The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-28

Preliminary Hearing II Nurl
dercr Redmond.

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The ueofimlnasy eaminafion cf Herbert
ksdnend md John Davis on tho charge
q having mr1dsrsd wIisiasa Clark, ~ Hot
SPRING. last Sunday night. commenced
before JEstsce Miller yestev1ay a~ffernocn.
Deputy Distr5cs Atforney Mar prosecuted
snd Attorney Crocksst r<Freeenssd the
defendante.
Previous 70 ths taking Of testimony am
davits vers Rad from witnesses fo< tbs de-
teuee ssattng that they were unstle 70 be
psveeut owing 70 not having money enough
e pay heir fays 70 fEis city. 11ess an
dsvsts created quits = wrangie. the attOv-
neg for The d<fsnse desiri7g . continuance
acompulsosy order from the court for
tns witnesses 70 b present. vh;le the pro-
ecuting attorney conseuded that there Wal
no In foe any sueh procedure The court
~ . little IN the dark on the subject and
desired - heax some authorities on the
subject II vas finally decided 70 hen the
evidence 81 The Witnesses present and The
would then saks the point under con-
alteration end decide upon Il in the future
William =. Burns. ~ complaining Wit
ness. wns first placed on the stand. II
NV sakd 4T. Burns. Clark talking 10
Redmond IN The hotel last SATURDAY. night.
They were rpeaking in : loud voice. Mr..
Pike asked Clark 70 80 and lie down and
take . sleep. Clark would not. and myself.
Clark and Pike walked out Of the house.
We he'd mt eone far when Clark saw Red
mcnd and Davis coming behind Vi. Clark
said. There be il now; he has got . gun
and h going 70 kill me- Redmond came
up and said: 1--WE have got 70 have = settle
ment and might - veil have 1t now
Pike told Redmond 10 lot Clark alone - be
vas drunk. Clark III ibis time WAS hiding
behind Piks trying 70 keep ont Of Red.
mond's way. Redmond made = pass with
his left hand over Pixies shoulder. striking
Clark In the faoe. knocking him down.
Redmond jumped On tcp Of him and hspt
beating hin."
John r. Johnson stated that Redmond
struck Clark eight or ten times altar he was
down. and The blows sounded like beating
soliu wood with rock. Davis also
struck Clark ssvsSal blows In the face while
he va q the ground. y said the witness,
and then Redmond returned 10 where he
va lying and kicked him repeatedly in
the face"
II assisted to make the autopsy on the
remaiue q Clark" test6ed DR.. J. b.
Eakieeon. The internal sxsminattou Of
the body showed no Commissions or wounds.
There was . settling Of blood - The back.
neck and head, but ] think that WAS caused
BY The post mortem changes. The bones
! ths faes wers snashsd " fragments. the
nose Was broken and the bones % mashed
fson The other. Tbs brain va normal
Win me excepoon q y small I spots
made b. tammtng the bones OF the nose
against the tr0as pASs 81 The brain. In
my opinion death Was caused BY the shock
received from She injuries 70 b lace"
Or. John 6weeny, who assisted DR..
Eagteson. virtually agreed with The latter
only he would not express n opinion Of
what caused death sxcept 70 stsaa that II
was from general shock. q . what caused
f StsN
son-
hobart Pike. q Hot Springs, told the
same story . Witness Burns only be was
more positive - TO the kicking and stated
that kicked ClaSk In The Neigh
borhood Of ne head and lace.
w. 7. Baird. . member o. the Hot
Springs Milling Company. testified that
there had been trouble between the two
men for : year past q that he had fire.
quenuy heard threaten to IL
Clark q get even with him. The Sat
urday night oeiors the killing, said the
witness, Il saw Redmond skipping over
some i0gs and Clark following him with
an iron bar. Sunday morning Clark was
very drunk and quarreasome. Some Of the
boys told me o the light In which
Clark was killed.
A. s. F~arquaharson. Of the mill company.
testified: II hrst met Clark o six
raul;nr romranv AZ which 1 am m.uh~,
VS. also In our epplov. snd.
denly one morninr CLARK disapneared Min.
90, 6rt.hirv . ich IN vhich x. IA 49,