The record-union., 1893-07-17
The Witness 0'Hem Tells About His
Various Aliases.
Matte Stoekel's Story of Visit to
Sacramento With Miss Ayres
The Deceased's Sister.

Jefferis. who testified against him, re-
sumbd the stand for further cross-exam-
ination. The court said ne would not
permit Attorney Hart to go into little
immaterial details in the cross-eXamlna-
ton. Only relevant questions would be
allowed. In consequence Mr.. Hart only
asked few questions about the witness
trip to san Francisco with the defendant
and then announced that he was through
with him.
on redirect examination. District At
torney Ryan asked the witness II any
promises were made to him to induce
him to make statement.
mo, sir; none, whatever" he replied
Ibid Mr.. True give you any money? ?"
''Yes, sir; for actual living expenses? 2"
SHOW much did you get from him ?"
about one dollar or dollar and a
half"
why did you take an assumed name"
Because / was on the discharge list
and could not get employment in my own
name"
when you came into the District At
torney's Office did not Mr.. Jones say that
all we wanted was a truthful statement of
what you knew concerning Jeiferls and
Miss Ayres?"
Yes, sir. He said he wanted the truth
regarding the matter"
'You were detained some days in the
County Jail. Why were you impris-
oned?'
Il was detained as a witness in the
Jefleris case"
do you know who it was that caused
your detention in jail?'
Mr.. Hart objected, and the objection
was sustained.
you saw General Hart while you were
in Jail. What did you say to him?"
Il told him l wanted to be released.
He said: See John Catlin and he will
habeas corpus you out"
did he do it?''
'Catlin came to see me and asked how
l was going to testify in the Jetferis
case"
I'VE object to that answer" said Hart,
and 1t was stricken out
"How did you get out?" asked the
District Attorney.
The next day l wrote letter to Judge
Catlin myself, and he ordered my inn
mediate release"
"Where did Jefferis tell you that Miss
Ayers was stopping in San Grancisco on
the 7th of July?"
''He said she had a room at the Han
cock House, on Mission street."
Were you in the Hancock House
YOURSELF"
81 never was"
Mr.. Hart then asked the witness some
questions regarding the talks with Catlin
and himself, and then the witness was
excused.
superintendent A. D. Wilder was the
next witness. He was questioned about
Jetferis' signature to report. Objection
was made and sustained by the court
The witness stated that on July Sth
Jeterls reached Oakland at 7:49 A. NJ.
The witness then gave from the train
sheets the arrival and departure of trains
in Sacramento and Oakland on which
Jederls was engineer, from December
2}d To December 18th. On the 23d of De-
cember Jeiferis left Sacramento ON train
NO. II at OILS A. NJ, and arrived in Oak
land at 1882 A. NJ. He left Oakland at 7:45,
and arrived in Sacramento at 1885 P. NJ.
On the 24th he left Sacramento on train
No. ii at 4:20 p. NJ, and arrived in Oak
land at 9:l5 p. VI. On December 18th he
left Oakland at 1872 p. NJ, and arrived in
Sacramento at S:l2 p. NJ. On the 10Th
Jeiieris left Sacramento on train No. II at
6:l5 a. NJ, and arrived in Oakland at 9:45
A. NJ. He left Oakland on No. 10 at 1880 P.
NJ, and arrived in Davisville at Ills A. NJ.
On the 9th he left Davisville at 1927 P.
NJ, and arrived in Oakland at 2:59 p. NJ.
Miss Ayers, on July 9th, was under
your orders?" asked Mr.. Jones.
Yes"
The witness remembered receiving a
message from Miss Ayers, stating that
she was sick and wanted to be relieved
This he thought was on July 9Th or 9TH.
Mr.. Wilder was shown a dispatch, pur-
porting to have been sent by Miss Ayers
to him, asking to be relieved.
The defense objected to the introduce
ton OF the dispatch, and the Judge US
tanned the objection.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mrs. a. b. c.. Heller, a sister of the
dead station agent, Miss Ayres. was
called to the stand and identified letter
handed to her by Mr.. Jones as being in
her sisters handwriting.
The defense objected to the introduce
ton of the letter, and the court ruled that
while the physical characteristics of the
letter would be admitted its contents
would not.
Matte +. Stocked. a resident of Bright
on, was the next witness. She testired
that on the Saturday preceding the
Fourth of July, lSg2, she came into Sac
ramento with Miss Ayres from Brighton.
They tied the horse at Eighth and l.
streets and went TO the Third-street
bridge. 1t was about $50 o'clock in the
evening when they came in. The wit
ness went to Jeileris' engine and told
him that Miss Ayres wanted to see him.
He said "All right" and shortly after
Jetferis met them and they went up town
by way of Third street. She separated
from Jefferis and Miss Ayres, with the
understanding that the latter should meet
her at Eighth and l. streets. On the way
up town Jefteris, addressing Miss Ayers
said in the witness presence that everv-
thing would be all right. Miss Ayres
and she returned 10 Brighton that night
Miss Lizzie Cotter testlned that she mad
known Miss Ayers a year prior to her
death and was familiar with her hand
writing. She recognized the letter writ
ten by Miss Ayers to the minister asking
him not to surrender the marriage license
and SAID il was in the handwriting of the
deceased station agent. She said she had
stopped a week at the station last October
with Miss Ayers.
The District Attorney asked her what
occurred one night after they had retired.
She said about ~ o'clock some one
came and staid until , o'clock in the
morning. \ man came i'll. Miss Ayers
went into the next room. Witness saw
the man through the lace curtains, and he
was about the size Of Mr.. Jefferis.
Mr.. Hart asked if George {. McMullen
was not about the size of Mr.. Jetleris.
She said she thought Mr.. McMullen was
larger than Jetferis.
At this point the court took an adjourn
ment until Tomorrow, Judge Prewett
announcing that he would hold no ses-
sion to-day.