The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-02

tive Miss DOlan denies all the charges o
fast driving, intoxcation and vulgar lam
guage urged by the officer as the reasons for
his Interference. Her account of the trip is
corroborated in all its salient points by doz-
ems OF witnesses, and as yet not q single
statement Of hers has met contradiction
from any one but the prisoner How far
his word can be relied upon may be judged
bv his two statements Of the occurrence,
which are as widely at variance with each
other as 1t was possible to make them.
EYE-wTrNEssEs' ACCOUNTS.
Walter II. Eager was an eyewitness to
the shooting. Here is his statement: II
noticed De Greayer and the lady driving al
a moderate speed. Harper was following.
talking to them. The officer caught hold OF
the lines and De Greayer jumped out of his
buggy. Half minute later the officer
fired De Greayer struggled and fell. The
horse ran off with the lady. The officer fol-
lowed 10 pursuit, and when fifty feet of
De Greayer pulled his revolver and fired
after him. Up 10 that time he made no at
tempt to pull pistol"
Alexander McCord of the Fashion Livery
Stables tells similar story, and so do Peter
Quniin Of the Spring Valley Water Com
pauy and Harry White, horseman.
Richard LedgeJt a liyery-stable keeper,
was on the spot at the time and corrobOrates
the statements of Miss DOlan in regard TO
the shooting.
THE VICTIMS STATEMENT.
c. S. Crittenden, a stableman, came on the
scene when De Greaysr fired, and subse-
quently conveyed tbs wounded man to the
German Hospital for treatment. En- route
he stated that Harper ordered him to slow
up or he would shoot, that he then jumped
out of the buggy, attempted to loose the
officer hold Of the bride and Harper then
shot him Ike q dog
4 CoroDer'S turv Uas fmDaneIad vester
day morning at 10 80 to ascertain the cause
OF death. Only one witness was called,
Septimus de GreayeT, who merely identified
the body As that Of his brother, after which
an adjournment until so o'clock next Fri
day AFTERNOON was taken.
The case was also called in Police Court
!, but was put over until this morning
George A. knight has been retained for
the prisoner and makes no secret that the
defense viii be one of self-defense. On the
other side W. W. FOote is specially engaged
TO assist the prosecution.
BROTHERS INQUIRIES.
After the adjournment Septmus de
GreayeT stated 10 reporter that he had
been investigating the occurrence, and had
succeeded in tracing his brothers move
ments for several hours prior to the shoot
Ing, and could establish the fact that he was
perfectly sober when it happened. He had
paid of all his men at o'clock on Satur-
day. and was unusually busy up to that
time He was then perfectly sober. Dur-
ing the next hour he was met by several
parties, who will testify that he was still
perfectly sober. An hour later the tragedy
took place and the policeman claims he
was intoxicated; yet, when brought to the
hospital the doctors say there was not even
the smell of liquor on his breath.
He also cOntroyerts Harpers plea of self
defense by showing that his brother at the
time wore a heavy, close fitting ulster but
toned to the chin, so that he could not draw
a pistol II he wished to. An examination
shows that Harper's bullet went through
only one fold OF the cloth, whereas, if the
deceased had opened it in order to draw
pistol it would necessarily have gone through
two folds Of the garment