The morning call., 1892-02-16

Judge Murphy sat with Judge Trout
during a great part Of the afternoon.
Henry J. kOWaisky, the attorney, told on
tie wituess-stand the circumstances Of his
first meeting with Curtis in the City Prison.
II was from him that Curtis learned for the
first time the grave charge on which he was
held. Curtis asked the witness to look at
the back Of his head. He found a lump
there but no blood. Curtis was trembling
and seemed to be quite dazed. Witness also
described the trouble he had to get admitted
70 the prison, the police telling him that they
were handling the case.
He related the facts connected with
BODIES attempt to eXtoTt q confession from
the defendant. Bode. the witness said,
smiled when witness asked him If he had
used offensive language 10 Curtis, and ad-
milted tlat he had.
A STRICTLY BUSINESS VISIT
Mr.. KOwalsky then described how Mullins
and TOOmey, witnesses for the prosecution,
came to him in his Office with Mr.. Davis
to offer their testimony for the defense.
Mullins was the spokesman and this is what
passed between them:
Mullins-We don't want to talk. We have
talked too much already.
Kowaisky-What did you come here for
then?
Mullins-To do business.
Kowalsky What business?
Mullins-TO tell facts. What is there in
it for US?
Kowalsky-I don't understand you.
Mullins-We don't want to get into any
tToublewith the police department We're
afraid they throw US.
WHAT THEY KNEW.
Their friend Davis told them TO tell what
they knew ThereupOn Mullins said his
friend T00mey and be were standing on the
corner Of Folsom and Fifth streets when
they heard the shooting; that they saw two
fellows run, one wearing light OYeTcOat
and the other heavy oVerc0at, and the man
with the dark coat ran by them. They then
went over to where the body Of Ohicer
Grant lay. They declined to say anything
further than adding that they were afraid
of the police.
Mr.. Kowalsky's cross examination was
very short He stated that Davis was never
employed by him. and that though he had
refused fee from Curtis, the latter had
sent him $780,
Daniel Meyer, the capitalist from whom
Curtis had purchased the Perata Tract in
| Berkeley, testified that the general reputa-
tion Of Curtis for peace and quietness and
| honesty and integrity was good.
AN ALCAzAR SALOON INCIDENT
Assistant District Attorney Hinkle in the
cross-examination Of the witness at
| tempted 10 bring ont the fact that he knew
| AlcaZar saloon one night
Mr. FOote protested very vehemently
| against this method Of crOss-examination.
and the Judge sustained Mr. Foote. The
| question was ruled to be improper, as not
going to the question Of the general Teputa-
| ton Of the defendant.
}. II. Long corrobOrated the testimony
| given by Kowalsky.
The fact being proved to the satisfaction
| Of the court that the witness Jerolsen had
| evaded the process Of the court and had
/ disappeared the defense was permitted to
/ read the official record Of Jarolsen's testi
| mUny given in the Police Court From this
| it appeared that Jer0lsen, having testl fed
| one day that he could identify the pistol
| shown to him by Detective Allen as the
| property Of Curtis the next day retracted
! his testimony. he also testified that he
! had grudge against Curtis and that the
| police ;old him Curtis was left-handed.
Emilio Estrato, a clerk in Kowalsky's
Office, testified that Davis, Mullins and
| ToOmey came to Mr.. Kowalsky's Office VOL
UNFAIRLY.
The trial win be resumed at 10 o'clock
| this morning.