The morning call., 1892-02-07
SCHWARTZ
WAS ON HAND.
He SWears He Had No AcQuaint-
ance With the JacObSOns.
Bells Lawyers Running Short Of Affiavits.
The Case Drawing TO Close-Clenens
Case Postponed.

Joseph Schwartz, tall young man with
strongly marked Hebraic features, high
forehead. dark complexion and eyes that
looked as bright as the diamond that gilt
tered in BIS shirt front, was the only witness
Yesterday iu tGe Sidney Bel case His de-
meanor was that u a we'll gentleman
and he told s;raigatst0ry 10 both the direct
and cross-examiuing lawyers. He was called
By District Attorney Barnes.
CAMPBELL's ATRoCIOUs CALUAISY.
Campbell in his Chicago affidavit, had
charged the murder Of jacobson On one
Henry SCuWar-Z tue man that h q formerly
kept company with the young woman who
was with sam jacobson az the IlVyll be-
fore he returned u his home the night be
was SHOT Joseph Schwartz happened 10
be the true name If that person ana he, ac-
coidng % an AFFIDAVIT. already fled In the
Bell case Dy the prosecution, ella ms 70 nave
been somewhere between Omaha and Reno
on the cars Of the Central Pacific travelling
toward this c,-y at the very hour jacobson
fell. In the same affidavit lie also made
oath that he had no sort Of acquaintance
with any member OF the jacobson family
and only knew sam jacobson by sight.
SCHWARTZ on THE STAND.
Heread in tie San Francisco papers 10
New York the atT0cIOus accusation against
him made by the aTch-peTJuTer, Campbell,
and he notified Captain Lees by telegram Ot
his intention 10 return % this city to testify
I'D person. lie arrived here on Friday, and
early yesterday morning was Oh hand IN
Judge MUIUhy's court
He repeated 10 District Attorney Barnes
the statement already embodied in the afii-
daVit, and Counselor Brady took him il
hand for crOss-eXam!nation; but his impet-
nous dramatic style Of questioning did not
In the Temotest degree shake Schwartz. Mr..
L. 70, ha- i.tIir un ~
questions from him information as 10 where
he slept in New York City. The witness
refused to give any light on his address IN
that city, save that he lodged on One Hun
dred ami Fourth street.
HIS NEW YORK NUMBER
The District Attorney objected to his
being required 10 state the number Of the
house OF the name Of the people living in
the house aud Judge Murphy sustained the
objection. The witness further testified in
reply to MI Brady's questions that he re-
turned 20 New ! oTk in October by the
Isthmus route leaving here on the steamer
Colima ana stopping at various Central
American ports on his voyage TO Panama,
aud that lie was In New \ JTk solely foI
pleasure.
AN ATTACHMENT FOR COFFEY,
Mr.. Hanley read another batch Of affila-
Wits, after which no called for JanitOr COT
fey Of tie new City Hall. TITS witness
could not be found, and Judge Murphy or
dered an attachment 10 issue to bring him
into court. Upon discovering that there
was 10 proof OF the service OF a subpoena
upon Coifey, the Judge Withdrew his order
for an attachment
There was practically nothing new in the
af1idavits, three OF which were signed by
Rev. T. Chalmers East0n, and one by Rob-
ert f. DtffendorfeT, a gentleman from CO.
lumbus, Ohio who is visiting in San Fran
cisco in the interest Of Sidney Bells rela-
tiYes.
THE AFFIDAVIT GRIST EXHAUSTED.
DR. East0n in his af1idavits explained his
relations to Schmidt, the convict, who COM
mitted suicide, and his interview with
Campbell aud Mrs Campbell at the Hills
dale House, whittier lie had gone 10 con-
front Campbell with Schmdfs statement
that he had peTjured himself in swearing
that Bell had killed jacobson.
The lawyers for the defense announced
that they had no more afidayIts 10 submit
except one from Mr.. Rev of Chicago, which
was mailed from New York City on Tues
day.
The further hearing Of the motion for a