The record-union., 1893-11-18

COunSel Salu JnaG many OF bne STORIES OF
O'Hern would be shown to be false. The
bearded man who visited saloon near
Brighton was OHern himself, and the
false beard, counsel said, was evidently
the one that had figured in this case.
ALLEGED FoRGERIEs.
Jefferis was not the man who signed
the marriage certificates put in evidence.
Miss Ayres herself could closely initiate
Jefferis' handwriting, and had even writ
ten him a letter signed II. j. Small.
which was so cleverly done that Jefferis
in response went to the railroad depot to
see Mr.. Small. and there met Miss Ayres,
who was in hiding for the purpose of
meeting him. She admitted having writ
ten the letter herself
THE JEFFERIs-sTARKFY INTERVIEW.
The first witness called by the defense
was w. z. Harlow. He testified that Al.
Starkey, the engineer who testified for
the prosecution, made a statement in the
presence of witness, General Hart and
others after the arrest of Jefferis. On
that occasion Starkey said he could not
remember whether a certain interview
with JefferiS was on the night of the 9th
or 2Sth OF December, 1892, but something
was said by Jeffers about playing cards.
Starkey also said at that time that he
never heard Jetferis make threat
against Miss Ayres. Detective Burke
had told HIM (Starkeyl to look out for
himself and to tell the truth on the stand
that he ought to realize the position he
was in. Starkey said he could not re-
member the night he took his engine out
TO the American River bridge-whether
it was the 2Sth or 29th of December.
sTARKEY's AND o'HERN's FEARS.
Witness said on cross-examination
that he could not repeat all that was said
at the Jetferis and Starkey interview,
but remembered it when read TO him.
Starkey and O'Hern had come to wit
ness and said the District Attorney and
officers Were trying to get them into
hole, and they desired witness to help
them out by seeing General Hart. Wit
ness did not ask Starkey ii Jet1eris had
mentioned money to them in connection
with their visits to Brighton.
He also denied that he told Starkey
and o. Hern 10 ''stand pat' on the money
proposition and say nothing about it. He
was employed by General Hart to assist
him in the bigamy case, and had lnte r
viewed many witnesses, but III the pres
ent murder case he had not.
JEFFERIs' MOVEMENTS.
a. D. Wilder, superintendent of the
Western Division of the Southern Pacific
Company. was called and testified that
Jefferis, on the oath OF November, 1892,
left Sacramento at 6:15 A. II. and arrived
in Oakland at the usual time, 9:45, as
shown by the train-sheet. On the 10Th of
December Jelieris left Sacramento at 1876
a. NJ, and arrived at Oakland pier at S:l5
A. N. He returned from Oakland that
night, leaving there at 4:35 P. NJ, and ar
rived at Sacramento at 9:05 p. NJ.
w. Davidson, Train Dispatcher at Oak
land pier, testified that on the 7th of July
Jefteris left the yard with trial engine
at 2:I5 2. III.
VERIFYING THE INTERVIEW.
w. T. Renfro, stenographer in General
Hart's office, testified to having been
present at the interview between Hart,
Harlow, Starkey and Jef1eris. He identi-
fed the typewriter account OF the inter-
view as having been made by himself.
Starkey admitted having asked loan of
$50 from Jetferis on the night of the 31st,
after they returned from the Buffalo
Brewery. Starkey also said that Jefferis
had shown him letter one night which
he had written TO Miss Ayres, saying that
he could not accept her protfered bribe.
At that interview JetferiS asked Starkey
if he had not shown him the letter
in his (Jefferisl room, but Starkey
said it was just after Jefferis had returned
from a restaurant, and occurred at the
foot Of the stairs leading to Jetferis' room.
The latter had said something about
playing cards, but Starkey denied that be
had played cards that night in Jefferis'
room.
UNCERTAIN AS TO THE DATE.
This occurred very near the date of the
burning OF the Brighton station, but on
exactly what date Starkey could not say.
Starkey also said he never heard Jefferis
make a threat against Miss Ayres in the
world. Jefferis told him Miss Ayres had
offered him (Jefferis) $1,000 if he would go
away with her.
Starkey said he feared Burke intended
to put the crime on him if he did not tell
the truth. In response to questions
asked, Starkey said the officers did not
try TO induce him to admit that he had
ever made any threats against Miss
Ayres. After he lett Jefferis the night
referred to he (Starkey) said be went right
to his engine. Starkey said that after the
burning OF the station he assured Jetferis
that
HE HAD NO SUSPICION
The latter would do anything of the kind
On New Years eve, about midnight,
Starkev said he and Jefferis went out to
the brewery. He said he could not tell
just what night he went out to the Amer
lean River bridge to do some switching.
Ali Of the statements contained in the
type-wriLten account of the interview
from which General Hart read-which
took place on the afternoon of April %,
IS93-wltness said were taken down and
transcribed by himself. Starkey was
sober, and no drinks were taken during
the interview.
THE STATEMENT IN EVIDENCE.
On cross-examination Mr.. Jones asked
the witness to repeat all that occurred at
the Starkey-J Jederis interview, but he
said he could not do so from memory.
Mr.. Jones said he was willing the en-
tire statement should goin, but he wanted
all that occurred at the interview brought
out, as had not been done.
II was agreed that any omitted portions
should be marked and the document in
troduced.
w. p. Harlow was recalled, and stated
that Starkey was sober on the occasion of
the interview in witness place.
THE ALIBI AGAIN.
Robert French, Master Mechanic at
Sumner for the San joaquin Division of
the Southern Pacific, testified that prior
to a few months ago he was foreman of
the Oakland shops. On the 7th of July.
1892, Jef1eris arrived at the roundbouse
from Sacramento between IL and 1880 A.
n, and EnOs, the caller, was sent for him.
Witness asked JefferiS to take out trial
engine. The custom was to send out trial
engines about O'clock. Some work was
required to be done before starting out,
such as seeing that everything is ali
right. Witness thought Jeferis must
have been on the engine between I:30 and
2 o'clock P. NJ, and got his orders at 2:25.
He did not make any report that day con-
eern!ng the trial.
on cross-eXamination, said that in July,
1892, there were about ll5 or I20 engineers
in the company's employ at Oakland, and
ii would not be possible for one person to
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