Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-21
THE HARLAN CASE.
w. II. Soule Rec alled-Mrs. victorine Sill
on the Stand.

Special by telegraph to the RECORD UNIoN.l
WOODLAND, July 2Otn-In the Harlan
case to-day w. Ii. Soule was recalled and
testified TO a conversation With Barnes after
the homicide, who stated that the killing
was to protect the ladies of the household.
Mrs. Victorine Sill was called and testi-
fed to knowing e. L. Craft for fifteen years,
and associated with him most OF the time.
Upon The question being propounded by
Mr.. Hart as TO whether she met Mr.. Craft
on Saturday. three days before her marri-
age TO MIR Sill, objection was raised, and
the argument consumed the entire morn
ing. The prosecution sought to show by
the question and answer that the witness
was not in fear of Graft; that if he had
made the threat against her life testified to
for the defense. she would not have been
apt to make and keep appointments with
him alone and after dark, subsequently.
Just before adjournment the Court over
ruled the objection. The witness answered:
:" / did. We we're alone"
This afternoon Mrs. Sill was still on the
stand. Argument as to the allowance of
the question as to whether or not meet
ing was, by previous arrangement, had by
both sides. The Court overruled the objec
ton. Witness answered that she did not
agree to it, but that she knew Craft would
| be there. The interview lasted twenty-five
minutes. " 1t was dark at that time; 1t
was two and one-half days before my we'd
| ding: | went to Beamers house on Janu-
airy 18th ; l had been in Chico, Red Bluff
and Colusa Just before that; q few days
before | came home l wrote him a
letter. A letter was here passed to
witness and she identified it as being in
her handwriting. The prosecution then
offered it in evidence, and its admissibility
was argued at length, and finally the Court
ruled it out. The witness then testified
Il saw Craft within month of the time l
| left; did not see him within two months
of the time | saw Beamer" A note was
here handed witness fer identification. She
| testified: Il wrote this to Mr. Craft on
| the 13th.n
| Mr.. Hart-I will ask you whether or not
| Mr.. Craft attempted to kill you on the night
of the 18th of January, 1856? objection /;
overruled.]
Answer-He did not. He did not make
any threats on that night to me.
Hart-Did you state to L. Hollingsworth
| that you had shown such a letter to
Beamer? objection; sustained
Hart-I will ask you whether or not, as
a result OF your interview with Mr.. Beamer,
this publication did not appear in three or
| four of the public journals of this State
| [Objection; sustained.
Hart-Why did you send for Mr.. Beamer
| that night?
Answer-To consult him.
Hart-What about? objection; over
ruled.
Answer sent TO him to ask his advice
about L. l.. Craft.
Hart-What in relation to E. l.. Graft?
| [Objectlon overruled.]
The witness answered wished to con-
| suit him to see if could not get some pro-
lection from his constant prosecutions.
Hart-Threats?
Answer-Yes.
Hart-When were these threats made
! objection quection withdrawn | ask
you if you wrote this letter, dated January
| Is, 1886? objection oyerruled.l
Witness-I think l did. | wrote it in
| Woodland.
Hart-Do you, in that letter, distinctly
deny the rumors which were going about
Woodland IN relation to the threats of
Graft? Do you not in that letter also de-
nounce the statements concerning his
threatening your life as lies, and say that
you have in the past denounced them
as lies, and that in the future you will con-
tinue to do so, and that you hope he will
not lose his situation on account of ii, and
you hope that he will be able to find the
person who circulated it and deal with him
as he thought best?
Objection and argument of it continued
| till tomorrow.