The herald., 1894-12-11

back the witness, just az sharply. Be-
ing compelled to answer he conceded
that he had fallen out oil his wagon
while drunk.
Later, however. witness volunteered
the statement that he hadn't been
drunk at Long Beach, Wilmington or
anywhere else. He defied counsel to
prove it. He had simply said he hurt
his hand while drunk because counsel
was asking too many questions OF q per-
sonal nature.
Have you hecn drinking today ?"
qurried counsel, returning to the attack.
"Yes. I've had some coffee today"
"Have you had nything else ?"
II don't know that that's any Of your
business anyway"
"Oh, yes it is."
"Well, no, I've not had any thing"
This opinionated witness was then re-
tired, but be seemed somewhat 10th to
leave the stand.
Frederick Kurlett testified to having
known the murdered man, aud also the
defendant. During May or june" said
witness, defendant told me Manuel
owed him some money and wouldn't
pay niIus Il6 ehlu, IL uo uOosu pay
me I'll shoot him."
Cross-examined-I told OF the threat
uttered to Mr.. Boswell few days after
the killing. Boswell was peddling mea t
and came to my son-in la W q ranch every
day or so.
George Osborne, a rancher in the
vicinity where defendant lived, testified
that within two months before the kill
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met Manuel Watson. and If any one had
been there to see him he would have
killed him. Witness maintained that
il he had to kill anyone he wouldn't t
want anyone round. Getting excited
defendant, during the same converss-
tion, said, 'I'll kill the any
way"
Crosssexamination: "He told me that
Manuel had ridden up to his tent and
knocked the front door down and went
and laid ON his bed. He said Manuel
was drunk. My land adjoins Manuel's,
and used to see him nearly every day.
He told me he had known the defeu dant
ever since he was very young. He told
me too that he wac just having q little
fun with Bob (the defendant); that shey
wouldn't do him any harm for the
world"
Charles D. Williamson, now a resi-
dent OF San Francisco but at the time of
the crime trusty at the county Jail,
testified to knowing the defendant and
having had q conversation with him on
the I'd of September Sunday "He
was much excited upon being brought
in. He said," remarked the witness.
"he had been to San Pedro to sell load
of wood, and coming back met Manuel
Watson. He asked him fhe had been
talking about him; and Watson, who
had dismounted and took hold of the
lines, said he hadn't. He Jumped on
the axle OF defendants wagon and made
q blow at him. Being repulsed he
again tried to get upon the wagon,
and defendant kicked at him. A
third time when he got up on the
wagon defendant said he was prepared
for him with his knife. In the first
statement he made to me he said be got
out OF the wagon, but the second time
he changed that and said he never got
out from the wagon at ell.
Cross examination mo-. defendant
never said Watson had a whip in his
hand. l think he said he had the knife
in box under the seat. He told me it
was dark at the time. He said he acted
simply in self defense. After the first
statement he always kept to the point
that he had not got out of his wagon.
Redirect :-"He said something to
the effect that he stamped or from ped
upon Watson. l can't recollect which
He told me that the knife really be-
longed to Watson that he found it and
was carrying it to rsturn it to him.
DR.. E. D. Seamans, recalled to explain
fuller regarding the wounds on deceased,
testified that while the stab in the heart
would suffice to cause death the other
wounds certainly tended to accelerate
death.
Gross examination: "While rot stat
ing positively l believe the wound be.
hind the ear was inflicted before the
knife wound. and as to the others can.
not say"
The court: How long would the
man have lived with that wound in his
heart?'
THAT is hard to say definitely, but q
very short space OF time"
At Shis point an adjournment was
taken until this morning, the court ad-
monishing the jury in usual form.