The morning call., 1890-06-26
REPULSIVE DETAILS.
Disgusting Evidence on the Nc.
Bride Killing.
The Desd Man Swallowed His Lies Blood
All Through the Fatal Fight With La
Rue-Men With Bad Memories.

The killing Of Henry Mcbride in the
Golden Gate Athletic Club during fight
with La Rue was under investigation yes
terday afternoon in Police Judge Rix's
court
The same gang was present as on the pre-
vi0us days, and one might see among the
many faces the forbidding countenances Of
disrep utable members of society, Migrants
and eX-convicts, all intensely interested in
the proceedings. Bowers, McGrath and
Myers were confined in the dock. but their
defendants, La Rue. JamisOn, Liddle
and JOEL, occupied seats beside their attor-
| neys.
James Neil, saw-mill man who is a
member of the club. testified that the con-
testants in the fatal affray were smiling
nearly all through the fight and seemed to
! think the matter quite funny. Mcbride
fell of his own accord after lettering awhile.
Witness said he has been member Of
| the Golden Gate Club for two or three
! months. Yet he did not know whether it
was incorporated or not, or if it was public
or private. He displayed a bad memory for
| facts.
A PUBLIC PLACE.
F. NJ. Miller, bartender in Ferguson's
| saloon, on Kearny and California streets,
stated that he had been told of the fight be-
| fore it took place and that his employer
said: ''If you want to go there and see 1t
you will have no trouble in getting admis-
sion to the club"
w. johnson, waiter, swore he had
heard of the fight beforehand, and John
| Eyatt. coal-dealer at 715 Harrison street,
testified similarly, showing that the fatal
| aitray was prearranged, and not informal,
as the club would have it,
John Ferguson testified that neither con-
testant was in fit condition to fight, and
| that Mcbride was bleeding prolusely from
the nose, with disastrous results.
do you know what effect the bleeding
from his nose produced on McBride% was
asked.
Well. he could not breathe very we'll
| it choked him, as he was swallowing the
blood that did not run down over his
| body"
Twas Mcbride knocked down in the
course Of the tight?"
II hardly think SO, but he fell at the
finish"
Witness said there were over 100 persons
present.
In reply to question of Judge Rlx
witness said that the blood began to flow
from McBride's broken nose from the be-
ginning of the fight
| RED WITH BLOOD.
WAS he bleeding all the timer"
" Yes, sir; every round.
"Copiously?"
EYES, SIR"
In answer to question by La Rue's
counsel witness said lie did not know that
the injury which caused the blood to flow
so freely was inflicted by La Rue. The
examination ELECTED details of a most re-
pulsiye nature regarding the brutality of
such fights, but it was all passed over with
out apparent notice while the blood stained
gloves worn by young La Rue and the dead
youth were toyed with in oren court. The
proceedings were frequently punctuated
with jeSts and painful attempts at legal
witticisms.
Special Officer Videau testified that he
had arrested the prisoner, La Rue, in the
Golden Gate Club rooms. He saw some OF
the contest and the gloves taken off Nc
Brides hands.
The gloves were admitted in evidence.
La Rue told him that the fight was all
about a girl named Tobin, and it was all
- foolishness. and that many times dur
ing the fight he wished to stop, as she was
not worth fighting for La Rue also said
that he would not walk across the street t.
speak to her.
'What was La Rue's condition as to
sobriety at the time Of his arrest? asked
Attorney Dunno.
well, he had pretty good jag on
La Rue drank whisky freely from a bot
&c between each round while he was rest
ing Joe Bowers seconded La Rue, and
McGrath and JOEL were behind Mcbride
An adjournment was taken until o. clock
this afternoon. when the prosecution vii
rest with the additional testimony Of physi.
cianS