The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-05

tragedy, and who. after the dance, were
walking on Folsom street, told on the wit
ness-stand what they knew of the occur
renee.
One Of these claims to have picked up the
revolver ID the sand near the conner of
Fifth street, and the other TO have chased
the fugitive a short distance These wit
nesSes we're Thomas Mullins, aged p years,
a carpenter, and Edward ToOmey, aged %
years, molder. Both showed themselves
on the witness-stand to be bright young
men. They stood the fire OF a severe cross
examination without finching.
MULLINS NIGHT THOUGHTS.
Mullins was on the stand the afternoon
before when Juror POrter's sickness brought
tile II al to a close for the day. He had
lust before testified that lie could not re-
member any difference in the relative sizes
OF Officer Grant and the man that shot HIM.
Lawyer FOOte was Directing at the time of
the adjournment to the attempt then being
made by Assistant District Attorney Hinkle
to refresh Mullins memory on this point by
reading TO him his testimony given before
the Police Judge at the preliminary eX-
animation Of Curtis.
When the trial was resumed Yesterday
morning Judge Trout 0verruled the Objec-
ton aud permitted such use OF the Police
Court records. Then Mullins testified that,
having thought the matter over during the
night, ne remembered that the man nearest
the fence was shOI ter in stature than Grant.
The shorter man ran away. This man wore
a Ulcer" hat
Witness identified the hat exhibited to
him in court, bat he could not Identify a
coat that WAS also shown To him. The hat
he said, after very closely scrutinizlng it,
was he enc brought back to the police sta
ton the night Of The murder
DIRECTING SHOUT.
All that he heard one Of the men say was
pRnIOn, IoOmey, was with him. Witness
saw officers run out Of the police station
after the shooting, and as they started to-
ward Fourth street he shouted TO them to
run the other way, toward Fifth. Witness
picked up Grants hat and handed il 10 a
police officer. lie Identified as Grants a
hat shown 20 him. lie subsequently Joined
in the search for a revolver, and seeing
something glistenng in the sand picked
up.
Tie witness identified the hammer less
weapon shown TO him as the one he had
picked IN. 1t was lukewarm when he
found Il. An officer removed the two I'M
exploded cartridges at the police station.
When he picked up Grants hat the hole IN
IL was red with smOldering fire. He saw
Curtis when he was brought 30 the police
station, but as Curtis WAS sitting he could
not say whether he cOrresponded In size to
the man he had seen running. Edward
IoOmey, has companion, ran after tile man.
a JURYMAN's QUESTION.
Juryman Hurey-H0w long was it after
the shooting before you picked up the re-
yOlver?
Muliins-Six or eight minutes.
The crOSs-eXaminatOn Of this witness by
Mr.. FoOJe was prOtracted and severe. The
circumstances connected with the giving Of
the dance in 1rish-AmeTcan Hail and It's
management were inquired into with par
tlculaT minuteness. Witness said he had
only drunk one glass of beer that night. He
was positive there was no third man near
Officer Grant when the shots were fired
TOomey ran toward Fifth street in the mid
die of Folsom street
Witness denied several times that he had
himself put the pistol where he claimed to
have found 1t. All that be said before he