The herald., 1894-08-01
MURDERER CRAIG EXAMINED,
The Brute Held for Trial
Without Bonds.
Defense to Claim His Wife's Death
an Accident.
Scenes 1t tho Police Station when Craig
Vas Taken Into Court The Evil
dence in Fuil-Crsig's
Dsmennor.

there been so mucn inborobt CentereQ In
Q preliminary examination as there was
in that of the triple murderer, EXPO
licsman John Craig. The case was
called before Justice Seaman in the old
city hall at 80 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, and tho fellow was examined for the
murder Of his poor wife, Emily Craig.
He was held for trial in the superior
court and committed to the custody of
Sheriff Cline without bail.
Long before the hour set for the hear
ing great crowds of people thronged the
street in front OF the Second street police
station, all anxious to get glimpse Of
the man who 30 wantonly and without
reason shot in cold blood his wife,
brother-in-lsw. fstherin-law and
mother-in-law. Three of them were
killed instantly, while the brother-in.
law, George Hunter, ia still alive, with
chances for his life and death about
even. Besides Mrs. Craig the killed
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Hunter.
The crowds that thronged the side.
walk before the murderer reached the
station from the county Jail had to be
kept back by policemen. A reserve
force of officers were held at the station
in case OF trouble.
When the guards at the county Jail
approached the murderer's cell to take
him out, Craig became very pale, but
said nothing. He showed cowardice,
but after reaching the patrol wagon re-
gained his composure. His air OF indif-
ference and stolidity was remarked by
all who saw him, his demeanor only
- int hn nf
the hundreds at the station. He was
conveyed to the station with little core
mony and a. rapidly as possible. The
guard was com posed of Deputy Sheriff
William Cline, Deputy Sheriff A. W..
Marsh, Detective Goodman and Officers
Heneley, Bates and Arguello.
At the station Craig was hustled into
the city prison, and few minutes
afterward taken up the Jail stairway
into Judge Seaman's courtroom.
Tho great, anxious crowd filed up the
outer stairway and noon filled the room
to almost suhocstion. People, morbid
minded curiosity beekers, tumbled and
jostled against each other in their at
tempts to catch glimpse of the MUIR
derer. Craig could easily be recognized,
for his head was completely bandaged
in white cloths. He has almost decided
that his wounded head does not pain
him as much a. he endeavored to have
people believe, and his chances of gain
ing sympathy are abandoned as = hope
less task.
IN COURT.
When Justice Seaman called the case
at 9 :35 o'clock, every eye was turned to-
ward the murderer, who appeared very
Indifferent to the proceedings. There
was such q noise among the spectators
and those attempting to gain admission
that Judge Seaman ordered Bailiff
Appel to clear passageway to the door.
The policemen soon quieted things
down.
Deputy District Attorneys Davis and
Rush represented the state, Horace APP
family, and q. A. Williams and B. W..
Mcintosh appeared as counsel for the
defendant.
The defendants counsel had not put
in an appearance when the case was
called. Deputy Sheriff Cline. at the re.
quest OF Craig, announced that he,
Craig, was not ready for examination,
owing to the absence of his attorney.
J. Marion BROOKS was supposed to act
as attorney for Craig, but it afterward
turned out otherwise.
= Judge Seaman said he was Of the
opinion that it was not Mr.. Brooks in
tention to represent Craig, and ordered
the examination to proceed. Craig's
attorneys soon after entered and were
placed on record as appearing for him.
Great interest seemed to center on the
fist witness. There were only two eye
witnesses of the murder OF Mrs. Craig,
the servant girl, Tina Jensen, and Mur-
derer Craig's 9-year-old son.
TINA JENsEN's STORY.
Miss Tina Jensen was the frat witness
called. She had to be assisted from her
chair, and whom she moved toward the
stand Craig grew nervous and as pale as
sheet. The murderer turned his ear,
holding his hand as if to catch every
word said by the young woman. During
her testimony he prompted his attorney g
as il he was being tried on an Indifferent
case of battery or for lesser offense.
Miss Jensen began nervously. She
gave in detail the horrible facts Of the
killing, saying that ON the evening of