Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-25

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were found in my rig. They tried TO fin
the men to whom the hats belonged. a
several Of the Mexicans did not hav
any on. Then the whole gang got t
quarreling. l drove short distsnc
from the saloon and looked back. Char
lie hit one white man and knocked hin
down, when Mexican stepped up an,
struck two or three of the boys with
beer bottle which he had in his hand.
think he hit Charlie on the forehead.
also saw man draw knife, but Charli
grabbed him 30 as to prevent him iron
using it. Then the row stopped an,
they all had drinks together, but talke,
in q qusrrelsome manner. I mad
another attempt to persuade them t,
come home, but they would not.
watched two Mexicans quarrel
ing, and about that time
lost sight of Charlie and have never
seen him since. said to Pearce, For
Gods sake get Charlie and let's go home
l have to 60 to work at 5 o'clock in the
morning. Pearce went to hunt Charlie
but could not find him around the saloon,
Then he and Mcmahon and stranger
got candles and looked for him around
the saloon and along the grass for about
half block distant. do not think they
crossed the street towards the railroad
track. After searching for about half an
hour they gave it up until daylight,
when McMahon, Pearce and other
strangers renewed their search.
brought Sweeny home; he was bleeding
quite freely, but was not hurt much.
The blood fell on the carpet and cushions.
L returned the team to the Empire
stables. They said everything was all
right, then / went back to Budinger'e
stable where 1 washed and went to
breakfast, after which 1 went to work in
the barn. After working from $3.50 to 8
O'Clock took nap, and on awakening
at II 80 p. m. heard that Charlie Glass
was dead.
Charles 81. Sweeny gave a statement
similar in every particular to that Of
Stevens.
M'MAHoN's STORY.
Eugene Mcmahon, native of Malone,
Franklin county, N. Y. ;, and 26 years OF
age, said: 81 have been here one year
and seven months, and am hack driver.
Last night was with my hack in front
Of the Westminster hotel until about 10
O'Clock, when I drove to the barn at
Budinger's stables. ! and man named
Pierce, who worked for Glass, walked
out to Main street, near Third, to meet
Glass, with whom he had an appoint
ment. He drove up with "Shorty" and
Sweeny in surrey, and we got in.
Glass drove us to Kennedy's saloon, on
Spring street, "Shorty" holding the
team while We got out to drink, and we
stopped again at saloon just across the
Buena Vista-street bridge, to get another
drink, When we got to the
dance we drank beer there, and
stayed until about 8 o'clock this morning.
We missed Glass and thinking that be
had gone down to the saloon, drove
there and found him there. We tried to
persuade him to 60 home, but he in
sisted upsn our having another drink be-
fore doing so. While there rumpus
started about hats, and Sweeny eaid be
could lick any man in the crowd that &C.
cused him of stealing his hat. Glass
evidently misunderstood him, for he took
him up and they were going to fight. I
told Sweeny to get away from Glass and
just then stranger to our party came
up and Glass knocked him down. Charlie
Glass then pulled off his coat and threw
it down on the ground, but
picked it up and gave it back to him,
and we all went back to the saloon and
drank three or four times. Then I saw
Sweeny get into the surrey and Shorty
drove him away. In the meantime
Glass had disappeared, and we all started
to look for him. After a while tall :,
slim Mexican brought in Glass hat, and
said, 81 knocked one -- into the
middle of the street." He had long
necked glass bottle in his hand. / went
out to find my crowd to get
them to 90 home, but we waited
until daylight to look again for Charlie.
Having seen Frank Pearce 20 down the
track looking for him supposed he and
Charlie had gone home together. l was
alone with two men named Stewart an d
Tom and some half dozen strangers at
daylight, and six of us got into an ex-
press wagon and came to town. The ex-
pressman drove team of bays, one of
which wanted him to trade with me,
but he didn't want to swap. He and
Stewart and myself drove to Budinger's 3
stable, after which we went to breakfast
at the Quaker restaurant. l then went
back to the stable and loaned Stewart a
horse and cart, with which he. could
drive to Glass house to zee if he got
home. l then got out my hack and at
tended to business"
Franklin Pearce, the other member
Of the party, told story similar to that
of Mcmahon. In his account of the fight
at the saloon he said: CATER several
blows had been struck at Glass by the
Mexicans, he whirled around and ran
under fence toward the narrow gauge
railroad. I heard blows distinctly.
Sweeny ran round the buggy moaning
and bleeding. We circled round the
fences and hollered out to Charlie. but
he did not answer, and we could not find
him. Clark put a stop to the row by
saying: Boys, it's no use having any
more of this walked along the mar.
row gauge road until met news cart,
and rode into town to the viaduct."
Three more arrests were made during
the evening, when Franklin Pearce, +.
McElvoy and Stuart Spencer were taken
to the County Jail by Captain Darcy and
Deputy Sheriffs Captain Lawson aud
Kearney. As the former had worked
| for Glass for over year past, and was
one of the party of four who accompanied
him to the dance, it was supposed that
he knew more of the affair than he cared
to tell, but he readily answered the
questions propounded by q HERALD re-
porter who interviewed him az the Jail.
DIR. Mccarthy, who made the post
mortem examination on the body of de-
ceased, found confused wound foul
inches long on the right side of his neck