The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06

down arise and fire shot at the officer.
Richley was positive that three shots were
fired. AS to who fired the first he could not
say, but there could be no mistake about
the third. That was fred at the policeman
as soon as the man arose from the ground.
Mr.. F00te called attention to the fact that
a statement published in a morning paper
had made the witness say that he could not
tell whether De Greaycr had held twenty
dollar piece OF pistol in his hand.
In answer TO this Richley said he could
not see what De Greayer held in his hand
during the time the first two shots were
fired. When he advanced toward the officer
he acted as though he was going TO shoot.
Rlchley was present when De GreayeTs
wounds were examined. The injured man
was very much excited, but did not appear
TO be intoxicated.
In answer to further questioning Richley
said he saw De Greayer raise his hand
when he approached the officer. The Off
GERS horse then jumped ahead and De
! GreaYer fell down. 1t was done so quickly
that he could not tell who fired the first two
shots. When stopped the second time De
| GreayepS horse was being driven very rap
Idly and did not seem to be under control.
After the shooting the horse drawing the
buggy in Will Miss DOan was seated ran
some distance before being stopped by
Harper.
WHAT REV. MR.. MILLER SAW.
A man Of small stature dark complexion
and black, piercing eyes next took the Wit
| neSS-stand. Ho was Rev. Oliver c. Miller
OF 2l02 Bush street, pastor OF the First En-
glish Lutheran Church Of this city. lie
talked so rapidly that even the shorthand
reporter could scarcely take his statement
in full. In answer to preliminary questions.
he told how he was out walking with hls
wife in Golden Gate Park on Saturday
! afternoon. lie was crossing the road near
Dickey's saloon, when he saw Harper gal
| l0p up, take De GreaYer's horse by the
| bride and stop him. De Greayer shouted,
Let go of my horse" and the officer said,
Il don't want to have any moro trouble
| with you"
The lady in the buggy seemed to remon-
strate with De Greayer. Mrs. Miller saw
there was going to be trouble and stepped
behind a clump OF bushes, where she could
see nothing. The witness, however. re-
manned where he could witness lie proceed
ingS. He saw De Greayer jump out OF tie
buggy and rush toward the officer, shouting,
4" Take your hand off my horse or I'll Kill
| YOU" The witness saw De Greayer put his
hand back and then there was 1aSh, closely
followed by a second report. Before he lett
the scene ne heard third shot fired. Some
time after the shooting he looked back and
saw De GreaveT arise, throw his oYercoat
over his shoulder and walk away toward
Dickey's saloon.
Questioned further the reverend gentle
man said the men were very close to each
other when the shooting commenced. Inc
first two shots were in such quick succession
that he could not tell who fired them. he
was positive, however, that De Greayer
fred the third shot. When De Greayer
stepped out of the buggy he made two mo-
tons over his head with something bright IN
his right hand. The witness could not say
that the something bright" was pistol,
because he was moro than one hundred teet
away at the time.
'sHOT DOWN LIKE A Dog
DR.. Otto q. Miller, resident physician Of
| the German Hospital. testified that De
| GTeayeT arrived at that Institution at about
O'clock on Saturday night Upon being
| que toned he said he had been shot by Il
| policeman in the park. He further said
! that tile policeman had shot him down like
! dog while he was demonstrating with him.
DIR. Miller said that he had removed some
| splnter5 from DE Greayers lett clavlcle.
! The wound WAS Of such a nature that the
| bullet could not be located. The patient
! died at / O'Clock the next morning. Dr.
! Miller could not tell the exact cause OF
death, because he was not present at the
autopsy.
FELL AT THE SECOND SHOT.
Walter Ii. Eager. pressman of the Exam
! lneT, the next witness called, testified that
on the day Ia question he and friend, An
| thOny RIchley of Portland. Oregon, were
cut riding in the park. About O'Clock
they left Dickey's 10 go to the Clih, aud
about 500 feet from Dickey's they met q
man aud woman in a buggy drawn by q
very spirited horse. The horse was going
at about az -minute gait.
Officer Harper rode out from the brush
| and scared the horse which increased its
! speed. Harper told the driver TO stop, and
| the driver who was De Greayer, started to
/ step out OF the buggy, but did not do so,
| and the horse went on about $50 ie-t very
fast Harper again stopped the horse, and
/ De Greayer aHghted and moved toward
Harper as II he were pushing Harper away
from his buggy.
Officer Harper then shot twice and De
Greayer fell at the second shot. While on
the ground DE Greayer drew a pistol and
fred once at Harper, who was about hun
dred feet away, going after the horse and
buggy. According to the witness, De
Greayer did not draw a pistol until after he
was shot and lying on the ground. Dc
| Greayer then went to Dickey's.
PISTOL AT HABPER's HEAD.
Or. T. E. Williams. who made the autopsy
| Of De Greayer's body, gave the result OF his
| examination. which has already been given.
The cause Of death was gunshot wound
! in the chest passing through the lung.
| a recess was then taken until 80 o'clock,
! after which Alexander McCOrd, a livery
! stable keeper, testified: About > o'clock in
| the afternoon, while on Dickey's stOoD, he
/ saw De Greayer and the officer come TO a
| stop. Harper held De Greayer's horse.
! They we're talking loud. De GreayOr said
| You have no business to hold my horse"
| De GreayeT stepped down and unbOttOned
/ his coat and came up to the policeman. He
/ took something ont Of his pocket: don't
! know whether 1t was a pistol. He held 1t
! to Harper's head. Very quickly two shots
were fired. De Greayer fell to the ground.
! Harper jumped quickly and caught the
! bride OF the buggy horse
| Alter De Greayer fell Harper led the
! horse away. De Greayer was on his feet
| and shot at Harper about fifty feet away.
! The witness did not think De Greayer was
/ hurt ut first, but did believe he was drunk
! and that he was only knocked down by the
| pOliceman's horse.
He heard three shots in all fred. The
! first TWO were close together, the last a
| much longer time Wien the first was
| fired both were close together; at the sec
! Ond not quite So but within reaching dis
| lance Of each other. McCOrd only saw De
| Greayer raise his hand once 10 the officer.
! Knew De Greayer, having often seen him
! IN the park driving
DE Greayer was either intoxicated or
much excited. Witness was about 80 feet
| away when the shooting took place. He
! was not positive that De Greayer shot first,
! though he may have thought so from the
! pistol fash which he saw. DE Greayer's
! position may have led him to believe he did,
| but he and the policeman were so close to-
! gether that he could not be positive at all
| on this point
SAW THE THIRD SHOT FIRED.
c. s. Crttenden testified Have met
| De GreayeT several times. Was in Dickey' S
| when the shooting occurred Heard the
| reports, came out and saw a policeman
! holding a buggy in which lady was seated
! They were about fifty feet from where De
| GTeayer was standing in the middle of the
road. Saw him fire his pistol once. Saw
! the fash This was the third shot heard.
! Then De Greayer turned and walked back
! to DIckey's. | met him at the railroad
| track. lie said, Take my overcoat, am
! shot
" He had his overcoat over his shoulder
/ saw him take it off after he fired. Exam
| ined him at Dickey's and found a bufet
wound in his chest. He took some whisky
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