with Mrs. Amadon at all
hours.
Justice R. A, Ling. committing
J magistrate. was the next witness called.
J He stated that Mrs. Amadon, accom-
4 panied by her sister, Mrs Greenlsaf,