Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-08

heard shot fired. / was standing al.
most between the two when Sands fell.
In falling his head struck the fence. ]
did not hear Sands knock at the door,
for l had started for the yard. Mary
said, that's Sands, and he is mad.
said l had done nothing. For some
time before Sands came, Ford, Mary
and l had been in the kitchen talking.
After Sands fell tried to raise him, ask
ing him where he was hurt. After the
shot, Ford said he was sorry, and never
would have shot Sands had he not
thought Sands was drawing on him Ford
got the hack and we took Sands home
and then l looked up doctor. The
shooting was between half past 10 and
IL O'Clock, Sands had been drinking
heavily. Ford lived with the Stillwell
woman in the second story of the house
on New High street. knew them all, and
had been at the house several times,
and do not think l did wrong in going
there. Sands was very jealous, and
when under the influence of liquor had
struck me on several occasions. He
never wanted me to 90 away from home,
l was his mistress. Sands had no pis-
tol that night. / found large clasp
knife in his hip pocket after got him
home. During the quarrel between the
two men nothing was said of any rela-
tions between me and Ford.
Mollie Jackson testified that she
lived in Ford's house. That evening
she left Belle and Mary in the house
and went out. They had come in about
$3.50 asking for Ford. "He was not in,
and Mary sent Whitson, who came with
them, to the saloon after Ford. went
away just after Ford came. Belle told
Ford that Sands had driven her away
from home, and that she wasn't going
back. Ford told her there was no room
for her in the house, for there was a man
and his wife there. Belle told Ford that
her fellow (Sands) was looking for him
to do him up. Grant came to the house
along with Ford. l heard others tell
Ford that Sands was looking for him."
Mary Carpenter, wife of George Car
penter, testified II know Belle Oden.
On Monday evening Belle came to my
house and wanted me to 60 with her on
an errand. We went out, Mr.. Whitson
accompanying us. Arriving at Ford's
hourse, on New High street, Belle said
she would like to stop there for little
while. Mollie Jackson was there, and
said that Ford was out, and Belle told
her to send Whitson after Ford. Belle
told me that Sands was angry with her,
and had been SO day or two before
that. Belle and 1 went with
Whitson, and found Ford at the
saloon, and we all went back
to Ford's. Ford and Belle left
me in the front room and went into
the kitchen. Presently ! went in and
told her to hurry up. I don't know
what they talked about. I did hear
Belle tell Ford that Sands had driven
her awev and had threatened to kill
him. The street door was open when
Sands came. and Ford went to it. Belle
cried out, 'Oh, that's Sands. And said,
lam going home. Belle went out to the
yard and l followed and slipped out
into the street. l went home and did
not hear the shot fired. hurried away
because l was afraid Sands would whip
Belle"
Homer A. Whitson testified that he
lives at Carpenters house. "On Mon
day evening / went with Mary Carpen.
ter and Belle to Ford's house on New
High street. Ford was not in, and
Belle asked me to 60 and look for him.
l found him at saloon near by, playing
cards with Douglas Grant. Belle and
Mary came to the saloon after us, and
we all went back to Ford's. went in
the house and stayed about 10 minutes.
Carpenter and l then went to get sup
per at Chinese restaurant on Alameda
street. On our way we met Sands on Los
Angeles street. He was pretty drunk.
He asked if knew where his wife was.
l said no. thought it none OF my bus
mess. Sands then left us and / didn't
see him again till after the shooting.
After the shooting Ford asked me, would
you leave? And | answered no. Ford
had told Carpenter that he shot Sands.
Drawing near the house on New High
street Carpenter and | met Ford. We
called him to us, and asked where Sands
was. In the back yard, he replied. He
didn't know whether he had killed him.
The witness admitted that he had been
confined in the city prison for
larceny.
George Carpenter testified that he
had come down to the New High street
found the same persons already men
man, who is a butcher in Santa Monica.
Witness confirmed the statement of
Whitson in regard to meeting Sands, ,and
subsequent events. He had heard
Sands tell on former occasion that he
didn't want him around his woman.
Minnie Brown testified that she
heard shot fired and ran to No. 691
New High street. She gave an accu-
rate description of mulatto whom she
saw standing in the yard with what she
believed to be pistol, and who told her
there was nothing the matter. When
confronted with Ford, she recognized
him as the individual she had seen.
George Ford being brought in, was
OF his right to state to the
jury what he saw fit. in his own defense,
and was warned that what he might cay
might be used against him at subse-
quent trial. He said his attorney being
absent he did not wish to say anything.
Belle Oden being recalled admitted
that Ford and she went into the kitchen
alone together and conversed. She de-
MED that she said in the presence of
Molly Jackson that her old man had
driven her away or that she told Ford,
Sands was going to do him up. Nor
when Sands came Ito the New High
street house) did she cry out that Sands
was there.
DR.. E. H. Bryant had made the post
mortem examination OF Sands, and des-
cribed the position and nature of the
wound. The ball did not penetrate the
skull, but was fattened against it, frac-
turing the bone at point about an inch
behind the left ear, parallel with its tip.
The middle meningeal artery was rup-
tured. The man died of internal hem