Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-18

that she had very damaging tes-
timony to give, but that she
would suppress it if Mrs. Bradfeld
would give her money enough to go to
San Francisco and return, and pay her
expenses while there. Mrs. Rising re-
peated several times that she had very.
damaging testimony to give, but would
not tell what it was. The witness told
her that she could not do anything with
out seeing her sons lawyers, and left
without any further conversation.
The witness denied that Mrs. Rising
said anything on that occasion about the
Brown woman's testimony or that she
(the witness) promised to keep the
woman off the stand on the trial. She
also denied that she had urged Mrs.
Rising not to give her testimony, or that
she asked her If she would leave town if
money were paid her. In fact the wit
ness denied almost all of Mrs. Rising's
story about the alleged bribery. After
she left Mrs. Rising's house the witness
went to Detective Fred Smiths Office
and told him that the matter would bear
looking into.
On redirect examination the witness
said that DR.. Utley saw Mason Bradfeld
the last time on Tuesday night, two days
before the shooting. Her son was home
Tuesday night. but did not come in,
Wednesday night, the day before the
shooting.
Detective Geo. H. Anderson then took
the stand, but before the defense began
to examine him, District Attorney Nc
Lachlan objected to his testimony being
taken on the ground that he had been
standing in the doorway when Mrs. Ris-
vuo oy1 a or hol hco I'd hor
account of the conversation she had
with him. The witness admitted that
he had etood in the door and listened to
the testimony. The defense stated that
the witness had not been subpnnaed at
the time and did not know that he was
to testify. The court held that if An
derson was subpHnaed he should be
punished, but he could not keep him
from testifying.
Anderson stated that he met Mrs.
Rising first at her house on the evening
OF May 29th, having gone there at the
request of Mrs. Bradfield. He was &C.
companied by man named Insley, and
stayed there twenty-five minutes. Mrs.
Rising told them that the woman who
was with her when Dye was killed was
friend from the east, who had gone to
San Francisco two days before. Mrs.
Rising also said that Dye never said
anything after the second shot, and that
he must have been shot in the back.
She said that they were within four feet
of Dye, for he almost fell on them and
the mortar from the wall scattered on
her dress.
The witness said that before he left he
made arrangements with Mrs. Rising to
60 to Shinn & I.ing's Office to get the $50
which she wanted, to go to San Francis
CO. When the detectives told Mrs. Ris-
ing that they had come to see her about
the Bradfeld story, Mrs. Rising said
that the testimony given by the Brown
woman was not true, and that she would
60 away if her expenses were paid.
When the detectives asked her to name
her price she said that $50 would be
enough. She was told that she could
get this at Shinn & Ling's Office.
The next Sunday at noon Mrs. Rising
called at the attorneys Office. Smith
and Anderson were concealed behind q
door in the next room. On that occa-
sion Mrs. Rising told the attorneys,
and was overheard by the men behind
| the door, that she had come for the
$50; that Mrs. Bradfield had promised
| tito her if she would go away; that she
would tell some lawful things" about
! young Bradfield, and that if the money
was not paid by 6 O'Clock that night she
would go over to the other tide. The
witness, however, did not hear the at
torneys say, "For Gods sake don't go
near the district attorney"
On cross-examination the witness said
that both he and Smith had their ears
to the crack of the door when Mrs.
Rising was in the room. Anderson said
that he first asked Mrs. Rising, at her
residence, how much she would take to
go away, and she replied $50. Anderson
told her not to be bashful, but to ask for
enough, but the lady said that she only
valued her expenses. Mrs. Rising further
said on that occasion that the testimony
given by the Brown woman was false.
On the Saturday night following Ander-
sons visit. Mrs. Rising called on the
attorneys with her husband, but Shinn
& Ling were not there and she went
away mad. The crossexamination OF
the witness was conducted by District
Attorney McLachlan and was very
scorching.
Geo. T. Insley, Anderson's companion,
on the visit to Mrs. Rising, was then
called, and testified that Mrs. Rising
told him that she sympathized with
Mrs. Bradfield, and did not want to
testify against her son. But she would
have to testify, she said, if she remained
in town. Insley asked her where she
could go, and was told that Mrs. Rising
had no friends nearer than San Fran
cisco, and that she must have $50 to go
there.
Fred G. Smith then took the stand.
On the Sunday on which Mrs. Rising
called at Shinn & Ling's Office, the wit
ness was concealed behind a door lead
ing to the next room to that in which
the attorneys and the lady were seated.
Mrs. Rising said on that occasion, in
telling her story of the shooting
that the lady who was with
her when Dye was shot was friend from
the east. She also said that Dye must
have been shot flom behind; from the
position he was in, and that she was
within four feet of him. The witness
would not swear that he heard Ling say,
"You had better be careful what you
testify to, for mans life is at stake, and
if you swear to what you say you will
you will be impeached by every witness
on both Sides" Smith did hear Mrs.