The morning call., 1893-03-12
THEY OFFERED BRIBES
Nefarious Work of Detectives in
the Moore Case.
Evidence of an Attempt to Railroad
the Defendant Into the State
Penitentiary.
Special to THE MoRNISs CALI

FRESNO. March 11.-1here was large
crowd at the trial of Clark Moore this
morning, it having become known that
Pelton, the Apache trailer, would testify.
He was the first witness and gave his testi-
mouy in Spanish. He said he had been
engaged as a trailer several years. When
be was put on the trail of Evans and Son.
tag he was shown tracks at the Ellis place
covered with box. ii observed that one
of the tracks was made with a shoe the sole
of which had crack in il.
The Indian followed the track to Crab
trees house and other places in the vicinity.
lie also found the robbers tracks and those
of Clark Moore at the rifle pit.
Pelon was not cross-examined.
John Coffee was recalled and said Moore
had told him that since somebody had to be
killed he was glad it was Wilson, who had
iEsulted him (MoOre).
Several other witnesses followed. but
their testimony had no important bearing.
HoratiO Coop, miner OF Sampson Flats,
testified that he borrowed a Winchester
from Evans about August l, and kept it till
the 22d, when Moore took it away. Coop
was going away from home, and he re-
Quested Moore to take it.
Editor Stewart of the Visalia Delta testi-
fed that Moore is a subscriber to that paper
aad had it sent TO Dunlap. 1t was alleged
that it was piece taken from Moore's copy
of the paper which was found at the rife
pit.
Frank Byrd was recalled and stated that
he had not given Moore cartridges or a pis-
tol on September 9. Moore wanted to pay
Byrd a sum of money he owed him, and the
latter told Moore TO keep it, as he might
need il.
E. L. Holljngshead occupied the stand
the remainder Of the afternoon. II was ex-
pected that he would give very damaging
evidence against Moore. but his testimony
put him In as bad, if not worse, light than
the defendant. On the day of the killing of
Wilson and McGinnis witness met Moore
at Garten's place and shook hand with him.
Moore asked Hollingshead if he was look
ing for Evans, and Hollingshead said he
was not Moore said that if he thought he
was he would not have shaken hands with
him.
Moore and witness went to Garten's house.
where Mrs. Garten handed Moore a box Of
cartridges and said they were for him.
Moore tOUk the cartridges.
Witness saw jim Young on the road at
the foot of tie hill.
moore was anea0 OF Oung and passed
him. Several days after the Bigelow inter
view witness and Parker found bottle of
whisky and box OF cartridges near the place
where he had seen Young and Moore to-
9ether. Witness gave the articles to Moore,
who said he would lock them in his trunk.
He saw the cartridges afterward in the
witness cabin. Moore asked the witness
whether they were 40 or 80 caliber. He re-
piled that he did not know.
On GRO ss-eXamination it was eliclted that
Detective Smith had given Witness Hollings-
head money. Detective Thacker had also
given him money. Witness also admitted
that he had few days before the Bigelow
interview bought provisions in Fresno
which he took to Coffee's house and said
Attorney Terry had promised him money
with which TO leave the country at the con-
cusion of the trial.
Attorney Coldwell, for the defense, here
stated that he proposed to prove that GER
tain alleged mining transactions of the wit
ness with the detectives were merely a cover
under which TO pay the witness for his
testimony. On further cross-examination
witness acknowledged having given shelter
and food to the robbers. He did so because
he was afraid to refuse them.