The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-16
BELIEVED GUILTY.
COroner'S Verdict in the New
man Murder Case.
The Juryman Recommend That Hale Be
Held for The Killing.
Testimony Brought Out al the Inquest Yes
teFday-The Tell-Tale Tracks Fitted
the Prisoner Shoes Alone.
specIaI to TIVE MORNING CALL

NEWMAN, Jan. 15.-The Coroner's In
quest in the Mcdowell murder case re-
opened this morning at o'clock. Mrs
John Hale, wife of E. T. Hale's brother,
was the first witness sworn, and she testt-
fed as follows to the questions asked by
Prosecuting Attorney W. E. Turner.
Question-Where were you on the morn
ing OF the Sth inst? Answer-At home.
Q.-How far is your home from that of
E. f. Hale? About quarter of mile.
Odd you see E. F. Hale ON the Sth
inst? Ayes.
Q.-At what timer About o'clock
in the afternoon.
Q.-What was he doing? Ale was
coming home, as he stated, from Mr.. Ed
wards
Odd you notice whether or not he had
a gun with him? Ayes, sir, he had a
gun with him when saw him.
Q.-When did you first hear of the muir
der of Mrs. Perry Mcdowell? A.-On the
morning of the 9th.
Q.-Who told you of the murderP A.-E.
F. Hale.
Q.-What remarks did E. F. Hale make
when he told you of the killing? Ale
said it was very bad.
Q.-When did you next see E. F. Hale !?
About an hour after he told ire OF the
murder. he being at the time under arrest.
Odd you ask E. F. Hale why he was
arrested? A.-No.
Q.-Why did you not ask him? Al did
not think Of it.
Q.-Is it possible you did not have sufi-
cient feeling for your brother-in-law rs to
ask why he was arrested. Al was so
shocked when l heard it could think of
nothing.
Odd it not pass through your mind
that he was arrested for the murder of Mrs
Perry McDowell2 AYES, sir; / think it
did.
Q.-Don't you know it didP Ayes,
sir; know it did.
Q.-Why did you think So? Al don't
know.
Q.-What else did E. F. Hale say at that
time? Ale said he wanted my sister-in-
law, Mrs. j. Brown, who was at my house
at that time, to come and stay with his
wife.
Q.-What else did he sayp A.-Nothing
else, as Mr.. White then started to Los
Banos with him.
Odd Mrs. Brown go over to stay with
his wife? Ayes, sir; Mrs. Brown and |
both went over.
Odd you hear Bither ask E. f. Hale's
wife if there was rifle in the house? A
Yes, sir.
Q.-What did she say? A.-She said
there was no rifle in the house.
Q.-Were you there when Bither found
the rifle in the back shed? Ayes, sir.
Odd Hale's wife show any signs of
anxiety when Bither found rife? A.-No,
sir.
Odd Hale's wife know that the rifle
was about the place. Al dou't know.
The next witness was John Hale whose
testimony was Of little consequence. The
testimony of Mrs. j. w. Brown, the sister
OF L. +. Hale, cOrroborated the testimony Of
Mrs. John Hale in regard to the gun.
The next witness was a A. Bither.
Q-Mr. Bither. did you get the boots be-
longing to Z. +. Hale? A.-Yes, sir.
Odd you see if they fitted the tracks
that were made through the p!owed groundP
A.-YeS, sir. They fitted the tracks pep
fectly.
Q.-Did those boots fit any other tracks
that you might have noticed? A.-No, sir.
GLOW do you know? Al tried them
in other tracks.
This being The last witness the house was
cleared and in the course of half hour the
jury recommended that Hale be held for
trial on the charge of numbering Mrs. Nc
DOWell.