Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09

piled that he did not know. But he sal
he remembered meeting couple at Mint
and l streets, because he stopped and lie
them pass on the crosswalk. He though
he saw q couple of men on the corner b,
the Pythian Castle.
Mr. Jones endeavored to get the witness
to explain how he connected the circum
stance of man and woman crossing thu
street with the shooting, and how he came
| 10 speak of it or tell anybody.
| The witness could not say to whom he
first mentioned the matter.
cHALMAN's BLACK EYE.
City Physician G. B. Nichols was called
| to testify as TO the nature of the wounds on
| the prisoners face and head. The witness
said that Chairman had what is commonly
known as black eye." There was cut
on the top of the head, one over the left
eye and one beneath the left eye. One
blow could not have caused all the wounds.
1t was on Wednesday that the witness ex-
amined the prisoners wounds.
Mr.. Johnson endeavored to have the
witness testify as to the positions in which
the parties were when the fatal shot was
fired.
Mr.. Jones objected, and an argument en-
sued as to the legality of such testimony.
The Court held that under a recent rul-
ing of the Supreme Court, expert testimony
on that point was not admissible.
WHAT swITcHMAN SAW.
John Clancy a switchman, testified
that he knew Edward Shook by sight, and
on the evening of the shooting saw him
walking alone along Ninth street, and he
met lady at that point. Shook had on q
light overcoat; witness saw him and the
lady on the northeast corner of Ninth and
streets. Witness had got less than a
block away when he heard two pistol shots
On DISCRIMINATION by Mr.. Bruner
witness testified to having seen Shook fire.
quently on the street OF evenings wearing
light overcoat. On the night of the shoot
ing witness passed along Ninth street in
company with two ladies. Met but one
man between l and ] streets. Just as wit
ness started to cross l street he saw Shook
and lady on the north side of the street,
but did not see where the lady came from.
Shook crossed the street alone. Witness
saw no other persons in that vicinity.
When he read the report of the inquest it
struck him that there was something
wrong.
FIRST ON THE SCENE.
Edward Z. Avery. real estate and in
surance agent, testified that while crossing
the Plaza on Monday evening he heard a
pistol shot and soon thereafter saw two
ladies in company with a Mr.. Messner.
Witness accompanied them down | street
a short distance below Ninth, and then
turned back. On the way Mrs. Orr advised
Miss Wheelan not to talk about the affair.
While going back they met two policemen
on the corner of the street, and one of the
officers asked the ladies if they were the
ones present at the shooting.
On cross-examination witness testified
that he had no acquaintance with either
Shook or the prisoner. The ladies, when
first seen, were on the Plaza walk between
the fountain and the spot where the shoot
ing occurred. The ladies said they would
excuse Messner and witness, but Messner
thought they should detain them, and
each grasped one by the arm. The ladies
returned to the place of shooting volun-
tarily.
MISS wHEELAN's ADVISER.
Mrs. Lena Lang. night clerk at the Sad
dle-Rock Restaurant was the next witness.
She testified to an acquaintance with
Annie Wheelan and Peter Chalman. On
the Saturday preceding the shooting Miss
Wheelan told witness she was going to
have Chalman whipped, and afterward
asked witness to say nothing about it, as
she had altered her intentions, and would
change her room in order to avoid Chal-
man. On the evening of the shooting,
witness asked her if she was going to meet
Chalman, and she replied, Not l."
On cross examination witness testified
that she was widow, and lived with her
mother. She had advised Miss Wheelan
not to meet Chalman because she thought
it better for her not 10 do so. Miss Vince
Ian had told witness that Chairman was
nc hor nd thot if har hor
were here she would have him chastise
Chalman.
On Monday evening had overheard some
words between Miss Wheelan and Chal-
man, and that was why witness advised
her not to meet him. Miss Wheelan told
witness that she could no longer stand
Chalman'S persecution.
NIB. MEssNER's STORY.
E g. Messner testified to having been
in the vicinity of the shooting on Monday
evening. He accompanied Mrs. Orr and
Miss Wheelan some thirty or forty feet
down street after the shooting.
On cross examination witness testified
that in returning to the scene of the shoot
ing they met the officers in the middle of
Ninth street and turned the ladies over to
them.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Richard E. Fiske, telegraph clerk, test!-
fed that he was in the Plaza, near the CEN
ter on last Monday evening. Saw Edward
Shook and a lady there; they came dag
onally across from Ninth and ] streets
and then returned. He could not say
whether or not Shook had on an overcoat.
On his cross examination witness testi-
fed that he could not swear positively that
it was Edward Shook whom he had seen
in the Plaza.
Henry Slater, who was with Fiske at the
time, testified that he thought he saw Ed
ward Shook on the occasion referred to,
but could not swear that it was him.
]. a Sheehan and N. E. White testified
to having seen the prisoner in the City
Prison on the night that Edward Shook
was shot, and to the character of the wound
on his face. Neither had known Edward
Snnok.
Special officer NJ. Brady testified to hsv-
ing met Edward Shook at Eighth and
streets on Monday evening in company
with lady, and had on an overcoat. He
was smoking at the time.
At 4:45 P. NJ. the Court took recess till
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.