The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10-In the Curtis case
today, Mrs Jennie Holden testified:
On the night of September II, previous 10 re-
tiriug, heard scufiiing on the opposite side of
the street looked out of the window and saw
two men scuffiing. A large man was on the in
side. heard three shots and saw the flashes.
They came from a smailsized man on the out
side. The large man on the inside fell. The
smaller man then ran up Folsom street toward
Fifth on the sidewalk The man who ran was
dressed in dark clothing and wore a low
dark hat. There were no other persons in the
vicinity when the shots were fired saw
bright-appearing thing IN the hand OF the low
sized man. | can't say in which hand. lmme-
diately after the shooting two men came run
ring from the direction of the police station.
One fell down. The one ahead was running on
the sidewalk. Next | saw the two men come
back with the prisoner, who was about the size
of and dressed much the same the man
who ran away. | am sure that no other persons
were on the sidewalk when the man ran away,
because looked along the sidewalk. After the
man ran as far as Lambert's stable did not see
what became of him. l was looking out OF my
front window. Nv two daughters, Mamie and
Lena, were with me at the time.
on cross-examination, witness said she had
written a statement of the occurrence at the re-
Quest of the police officers. The officers wrote
the statement as she related 1t and she signed
the paper.
C. 5. Bennett testified:
was driving the patrol wagon on the morning
of september IL last saw Officers Allen and
Bodie run out of the Folsom street station
shortly after Z o'clock that morning. and fol-
lowed the man who was running away after the
three shots had been fired assisted to remove
Curtis TO Central station in the police patrol
wagon. He was talking most of the time while
on the way. He said: ''Oh. God, II could re-
call the past three or four hours" After hear
ing the three shots l ran out OF the police
station to where the man was lying on the
sidewalk. ] did not know who he was
then, and went back for the wagon. ! did not
see any star on the body of Grant. After taking
Grant TO the hospital / returned TO the Folsom
street station and took Curtis to the Central
station. ON the way down he kept talking and
moving his hands up and down. He did not
admit 81 any time that he shot Grant or that he
knew anything about the shooting. NOBODY
rode down in the patrol wagon 10 the Central
station but Officer Allen and Curtis. Another
officer got on the wagon as we went down
Kearny street. | was driving the horses /
heard Allen and Curtis talking, and the latter
was not at all excited over the matter on the
way down Curtis remarked: 'See what trouble
a man nay get into in little while" never
learned from Allen what Curtis said TO him l
doa't know whether or not Curtis smoked
opium.
District Attorney Barnes then announced that
he had no more witnesses for the present, but
could have them in court tomorrow morning,
and would probably conclude the testimony for
the prosecution at the morning session. Judge
Trout thereupon continued the case TIL 10 e.
IN. tomorrow.