Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-23

Mr.. Shinn spent some time in illus
trating the course taken by Bradield's
bullets, in order to show that Dye was
turned toward the defendant at the
time OF the killing and in threatening
attitude. He took off his own coat and
donned the blood-covered and perforated
vest worn by Dye at the time OF the no.
micide. for the purpose OF showing more
plainly the course OF the bullets and the
position in which Dye must have stood.
In conclusion Mr.. Shinn said he had
faith that the jury would acquit, "law or
no law"
Mr.. Shinn finished his speech shortly
before IL O'Clock, and an adjournment
was Immediately taken till 30.
District Attorney McLachlan spoke
from the time of reassembling of court
till nearly half-past o'clock, and it is
commonly conceded that he made the
most eloquent speech that has been
heard from district attorney of this
county within recent memory. In in
PRODUCING his address, Mr.. McLachlan
commented upon the evident change OF
front of the defense, and said that, after
a nights consultation, the attorneys on
the other side had apparently decided
to abandon the insanity theory and ask
for acquittal on the grounds OF self-de-
tense, and that he was taken somewhat
by surprise by this move. He had
known Joe Dye, he said, and perhaps
some of the jury had. If so, their blood
must have boiled in their veins at the
calumnies heaped upon his character.
Joe Dye was not an angel. neither
was Judge Carpenter. laughter Dye
had shot three men, it was
true, but he had been ac-
quilted every time and had not
come into court and pleaded the insanity
dodge. The defense had based their
case on three points: The killing of
Warren, the killing of Mexican pris-
oner, and the killing of Haynes in Ven
tura by Dye. In the first instance, War
rem had shot first and Dye killed him
only to sa ye his own life; surely the de-
Tense would not say he had no right to
do that. The Mexican had been shot
while he was trying to escape, and Dye
would have been derelict in his duty as
an officer if he had not attempted to
stop him. The law provided for just
such cases, and said that an officer had
right to kill his prisoner, if necessary,
to prevent his escape. AS to Haynes,
the speaker prayed God that neither he
nor any of the jurymen would ever be
placed in such position as Dye was in
that case. A big purse of money was
raised to prosecute him by the citizens
of Ventura, but notwithstanding that,
he was acquitted.
Dye was not such a bad man as he
was painted, said Mr.. McLachlan. He
was miner, and if any of the jury had
ever engaged in that occupation they
knew that there was nothing that would
incite their hate to greater extent
than claim jumping, nothing would
rouse the deadly animosity OF miners
more thoroughly than to have stranger
come along and claim their land after
they had spent years of privation, of
suffering and of hardship in the hills,
living on bacon and hardtack, and Just
when their labor was about to have re-
suit. Such was Dyes case. He had
taken in Bradfeld when he was young
and harmless lad, acted the part
of a friend and father to him, and
he had become an migrate.
Mr.. McLachlan called the attention
OF the jury to what the defendant would
gain by the homicide. "Oil Spot No. g."
the disputed claim, he said, had de-
veloped to be of great value, Dye
claimed to own it, but the California
Oil company, of which Bradfield was
uperintendent, had filed upon it. "By
removing Dye, Bradfield removed the
only obstacle to future riches-no mo-
tive, eh ?'