The herald., 1894-09-27
Ex-Engineer Patterson Says He
Fired at Martin.
He Describes His Afternoon Advent
ures With Colyin.
A Number OF Character Witussses-A
Very Ingenious and Strongly
Presented Defense By
the Attorneys.

tin July 18th last, while the latter was
in the cab of his engine on the Santa
Barbara train.
The defense of the defendant is quite
ingenious and was presented with con-
siderable ability by his council. He
does not deny being near the scene of
the shooting but claims that it WAS done
by q man named James Colvin, whom
the prosecution believes to be myth.
The prosecution closed yesterday morn
ing after examining a few witnesses whose
testimony did not develop anything very
striking.
The defense began with Mr.. Simon
Frazier and his wife. Mrs. Frazier, who
were going out the San Fernando road
July 18th and saw the shot fred at the
engine of the Santa Barbara train. They
both testified that they saw a man run
ming from the scene and horse and
buggy at Pepper avenue in which was
man. They did not identify the de-
fendant. but the testim ony was cir
cumstance to bear out the story of the
defendant.
Mira. Nell Reche, who was out riding
with r. Scheidler, testified, as did her
escort, that they saw Mr.. Patterson in
buggy out the San Fernando road, and
a man was with him. The men were
coming towards the city. 1t was late
in the afternoon.
The defense introduced several char
acter Witnesses, who esid the defend
ants reputation before this occurrence
was good, and the prosecution. before
the introduction OF these witnesses,
stated that they admitted that his repu-
tation up to that time was good
Horace Appel. attorney. testified to an
examination OF the locality, and that he
did not think the fash OF gun could be
seen from point near the railroad
bridge at the place near the water tank,
whore the shooting occurred.
There was some further testimony OF
conversations in which Patterson had
made some remarks about Martins tax
ing out the trains while the strike WAS
on.
John Comstock and his wife, Mrs. N.
L. Cometock, both testified to being in
the vicinity of the shooting and seeing
man running away from it up the
Burbank road, which would be away
from the place where Patterson was ar
rested. Mr.. Comstoc and wife and Pat
Fitzaimmone and wife had been into
town with wood and were returning
home in their wagons.
Allen Johnson, secretary OF the board
of mediation of the A. R. u. during the
| strike, testified that Mr.. Patterson, be-
fore July 12.h, introduced a man to
him as James Colvin. He noticed him
| init pa ~
} time, and saw Colvin's application to be
admitted to the A. r. U.
| Officer Walter Auble was called by
the defense to show that Attorney Ling
OF the defense first told him about q
shotgun being bought at Pasadena. Mr..
Ling wanted him to cay that he told
him Patterson said it was Colvin who
bought the gun, but Mr.. Auble did not
think he told him that.
Secretary w. Fl. Clune of the A. r. U.
testified that Patterson signed Colvin's
application for membership. He re-
membered seeing Colvin at A. r. u.
headquarters.
| The application card was produced.
1t was printed card with blanks for
name. occupation and address. The
name WAS written in pencil, family, and
| it stated that the mysterious Colvin's
occupation was BLACKSMITH" His ad-
dress was not given; neither was the
card dated.
Henry Patterson. the defendant, was
then called and being sworn. said:
~ am the defendant in this action. 1
have lived in Los Angeles IL years, and
have been locomotive engineer for the
Southern Pacific company IL years. My
run, excepting eight months, was be-
tween Los Angeles and Yuma.
"On the afternoon of the 18th OF July
| Was in Los Angeles part of the time. I
know James Colvin. [ met him several
times on the street before July 1st. He
! told me he was blacksmith working
for the Southern Pacific company. /
saw him on the 12th.
"Iindoraed his application for m ember.
ship in the A. R. U.
"On the afternoon of the 18th saw
Colvin. Two or three days before that
he asked me to 60 with him TO the La
guna ranch for come time.
'On the day of the 18TH we had defin-
ite understanding. l met him about 2
O'Clock. i came over from home. He
was the first man | ssw to speak to
about River station. We went to East
Los Angeles. We separated, and went
! home to tell my vile whore was going.
l WAS to meet him on Downey avenue.
got horse and buggy at Pierce &
| Wheata' stable about O'Clock. l drove
up Downey avenue until | met Colyin,
between Griffin avenue and-I don't
know the name of the streets very we'll.
You can 60 to the Laguna ranch that
way. That is where | expected to 60.
| Colvin had shotgun and two packages
of shotgun ehells. He got into the
buggy. We went to Burbank. |
was only going for ride. had no busi-
ness to attend to. At Burbank, Colvin
got out of the buggy and went to the
depot. 1t was about o'clock. 1 re-
manned in the buggy. He was gone
about 20 minutes. Colvin used the
gun going ou. near Tropico. where he
shot dog. Coming back, at Sepulveds,
a rabbit got up and 1 handed MIN tho
lines and jumped out. ! picked up
some cartridges and put them in my
pocket. did not get shot at him.
got back in the buggy and we drove
towards Los Angeles. We met Miss
Reche near Weet Glendale.
We came TO tha water tank the other
side OF Los Angeles 1t WAS about s 40
o'clock. We heard whistle. Mr.. Col
win said he'd get out and put a torpedo
on the track and scAre tho engineer.
could ace the headlight for a long dis
tance. l took the lines and Colvin
jumped out of the buggy. l asked him
what he was doing. with torpedoes, and
he said: "1've got 'em all the same"
He took the gun. He vent along the
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