The herald., 1894-03-31
him to go. He knew the mali car and
the express car.

Tho district attorney had in front Of
him little round can tapering toward
the top, and piece Of fuse. He asked
saw the robbers have. He replied that
he thought the bomb that was ex-
ploded was larger.
Counsel for defense reached for the
can, when Mr.. Conkling remarked that
the bomb WAS loaded and they let it
severely alone after that.
OFFICER BOWLER.
Miles T. Bowler, detective for the
Southern Pacific company, testified that
he left his home at O'Clock the morning
Of the 10th and got to Roscoe at daylight.
He found place where a horse and
wagon had been near the station. A
email camp fire and tracks south and
west OF the station were found about 200
yards from the station. 1t looked like
there were two horses, In one track
the back end of the shoes turned out
I like mule shoes. One track was larger
than the other. The smaller track was
the peculiar one. The track went west
and a little south of west, three miles,
about. That brought it over to the
Calabasas road, and there the trail was
lost. 1t was about two miles the other
side of where the Cahuenga Pass road
comes out, about two miles north.
Mr.. Bowler produced an envelope con.
tanning q number of Welle.Fargo Ex-
press company tags, and said he found
the fret one half mile from Roscoe,
end the others strewn along for about
four milee.
The witnese stated that the wagon
tracks were wider than an ordinary bug
gy track. The tracks appeared to have
been made before the rain began. They
lost the trail abour 5 80 O'Clock. The
wagon tracks did not track perfectly.
1t looked as il the axles were worn.
From the tracks and the manure the
witness thought there were three horses
at the scene of the robbery, and along
the trail followed. Two horses appsr-
emily stood side by side, and the third
about 10 feet away.
THE FINDER OF THE BOMB.
John H. Hall, young San Fernando
farmer, testified that he had seen the
dynamite bomb in court in the morn.
ing. 1t came from the side OF the road
near Dundee station. There was a road
running along the foothills towards
Monte Vista and Tejungs. 1t was along
that road he found the bomb. 1t was
in the sand uncovered. The fuse was
down in it, with a Illuminating cap at
the end. He found it last Monday noon.
On cross-examinstiont the witness said
Dundee 10 two miles from Roscoe. He
found the bomb about 10 feet from the
wagon track. He did not try to pound
1t. He left it there; did not pick it up.
Afterwards, at the request OF the dis
trict attorney, he got the bomb and
brought it in Wednesday morning.
A motion by Mr.. Stephens to strike
out the testimony was denied.
HEARD A WAGON.
Daniel ]. Haines, living 20 miles north
of the city, a wood hauler, testified that
on the night of the robbery he left the
city about O'Clock. He went ON the
road to Verdugo towards Tejunga. He
stopped at Mr.. Cunningham's place,
more than balf way to Tejunga He
went through Verdugo csfion. He drove
into the Canada valley, where he
camped. 1t was about IL O'Clock when
he made camp, and laid down about half
an hour afterwards. He was alene.
Before daylight about two hours his
big dog woke him by growing.
The witness heard a wagon or buggy
coming and two voices. 1t passed him,
going slow. He did not see it and it
went out of hearing Immediately. He
went the same direction nsxt morning
that the wagon went. On the right side
the horse had round track, on the left
more like q mules foot. He thought
there was an inch tire on the wheels. 1t
tracked perfectly on the left hand side,
and on the right did not. He followed
it sbout two miles and half, and
turned off at the Summit. He turned
off.
The defendant lives about three miles
from where the witness turned off, His
house would be in the same direction
the tracks of the wagon went. IL was
the only track on the road.
DETECTIVE AUBLE's SEARCH.
Police Detective Walter Auble was
called and testified with reference to the
following OF the trail from Roscoe. his
testimony being similar to that of Officer
Bowler.
He said the trail was lost just before
getting to the old Ventura road. There
are roads there that turn off towards
Los Angeles. He described in detail
the search for the rob 5bers and described
the tracks of the horses about as Mr..
Bowler had done.
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.
Cornelius Johnson, living at rejunga,
a brother Of the defendant, testified that
he lived half mile beyond Alva John
sons place He is 26 years old. On the
night Of the 18th OF February it began
raining there about o'clock. He went
by Alva Johnson's place the next morn
ing. He noticed fresh wagon tracks,
which came from the direction OF Los
Angeles. They stopped at his place,
turning in there. The tracks had been
made after the rain.
He knew VIM Thompson and Smith.
Smith had been stopping on his broth.
er's ranch and he had seen Thompson
there once or twice He had seen
Thompson there last about February
goth. Thompson, he said, is a slender
mRn, thin face, about 5 feet inches
tail.
Mr.. Stephens ito the witness) Speak
speak out loud, don't be afraid, evsn if
you are trying to put your brother in
the peDitentiary.
The witness on cross-examination
said that he was friendly to his brother !;
that he had nothing against his brother !;
that he was not trying to hang his
brother or put him in the penitentiafy.
The witness was very much distressed
under the searching and caustic cross
examination.