Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
Mason Bradfield's Examina-
tion Commenced.
The Testimony of Witnesses to
the Shooting.
mo New Points of Any Moment
Developed.
The Wounds Found In Dyes Body-The
Manner of the Arrest Of fBradfield-A
Number Of witnesses Examined.


Bradfeld, the young man who is charged
with the murder of Joe Dye, on Thurs
day, the 14th inst, was begun before
Justice Owens yesterday morning, and
was only fairly under way at the close OF
the days proceedings.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock young Bradfield
was brought to the courtroom from the
county Jail by Sheriff Gibson in person.
He wore neat and well-ftting suit OF
dark blue. Mrs. Brad6eld, mother of
the accused, accompanied her son, and
took her seat by his side in the court
room. Bradfield himself sat between
his two attorneys, Messrs. Shinn q
Ling, and throughout the entire day
evinced the greatest interest in the ex-
animation, leaning over every few min
utes to PROFOUND a question or offer a
suggestion.
Deputy District Attorney Phibbs rep
resented tine people, and as room as
court con vened called DIR. H. d. Percival
to the stand. DR.. Percival was the first
man to reach Dyes side after the shoot
ing and was also present at the autopsy.
His testimony was substantially as fol-
lows:
II was sitting in my uncle's Office, on
Commercial street, below Germain's
store, when the shooting occurred. l
was reading newspaper at the time,
and was sitting about six feet from the
door. At 1.-THE first shot jumped to- my
feet and ran ont, when heard the
second. When first saw the deceased
he was in a reclining position, about
seventy feet from me, supporting him
self on his elbow but before l reached
him he lay fiat on his back. The feet
were toward the southwest and the head
to the northeast. opened tile coat and
vest, and discovered bullet wounds ON
the left side. Death occurred in few
moments"
In reply to questions from Mr.. Phibbs,
the witness gave detailed and some
what technical description of the
wounds which caused Dyes death.
They were, he said, nine in number.
One of these passed through the feshy
part of the arm and thence into the
exterior cavity of the thorax. The
remaining eight shots entered the body
between the second and lower ribs. The
angles OF the perforations were between
45 and go degrees, and all of the bullets
passed in the anterior surface OF the
body-none from behind.
Mr.. Ling took the witness after Mr..
Phibbs had concluded, and endeavored
to get him tangled up as to the direction
in which Dye was facing and the Local
ton of the gun which killed him. "Will
you swear that the deceased was facing
north and either standing still or walk
ing toward Los Angeles street," said
Mr.. Ling.
A.-Yes; judging from the angle of
the wounds and the position OF the body.
Mr.. Ling took the supposed position,
and the witness indicated the direction
of the wounds. Now" said Mr.. Ling
changing his position, could I have re-
ceived those wounds standing thus?"
Al don't think 80.
Mr.. Ling thought he could.
DIR. j. S. Crawford was called, and
testified that he5had known Dye twenty
seven years. The deceased had lived
most of that time in Los Angeles. The
witness saw Dye the morning he was
killed. He also knew Bradfeld. He
was once sort of partner of Dyes. but
he understood they had had falling out.
On cross ss-examination the witness tes-
titled that he met Dye on the morning
of his death, in front of his (the wit
ness office, near the junction of Main
and Spring streets. Dye roomed in the
Spence building. The witness had been
on Dyes place in the Sespe cafion, and
knew that he and Bradfeld were not on
very friendly terms, but he had never
told Bradfield that Dye had threatened.
to kill him.
@. Did you not have conversation
on the street, in front of your Office,
about three months ago, with Bradfeld,
in which you told him that old man
Stone had given you Dyes pedigree;
that he was a bad man, and Bradield
had better look out?
A. No, sir.
@. Did you know that Dye had
threatened him?
A. No, sir.
The witness had been told by Dye
that some parties had jumped his coil
Spouter" claim at Sespe, but Dye did
not mention Bradfeld individually. He
knew that Bradfeld was keeping out of
Dyes way because of their trouble, but
did not pay much attention to the mat
ter.
Mrs. Adelaide Blumenthal took the
stand, but did not have much to say.
She is engaged in the clothing business
at 303 Commercial street. She heard
the shots, ran out of the house and, to
the body. Her testimony was chiefly
valuable in corroborating previous evi-
dence as to. the position in which Dye
lay.
Chas. Labart, sign painter, who
lives at 127 South Broadway, was next
called. He was at the new Arlington
house on the afternoon of the 14th inst.
when the shooting occurred. He went
there to put new pane of glass in a
lamp sign. He entered from Whining
ton street, and was about to 60 down
the Commercial-street stairway when
he heard the shots. There were two
girls in the hall, the chambermaid and
one other, and they screamed, whats
that?o Immediately after the shooting
man ran out OF a hallway leading to
the north from the main hallway, and
branching off from it about fifteen feet
from the stairs. He had no hat, and if
he wore vest it was unbuttoned. In
build be was slight, and his face was
ornamented with dark moustache.
He only caught glimpse of the man
and would not know him again If he saw
him. AS the man passed he said some
thing, which Lahart did not catch, and
then proceeded toward the Wilmington
street entrance.
The witness, almost Immediately after
the shooting, went down stairs and over
to DYES body. He heard someone saw: