The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-17
W. W. FOOTE.
He Asks Some Questions at the
Harper Examination.
One Very Delicate Point Regarding a Saloon
Window Finally Strengthened Out
By Judge Rix.

Nothing OF very great Importance was de-
velODed at the preliminary examination of Park
Policeman Harper IN Judge RIx's court last
night, except a beautiful bat tedious flow Of
words that fell from the ed tongue of At
tOrney W. w. FOote for the prosecution. Mr..
FOOte kept the court waiting for nearly fifteen
minutes, but when lie did arrive he was In tile
pink OF talking condition.
Are you ready TO proceed with the case Mr..
FOote ~ asked the Judge.
THAI right, your Honor; Pm always ready"
replied the attorney.
With the understanding that Mr.. Fooe was
ready they proceeded with the case The first
Witnesses examined were for the defense. Their
testimony did not differ from that taken before
the Coroner and 1t took them but short time to
repeat 1t last night Mr.. FoOte took them I'm
hand aud entertained large and appreciative
audience by the manner Ia which he conducted
the cross examination.
Captain II. l.. White was first called. He was
driving fractions team IN the park AT The time
the SNORING occurred, aud was so busy looking
after his horses that lie saw but little of the
ARRAY Witness heard the first two shots and
saw the one fired by De Greayer lie at once
went 10 Tie wounded man, VINO Informed HIM
that ne de GfeayeD was game man. Witness
then drove on aud De Greayer went into
DlcKey's.
APUzzLING WINDOW.
FoOte asked the witness a few ques-
lions. aud then Jesse 7. Brown,
bartender at .Dckey's, Eook the stand.
back of the bar and saw Dc Greayer get out Of
bis buggy and advance toward Harper at the
same Time unbutlOnlng his coat. De Giedyer ad-
yanced within few feet OF Harper reached Into
his hip pocket and drew out something which lie
pointed at The officer. AS De Giesyer raised his
arm witness heard two shots. De GreayeT fell
and Harper gallOped of after The horse attached
to the buggy. AS Harpet was speeding away the
wounded man raised up aud fired one shot. That
was all he Enew until De Greayer was brought
into The saloon.
"Was this window you was loOkin' out OF. up
or down?" asked Foote on cross.examinatlOn.
Wen, II was a onesIory building replied
the witness.
g know, but was up or DOWN."
a." It'wa> on the ground floor, so Of course it
was not very high ~ II that's what"
'"nh uld >ou 8 . your name wasp suddenly
inte' tuftrt lu"fe.
Brown" modesjIy replied the wItuess
"Nell, now, Mister Brown, viii you tell me
whether this window was up OF doWu?' asked
the attorney, slowly aud mpresSiyely.
If you mean that IT.
Never mind what mean. Up o. doHnq"
At tbs complex stage OF he cTOSs-e&amnatiOn
the Judge reached IN aud helped sIraIghien mat
Iels out.
GOT WHAT HE WANTED.
He told the witness that, in his Opiaion, Mr..
FOOte wanted 10 know II the sash In ne window
was raised OF lowered, though he did not say so
Boo many words, and that the height OF this
perrieNiug window from The ground had nothing
10 10 win the case.
That's right" remarked Mr.. Foote THAT'S
Greatly relieved by this explanation the Wit
ness went Oh ana stated that Tie SASH Was down
al Tie time.
After asking a few more questions, the
attorney drew a diagram, with the aid OF which
he tried 10 max tie witness believe that he
could not have seen the shooting from the win
dow. Witness insisted that he cOul1, and Foo t.
nualy concluded not TO press the matter.
c. 5. Cthtenden, the venerable old gentleman
who took De Giedyer 10 The German Hos ptal
tod bis story over az Ia, with iIeQutul Inter
TuplionS f'om FoOte WHO said:
That's all right. Crit me boy"
Several times during the examination FOOte
assured Crit, ME boy that he was perfectly
able 10 tangls bin up, but owing 10 he number
OF years they mad been ftieuds he didn't propose
10 do any outside laugllHg.
Alexander McCoid repeated his former testi-
mOny. 1t was IN effect that Harper let go Of he
GredyeIs horse when ordered by tile latter and
drew of to the middle Of tn road De GTeayer
got out OF The buggy, walked toward Harper, aud
as he drew close put MS hand M his nip uuCk FL,
aud then extended his hand toward tie officer.
SHOTS followed THIS action. but Witness could not
tell VINO fired first.
Witness Jesse Potter wis detained b. sick.
ness, ana The case Went over w /. FRIDAY even
ing al O'Clock