The herald., 1894-07-27
The jury was composed OF Oscar Macy.

The jury was composed OF Oscar Macy.
foreman; H. S. Clement, F. A. Rey-
nolds. William Dryden, Clint w. Lee,
w. A. Osgood. Edward Leake. J. F..
Young, Henry @. Hunt. H. p. Bumiller,
T. Elisalde, W. II. McVean, G. W. Van
Alstine and ). B. Vance.
The Jury was called at O'Clock and
the taking Of testimony begun.
Jesse Hanter was the first witness.
His testimony was confined to the MUIR
der at the Hunter ranch. He said that
the dead woman, Mrs. Craig, wac his
niece, George Hunter being his nephew.
He was born in Los Angeles and was %
years of age.
II had lust finished supper" he said,
when Willie, the 9-ysar-.old son of
John Craig, rushed up to my house and
said: MY father has killed mamma
and Uncle George | did not believe it
1T first, but the little fellow was 80
earnest 1 started to investigate. My
wife tainted on hearing the news, and
after l attended to her started out to
get my horse to 60 to my brother Will
Jams ranch, talf mile distant, whore
the boy said the shooting was done. l
met Tina Jensen, who was taking care
of Georges children, at my steps. She
started in to tell what happened, but
tainted on the steps. l assisted her in
the house and started for the scene.
II found Emily ON the floor OF the
kitchen. She was dead. passed on
out, having gone in from an opposite
door, and found George Hunter In an
apparently dying condition.
my sons coming up at this time, l
told them to care for the babies and
would follow Craig,as Willie had said he
saw him pass my house. going toward
town. l rushed my horse, and reached
the East Side station. Notifying the Of
ficers, started for Craig's former resi-.
dence, at 727 Buena Vista street, where
nay brother and sister-in-law have been
staying for two weeks.
II got there too late, finding them
dead. William Hunter was "a years of
age and his wife, Mary. 52."
Here the witness was interrupted by
Attorney G.. A. Williams, who an
'nounced that he represented Craig.
Coroner Gates stepped his objections to
the witness manner of testiiying, whom
Williams anewered that he was not ad-
dressing the witness, but the coroner.
"You have no right to address me-"
said Coroner Gates, NOR the jury, nor
the witnesa. This is an inquest; ther5's
nobody being tried here"
II understand" answered Williams.
When questioned by Deputy District
Attorney Davis, the witness said that he
lived perhaps half mile from the place
of the shooting on his brother Williams'
ranch. He did not see Craig pass his
house going to the place, nor did he
hear the shots. He saw Craig return
ing past his house after the boy Willie
Craig announced the crime. The shoot
ing occurred about p. m. Miss Jensen
and the children were the only ones at
the house when he shot Emily and
George. There had been much trouble
between Craig and the Hunter family.
Hunter saw Craig in charge OF Mr.. Long
and another man when he reached
his brother Williams house, after chns-
ing the murderer into town.
TINA JENsEN's STORY.
Tina Jensen, domestic employed to
care for Craig's and George Hunters .
children at the ranch of William Hun
ter, testified as follows:
~ saw the shooting. Mrs. Craig and
I were getting supper in the kitchen. /
noticed Mrs. Craig 60 to the window and
scream. She was called to the door by
Craig, who esid he wanted to see hie
children. Mrs. Craig said he had no
right to see them. George Hunter came
up, and as We had locked tho doors. Mrs.
Craig had to open the kitchen door to
let George in. When we saw that Jack
was in the yard we locked tas doors.
George Hunter went in at the front door
and out at the kitchen, when Craig came