Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-12

tnen tainted and do not remember
anything until Sunday evening at 5
O'Clock. Then they took me in to see
Hattie. l did not know whether
she was alive or dead, and
when [ saw her l was
80 surprised that I burst out CRYING.
never purchased any drug for Hat
tie, but she told me Saturday NOM
ing she had something to end her life
with. l first heard Of Harlan's death
on Monday evening before Hattie was
arrested. Some man came to the
house and asked If | knew where he
Was. L said no, and then he told me
he was missing.
Cross examination: Hattie first
knew OF Harlan's death to my
knowledge on Tuesday, waen an off.
Ger asked her if she knew he was a
married man. L tod her what the
man had said on Tuesday morning,
She was at the circus on Monday
night with 4 gentleman friend of hers
whom to not know. If he had ever
visited ber before ! did not know it.
| WAS in bed when she return ID. but
was not awake. | told her # the dis
appearance Of Hal IN on Tue day
morning. We did not take the papers
at that time. | told IL att at that
time to 20 and see the man who call
ed on Monday evening. Hattie wrote to
father that morning. She seemed to be
cheerful and bright on that morning |
had told her thai Harlan was suppos-
ed to have been burned. Thursday
evening Harlan was to have shown
me Il plan of house he was to build
for them e.. live in. Wnen Hattie re-
turned on Tuesday l asked her what
the news was. She made the first at
tempt to kill herself on the Monday
previ III TO DR.. Harlan's disappear
ance. This was two days before they
went off to Whittier. l had found her
on the bed aud in stupor and had
shaken her. | then looked out the
room and found two ounce bottle of
chloroform. filed i with water and
about 8 o'clock saw her take the
bottle and pour the water into glass
and drink it. The day they went to
Whittier they returned between and
8 O'Clock in the evening. l did not
see Harlan again until O'Clock the
next evening when he stood at the
gate and motioned to her. She went
out and talked to him and when she
came back she said that the Doctor
would bring the plan Of the house for
me to see. l did not see Harlan
after that When l woke up the next
morning Hattie was dressed. She
told me he horse and buggy was out
al Il
myself and went out to help her
hitch up. She had everything
on the horse except the bri-
die which | put on. She
had her hat on when | woke up. /
was worried about the keeping of the
horse all night on account of the bill,
which thought would be large. She
drove away alone, and came back
shortly af er seven o'clock. | waited
for her, and then wc went to break
fast together. We spent the rest of
the day at home sewing We went
to church, and went for a walk in the
afternoon. Hattie and l sewed Mon
day morning, and in the afternoon
we went for short car ride. In the
evening she went to the circus Hattie
did not say where she had been on
night of the 9th. l never asked her
where she had been. The first knew
of the burning of the barn was on
Monday evening, and the ii st | knew
that Hattie knew of it was on Tues
day morning, when told her.
OFFICER JEFYRIYs.
testified: had charge OF Hattie part
OF the time. l received no instiuc-
ton from Darcy about Hattie. Igave
NO orders to take the trunks to the
station. Chief Darcy gave the orders.
| emptied the bureau drawers into IL
sheet and saw purse. 1t was taken
to the station. saw no ring at the
room nor any other jewelry.
Col. Wells stated that this conclnd-
ed the evidence with the exception
OF the defendant who was exhausted
and desired continuance until 10
o'clock this morning Granted, and
the Court adjourned until this morn
ing.