Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
HOT2 EXAMINATION.
HELD EVN ' nU2DER OF JOHN
c. GREEN.
ontl;ne OF the Defense-Defendan
Admitted TO Bail in the
SUM of $4,000.

murder of John Green in this city on last
Monday morning, The prosecution was
represented by City Attorney w. A. Ander-
son, and the defense by c. T. Jones. The
City Attorney outlined the testimony for
the people These witnesses were exam
med by the prosecution: w. F. Huntoon,
DR.. James H. Parkinson, DR.. VI. F. Clay
ton, J. D. Kent, 0. c. Jackson, Lena Flan-
agan, /. w. Farrell. The testimony dis
closed the same state Of facts relating to
the shooting OF Green by Hotz that have
already appeared in this paper
The defense outlined. and sought TO be
established, is that Mrs. Hotz was con-
stantly annoyed by Green, who, on numer-
GUS occasions followed her and offered in
suits; that Green had threatened TO blow
Hotzs head of If he intectered with him,
etc.
Mrs. Jasper Drake was first sworn, She
testified that she was the prophecies of the
Grand Hotel, where Mr.. and Mrs. Hotz
formerly resided; that Green, on several
occasions, took rooms at her house, and
was often drunk while there, and insisted
on visiting Mrs. Hotz; that she always
seemed TO be afraid of him, and avoided
his advances; that Green once told witness
that he would shoot Hotz' head off if he
interfered between him and Mrs. DaYis-he
called her Mrs Davis, and asserted that
Hotz and she were not married; that
HE LOVED HER BETTER THAN ANY WOMAN
Living, and that he was not married. Wit
ness demonstrated with him. On one oc-
Oh H1ty ~
room heard a noise as though some one
was trying 10 get in do not know of my
own knowledge it was Green.
VIM. Verify testified that one night
Mrs. Hotz came TO his room, on Seventh
and L streets, looking for HOtZ; that she
was followed bytwo men; one he thought
was Green. but could not swear TO it. She
seemed greatly excited by this act, and wit
ness tried to pacity her.
VIM. A. Hughson, a physician, was next
sworn. He knew Mrs. Hotz, and was her
family physician. She called at his place
for treatment on Monday last about P. ".
She had a swelling on the left side of her
cheek, a bruise on the back Of the head, a
scratch on her throat just beneath the chin,
her lip was cut and her mouth somewhat
bruised. He did not know how the inju-
ries were produced, but was satisfied that
they could have been
PRODUCED WITH MANS FIST,
And from the looks of the wounds they
might have been made twenty-four hours
before she called upon him.
James Dwyer testified that he was with
Green when he died and that he wanted
to send for Dir. Simmons--that he thought
he could pull him through did not
hear him say he was going TO die
Mrs. Hotz, wife Of the defendant, was
the next witness. She was very much
agitated, nervous, and at times broke down
completely, and the Court would have TO
wait several minutes while she sobbed.
She said she retired Sunday night about
9 o'clock Her son, Willie, had been at
the theater that evening, and returned
about II o'clock. She then got up,
went TO the cupboard, got something
to eat and laid down on the sofa. She
heard some one come to the door and com
menee banging at saying, Ii you don't
come and open the door I viii kick it
IN Thinking he would carry out MS
threat she opened The door. Green. whom
the party proved to be, sprang inside
CAUGHT HER By THE THROAT, cHoKED HER,
And said: C d you, you are 60
ing TO show me up to Judge Henry, are
you?' The witness said yes. He knocked
her down 50 hard that she was stunned.
While on the floor he struck her on the
back Of the head. Witness said she told
h m she wcu call Hotz. Gre en- then spoke
IN such vile and vulgar terms against Hotz
that the witness would not speak them
aloud in Court. Witness then regained
her feet and eluding the grasp of Green,
ran from the hall into her sons room.
She aroused him and told him that she
had received her death-blow At that
time she thought the blows inflicted would
prove fatal, especially the one on the back
of the head. She then sprang out in the
hall, ran by Green into the street and into
the alley where Hotz lived, and told him
SIZE HAD BEEN WOUNDED N THE HEAD.
He asked who had assailed her, and she
replied, Come and see" She then re-
turned to her home. As she went in she
was closely followed by Green, who said,
"lll learn you how TO so after that --
-.H Her son pulled her in and
closed the door. They were standing in
the middle of the room, her son trying to
persuade her 10 20 to bed. wien they heard
the shot. Witness said she ran out of the
door caught HOtz in her arms. saying,
John, has Green shot and killed you 2'
He replied No; bat I have shot him. He
is not killed, but ] guess he Will not bother
you any more" Witness said Green made
a motion rs if to draw pistol that night
al her door when she spoke Of calling
Hotz. lie said to her that ii she went after
Hot
he WOULD BLOW HER BRAINS OUT
And if she ever said anything to Hotz
about il he would kill Hotz. About 9
O'Clock Sunday evening, in q room
in The rear OF Considines saloon
Green drew sclf-cOcking pistol
upon her, and said he would
xiii her if ne ever heard of her saying any
thing 20 Hotz or Judge Henry about him
He SAID that no other man should have
anything TO do with her; that she was not
married TO Hot uotz wa>Lnot her hus-
band, and he would show her elf, Hotz and
several up. Here witness broke down
completely, and gave vent to her feelings
for several moments in sobs and food Of
tears Continuing. she said
GREEN CLAIMED THAT TIE WAS NOT MARRIED,
And insisted that witness also was not.
Witness said. with considerable emphasis.
never was crimjnally intimate with
John Green in my life, so help me God.
l don't know whether he is man or a
woman Witness then told how Green
had attempted to enter her room at the dead
HIM from eiiecting an entrance through
the transom over the door, she had been
compelled to frighten him away BY dis
charging a pistol. He called some time
later, stepped inside of her room.
grabbed her by the arms and said
he was going to have John Hotz
arrested. Witness asked what for, and he
said it was time enough to tell her that
after the arrest was made. She shook him
away, but he grabbed her again, when she
struck him over the head with a bunch of
keys, inficting wound that bled freely
and making
SCAR WHICH He CARRIED TO HIS GRAVE.
She then related how that night she took
her babe and went to hunt her husband,
who lived in the alley, L and NJ. Seventh
and Eighth streets. Green and n pal
caught up with her at Seventh and |,
streets, and Green struck her a blow in the
face and one on the head this was verv
late at night. She laid her little babe on
the sidewalk, and drawing pistol pointed
il at his head and told him if he struck her
again she would surely kill him Just then