Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-23
GERMANS TESTIMONY.
He Claims Self-Defense and May
Get Clear.
His Brother Testifies Strongly for
Him No Reward in Tucson
If Cleared.

Mariana German, arrested here IN
July, for murder committed in Califor-
MIA, will, from present appearances, be
better off when his trial is over than
before he was captured. 1t now looks
as though he will be freed from the
charge of murder, which will no lon ger
hang over him.
Is CITIZEN readers will recall, the last
jury his in case disagreed The testimony
in the case may eventually clear MIN or
thu grounds that it was justifable. For
himself German has to say:
Sworn:-Am defendent in this cas-
AMI thirty eight years old, knew Pedro
Lopez in his lifetime; we had difficulty
CD Sept. %, 1876, near Tres Pinos; | was
inside the house, Lopez came IN ana
grabbed hold of my hand and pulled N
out; he said that that was the place he
wanted to find me; we went outside, /
tried to get away from him, | got away
and started ahead, he following NE; /
was going to pass through gate about
fifty yards away, when | got 10 the gate
he overlook me, told nee to stop and /
did. When l whirled around he put his
hand to his back-pocket then pulled
my pistol and fired; Lopez said when he
told me to stop be was going to settle
with me; I fired because though Lopez
was going TO kill me; heard of Lopez
threatening me; my brother told me;
Austo told me Lopez said he was going
to kill me and to be careful; this was
three or four weeks before the shooting;
l carried & pistol to defend myself with;
had trouble with Lopez five or six weeks
before; he pointed a pistol at me in g
saloon he said "Here you are," then my
brother grabbed hold of him. After the
shooting, | went away because / was
afraid his friends would kill me. From
Tres Pinos | went to my house, then to
Arizona. AS [ was riding off Watson
fired at me and | fired into the air, | did
not intend to hit Watson, just to scare
him away; as passed the store some
one shot at me, then | shot again in the
air; did not shoot at anybody, thouhg
some one was following NE, and wanted
to scare them off. At the time / was ar
rested was working for Gen. johnson,
in Tucson. He is the owner of the ice
factory. | assumed the rame of Bartolo
Garcia. Was arrested about o'clock
IN the morning about two months ago.
| employed lawyer to attend to my
case. He told me TO give my name as
Bartolo Garcia L denied that my name
was German because hoy lawyer so ad-
vised me. Am married man.
Germans brother Jose swore as
follows:
Sworn:-Llve beyond Tres Pinos; de-
PENDANT is my brother; knew Lopez
for two years before his death; heard
Lopez threatened German four or five
weeks before; he came in the house at
and leveled it at my brother; went and
grappled with him and took the pistol
away; he SAID nothing, just pointed the
pistol at MIN; the general. repu-
tatioh of Lopez was bad.
Cross ex: Four or FIVE men were
present; don't know why Lopez pointed
pistol at him; don't know whether they
had had any previous quarrel; heard
men where Lopez was working say he
was bad man; can't remember any
names; never talked with anyone about
this matter.
The court admitted the testimony of
Mrs. German, rs to the peaceful rep
ntation of German while living in
Arizona.
Should German be cleared the reward
for his capture by Tucson parties will
not be forthcoming.