The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-06
THE RECENT TRAGEDY.
Continuation Of Evidence in the corez
Case, for murder.

This morning the District court was
again crowded with spectators, as in the
former days. The evidence adduced
since the last issue Of the LIGIT, and
which did not appear in its columns yes
terday. was not OF n nature to throw amy
material light on the tragedy. AT the
conclusion of Mr. Ernest llart's tesii-
mony. the State announced it would. rest
It's case.
The first witness called for the de-
fence was Mabel Wilson, an inmate OF
Cortcz's bagnio. She testified to seeing
aud speaking to the prisoner while the
fourth shot was fired. and that lgnacla
requested her to 20 for an officer. On
crOss-eXamination she admitted her
memory was detective because she had
been drinking that day.
Ella Mum depOsed that she talked to
StaniiOrth on sunday night in COrtezs
yard. and Sid said rs he went up stairs,
what time viii you be here In the morn
nRy BE sure and be here ut . O'Clock
aud bring my breakfast, and will give
YOU 80 cents. Witness taxed him with
being in love, md Staniforth said II he
did not think she loved him he would
make away with her and put an end to
himself
On cross-cXamination witness stated
that Staniiorth had often told her hU was
Jealous Of lgnacia.
BCrnardinO Ruiz who lives on the
ChupUderas, depOsed to seeing lgnucla
running out Of the house on the day Of
the tragedy, and also hearing three or
four shots while standing against
the picket fence between CUrtel's house
and Bruni's lot. Alter the fourth shot
he had moi. seen anything except that she
turned round towards the door OF the
lower room.
Drs. ). T.. Lowry, Barnitz. f. Herir,
Sr., and Adolf Herll, we're then called us
expert witnesses for the defense, and all
advocated the possibility of StanifOrih
inniuting the wounds himself, citing va
rious cases to support their assertions.
The first witness called this morning
was the COlored boy, John MCGOWAN.
lie stated that Stanilorih came back
three days before his death, and he gave
witness note to get his vulise.
lie said he was going to marry
lgnaoia Cortez and take his wife to
silver City, and wanted witness to go
too, Staniforth gave witness note next
day to Thad smith, the county clerk,
and "a dollar and a half to go and get u
marriage license. lgnaCia took the note
and tore 1t up. He had conversation
with Stanforth after he came from Aus
tin and before he went to silver City.
On that occasion he placed pistol to
witnesses head and made him swear
that he had seen no other man go up
stairs with her.
On orOss-examlnation MCGOwan de-
posed that after he was married he was
going to Silver City in the mining busi-
ness. Staniforth asked witness IL he did
not think lgnacia loved him. and wit
ness replied yes. lie then said If he did
not think so he would kill himself
Ernest Richter, money clerk at Wells,
Fargo Express company, testified to re-
ceiving $50 In silver from lgnacia Cor
tez to Staniforth.
John Woods deposed to pawning n
diamond ring at EmersOn's for $50, the
property of Ignacia, the proceeds OF
which she sent to Staniiorth.
Captain Tom Hughes was next called
and examined at length as to the posi-
llon of the bed and the shots in the
plaster and door.
Manuel Nturri, Deputy District Clerk,
Identified pistol produced in court Us he
property Of deceased.
Gregorio Herrera had been called MS
the next witness at the time of the re-
porter leaving the court room.