The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-25

from woman in Hamburg inquiring after her
husband.
Mr. Miller continued his questioning:
:. pa you never receive a letter from woman
NJ benicia barracks calling herself your wife?
NO one ever called herself nv wife
How long before the night that scherbrfng
stayed sy WITH you did he say he was going to
II was two days before. did not tell Henry
Arnnelm week before that Seherbring was go
ing 70 leaye town. seherbring's satchel was at
my room. The two nights Scherbriny STAYED
Win me ne did not get up as early as did. He
borrowed the money of me two days before he
WIS snot III was between 10 and II o'clock
wnen We hired boat and went across the bay
to the point.
In the evening did you not suggest to scher.
bridge? 0'""' s''ee'
No, sir. scherbring proposed It, / said 1
must go 10 Turner hail, bur he said it was not
late. We went down to the saloon on the bridge
! was The one who said it was time to come to
town IL was still light enough 10 see plainly
sherDring and i walked along together Tor
ABOUT LOO yards. was in hurry aud Scher-
bring told me to go on ahead We STONED at
the saloon about ten minutes. / don't remem-
per what we were talking about when we
started for town.
After the noon recess of court the cross-ex-
animation continued. Friedrich testified:
Where stayed all night was about two-thirds
oil the distance from the race track to Kent I
got no orders on the other side of where staid
all night / have never seen apy of the men OF
whom took orders | got NV breskfast at
Kent There picked up a paper and saw by a
heading that there had been shooting / did
not read the article did not see Seherbring's
name or would have read II. had no further
chance to take orders because was arrested.
DID passenger train pass you?
les, got oil the track to lot it pass did
not see any one on the rear platform At slaugh-
ter met Mr.. Qulter. He asked me TO 81 down,
ana we had talk together. He was the first TO
back in the locomotive they all questioned me-
1 don't remember of Mr.. Cochrane asking me
where slept. They first took me to the justices
ONCE and then TO the Jail. In the afternoon
they took me TO the hospital. To my best recoI-
lection was 10 Scherbring but once AS
soon as came in the door scherbring resched
out MS hand To me. When he told them had
shot MIN said: "How eau you say SOL" was
then told to stand back from the bed.
You say Cochrane stripped you at the jsil2
les; ne took my knife and pencil and my wal
let, which had some s34 or s35 in it and some
papers. In the book attached to the wallet were
!otted some orders for boots had some eight
or nine orders.
so Where were you when you first heard that
scherbring was shot?
Mr.. Quiiter told me at Slaughter. I don't
recollect that said on former trial that had
read OF II at Kent saw a paper at Kent, but
did not read the article.
Do you remember OF scherbrng being asked
at the hospital why he did not say at first Ii was
Friedrich who shot him2
Yes, sir. scherbring replied, 81 changed my
MIND. do not remember that he said, ~ did
not wish To give my friend Friedrich away" I
DO not remember that Seherbring was asked
what we were talking about just before / lett
him.
At the conclusion of the cross-examination.
Mr.. Tyler took the witness again and asked:
Were you out on Madison street on the 18th of
Ju,y7
Inever was out on Madison street in my life
The defense here offered in evidence the affi-
davft OF Joseph Jandos. Mr. Tyler read it. 1t
contained thu statement that the atlantis former
affidavit was full OF errors. In substance it
said:
The facts were that L was fishing near the
Grant street bridge when Friedrich came along
In hurry and said he was going to singing
school: l told him To wait a while and would
go with him. We went TO town together That
night / went TO the Bijou theater and there
heard OF the murder. j was sent to Jail by JUS
tlce SoderbeIg, and there | told Friedrich |
didn't know anything about the shooting and
what knew wouldn't help him.
Edward Cain testified as follows:
am q millznan. l was jailer under Sheriff
Cochrane. ! took the place several months
after Friedrich was arrested. The prisoners
were always searched and all articles on them
taken from them. Friedrich had property in
the jail. He sent me to get il TO let him look at
IL. 1t was wearing apparel I have a slight
recollection of his sending me for a book, but it
has been so long cant remember distinctly
my successor. Patrick Farraher was my sue
cessor.
Fl. Hershberg was called and testified:
am the proprietor of a clothing establish
Weilt Oh 'front.' street. In July, 1887, remember
of Mr.. Friedrich and another man coming into
my place and changing $40 in silver for gold.
As near as | can remember they came in the
day before the shooting. l knew Friedrich be-
fore the shooting. / never heard anything
against him.
A. p. Freeman testified that he lived in Sc
attic in July, 1857. He knew Friedrich prior to
that time, and always considered him to be a
good man.
Max Krinsle was the next witness. He swore
as follows:
Four years ago had store and restaurant
j also taught music. knew Friedrich in July,
1887. / can recall the night on which Scher-
bring shot / was with Friedrich and
Scherbring on that evening. They took supper
at my place. Friedrich said he was going to the
Turn Nerein hall 10 singing school. Friedrich's
reputation prior to the shooting was good.
George Folsom testified:
am Castilian. In July, 1887. was in Proyi.
denee hospital. had been cut in sawmilI. I
remember of seherbring's being brought there
the day, after the shooting. He YVES put in the
sul sieal room. More than a hundred people
came to see him. WAS in the room when a
medical examination was made / talked with
Scherbring the next day. went into his room
TO cover him up. / told him everybody said
Friedrich shot him. He said: "Who the devil
said Friedrich shot me? Don't believe what
people say. I was shot from behind ana 1t was
dark" He also said that Friedrich would not
rob him, as he lent him some money.
On Contamination the witness testified
that he had been in the penitentiary for two
years, and that he had been sent fpr the crime
OF assault with deadly weapon.
W. b. Jones. Adolph King and A. Walbush
were called to testify as To Friedrchs reputa-
tion, and each swore that as far he knew
Friedrich was good citizen.
Ex-sherif John III. McGraw, who succeeded
Cochrane in office, was next called. He did not
know whether there was any personal property,
belonging to Friedrich, turned over to himself
Ii So Ii was turned over to the jaiier.
Jailer Farraher was called, but could not re-
member of any personal property belonging to
Friedrich.
D. r. McKinlay, chief deputy under Sheriff
McGraw. testified TO practically the same things
a. Farraher.
Sheriff Woolery stated that FTiedrich's trunk
was large one, which is still in his possession.
He was sent to search the trunk for the wallet
mentioned in the testimony by Friedrich.
II. NJ. Lake was called and swore:
At the request of Mr.. Tyler I went out on the
with Mr.. Hazard. We walked in about $50
yards from the saloon where We separated. |
then walked on At fast pace ana Il took me
eighteen IN nutes 10 reach the railroad crossing.
There were three turns in the bridge
Charles F. Hazard testified:
When ! separated from Lake | sauntered
along at a slow gait, ami il took me twenty-six
minutes 10 reach the railroad crossing.
Sheriff Woo!ery reported that he had found
In the trunS nothing but some Old clothes be-
longing 10 Friedrich.
The defense rested its case here, and the state
was given the opportunity of introducing evil
deuce in rebuttal
Ry wav OF Impeachment the alleged conflict