Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29

He testified as follows: Il have resided at
Ivetts and have been in his employ for
about thirty years, off and on. was with
Olsen all day Saturday previous to the
murder of Ivett l helped him dig grave
for man who died on the ranch Friday
He stayed Saturday night and Sunday un-
til about o'clock. when he left for SHELL
ing. Ivett ate supper with the men at the
lower house, and about o'clock started for
the upper house, where he slept l left
then for my cabin, which is between the
upper and lower house. On Monday morn
ing, in going to the uppee house, found
lyett lying on the porch on the north side
of the house, in pool of blood, and there
was blood all over the wall and gate He
was lying on his side with one foot caught
in the cellar door. His head was smashed
in. l went into the house and found a
letter to his wife half. finished. There were
speeks on the letter, and the lamp was still
burning. | found bloody tracks on the
porch and ground near the body. l heard
no disturbance at the house that night. |
found small lamp and the cellar key
lying near Ivett. His hat wes near him in
the blood. l remained with the body till
the Coroner came. | covered the body up
with sack but did not touch it. l allowed
nothing to be disturbed until the Coroner
came. | left everything as we found it, ex-
cept blowing out the lamp. [ did not no.
tice piece of whip lying under Ivett"
Clndentro Porteo, Mexican, was then
sworn. Porteo said 81 reside at New
Years Diggings. l started for Hornitos
Sunday, and stopped over at Ivett's all
night Sunday night. | arrived there at
about 2 P. NJ. and staid until Monday morn
ing. l got up early and went to Merced
Falls. l stopped there awhile, and the
news came that lvett wss dead. did not
know be was dead until told so at the
Falls | didn't go to Hornitos, but re-
turned to Ivett's l saw Olsen at the ranch
Sunday. He wore a large slouch, broad
brim hat, brown overcoat and light wooden
pants. saw him with his horse. He had
bundle about six inches thick and fifteen
inches long tied TO the saddle. l could not
tell what it contained. The saddle had
broken horn. Olsen went to the cellar
and got drink of wine. He had not been
at lveIts for month before
Witness then described the mysterious
bundle. He gave the dimensions as above.
and said it looked like a pair of oyeralls
wrapped up.
Thomas q. Adams was then sworn. He
said he had been at the ranch two days
when Olsen came on Friday. "Olsen
came TO see me and stayed with Ivett at
the upper house. Was in 0lsen's company
nearly all day Saturday. He wore large,
broad-brimmed white cowboy hat. AT
the inquest he wore a different hat. He
also wore long overcoat and brown pants.
He left Sunday evening, and said be was
going TO Smelling, then home. Ivett told
him to tell mother that he got letter from
Sophie QVett's wife), and if she got better
would be back soon. Ivett and Olsen then
left. Olsen went away and Ivett went TO
his house. We were all having a Jolly
time drinking wine playing cards, music
and dancing. | saw a Frenchman at the
ranch Sunday morning"
Thomas Search, another old-timer on the
ranch, was sworn, and testified TO about
the same facts as Adams had.
H. NJ. Lanley was sworn, and testified
that he saw Olsen Sunday evening, and
that he had similar bundle on his sad
die to the one heretofore described.
Henry Latour was sworn, and said: II
am blacksmith in Smelling. Know Olsen.
Saw him in Smelling on the oh instant |
found miners drilling hammer, and he
said 1t was his. / gave il to him. and
looked and found pair of pincers he had
lost"
R. A. Mccain testified as to Olsen's dress,
horse and bundle.
F. T. Griffith, one of the men who was
sent by the Sheriff to search Olsen's house,
said that on November 10th. under the
directions of Sheriff Warfiel, in company
with John Gibbons and R. Bullard, he
went and searched Olsen's mothers house,
near La Grange, and found pair of over
ails in room occupied by Frank Peterson,
Swede. he gave them to Bulard
Sheriff Wartel was sworn and identified
the overalls shown in Court.
Frank Peterson was sworn: Saw Bul-
lard, Griffith and Gibbons on the 10th or
1lth at the ranch. Did not see the over
alls. Did not tell Griffith or anybody that
they were Olseu's. Did not show them
around "
AS this testimony was Just opposite from
what the prosecution expected. they had to
impeach the witness and long argument
ensued.
Witness then said that he did 20 to the
room with the officers. He saw them take
pair OF pants and shoes, but no overalls.
He also denied telling them that the over
alls were Olsen's.
The District Attorney explained why he
was so particular in identifying the over
ais. He said he described what appeared
to be blood Oh them and that DR.. Sherman
had made chemical analysis of these
stains and they proved to be human blood.
Witness then said he slept in the room
where the overalls were found He kept
his in this room. He said be was at the
ranch the night of the oh inst, but didn't
know when Olsen came home.
The Court then adjourned until to.mor-
row morning.