The morning call., 1891-05-05
BELL TESTIFIES.
He Says He Was in Bed When
Jacobson Was Shot.
something of His of-Hand Method of Nego-
tiating Loans = Witnesses Smith aud
Schmidt Do Not Agree.


to how far the fash of a pistol discharged
close to person may be seen in the dark
and how loud the report sounds.
John Landers, recalled, said he saw one
Of Jaeobson's sisters come out of tile house
on the night of the shooting. enter car
Tiage ride in the direction of Van Ness
avenue, stop in front of house and call out
TO some one. who opened a window, that
Sam had been shot.
Edward Smith, both 'eon" and an sex
con" was put on the stand to impeach the
testimony of Charles Schmidt, also an Eek
con" and one of Bells pals. Schmidt had
testified that when he and Bell were room
mates the latter told hin OF having killed
Jacobson; also that he Schmidt had never
met Campbell.
"soUEALING on BELL"
Smith. otherwise known as Graham. testi-
fed that Schmidt proposed to him in the
County Jail to do up" Bell by "squeal-
ing 10 the detectives that he (BelD was the
man who killed Jacobson.
told him. said the witness, that was
nice way TO do to try 20 down an innocent
man. He said it was Campbell he wanted
10 down. and that when the time came he
would acquit.Bell. Campbell had done him
up and he wanted to get back at him."
On crOSS-eXanlnatiOn Smith denied that
he had ever been convicted of a felony.
The District Attorney began to read and
question from the records, which showed
some five or six prior convictions, both in
san francisco and in Los Angeles. Still
he denied them, and finally = the rOgue'S
gallery was brought in, ana there was the
mans picture as true to life as the original
. and his criminal record affixed. Smith
backed down at this, and said he didn't
know what the attorney meant by felony.
BELL ON THE STAND.
Bell, the defendant, was next put upon
10 cof1 no 1,nrr in Inn
bus, Ohio, is 81 years Of age, and his parents
are still living. He WAS IN California in
1880 as a seaman on the revenue cutters
C0rWin and Rush. Went East after two
years and returned here about 1887. Be
came a sewing machine agent, and IN that
capacity me. Campbell
On tie night Of August 10th he said he
attended the Wlgwam Theater, and about
Il 10 started for the Chicago Restaurant on
Sixth street. Then lie went down TO the
Grattan Hotel, on Sixth and Mlnna streets,
registered and went to bed. he saw sew
eral persons whom he knew, but has not
YET been able to find any OF them to have
them testify in his behalf.
The club found in his possession he said
was Campbelps The latter had bought 1t
at VIII & Finck's, and lent it 10 him. That
was on January 9th. The witness said he
had never been arrested before, and that his
mother was paying his attorney. The re-
cess at noon was hereupOn taken.
REPORTER CALLED.
Charles D. Hart0n, a reporter, said he was
refused admittance to the jacobson hOus
on the afternoon following the shooting,
but he couldn't tell by whom.
MT. Henley attempted TO bring out a de-
sCTiptiOn Of the person, maintaining that It
was a circumstance the jury should have in
It's possession. lie expected to prove, he
said. that the man who OoStructed the wit
ness entrance was a policeman placed at
the disposition Of the jacobson family by
Captain Douglas.
The court ruled that such examination
would not be permitted, unless it could be
proven that the obstructlng person was
member Of the Jacobson family or IN some
way connected with it.
Mr.. Henly was not prepared to make this
proof so the witness was Withdrawn.
Bell was again called TO the stand, and
continued with his testimony that he knew
Schmidt, but never made any confession to
linn. Saw Campbell on the night Of August
18TH, but not TO speak to him.
Mr. Barnes first question on crOss-eX-
animation was:
What is your true name? p
Sydney E. Bel" replied the witness.
" Isn't it Stewart Z. Bell?"
No, sir" said he; l used to go by that
name"
The witness explained that he had
assumed several names since living in Cali
foTnia, such as Bradford, Thomas and
others.
"Why?" asked Mr.. Barnes
HE DESIRED A CHANGE.
"Wen. s'pose l wanted a change" he re-
piled. with sort OF leer.
what is your business, Mr.. Bell p con-
tinued the attorney.
I've been in the seWing-machine bust
ness some.
did you have any other means of liyeli-
hood p
"WelI-yes."
eCTell ne abouF If
ooh, I had some money when came
here"
80 Where did you get it ?"
Brought it with me-"
Was that all you had?
"N-n-n-nn, not exactly"
WELL where did you get mOre?"
Made some good bets occasionally"
Was that all?'
No, b'leeve not"
Where else did you get money!"
Borrowed some occasionally"
"WhO from ?"
81 didn't take their names"
"Oh. yes, l see; didn't take their names :;
had mouse for them. Well now let's see"
continued the attorney; land Mr.: Barnes
named one OF the parties whom Bell had
stood up" out in the thinlY settled pOT-
tons of the CITY,"
THE WITNESS CAUTIONED.
The witness was cautioned by the Judge
that he was not compelled TO answer any
question that WOuid tend to convict him of
a crime. He accordingly declined to an
sWer
Mr.. Barnes named about a dozen men who
had been robbed by a footpad, all of whom
the witness smilingly recognized, but de-
clined to acknowledge that he had "bor-
rowed" money from them.
Where were you on the night of August
16 1902" asked Mr.. Barnes.
Il was at the Wigwam TheateT. Left
about' II o'clock. Sat 10 the balcony on
the eft-hand side. When / left went to
the Chicago Restaurant and took another
lunch; then went TO the Grattan House
and went to bed"
lie uninterrupted that as to the character of
the play it was burlesQue; that Ida Sid
dons was one Of the performers. The pistol
In evidence he said he bought of a young
fellow in a restaurant some time in Sep
TENDER
What use did you have for a pstOl?"
asked Mr.. Barnes.
"Ob, thought it would be nice thing
70 have"
AS a curiosity, eh2"
Eyes. sir"
The witness declared that the testimony
of Campbell, the landlady or anybody else
who said he was with Campbell at place
on Clara street on the night of August 10th
was false. He also denied Graham's story.
He remembered the fact OF his having
been at the Wigwam Theater on the night
Of August 18th, because he read on the next