Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-08
GUILTY., on NOT,
The Hattie Woolsteen Case
Still on Trial.
CIRGUHsTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Ex-Chief of Police P. NJ. Darcy
Cross-examined all the
Afternoon.

Afternoon.
The Woolsteen trial, which has
claimed the attention of the court
during the entire week, was resumed
in Department No. 1, at 10 A. M. yes
terday, by the introduction of J,
III. Hitler, Jr., who testified: / reside
on Los Angeles street, near Fifth.
am an employe in Mr.. Adams gun
smith shop. remember having sole
= pistol to young lady about weeh
prior to hearing of the burning Of the
Barbey barn. The pistol was 80
calibre, double action psarl handled
pistol. l think I sold the pistol te
her about 10 o'clock in the morning
She also purchased box ofcartridges
The lady was rather a large heavy
built woman. She wore brown dress,
/ think the lady paid me six dollars
for the pistol and fifty cents for box
OF cartridges. The pistol was an
American double action central fire.
She told me she wished the pistol fol
: young man on ranch, and that il
lit was unsatisfactory she wished te
-t-xn it. / don't think l could
re the pistol, but could tell i
idepas7si1hilar in appearance. (Pistol
II wzuceA) could not say that this
ipythe pistol the lady purchased,
Kit wa5 one just like it, with per.
laps the exception that it is marked
~sbull-dog," and | think the pistol
sold was marked "double action =
otherwise this pistol is exactly SINH.
lar. 'Bull dog" means the same
thing as double action, but all bull
dog pistols are not double action.
JNo. R. spLANE
Testified: reside in Los Angeles and
am grocery clerk. Prior to '8S
roomed at 545 s Fort ct. The Misses
Woolsteen also roomed at that n m
Der. I remember having heard OF the
Barley barn having been burned
about the 7th of October. On the
morning of the 9TH at near :15 A. N.
/ saw Miss Hattie in the back yard
sitting in buggy. Her sister was
putting bride on the horse; A Mr..
mass was W.. '.... me at the time. We
offered to assist them but Miss Min
ME said mo I am used to such
work" We were just going to work
and had not had breakfast. During
the night about two or three O'Clock
in the smorning 1 heard a buggy
drive in. turn round drive up near the
house and stop. l did not hear it
move from that spot. The horse was
. dark one.
Cross-examined: l do not remem-
Der which one Of US offered the ladies'
assistance. Miss Hattie was partially
turned around in the buggy toward
the back when saw her. The TOP OF
the buggy was down, i think. We
passed very near the ladies as we
went by. On my preliminary exam
nation said nothing about having
heard the horse and buggy come in at
o'clock in the morning. l was no,
asked about that and it did not occul
to me went to my room about
o'clock that night. I had the tooth
ache that night and did not retire
until almost morning. 1 did not sleep
At all that night. There was win
dow facing the alleyway. After the
horse was hitched looked out and
saw the horse standing there. l heard
it paving through the night and know
it stood there until morning. l. SLEPT
none during the night.
D. A. ADAMS.
Testified: I am gunsmith and have
my place at IS Commercial street.
remember the lady having purchased
. pistol at my place near the LIST o
October. The lady was just leaving
my shop when l came in at the door
fPistol exhibited.] I had pistols o
this kind in my store at the time, but
can't say what kind of pistol she
purchased. l did not notice the lady
and could not identity her.
Cross examination: The pistol is {
common one; nearly all dealers carr.
the same kind of pistol.
JOHN II. SIMPSON
Testified: 1 reside in East Los An
les. Am merchant tailor and hav'
my place OF business at 353 N. Mair
street. Curtain of the buggy in evi
dence given to the witness). From
my experience I think l can tel
whether cloth has been cut or torn.
am of the opinion that the hole IL
this curtain was made by a piece oi
the material having been cut out with
some sharp instrument. l should say
it was cut with q knife. The uppe
part of the hole might have been Gu
with large pair Of shears, but th'
lower portion must have been done
with a knife.
EX-CHIEF P. NJ. DARCY.
Being called, testified: 1 reside il
Los Angeles. Am not engaged il
any particular business at the pres
ent time. In October last was chic
of the police in this city. l remem
Der having seen Miss Hattie Wool
steen several times prior to the burn
ing of the Barbey barn at Compton
On Monday afterward she was at my
Office. I sent for her. Think / SEN
Detective Brady or Captain Fletcher
1t was about 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing. The box of clothing, said to have
been taken from the remains o
the body found in the Barley barr
were brought to me on Sunday afte
the body was discovered. l do no
know who brought the clothes to me
Drs. Bird and Shinn came to my Office
on Sunday evening and examined the
clothing. / do not know what time
they went out to Compton. 1 saw
them after they returned. l saw Bra
dy and he had been with them. Il
was two or three days after this tina
sent for Miss Woolsteen. l had .
conversation with her.
Q-State that conversation.
Objected to by the defense.
Court-What is your objection?
Attorney Stephens-The objection