Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-07-28

have heard them say they di,
not like him. | do not know
why, unless it was his disposition
in the shop. He gives orders in an OF
fensive manner. l have no such feeling
He does not give me any orders;
heard him give the orders and did no
like him as well as man who gives nv
orders pleasantly. He does not give hi
orders In gentlemanly way. he give
it as Il he we're boss. He says: Here
I want YOU to 90 to work and black tina
spring. 1t is the tone and manner
His orders were usually given to Old
ridge. He was foreman. l was tn
only person present to see the shooting
MR.. CLEVELAND
Was in an adjoining room. l once. (
think) heard Oldridge tell Luitwiele
that Kilqore was trying to get him on
of his Job. The crate was four or NV
feet high. l do not think it was owe
four feet. They were about on level
Mr.. Oldridge was little the taller o
the two. l cannot say II the deceased
was bent over or not. l do not think
the putty knife would have hurt Xii
gore much.
Mr.. Luitwieler recalled confirmed ih,
story about oldridge's thinking tina
Kilgore was trying TO get him out OF hi
Job. Mr.. Luitwieler told the man thi
was not true. Oldridge had complained
to witness of Kilgore's manner Of giving
orders. The manner was offensive
Oldridge had apologized to witness ant
expressed regret.
jackson Cleveland was called. Iheard
the shot. l was 30 or 40 feet away, in
another room. / went out and saw MIR.
Giese laying Oloridge down. did moi
hear 0ldridge speak. l saw him die
] never heard any threats. heard John
say, ''If Kilgore ever tackled him again
he would knock him out" or something
of that sort. The witness was very un.
certain about what was said. Kilgore
has always been gentlemanly to me.
There was q clear passage way.
GEORGE D. KEYM
Stated that be was q ''rustler." He has
been working for Mr.. Luitwieler since
November. l was in the shop when the
shooting took place. / was in the door
way down stairs. l heard the shot.
Kilgore came down stairs q minute or SO
after. He stood by the door and asked
for Mv. Luitwieler. l do not know any
thing about the shooting. Mr.. Kilgore
never spoke to me ungentlemanly.
knew the relations between the men
were unfriendly. saw Oldridge strike
Kilgore. have not spoken with them
about this. Kilgore was not well thought
Of by the other employees. 1t was since
the time 0ldridge whipped Kilgore. l
felt unkindly since be had Oldridge ar
rested. I did not think he did right
there, but he has always treated me we'll.
EDWARD r. JOHNSON
Related how he had been with Mr..
Luitwieler since May 20, 1884. From
January /. 1885. to July l, 1885. kept
Mr.. Luitwielers books and did his bust
ness in his absence. Since then have
been salesman and done general work.
l knew Of former troubles between the
parties. l was in the Office when 1t oc.
CURED. So far as know Mr.. Luitwie-
ler's account Of 1t Is correct. Since that
time Mr.. Oldridge has talked freely to
me. He was bitter TO Kilgore. Said
Kilgore was trying 10 get MIN out Of his
place. Kilgore has said to me at vari.
GUS times: 81 am prepared for Oldridge
and will shoot him if he attacks me-" /
saw a pistol in Kilgore's possession.
This morning when the shooting took
place was ON the pavement in front Of
the building. / heard the shot. In
about ten seconds Kilgore came down
stairs and asked for Mr.. Luitwieler.
(The rest Of this story is like Luitwie-
lsr's.) saw the pistol few days after
the time when Oldridgs whipped him.
He frequently said he was prepared for
Oldridge, s'and If he attacks me again l
will shoot him." Oldridge has talked to
me almost daily about it. He has usual.
ly spoken like this: 81 do not like
Kilgore. / hate him, and If he gives
me any excuse / will 'thump him
again." The last time was about ten
days ago. He complained that Kilgore
treated him like dog. told Oldridge
and Mr.. Luitwieler told him too that
Kilgore was prepared for him. Oldridge
told me Luitwieler told. / think told
Kilgore that Oldridge would "thump"
him. am not sure about this. l was
sick of it all. There were two putty
knives on the n0or.
DIR, D, @. MCGOWAN,
Who made the autopsy, here submitted
his report, the material part Of which il
to the effect that the ball had entered
the body of 0ldridge on the left shout
der, one-quarter Of an inch below the
acromial process of the scapula. The
ball passed through the left lung
kz
and then lodged in the dorsal
vertebrs. The range of the wound
was downward, backward and inward.
THE ball struck almost on the point Of
the left shoulder, then ranged downward
toward the nipple. On the way down
it struck one OF the ribs, which turned
the course into the cavity of the chest,
where it cut the large artery leading to
the heart and produced almost instant
death. The ball was lost and may have
gone anywhere after striking the verte-
bra, or backbone. The p stol Is Smith
& Wesson self-cocker, nickel-plated and
IS calibre.
THE VERDICT.
The investigation began at 2:30 and it
was nearly seven before all the testi-
mony was in. The jury retired and
after careful elaboration came In with a
verdict to the effect that the deceased
came to his death by qua shot wound
at the hands OF Ira B. Kilgore. This
was signed by ten OF the jurors. The
other two brought in minor report EN-.
braciDg the above and adding thereto the
opinion that the act of killing had not
been done in self-defense.
The defendant had been arraigned be-
fore Township Justice Ranney during
the forenoon and his examination set foi
next Saturday on a charge OF murder
From the police office he was given
into the hands OF the Sheriff and
lodged in the county jail, where he has
rested all the time excepting at the Cor
oner's jury. His counsel did not put
him before the Coroner's Jury to make
any statement in his own behalf. He
fully admitted the killing and most o.
the circumstances above nari ated. Hi
has further circumstances to disclose
later on, his theory evidently being self
defense.
THE PARTIES.
The dead man was English by birth
and came to America with his parents
at the age of twelve years. He has re
sided in Los Angeles for the past thre'
years. His home recently has been, as
stated, in two.story house on tn,
north side OF Second street, mid
way between Olive and Charity
He has a wife and two small
children. His wife's sister also live
with them.
Mrs. 0idridge and her children were
camping on the beach at San Pedr'
when the terrible tragedy took place
A messenger was sent down after her
who had barely time to row her from
the beach across small arm Of the bay
to the wharf to get the train on its re-
turn to this city. AT first she was told
only that her husband had been hurt
but the haste of the messenger, hi
anxious looks, and the fact that the trail
was held few moments to allow her +,
reach it, all impressed her mind will
serious forebod ngs. The terrible truth
when at last communicated to her, fel