The herald., 1894-11-21

BILE. terrible The Spanish boy said,
Go and get his hat / said. 'pll 90
and get the d. g. rope and
we'll hang him. As came out OF the
yard q man-since known as Asa Hunter
rose up on O horse that gave aigns OF
hard riding, and he said that Craig had
killed his vile and George. Defendant
had on q black hat. When no was
brought out he had no hat on. The
Spanish boy told me to 90 and get IT,"
Motion to strike out made by the de-
Tense and denied.
| Cross-examined-"I don't know the
exact time, but the moon was shining
brightly in the west and there was q
little shadow on the east side. Defend
ant could easily be recognized. He was
dressed in gray suit. l saw the pistol
| in his hand while he had his hand els-
waited in the act OF firing. The hedge
fence in the yard is about four feet
high"
Counsel oross-examined witness re.
garding the physical characteristics OF
the Hunter place on Buena Vista street,
with a view, apparently, of showing
later that it was impossible for witness
to have seen the events as told by him
from the point Of vantage which he oc-
cupied.
"How did you come to stop and see
Craig?"
"Do you want me to tell you?".
| "Yes; that's what I'm asking you
for"
Because I saw him on more than one
occasion with his head down to the win.
dows, listening"
"WeIl, it was his own house; he was
living there. wasn't he?"
mo, he wasn't; the Hunters were
living there. l saw them there every
night"
"Where was Craig making his home
at the time Of the kilingW
II don't know. that, but am satisfied
he was not living there. l never saw
him 20 into the yard from the time the
Hunters went to live there"
ibid you wait around sll day to see
what he would do?" asked counsel
sharply.
mo; but l was paralyzed, and used
to sit around there all day"
Your tongue wasn't parslysed, was
it~
mo, nor his wasn't either when he
! fred those shots that night"
This colored witness gave evidence
that he was quite able. and he appeared
|
retort, so Mr.. Guthrie went moro in-
sinustingly to work.
"You and Craig we're not very good
friends, were your" he inquired.
mo, sir; l haven't any thing against
him." was the answer.
"Were you not arrested by him on
New High street for vagrsncy 2"
q mo, sir, and they haven't got any
record ofthat."
"Were you not arrested ky Craig four
or FIVE years ago for vagrancy on New
High street?"
"No. SIR" emphatically answered the
witness.
The question was asked for the pur-
| pose OF impeaching the testimony of
witness. but he wRs earnest in his denial
that defendant had ever placed him
under arrest.
Were you not living with a white
prostitute and white man broke into
the place, and Craig came and put you
and the white man under nrrest?"
mo, sir. he never arrested me-"
Redirect-"Did you ever see Craig
and his wife quarreing?"
"Yes sir. | saw him snatch the hose
from hsr and turn it upon her. / saw
her take her apron and wipe her face.
And then during La Fiesta (ApriD l
heard them quarreling, when he told
her 20 go to her lover. or lovers, or some.
thing OF that kind"
CCounsel took up the transcript OF
the evidence taken before the coroner
and. turning to that given by witness,
drew his attention 10 certain contradic-
tions to bis statements just made. He
then testified that Craig had caused him
/ m ha arraotad ff mr. ann
Michael Elisalds, another eyewitness
to the murder OF William and Mary
Hunter was examined: "Were you press
ent on Bueua Vista street, on July 25:h,
when Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter were shot p"
inquired Mr.. Gage.
Yes, sir and saw the shooting"
IObjection overruled. Counsel asked
that, to save voluminous record he be
allowed to make q general exception, but
the court ruled that the ordinary rule of
excepting to each question be followed.
my time doesn't seem to be worth
| anything to the rich county OF Los An
geles, 80 suppose I'll have to stand it,"
said Mr.. Guthrie. pathetically, as he
braced himself to make objections to
every question asked.
The witness resuming, said: 'T was
across the street when heard two shots
fired; running across heard three other
ehots. and as l rushed up saw defend.
ant take couple OF shots at himself.
and then saw his hat fly of. He threw
a gun into bush there. saw a man
arrive on horseback Asa Hunter iden.
tifiedl. and | saw the two dead bodies
OH the porch."
Cross-examined-'I was in my faith.
er's house when first heard the pistol
report. didn't see anyone when | was
in there only the defendant. He was
lying on the steps. There are three or
four steps onto the porch. His feet were
on the cement eide walk. went to the
corner OF Ord street to get a policeman
bat failed. l saw Pasqual. a French
man. who used to be constable, think,
and l made him come with me. Re.
turning l found Craig With others around
him close to the gate with his face
bathed in blood. was just entering the
gate when | saw him shoot himself He
was perhaps 20 feet away"
DR.. Wernigk testified to having seen
the bodies OF William and Mary Hunter
at Orr Suoh's undertaking parlore.
II examined the bodes," said the wit
ness, land speaking from reoolleotion
| without having referred to my notes. 1
found the bullet had entered the body
OF William Hunter between the shoulder
blade0 and passed out between the sec
ond and third ribs. 1t severed the art
cry that carries the blood from the heart
aud that was the immediate cause of
death. In the case of the woman Marv