The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-01
MICHAEL GORMAN'S DEATH.
Joseph Herman on Trial Therefor in
the Superior Court.
The Widows Story of the Nocturnal
Struggled Piece of Steel in
Germans Head.

The trial Of Joseph Herman, charged
with the murder of Michael German, was
commenced in the Superior Court yester.
day before Judge Prewett of Placer, who
is presiding in Judge Catlin's place.
A jury was secured during the fore
noon session, composed of the following
named citizens: l.. Wilder. S. Coney, T.
M. Tracy, John Blair, j. Greisel, Conrad
Iser, Delos Gage, A. Walter, John NJ
Noteworthy, C. C. Perkins, W. f. Ashby
James CARROLL.
Herman is quiet and pleasant looking
mantle last man one would suppose
would take another's life. His wife anC
two little children remained in cour
with him all day. Herman sat near his
attorneys, Clinton White and Will II
Humphrey
Assistant District Attorney Buckley
conducted the prosecution, and close tc
him sat Arthur German, son of the
deceased.
The details of the killing, as given a
the trial so far do not differ materially
with those published in the RECORD
UNION at the time.
MRS. GoRMAN's STORY.
The statement of the widow, who is
one of the principal witnesses for the
prosecution, was to the effect that the q e.
ceased and his son Arthur were talking
loudly in front of their residence al
Twelfth and w streets on the night O.
January 3lst last, when Herman passed
by and shouted 'Shut up, Irish" OF
something like that. The witness heard
her husband reply. "Nobody is talking
to you" Then the scuflle took place
When her husband was assisted into the
house the blood was flowing from 9
wound in his head. There was bruise
on his forehead and several Commissions
on his body.
While the family were attending to the
injured man, said the witness, a knock
came at the front door, and Mrs. German
said: who is there?'' There was no re.
spouse, and she peeped through win
dow and saw Herman standing on the
porch
WITH A RATCHET UPLIFTED.
Mrs. German called to him to GO home
as he had made trouble enough. A few
minutes afterward Arthur German
started to go down town, and left by a
rear or side door. He had barely reached
the foot of the steps when Herman
sprang upon him, striking him several
times with Ratchet.
A struggle ensued, and Mrs. German
cried out to her husband, Herman is
killing Arthur" The father went to the
young mans assistance, and they threw
Herman TO the ground, Mrs. German
wrenching the Ratchet from Herman's
grasp. He was allowed to arise and de-
part.
PIECE OF STEEL.
German complained Of pains in his
head, and for weeks was under physi-
clans care. Mrs. German was poufticing
the wound one day, when she discovered
that there was hard substance in the I'M
closed cut. The attention Of the physi-
clan was called to the fact, and with pair
of plncers he removed from the wound,
where it was imbedded in the skull, the
point of knife blade, perhaps quarter
OF an inch in length. German gradually
grew worse and died few days after
ward.
THE SONS STORY.
Arthur German, son of the deceased.
corroborated his mothers statement, and
gave some details. He said that in his
first assault upon his father Herman used
a knife. A knife was shown, which the
witness said looked like the one taken
from Herman. One of the blades ap-
peared to have been broken at one time
but had been ground to a point again.
Witness identified clothing which had
been worn by his father at the time of the
row, and pointed out cuts in the hat and
shirt.
DR.. G. NJ. Dixon, who attended Cor
man, told about removing the piece Of
knife-blade from the deceased's head.
AbceSseS subsequently set in, and then
paralysis, and German died.
The trial will be resumed to-day.