The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-22
THE FATAL SHOTS.
Witnesses Testify in the
McWhirter Case.
SCREAMS IN THE NIGHT AIR.
Witnesses Heard a Man Dreaming
and the Wild Screams of
Woman.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

FRESNO, June 21.-Thomas J. WEIGH, on
further cross-eXamination, stated that the
Chinaman he saw with Heath was short
and heayy-set, wearing American clothing.
He had seen the Chinaman often. Police
man Ragsdale had spoken to the witness
after McWhirter's death about the words
used by Heath to the Chinaman that night.
He was closely examined about what he
had said to Leo Winchell respecting his
knowledge of The killing.
E. GOttshalk lived nearly opposite the
McWhirter house, and was doing when
awakened by pistol shot. There was a
pause. then six or seven shots. Witness
heard Mrs. McWhirter screaming. On
being shown the mask he said 1t was
taken from an undershirt and was
stamped with figure 3. He found on the
south side of McWhirter's residence two
small boxes, with footprints in soft soil.
On cross-examination lie said he had not
seen ladies' undershirts of that pattern.
Wiley j. Tinnin heard seven shots fired.
He was awake at the time and counted
aloud in the hearing of his wife.
Stewart S. Wright heard eight shots.
Was awake at the time, and heard a
womaD's voice. The night was calm and
still. He described the bullet holes.
Mrs. J.. NJ. a. Graham, whn resided on
Tu0lumne street, was awakened by some
one running. Heard shots and moaning
and cries of murder. Soon after carriage
went by. Detective Bury visited her few
days after the shooting. She did not tell
him the shirt from which the mask was
made belonged to a gambler.
Mrs. Wiley J. Tinnin corroborated her
husband as to the number of shots.
j. n. Ragsdale corroborated Welch, aud
stated that the Chinaman who was with
Heath that night told him about four
months ago that he was going to China
had not seen him since.
w. W. Cross testified that he heard De-
tective j. B. Hume count the shots out
loud and made them seven.
John c. Deuel. described the shouts, and
counted seven shots.
F. NJ. Byrd, brother OF Mrs. Chris
Evans, was with Cross, and heard Jim
Hume count the shots. On cross-examipa-
ton he said he drove fire-engine in
Vsalia. He admitted that he was now
engaged in selling copyrighted photographs
of Sontag and Evans after they had been
shot at the Stone Corral. The prosecution
objected to the defense showing that Cross
and Evans were in Fresno at the time OF
the murder for the purpose of betrayus
his Drother-in-law, Evans, and Sontag tu
the detectives, and the court lied ont the
evidence.
w. n. Rohrer heard shots and man
groaning, then a woman screaming He
saw tamales in the alley the next morning
He admitted that during the Don recess
of the court Mrs. McWhirter had requested
him to call at her residence, and he did so,
aud she asked him If he was the gentleman
who had spoken about the tamales. He
told her he was not. She then asked IL be
had seen any in the alley, and he said that
he had.
Mrs. Matte E. Leach stated she heard
shots and soon after saw man running
past her house from the direction of the
shooting, who looked like w. d. Grady.
That was about five minutes after the
shots. On time Test she made it fifty-two
seconds. Witness said she thought it was
Grady at the time.