Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-10

afraid of him. The defendant said that
he was not, and asked him why he was
helping Jenkins to drive cattle on his
land. Cook said that Jenkins was a
friend of his, but as Chormicle had tes-
titled against him in the United States
court, he was an enemy of his, and that
he would do him up sooner or later.
That was the last time he spoke to Cook.
Walton or Cook almost invariably ac-
companied Jenkins when he went out.
Chormicle called upon District Attor-
ney Kelly about this time, and laid the
facts of the case before him, and that
official promised to see that the charge
against him was dismissed. He also
called a second time to find means of
obtaining relief from Jenkins's annoy
ances, but the deputy was unable to give
him any satisfaction.
On the 9th of February last he met
Tom MARBLE, friend, at Castac switch
and learned that Walton was hauling
lumber on the land in section %, and
back. He went home and found his
wife badly frightened, as Walton had
drawn gun on one of his sons after
knocking him down and cursing Mrs.
Chormicle for interfering. He stopped
at the ranch that night and arose about
4 O'Clock, as usual. After breakfast he
and one OF his sons went out to haul the
lumber off again, as Walton had moved
it. Chormicle carried his Martin rifle
along and on arriving at the cabin
found his Winchester there. He then
sent his son down to Gardener, with
request for him to come up, and he then
went down and loaded up the lumber
and took it down to Jenkins's fence
and threw it over, assisted
by Gardener, who came up. He
told his wife to turn the wagon
about so that Jenkins could not open
the gate, and after that they went to the
cabin, and the two Gardeners, who were
unarmed, started home with Mrs. Chor-
talked with the boys, leaving the
strolling round the cabin for while he
said that he guessed there would be no
trouble and they might as we'll go.
Shortly afterwards Will Gardener rode
up, while Chormicle was looking at his
crop, on his way to Miss Martinez's
house. He went into the cabin and sat
down, but suddenly exclaimed: "There
they come, now!'' Chormicle turned
and saw four men down by the lumber
pile. Two of them went towards
Jenkins's house, but the others
threw the lumber over the
fence. Chormicle then went down
to the fence and found that
the two men were Cook and Riley. He
forbade their throwing the lumber over,
but Riley said: 'If you knew what | do,
you'd get away from here.'' Seeing.
that Cook was armed, his pistol being
stuck in his belt, and having left his
rifle at the cabin, Chormice returned
10 the house, and found Gardener still
there.
In few minutes Walton and Dime
drove up in wagon, and, after turning
in at the gate, loaded up some lumber
lowing some distance behind in buggy.
Walton to quit hauling lumber on his
land. Walton jumped off the
wagon and cursed Chormicle, and,
his beard and pulled handful
of hair out. They then clinched and
Chormicle fell. He was unarmed, and
the statement made by Joe Dime about
his having dropped pistol was lie
All three men. of Walton's party were
armed. Dime also jumped down from
the wagon and suddenly Chormicle heard
Gardener shout to the intruders to stop
fighting. Walton and Dime then got on
the wagon again, but Chormicle jumped
at the head of the horses, and prevented
them from driving on. Walton got
down a second time and told Joe Dime
to drive on, as he would ''settle the old
-" Dime did so, and Choir
micle then turned round and went back
to the cabin and sat down with Gar
dener.
At this iuncture the court adjourned
until this morning.