Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-13
HELD FOB ASSAULT.
John Jamison, Who Used an AK
Too Freely.


The examination Of John Jamison,
(colored), charged with an assault
with intent to commit murder upon
Charles Landrem, (colored), came up
in Justice Austin's court yesterday
Charles Landrem testified: We were
engaged in tearing down shed near
the Lankershim Mills. ] was carry.
ing away the boards that Jamison
was knocking off the shed with an AK.
| asked him to al ow me to use the
AK and he to carry away the boards.
He told me that the boss told him to
do that work and l had to mind my
own business. The boss came around
and told me that he wanted no quar-
reling there, and then went away.
Jamison told. me that if / did not
keep away from him he would hurt
me. told him that if he wanted TO
fight we would fight like men, where
upon he raised the ak and struck at
me. 1 threw up my left hand and re-
ceived the blow, which nearly sew
cred the hand from the arm and
knocked me down. He then ran
away.
Cross examined: was little angry
when l said l would fight him Ike
man. Some OF those present said l
put my hand in my pocket to take out
knife. I do not know whether | did
so or not, although Knight have done
SO. 1 rem, mber Jamison saying he
would knock me down if j took out Il
kite. He did not strike me when l
was on the ground, but ran away.
f. L. Prairo testified: "Both the
men work for me and was present
when the difficulty took place. | had
told Jamison to knock down the shed
and Landrem to carry away the
boards. Jamison was standing with
the axe in his hand by his side when
l arrived and asked me to make
Landrem give over teasing him. l
told them would allow no fighting
ami that if they could not work peace
ably l would have to put them
to separate jobs. They had few
more words and Landrem said that he
would fight Jamison for $40 Thought
that the matter was amicably settled
and went to another part OF the yard
and shortly after heard Jamison say,
81 don't want you to pull any knife
on me-" l rushed round and saw
Landrem W tn his hand in his pocket
and saw Jsmison rush at him with
the axe. 1t happened so quickly that
| did not notice in what position he
struck Landrem.
Cross examined: l think Jamison
is one OF the best tempered men L
have in the yard, he is naturally
quiet. Landrem seemed anxious to
get in the last word during the alt, rta-
ton.
DR.. G. Wright stated that he had
been called upon to dress the wound
at the police station, but could not
state in what position the hand was
in when it received the blow.
| John Jamison testified: was
knocking down the she'd when Ian
drem came up and wanted to do my
work and me to do his. He plagued
lne and ! told the boss about it. He
said he wanted to fight and pulled a
knife out. l rushed at him with the
axe to prevent him opening the knife
and he pushed his hand against it,.
The cut would not have been so deep
if he had not pushed the axe back.
| did not strike at him with the axe
but pushed at him. wanted to keep
his hands separate.
Cross-eXamined He was twelve or
fourteen feet away from me when he
put his hand into his pocket for the
| kp;fa T want touarda him with tho
axe in both hands.
The Court after hearing the evil
dence held the defendant to answer
the charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, with bail fixed in the sum OF
$500 and he was committed in de-
| fault,