The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-22
EVIDENCE LOOKS DAMAGING,
Further Hearing in the Patter-
son Assault Case.
Purchase of a Gun the Night of the
Shooting.
Mrs. Martin Testifies to Patterson Hav-
Ing Called Her Husband scab.
Suspicious Circumstances.
Othor Testimony.

Inc preliminary EXAMINATION Oh ucnly
Patterson, charged with having shot at
]. Martin, the engineer of the Santa
Barbara train, on the night of July 18th,
was resumed before Justice Seaman yes
terdsy morning at $50 O'Clock. The
accused was present and was repre-.
sented by Messrs. Ling and Appel, while
Msssrs, Rush and Trask conducted the
prosecution.
The cross-examination of Police Officer
Woodward was resumed. He was shown
cations that it had been fred. When
he and the other gentlemen had gone
back they went under the fence and he
loped around the corner and hitched the
horse. There had been no attempt on
their part to conceal themselves. The
witness stated that he had his eyes open
looking to see whether or not somebody
might come back for the gun. lie did
not know that there was any gun there
but he mistruated that there was one.
He had not been looking expecting to
find that gun on the ground but was
looking over the country to see if some
other men were not about. The wit
ness did not know the name OF the man
who found the gun. When it was found
he (the man) was about rod ahead OF
the witness and the other man. When
the gun was picked up the witness no.
ticed that it was partially covered with
the case, which was hanging about l12
feet over the muzzle OF the gun.
Witness had not gone into the alfalfa
or corn patch or looked about the
nvN,1nd aronnd tho ornQlv ptla traAa tn
see il there we're any tracks. He had
not gone up to the houses to inquire if
any one had passed, until the next
morning. They followed the track alter
finding the gun.
E. H. Benedict, deputy United
States marshal, WAS called next, the ex-
animation being conducted by Assistant
District Attorney Rush. At the time
the Santa Barbara train came in he was
near where he supposed was called the
San Fernando yards. About the time
the train came in he saw Mr.. Taylor
and Officer Woodward. He had seen
Mr.. Patterson that evening in q buggy
on the road, about 200 yards from the
railroad bridge. Officer Woodward was
with him. He heard the officer say he
had found that man in buggy in the
barley field and had brought him down
to turn him over to the witness. He
had pulled two loaded cartridges out of
the prisoners pocket. He had turned
Patterson over to Mr.. Taylor to be
taken to the county Jail. He then
searched the buggy and found o car
tridge.box which was heavy, but did not
open it. The men then took Patterson
search Sc i for the gun. There were with
him Messrs. Alexander, jackson, Drop
lin, and Officer Woodward. mounted.
They went to where the officer had said
he had made the arrest, it being to the
right of the road. A search was then
made.
The witness was shown the gun,
which he identified as the one that had
been found, and stated that he thought
it was also the same gun-cover.
On the following morning the search
was resumed, and he found a cartridge
shell about 80 feet northwest OF the
trees. He had discovered buggy tracks
by the tree. The shell was introduced
as evidence. He was then cross-exam-
ined by Mr.. Ling. When the Santa
Barbara train came in he was on the
further side of the bridge from the town.
He was about 300 yards from the place
where the glass was found. He had
heard the shots fired.
When the witness first produced the
cartridge in the court room he had dug
come wads out of it. In answer to
question by MIR. Ling he stated that he
had also found them where he got the
cartridge, and had put them into it.
They were offered as evidence. They
had been found about four feet on the
right of the track. He stated that he
had met Officer Woodward ON the San
Fernando road at a place near Water
street. At the time he had seen the
flashes, witness had been on the south
side OF the track within 30 feet of the
track. There were great many cars on
the track that night, by actual count $50.
He was above when he saw the fash. He
had heard the report and saw the flash,
and he had supposed that it was from
q gun. Taking as basis the proposition
of the flash, the rest of hia evidence was
juRt as correct as that statement. He
said that he believed that the re-
port had been from shot gun. From
the position where he stood he could not
distinguish the flash between g win
chester rifle and a shot gun, but he