Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-29

complaint to me. At one time she
filed regular complaint. She ewore
to the complaint and issued q war;
rant on the same for Calzada's arrest.
Ygnacio Zimenes testified: | was
in q saloon at the corner of Jefferson
and Alameda streets on the third o.
August. heard two or three shots
fred in quick succession. Several OF
us ran out, and l saw Calzada near
the gate. He turned round and went
back to where q woman was lying on
the ground, and fred another shot.
He then came up to the saloon and
told us he had killed the woman. He
appeared calm, and seemed to be
smiling.
Abran Rubio testified: l know the
defendant, and was acquainted with
Louise Calzada before her death. l
do not think they lived together for
some time before her death. Calzada
was working at San Fernando short
time before the shooting. We were
both working on a ranch. He was
!herding horses in the hills. l was
sent up one day by the superintendent
for some horses. iie tn~n va "a me
about his trc-s,,ee tr,cc-rs,e with his wife. He
, said he had brought suit, but had
been unable to get his children. He
said he was going back to Los Ange-
les to see his lawyers soon, and If he
could notsGet them legally, he would
take them any way, and If the woman
or man interfered he would kill them.
w. G. Miller, city editor Of the
Times, testified: After the shooting
of Louisa Calzada l called at the city
prison to interview Francisco. l
think l told Calzada l was reporter,
and wanted to know the facts in the
case. l told him l wanted his story
Of the affair. l asked him why he
killed the woman. He said because
she was occupying bed with another
man and also with his children, one
of which was about nine years old.
He said he had tried TO get the chill
dren away from her, but had failed.
He seemed perfectly calm and cool.
Cross | have acted
as reporter on different papers for
fifteen years, and have interviewed
many persons charged with murder.
l do not think l have ever interviewed
any one more cool. He said he had
saved his children from life OF
shame and he was satisfied.
A. T. Gates testified: was a police
officer at the time the shooting occur
red. A boy came to the police Office
and told me murder had been COM
mitted near the corner Of Jefferson
and Alameda streets. l called an ex-
pressman and drove to the place. !
found the defendant in dark room
with his hands loosely tied. l hand
cuffed him and went to where the wo-
man lay. I put Calzada between my
self and the expressman and drove to
the city hall. l asked him why he
committed such a deed. He replied
"a man has been sleeping between
my nine-year- old girl and my wife,
and l killed her to keep the children
from growing up prostitutes" I ask.
ed him if he did not know he would
be hung. He said: eyes, 1 am ready
to be hung at any time. l have ar
ranged everything. The Sisters will
take care of the children"
Sackett Carnell testified: / saw
Louise Calzada short time after hel
death. She was lying in an inclosure
on Jefferson street, in a pool of blood
II noticed several large gunsho
wounds in the shoulder. l saw Cal
zada at the Police Station afterward
l went into his cell in company with
Captain Tyler and Mr.. Miller of the
Times (witness testified to the same
facts sworn to by Mr.. Miller)
District-Attorney Depuy introduced
the papers in the habeas corpuI
case Of Francisco Calzada vs. Louise
Calzada, a suit by the plaintiff to pro
cure the possession of his two chill
dren, which petition was denied by
the court, June IA, 1887. With this
evidence the case was closed on the
part of the prosecution.
The attorney for the defense hav
ing requested time to prepare his
evidence an adjournment was taken
until $50 A. M. to-day.