The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-05
BAD FOR HATCH.
Was at the Wreck at the
Trestle.
so HE TOLD A JUSTICE
Who in Turn Related 1t i'm the
Courtroom.
SOME SENSATIONS AT THE TRIAL
Knox Again Released From Jail on a
Bond Sent From Sacra-
mento.
SOME SENSATIONS AT THE TRIAL


ments began at O'Clock this evening.
The close was very sensational. Among
those who testified for the defense to-day
were the wife. mother and father of the
defendant, all of whom Swore that Hatch
was in Washington at the time the wreck
occurred.
R. Parkinson saw the two men in the
cart at Merkely's. but he did not recognize
Hatch as one of them. j. j. Merkely, a
hop-grower, testified that j. Casselman
came to Woodland with him during the
preliminary trial and on the way admitted
that he did not know Hatch. Witness
pointed Hatch out in the courtroom.
Mr.. Cook endeavored to induce the wit
ness to admit that he had taken an active
part in the defense and that be had asked
J. Casselman, in the presence OF Ezra
Casselman, not to recognize Hatch. but he
would not make any such admission. He
admitted. however, that on the 10th of
July, in the back room OF Ripley's saloon.
Ezra Cssselman being present. he asked
j. Casselman not to recognize Hatch
unless he was positive about it.
General Hart announced that Mrs. Kins-
Ter was too sick 10 leave her room. He was
willing that her deposition should be read
to the jury by the reporter. The prosecu-
tion did not object and the court made an
order in accordance with the suggestion OF
Hart. ct half-past one o'clock the jury
was called 10 and the deposition of Mrs.
Kinsler was read by the reporter. The
only material point in it was that the wit
ness saw the defendant in Washington
about IL 80 A. NJ. July IA.
Samuel Conrad, j. F. Patterson and
John Kisuer were put on the stand to
prove that Entricane's eyesigbt was bad
and he could not have recognized Hatch. In
rebuttal Mr.. Cook called Constable From
melt, who testified that the reputation of
NJ. ]. Powers for truth, honesty and in
tegrity is bad. Justice of the Peace New
ton and Police Sergeant McManus testified
to the same effect.
Mr. Cook asked for a recess of five
minutes and when court convened ne
sprung the sensation of the day. Judge
Newton was recalled. After a few RE-
liminary questions Mr.. Cook asked: ibid
you have any conversation with Hatch
during the preliminary examinations"
81 had several"
"In this conversation was anything said
as to his whereabouts about noon on the
18th of JulY?"
Hart objected and made long argu-
ment in support of his contention. Cook
replied and the court admitted the ques-
ton. The defense noted an exception. e
Cook continued: II will ask you then
what that conversation was that you had
with the defendant in the courtroom"
she sat down beside me and l said,
Mel, IL you had taken my advice you
would not have got into this trouble, and
he said, AS God is my judge, L had no
more to do with that wreck than you had.
but was at the caboose with WOrden,
holding the team"
Did be say anything else about that
ttme?"
mo. he didn't say anything else except
AS God is my judge L had nothing to do
with the wreck any more than you did. /
can get good witnesses to prove that was
in Washington at the time of the wreck,
but was there holding the team for Wor-
den at the caboose.
do you remember anything else he said
at that timer"
81 asked him if he was innocent and If
he could get good witnesses to prove it
why he didn't get on the stand and testify
in his own behalf and get out of itp
Hart objected on the ground that it was
improper, and he added: cit sounds to me
as if tits malicious"
In the cross examination the following
dialogue occurred between Hart and the
witness: "Atter you left the stand to-day
did you go 10 Mr.. Cook and tell him about
this alleged Conversations"
''No, sir, not until he came and asked
me about it"
Chow did he hear about it?"
81 couldn't tell"
"Who did you tell about it?"
'The yardmaster. Martin Halloran."
Glow did Mr.. Cook learn about it?"
81 don't know"
"Where did you go?"
"In the District Attorneys Office"
when vas that?"
AFTER L left here"
"Who took you in there?"
II went in myself"
did you send for Mr.. Cooke"
''No, sir"
did any one?"
Il couldn't tell you"
Then followed a number of questions
concerning the position Of the witness and
defendant when the alleged conversation
occurred. Hart resumed his interroga-
tiOns.
did you Try to get him to make a con-
fession?"
81 told him to tell the truth; to get on
the stand ana clear himself"
Ibid you ask hie father about irving to
get him to confess?"
81 did not; l went to his father and
asked him to try and get him to clear him.
self"
"After that conversation did you 90 to
the Jail with old Mr.. Hatch to ATTEMPT to
get young Hatch to confess that he was
guilty?''
81 did not. SIR"
Didn't you try to get young Mr.. Hatch
to turn States evidence, and told him if
he would you would get him out in week
or ten days?"
'rNever men toned it."
you have come here as his friend~
81 came here TO tell the truth"
You were his friend when you were
talking 70 Judge Armstrong;"
"Yes, sir; told Judge Armstrong the
truth"
lyon ara hia friend naW?"