The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-21
tLOk6E SOITlG ON TRIAL.
Ills Attorneys Notion for 3 CenIinu,
aRee Denied.
CAUTION OBSERVED II PICgIya / JUay.
The Beftn,e Claims That ths atbsr s,,,.m- :.
Nj 'ial Witnesses 10 Preys an Abb
for The Prisoner.
special to THE MoRSrse Cur


FREsNo Oct. pa large number 3, peo-
pie gathered in Judge Homes' eoaes ~.
morning % witness the proceed iugs In tha
case of she people VS.. George sanssp. h.
dicted with John Sontag, bis brother. ard
Chris EPaas. for robbiDg train nsar ~
! Undo. OH August 3
Within The rail- sat Mrs. Chris Evans au4
her daughter Eva, detectives smith.
ThackeI md Hickey and othrs officers.
Wnen Sontag came into conrt be took :
seat beside Mrs Evans AID daughter and
freely conyersed with them Re watcsao
the proceedings very elosel, however,, -
often made some suggestion 70 lis aEsornss
Sontag 10 rather handsome nan. 1T
10 Inches A.sh, gA4 q .Ssss htikf. e
eyes are black. and he has hlae e
and mustache. and a bold look. W1@E
impresses one of his being mar Q sde<f-
sion and courage He Is very neat hl6
apparel and evidently best9ws much ~
ton upod It, He attracted much att6 Hon,
but did not seem to netice the seru<(6t be
was UNDERGOING,
Mrs. Evans aud her f.ir-baired d61<hfer
also received much attention. e he 1U<nsr
was dressed very plainly In gown - dnsk
material. Eva looked quits attract<1e In 9
neat blue gown, with jaunty saiI1T hat
but she cannot be called pretty. H~Eh she
and her mother seemed in exeellenE &p}rfts,
and seemed to be considerably amused ~
times about some matters which they were
conyersing upon.
District Asta1L2g =. 70 TupparzXH1 At
torney Reel B. Ietry appeared 4oK the
prosecutions aEd N G. Caldwell ana G. q.
GoucheT Ter the defense. After ck3zing OF
the list { / witnesses, which was long one,
Attorney Caldwell read an sffiiaVjt by the
defendant in support OF a notion xof 3 con-
~ 49, <
could not safely proceed 70 trial oH4cecunt
OF the absence OF David Scott. J0hn 6ontag
and Chris Evans, all material witne11oo.
He expected TO prove by Scott WAtz&fc
in the afternoon of July %, l892,E5ho de-
PENDANT took the train at Visalia Tor freeze
and that It the time the defendant b9erded
the train he was intoxicated and h10 70 &c
assisted on the train by Scott. Hl4 eestE-
mony is material to the cltins OF ths de-
PENDANT because the prosecution wiIl4rY 80
prove that the defendant did not geto4 tie
train at Fresno, out went iurther 50 Be
Undo.
For TIE purpose OF asceFtalnis9 the
places Were the train stopped the presence
of John Sentsg and Chris Evans xas also
material and because they could andW3alid
testify trey dld not see the defendant on
the nigh OF August and that neither Of
them wa in hs company It any tiusdur-
ing that night.
CaldweI theref0rs asked for furthsr fjme
so that these Witnesses could be broukht
into cOurE
The District Attorney opposed the melton
on the ground taaE there Was no likelihood
that the absent witnesses would be present
at any fl saTe time aud the defendant would
then be @ better off than now.
The court denied the motion. snd the de-
Tense ex pied. The box WAS az once filed
with juT and the work Of securing q
panel Wa begun. The first panel consisted
of John 81 Pugh, A. Keyser, Fl. FL. Boren,
] ohm M Aee, William Shaw. j. z. Austin.
G. q. Boles, W. ID. Bowen. g. A. Baron, s.
g. Brow, g. J. McKiette, .. III. cadwes-
lar. Tbs defense omitted no point IN the ex-
animation Of taesmen that might tend 70
throw light on their exact state CT feeling
with regard to the guilt or innocence, not
only Of the prisoner George Sontag. but 0k
the absentees, John Sontag aud Chris
Evans
The talesmen were asked Erst whether
they were acquainted with tie detectives
employee by the express company and By
the Southern Pacific; then as to whether
they believed that Evans and John S0ntz9
robbed the train az koinde, lad whether
they believed IT, Filling OF Oscar Beay6r,
Vic VIII : & sis was one by the
fggiilve -. they nj sht escape
3. rgp q =. toI ...an-robbery, because thss
fusts,yes were guilty.
Then the question as to whethar { ne fess
tHdt Tie pilSOueI WAS DT0kHtl % J3UH
Sontag had anl influence on the minds of
the talesElsIi vas asked aua aiist ter Ga&r4f7
Sontag being in Fresno on the das and hay
ing visited Evans at Visalia. was considered
by therl in a light nnfavurable 70 tae de'
PENDANT.
The prosecution Inquired whethsr any of
the talesmen had resided In TuisTe County,
or whether they had any business dealing
with Messrs. Caldwell and Goueher Of the
defense: or whether they mad pFejudlce
against the Southern Pacific Company be-
cause i. had refused Go pay its taxes TO this
State; also, whether 1t would require more
evidence 70 convict the defendant of robbing
q wealthy corporation than il would 20 con
Wet him of robbing private individuals.
Only one juror was challenged. g. a
Brown, on the ground OF bias.
The last juror examined was II. "a. Boren.
1t was elected tiroGghhis examination that
the Friday before the robbery he had met
George SBntsg in the courthouse square OF
this city. They sat on a bench toRether for
two hours and talked.
The District Attorney at once asked ths5
Boren be summoned as a Witness Atfoi-
ney Caldwell objected, and the court tos.s
the matter under advisement till SRtBssl 4
morning, tomorrow being legal heIidf
The oart then adjourned.