The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-17

M; there he goes" HesRw a man running
Up Fifth street toward Howard, and soon
after another running toward Shipley.
A RELUCTANT WITNESS.
Witness denied that he had told Officer
Dillon that he did not know anything about
the occurrence, aud that he did not even go
t. the window. He did not take the officer
to the window aud show how that II would
be impossible for him TO see anythlnE ot the
men running from the scene. he dld nor
want to appear as witness IN the casP' dllu
therefore did not give all his information 10
The police, though he told them RooIJ nav
ing seen n man running down ruin street
toward ShIpley.
On his redirect examination, he said Mrs.
Abb It. who lives in theiSame house, brought
tie DO lee officer 10 his TOOn lie dld not
know HIM and did not see the importance
of his testimony at the time. He was not
under oath ana did not think he was bound
10 tell all that he knew 70 the police.
WHAT MRS. ABBOTT SAW.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Abbott said that she lived at
249 Fifth street; that on the night Of Sep
TENDER 10 there were in her house, besides
herself ami husband, her sister and MISS
Anderson, Rev. DR.. Weller, Preshyterlan
clergyman Of Santa Monica, and Mr.. uar-
TluEtOu.
Mr.. Abbott heard the pistol shots and
spraug from her bed to the window, look
ing cut On Fifth She saw man running
very fast up Fifth street, toward Howard.
This man came from the direction OF the
fence that had bullet holes IN It, when she
first saw him this man was under the WIN
dow OF her brOther-iu-laW. DR.. Weller. she
next saw two men standing near Crelsh-
tOu' saloon on Folsom street She ala I0t
see q man running toward Snlpley street,
but she was very sure she saw a man run
ming toward Howard street.
LOOKING DOWN.
CroSs-examined by Mr Barnes, Mrs.
Abbott said she was looking directly down
al the time she saw man running, and her
attention was not upon the opposite SIDE
of the street, so that She could be conscious
Of tie fact that another man was running
toward Shpley street. Witness ala not re-
member having seen Officer Dillon. A man
did calls lew DAYS after the day, saying he
wished to see MT. Harrington. Hs did not
saw tuat lie was an officer, nor ala she say
that nobody in the house knew anything
about the affair
In answer TO Nj knight she said that
she discussed with her sister and her
bruther-iu-iaw what she had read In the
papers about the murder, and remarked 10
Dr. Weller that they had got tie wrong
man. She then spoke about seeing the Llaa
running under the window.
This answer was stricken from the record
upon motion Of the prosecuting officers.
CUSTOM OF TIME.
Mark I. Abbott, husband uf tie last
named witness, testified that his occupation
was that Of a hote-Tuuner. lie cCrTCb-
grated the testimony given by his vile.
The loud talk that be card on tie side
walk was somebody saying. Let me 60!
Let me 90" They stood at the corner a
very shutt time.
Nj Fuote LANDED HIM a watch, end
asked him O. state about how long q time
had eIap,rd after tie first man Disappeared
around he corner before lie saw Curtis
runnin-. Witness held ;ba watch about
tour seconds. He had ted Olrar Monahan
the Monday after he murder OF Grant that
he had seen WIZ nobody else had oeeu-a
man running toward Howard street The
reason he had not testified bef re was tuat
He wanted hi, wife aud himself kept out
Of the case.
FO0TE 5 TWENTY DOLLARS.
Upcn lie cI0ss-eXam Of this Wit
ness Mr. Uiukle attempted 10 show that he
had been paid so f4r his testimony by Mr..
FOate Abbott ala not deny tBat the de-
PENDANTS lawyer bad paid hlm this sum.
He said he was runner for a MOTEL DO a.
ej1 and that, being q poor man, he could
nos stand the loss time aud expense III
VOWED lU appearing as Witness.
MI FtC.e laughed very heaTtt.yat this de-
velnrmeut. ana as soon "a Abbott was dis
missed called Judge Trout from the bench
20 inc W ltues.-s,aud 10 prove thai Ntssrs.
Fu0ts ana Wilson had visited hn' IN cham
bers 20 inquire whether it would be .rreEu-
lar for them 20 advance Abbott his expenses,
and tat his HONOR said Gt Thought UoJ,
iossmuch as lie aouL probably Ge able 10
make an arder 10 court directing the said eX-
pense 10 be paid
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