Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-21
THE ALLIES TRIAL.
How Big Injuns Make Cold Meat.Of
Each ether.

Owing to the TACT the Indian village
Saboba, the scene OF this crime, is will
in an Indian country which has lon
been recognized as reservation. an
that the Indians are governed by an In
dian agent who supplies them with in
plements and provisions, when necessary
it was decided that the case came unde
the jurisdiction of the United State
Court. The case was re-opened yestel
day morning by placing Jose Domingo o
the stand. He said, that in compan
with the deceased, Albanis, he wen
to the house of Allies on the night of tin
murder. No one was present but Allies
the deceased and himself, except tn
members of the Allies family. Allies lei
the house with the deceased and the wit
ness remained at one side of the house
He heard Allies and the deceased quar-
reling. When they commenced fighting
witness tried 10 separate them, but wa
cut by Allies on the wrist. Witness thei
went up the road, and hearing shot re
turned. Deceased was lying on tn,
ground near Allies housa.
On cross-examina alton the witness
stated that both the men had knives
They had been drinking. Saw the
wounds-there being two long cuts Oh
the face of deceased and cut and gun
shot wound in the back. Witness was
to have chopped wood with deceased
and prisoner the day after the shooting
The affair occurred about IL p. M. Dc
not know who furnished drinks at Allies
house. When they went out the daugh-
ter of Allies called out to him to come
back Deceased was larger man than
the defendant. Do not know who began
the quarrel. Allies was cut by deceased.
A cane was used in the struggle. Cane
belonged to defendant. Do not know
who had it.
Mr.. Preston, the Indian agent, who is
assisting the attorney for the defense,
here explained that the theory of the de-
tense would be that the witness, Jose
Domingo, and Adolpho Lunas persuaded
Allies to leave his house, while third
man took away Allies daughter, and
that when Allies tried to return to his
house when his daughter cried out to
him, the witness participated in stl ug-
gle to prevent him. and was cut on tie
wrist.
Upon continuance of cross examina-
ton, the witness stated that the deceas-
ed was partially drunk on the night Of
the shooting. Allies was also somewhat
drunk.
E. Arramos, 16 year old Indian, was
ing from the bushes near Allies house,
where he had hidden upon hearing a
quarrel. TIe heard the defendant call
call out, "Stop, who are you ?" and then
saw him shoot the deceased in the back.
Heard no woman cry. Was on his way
home at the time. Don't know cause OF
shooting. Did not see the quarrel ;
merely the shooting.
Tomas AFRO was the next witness. He
is "judge," or policeman of the village,
and arrested the defendant the night of
the shooting. AFRO carried the deceased to
his house where he died, day and a
half after the shooting. He left the de-
fendant in his own house after the shoot
ing. Defendant made no attempt to es-
cape. His testimony to the shooting
was substantially the same as that of the
preceding witness.
Adolph Lunas, of San Jacinto was next
called. He drove to Sabooo on the
night Of May 5, 1888. Stopped at Allies
house to get drink of water, but they
paid no attention to his request. He had
gone away when heard the shot. Was
going on, but saw body of deceased near
house of Allies and SO he went up to it.
Went the same night to San Jacinto for
constable.
On cross.examination he said:
Did not have any conversation with
Allies on the night of shooting. Did not
see Domingo and deceased in house OF
Allies.
Here the witness was contradicted by
his own evidence at the preliminary ex-
animation before Commissioner Van
Dyke.
Continuing, be said He did not see
Allies daughter. Did not pull her out of
the house. Don't know cause of fight,
Allies was cut up Did not make ar
rangements with the deceased and Do
mingo to lead away Alles' daughter. &
X. M. McKim, a Constable and Deputy
Sheriff of San Jacinto was tEen called.
He said: On the night of May 9th he
was told that man had been shot at
Sabobo. He went there taking an
assistant and a physician. Saw the de-
ceased. Saw his wounds dressed. De-
ceased was shot in the back with shot
gun. No. shot were taken from him.
Witness arrested Allies. Had to break
down his door. Took Allies to San
Jacinto. Both Allies and the deceased
were drunk.
Jose Domingo was here recalled, but
could not remember his testimony before
Commissioner Van Dyke.
Mr.. Preston here stated that the de-
fense would show that on the night OF
May 9Th Domingo, the deceased, and
Lunes, who had been friends of the
Allies, went to his house with a bottle of
whisky, which they and Allies drank.
Shortly after one of them got Allies out
eide of the house, and, talking to him,
walked along the road about 100 yards
from the house. A second man followed
and when Allies, hearing the cry OF his
daughter, attempted to return, these two
men and boy undertook to detain him.
One of them struck him with cane and
another knitted him. Finally, Allies
after being knocked down, drew his knife
and retaliated, cutting Domingo on the
wrist. Upon this, two of them ran away
Allies broke away and ran to the house
the deceased following him. Lunas
who had caused the daughte. to call out
went to the house, pretending to want {
drink, and upon the appearance Of tn;
daughter of Allies he pulled her out O
the house. Alter Allies had reached The
house he got his gun and came out. He
saw an Indian following him aud sho
at him. Allies is a good Indian, peace
ahla and ouiet and. in the main sober