The herald., 1894-09-26
C|RCUMSTAHT|AL EVIDENCE
The Prosecution Closes in the
Patterson Trial.
A Mysterious Partner Upon Whom
the Defendant Relies.
mr.. Windham says Patterson Bought a
Shotgun in Pasad ena the After
noon of the Shooting.
The Testimony.

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was resumed in Judge Smiths cour
yesterday. and the prosecution sue
cseded in getting in nearly all it's testi-
mony before adjournment for the day.
The witnesses who testified yesterday
connected the defendant more closely
with the crime than those of the day
before, it having been conclusively
proven that Mr. Patterson admitted to
several people that man whose name
he gave as Colvin, and with whom be
was driving, fred the shot a. the Santa
Barbara train which came near closing
the life of Engineer Martin.
ii. ii. Benedict, who was q deputy
United States marshal during the strike,
was the first witness called by the
prosecution yesterday morning. He
picked up a new and recently discharged
shell in the vicinity of the shooting the
morning after the occurrence, also a wad
and part of wad.
The witness was walking along the
railroad track just before the shooting,
and about 200 yards north of the bridge.
Officers Woodward and Taylor came up
afterwards and they all found the shot
gun on Pepper avenue. 1t was still
warm when they found it, as if recently
discharged.
Police Officer Woodward was called
and testified that he arrested the de.
fendsnt near the scene of the shooting.
DE was kept on the stand nearly all the
morning. He found some gun cartridges
on the prisoner after his arrest; found a
shot gun on Pepper avenue, the tracks
of horse and buggy, and it looked as
If the horse had been tied to a euca-
lyptus near the place where the train
was fred upon.
when l rode up to Patterson" said
the witness. II said to him to halt. I
asked him what he was doing there. He
replied. and said in reply to question
that he had not heard q shot. l told
him that was queer thing, but to this
he made no reply"
Mr.. Woodward on REORGANIZATION
said that he did not know OF any special
reward OF $4,000 for such crime, but he
learned after the arrest that the South
ern Pacific company had offered special
reward.
Frank Taylor. deputy United States
marshal during the strike, testified that
be saw the defendant the night of July
18th. Mr.. Patterson was turned over to
him and deputy named Duran after
his arrest, and they started with him to
the city Jail in Patterson'a buggy.
About 100 yards south OF the Buena
Vista-street bridge Patterson jumped
out of the buggy. and Taylor went II ght
after him and caught him. He asked
Patterson why he tried to do that, and
the latter replied that he had done
nothing to be arrested for, and did not
want to go to isil. They called for as
they took him to the city jail on an elec-
trio car.
NJ. Durand, who was with the pre-
ceding witness and assisted in bringing
Patterson to Jail, corroborsted Mr. Tsy-
lor and testified further about a CONVEX
sation on the electric car. Some one
asked Patterson why he shot at the
train. He replied that he did not do
SO, that it Was his partner. He further
said that his partner remarked, II be-
lieve I'll shoot the headlight off that
Santa Barbara train"
Officer John Stephenson, who was
stationed near the Buena Vista street
bridge the night Of July 18th. testified
to hearing Durand's call for help and
Handwriting the defendant. Mr.. Patter-
son also told him that he did not do the
shooting, but his partner did, and that
he would not give him away. Deputy
Marshal Taylor asked the defendant
why he tried TO get away if he was inno-
cent, and Patterson replied that he did
not want hie folks to know he had got
ten into such a scrape. At the city Jail
several cartridges were found on his
person, and the witness cav Durand
take some bucksbot from his pocket.
Mr.. Irwin, q liveryman, testified that
he hired horse and buggy to the de-
fendant at 4 O'Clock the afternoon OF
July 18th. He was alone and only said
he was going out three or four miles.
Officer Walter Auble got some shot
out of the cab OF the engine. No. 1872
the Sunday after Patteraon's arrest
There were some large and somai small
and Jsilor Kennedy gave him some
more.
Ex-Jailer J. T. Kennedy identified the
shot he gave to Officer Auble and which
he had taken from Patterson.
Attorney Frank P. Flint testified tha
be had known Mr.. Patterson for sevsra
} years and their relations had alwayl
been very pleasant. He saw him at tn,
, Jail the night of his arrest, and told hin
| be was surprised to see him there. Pat
terson replied that he had been in bat
company. Mr.. Flint asked him how i
happened. and Patterson told him tina
, , a man named Colvin asked him, Jul,
18th. to 60 to Burbank with him to be,
!, butcher. He agreed to go, and at Col
wins suggestion hired rig. They droy
to Burbank, but saw no butcher. Col
vim did not explain why they did not
On their way back to town Colyin say
the Santa Barbara train and said he be
lieved he would put some torpedoes on tn
track and scare the boys. Colvin got out c
the buggy, taking his gun with him. an
that was the last Patterson saw of hin
. He did not know Colvin very well.
! Mr.. Flint also said that the defendar
told him he did not remember tellin
Officer Woodward he had not heard th
:. report of a gun, and admitted to th
y witness that he did hear it.
= The next witness WAS a Mr.. Windhau
= = q clerk in the Pasadena Hardware com
: pany's store at Pasadena. He testifie
y that on the afternoon of July 18th. at
O'CLOCK, the defendant bought shotgu
= Of him at tho store. He was alone, an
the witness had never seen him befor
He also got some ammunition. loade
cartridges and buckshot.
! The defence made great ekort
y break down the testimony of the wi
- ness, but he swore positively that
.' could not be mistaken in having so
Mr.. Patterson shotgun the afternot
in question.
J. mia closed the testinony for the da