Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-27
The Examination of the
COvina BlOOds Resumed.
A Young Man Who Used The
PrOnOun "We."
Some More of the Azusa Vigilantes'
ChirOgraphy.
Mr.. Borden Weakens When He is Threat
ened With the County Jail.-The
Place Where the Tar Was
Bought.

accused of having tarred and feathered
Editor Bentley of Covina, was resumed
yesterday before Justice Savage. With
the exception of Bentley's own testi-
mony which is positive, as far as three
OF the defendants are concerned, the
evidence introduced by the prosecution
is of very circumstantial nature, as
will readily be seen, There remains
but one witness to be examined on the
part of the people, who was absent yes
terdav on account of sickness. The
prosecution claims that he is very ma
terial to them, and upon that under
standing recess was granted at 3 :45
yesterday, by the Justice, till this morn
ing, to enable his production in court.
A. J. Wilkins testified that Oliver
Cummings, in a conversation at East
mans store, Glendora, last Friday
week, while telling the story of the tar
ring and feathering OF Bentley, before
number of persons, referred to those who
had done it as ''they," and soon after
changed the pronoun to 'we."
Mr.. Mason, associate counsel for the
prosecution, stated to the court that wit
nesses for the defense had been taking
notes and communicating them to other
witnesses. He wanted the rule ex-
cluding all witnesses strictly enforced.
Mr.. Hendershaw, counsel for the defend
ants, fully concurred in these remarks
and asked that any witness found guilty
OF entering the court room and listening
at the door be punished for contempt.
DIR. A. B. Hostetter heard a CONVERSE
ton at the Covina postoffice last Thurs
day or Friday, week ago. Cummings
was speaking about the scrape. Some
one said it was a miserable affair, and
witness replied that whoever did it
should look through CRATES. Cummings
said twice: "'They' spread the tar on
and 'we' spread the feathers on, and
they stuck nicely" He said nothing
about having put tar on himself. Ar
thur Wilkins and Mr.. Eastman were
there among others. Moxley came in
for his mail and walked out again. Will
Potter might have been there
A. F. Borden identified letter that
had been thrown into Mr.. Lees house
at Covina on the night of the 18th or
14th of August. The next day witness
went to Azusa. The paper read as fol-
lows
COL. mister Borden
we tarred & fethered bently of Azusa
last Friday night Aug. See that this
becomes publick news. You are a
stranger in the place and they can not
hurt you. He writes dirty things in his
paper, sined AzUsA FIGILANTEs.
The writing is disguised. The witness
denied having said that he knew who
had written the note. but that he sooner
would go to Jail than tell. He admitted
having said that the note would get him
into trouble yet. Will Hamlin, one of
the defendants, told witness he thought
he knew who wrote it, and witness
promised not to tell. When asked
who Will Hamlin had suspected,
the witness declined to answer.
When told that he would be commit
ted to the county Jail If he continued in
his refusal, witness stated that young
Hamlin had said he thought it was
Clyde Eyes writing, because he had
some of it at his home. He wanted
witness to keep the statement secret
because he would hate to accuse Eve if
he happened to be an innocent party
Hamlin never said he suspected Moxley
of having written the note.
Louis L. Nathan saw the note above
referred to the Wednesday following the
Outrage. Will Hamlin was present !;
witness thought it was hoax. Will
Hamlin and the others present seemed
to believe that the tarring had hap
pened.
G. V. Kane, the Azusa druggist, sold
a pint of tar on the 9th of August to
Harry Anon. Will Roberts ir. was in
the store at the time. Anon said he
wanted the tar to repair boat Wit
ness identified small sample box con-
tanning tar which came from his store.
Deputy sheriff j. Malone, recalled, was
present when constable Clement had
conversation about the note referred to
above with Borden in Lees field at Co
vina. When Clement spoke about it Bor-
den said he had expected to get into
trouble about the note. Borden then
detailed the manner in which he had
received it. He denied knowing who
had written it, but he said he had an
idea. He would not tell whom he sus-
pected as he'was not going to COM
promise his friends and he would sooner
&c to Jail than to "peach."
Constable H. S. Clement confirmed
Malone's statement with reference to
the conversation. Borden told him that
the note looked like the handwriting of
a young man living in the neighborhood
but he refused to state who it was.
John P. Early, of Lincoln Park, was
out in Cold Water cailon on camping
expedition about two weeks ago. Was
present when young Bradley said that
Hamlin had remarked to companion
in order to fix date: 'It was the day
before we worked that trick" Neither
the name of BENTLEY or the tarring and
feathering were referred to by the boy
when repeating this remark.
Charles Eastman, jr., of Covina, saw
w. Potter w. Hamlin, A. Eccles, Mox-
lev and Cummings on the evening of the
8th at his fathers store. 1t was dark.
MOxiey left before the others. The con-
versation between the other four was
about camping in the mountains and
rattlesnakes. Witness did not see the
defendants go away, and did not notice
if they carried revolvers.
An attachment for William G. Roberts,
a defaulting witness, was asked for by
the prosecution. They claim that they
can prove by him that the tar was
bought by Anon and some of the other
defendants for the purpose of using it on
Friday night. A new subpoena was
issued for him and the case was adjourn
ed until today at 10 O'Clock.
NEW ESTABLISHMENT.