Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-22
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MOye Wicks, Esq, Didn't Intend
to Hurt LeveKing.

Moye Wicks, Esq, Didn't Intend
to Hurt lowering.
Yesterday the examination Of Moye
Wicks, Eco, charged with an assault
with intent to kill one ]. H. lowering,
was continued before Justice Austin.
Miss Matte Frost, a young lady who was
in the Supervisors room at the time of
the shooting, was placed on the stand.
She testified as to the relative positions
of Wioks aud lowering at the time the
first shot was fred, and that the pistol
was not pointed in the direction of
lowering and the bullet could not have
possibly hit him. The young lady said
that she was very much frightened at
the occurrence and sustained a nervous
shock which neeessitated her retirement
to her home. She stated that Mr..
Wicks apologized in the handsomest
manner to her for the shock caused to
her by the shooting.
MOVE wICKs, ESQ.,,
Was then put on the stand aud gave his
statement of the affair, which was in
substance as follows: On Thursday
morning, May 10th, was in the Super
visor's room, in the Court House, look
ing over the transcript in the case of the
People VS.. J. II. lowering, charged with
perjury, being employed to assist in
the prosecution of lowering, and wishing
to make memoranda of the testimony
abducted at the preliminary examination
of the man. Mr.. Milton Thomas was
with me, and while we were at work
lowering entered and sat down opposite
me. Shortly after Mr.. Thonas left and
lowering said: "Mr. Wicks. when are
you going to bring those papers back ?"
/ said; Now, lowering. want
you to quit talking to me about
those papers, you know haT ;n't them,
and | want you to quit speaking to me.
He said he would speak to me whenever
he felt like it. | then told him to get
out of there and let me alone. He said
he would get out of there when he got
good and ready. At this. to brighten
him, jumped up. pulled a little pistol
from my vest pocket and saying "You
will, eh," fired above his head and
dOout iOui iCct W tnc lcit VI hiiis nuo
no intention of killing him. carefully
aimed away from him. lowering jumped
up, aud as saw that he was not thor
oughly frightened, fired again TO com
plete his fright, and make him quit
bothering me. As / fired the second
time eaid to Mr.. Medley that was
only shooting to scare lowering and
make him let me alone. lowering then
ran into the Clerks office and went to
the door and told the assembled
crowd to take lowering away
as did not want TO hurt him. He had
bothered me several times before about
these papers and 1 got tired Of it.
was perfectly cool. Am in the habit of
carrying a pistol. Had it in my vest
pocket because there was a hole in my
pistol pocket. Am rather expert in the
use Of pistol. Handled them from boy
hood.
Alter cross examination by T. j. Du-
Puy the case was submitted. Justice
Austin said there was nothing in the tes-
timony to show that there was any iu-
tent on the part Of Mr.. Wicks to kill
lowering, and he therefore ordered the
discharge of the prisoner. Mr.. Wicks
was afterwards re-arrested ON charge
of rudely displaying deadly weapon.
The penalty is imprisonment for not
more than six months or q fine of not
more than $500, or both such fine and
imprisonment He will be arraigned to-
day.