Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-19

witness heard Dye threaten Bradheld's
life, and told the defendant about it.
At this point an adjournment was
taken till l 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
G. f. Roberts was the first witness
called at the afternoon session. He tes-
titled that for two or three weeks before
the killing, during which period he was
with the defendant great deal of the
time, Bradfeld was in continual fear of
Dye. At the defendants request Rob-
erts stayed with Bradfield great deal
for the six weeks preceding the killing.
They used to take long walks together
to get rid of Bradfeld's nervousness,
and on several nights when the witness
stayed with the defendant he hardly
slept at all. On the day before the
shooting the defendant asked Roberts If
he would 60 to the Sespe with him on
the following day, but the witness told
him that he could not. Roberts gave it
as his reason that Bradfeld was an in
sane man at the time of the killing.
Under cross-examination the witness
said that he had known the defendant
for sixteen or seventeen years. He
formerly was very intimate with Brad
field, and never noticed that his temper
ament was particularly nervous until
the beginning of the present year. Dur
ing the past six or seven years the wit
ness had not seen very much of Brad
field. Roberts is at present, however,
interested in an oil claim near to that of
the defendant in the Sespe. The change
in Bradfield's demeanor had occurred
subsequent to the trouble in Fred
Linde's store between Dye and Brad
field. On one occasion, when Bradfeld
met the witness at the corner of First
and Spring streets, the defendant pro-
ceeded to tell the witness about his
trouble with Dye. Bradfeld said on
that occasion: "He smashed me
with his left hand and drew his
six-shooter with his right. thought
my time had come right then, and 1 had
to talk pretty fast to save my life. l
told him that if he killed another man
he would be hung sure. He came in
there for the purpose of killing me, and
think he intended to do it." Brad
field further said that he didn't know
what to do; that he had accumulated
little property, and hated to be bull
dozed out of it.
In telling of the defendants relations
with Dye in the Sespe, the witness said
that Dye was mad at Bradfeld because
the latter would not jump a claim for
him. The witness had another CONVEX
sation with the defendant in the Sespe in
which Bradfeld said, referring to Dye
II don't know what he can mean by
killing me; he never had dollar in the
world, and now that he has got ahead
little he wants to kill three or four
men," The next talk Roberts had with
Bradfeld was on Commercial street,
this city, when the defendant told him
that good many men were coming to
him, among them an official of the
Southern California Oil company, and
telling him that Dye was looking for
him to kill him.
Roberts was asked if he had any feel
ing against Dye, and replied that he had
most decidedly. Dye had stolen $780,
900 worth of property from his father,
and threatened to kill him two or three
times. Dye was not the kind of man
to kill an enemy in the presence of
number of witnesses, but "if he got
man behind the brush he would fill him
up" Dye claimed ten-acre plat on
which the witnesses house was located
and threatened to strip down his collar
and run him out OF the country" Dyes
reputation for peace and quiet among
those who knew him was decidedly bad.
DR.. Widney, the Bradfields' family
physician was then called. He had
treated the defendant at various times
during the last two years. Several
weeks before the shooting, at Bradfield's
house in this city, the defendant related
to the physician the quarrel he had
with Dye in the jewelry store. During
the time he was telling the story he be-
came greatly excited and paced up and
down the floor. He told the story over
and over again three or four times and
his agitation constantly increased. The
witness tried to change the subject, but
Brad6eld was unable to talk OH any
other topic. After this conversation the
physician paid more particular atten-
ton to his patient. A week later he
saw Bra0field again, and the defendant
continued to talk on the same subject,
relating number of threats Dye had
made against him. Bradfeld was even
more nervous on this occasion than be-
fore. He looked badly and was SO
frightened that he was unable to sit
still. At times the defendant talked in
coherently.
In a third conversation, Bradfeld
again related the same story about the
affair in the jewelry store, and did not
seem to be able to talk on any other
subject. The doctor tried to change the
topic, and suggested fishing trip, but
Bradfeld refused to 60, because he was
afraid Dye would follow and kill him.
The defendant looked even worse than
he did before, and had haggard, care.
worn appearance. He said ~ tell
you, doctor, am suffering the tortures
OF hell. No one can realize what l am
going trough with in this matter"
In previous conversations the defendant
told the doctor about seeing Dye under
the trees across the street and about
the yard, and repeated again that he
expected death at any time.
On the Tuesday before the shooting
Bradfeld's demeanor was different. He
was downcast and morose, instead of
excited and talkative. The witness at
tempted to carry on conversation with
him, but Bradfeld did not seem to
understand what was said. When the
witness was leaving, the defendant said
"Well, doctor, when you get back I'll
be in my grave; see that it is kept
green," and he attempted to laugh, but
made a failure of it. 1t was the wit
ness's professional opinion that Brad
field was insane at this time.
Under cross-examination the witness
ooid that hn had known Rradfia1d about