The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-23
TIE IVETT MURDER TRIAL.
Witnesses fOF the Defense Under Cross
Examination.

MERGED. April 22.-This morning, in the
Olsen case. the prosecution announced that
they rested their case.
James Budd for the defendant, then arose
and in regard to the charges of jury bribing
said the defense wanted full investigation
made. Judge Law said he would see that
such would be done as soon as the witnesses
arrived.
The defense then examined number of
witnesses to try to discover the whereabouts
of certain exhibits used at the preliminary
examination, but failed to discover where
they were or in whose care they were placed.
Four witnesses then swore that olsen
slept at his brother ranch Wednesday night
previous to the murder.
The valise containing the hat and clothing
claimed TO belong to Olsen was then pro-
duced, and James Warren swore they were
the same ones worn by the defendant both
the day before and the day after the murder.
The afternoon session of the Olsen case
was quite lively.
James Warren was taken by the prosecu-
tion and cross-eXamined. He got mixed up
terribly. In describing the pants presented
by the defense he said, there is rip in an
inside seam of the leg" but when shown
the pants he could only find hole worn in
the seat and said: THAT hole has been
changed since this morning." He said he
saw rip while Olsen was sitting on the
steps at the lower house. He then de-
scribed exactly how Olsen was dressed Sun
day, but when asked how the others were
dressed he could not say. He said he was
never paid anything to testify in the case.
and then in answer TO question by Reddy
he said he would not tell If he was.
Thomas Adams also identified the de-
fendant's exhibit as the clothes worn by
Olsen the Sunday of the murder. He said
Ivett was hard drinker. The witness was
quite friendly with the defendant and had him
examine quartz for him. He knew the pants
by rip in the leg. He remembered the rip
because Warren called his attention to it
Sunday, when Olsen was sitting by tree
about ten feet from the lower house, sitting
fiat on the ground. This witness, like War
rem, was somewhat puzzled when shown
that there was only a hole in the pants, and
could not account for it not being In the leg.
The witness then acknowledged that he had
talked with Warren Immediately after he
left the stand soon after dinner.
The court then continued the case till
morning. and took up the matter of the al
legged attempt of jury bribing, which was
brought out Yesterday.
Richard Reynolds, respected farmer
near Smelling, started the report. He was
placed on the stand and swore'that he saw
man named William Cook take sent near
juror and saw his lips move as If speaking.
The juror nodded as if saying yes. Cook
then got up and left the courtroom. Wit
ness mentioned the matter TO Boo Mct ar
land. who also saw it, and as neither knew
Cook, Mcfarland followed him and ascer-
tanned who lie was.
j. w. Breckenridge, ex-District Attorney,
then asked that Cook be present before the
investigation proceeded, as he was accused
of grave charge and should be in court at
his trial. The Court thought so too. and
announced the investigation closed until
tomorrow at ~ O'Clock.
AS MERGED has only one Superior Judge.
all such matters and other business has to
be done before or after the trial.