The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
MUHLNER,s TESTIMONY.
He Contradi cts Much of the Evidence
of Saloonkeepers.

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of fSaloon-kecpers.
OALAND, CAL, Dec. 21.-Lewis Muhl-
ner, CHARGED with shooting Jennie Lewis
continued his testimony to-day. He
brought his narrative down to the time
when he called on the girl at the Moore
residence on the afternoon she met hel
death.
Muhner told of his movements in de-
tail. He sent the decoy letter to Miss
Lewis signed "Charles Miller" because he
wanted TO see how much friendship really
existed between them. When she went to
the room in the Newland House he said
to her: at is all over between US now"
She then promised to return the
diamonds and the money that Muhlner
had given her, and told him to call at her
house the next day.
On coming TO Oakland on the fatal
Monday he shaved, bought a hat and
went to the residence of Professor Mooar,
where Jennie Lewis was engaged. She
told him that Miller, another lover of hers
had the diamonds and she also expected
TO meet some one who would give her the
money which Muhlner had lent her, in all
about $55. Muhlner returned to the Mooar
house between and 3 o'clock in the after
noon. When he met Jennie she did not
give him anything but the letters. He had
some conversation with the girl and left
her arriving at San Francisco before 5
o'clock The prisoner admitted seeing
Shafter as he was going to the Mooar
house, but denied that he pulled down his
hat to hide his face.
Attorney NagIe asked the following
questions:
Ibid you shoot any pistol on the 18th of
August?
mo, sir"
Did you shoot and kill Jennie Lewisf"
"Did you harm her in any way?"
mo, sir."
The cross-examination of Muhlner will
take place Monday and the case will prob
ably not go to the jury till after Christmas.
Scored Jury.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec 22-Judge Wood
was very indignant last night when he dis
charged the jury which had heard the tes-
timony against George Kelly, leader of
the Sporting Life gang. Kelly hit Thomas
Traynor over the head with beer bottle,
and the evidence was very clear. The
jury, however, failed to agree.
''It is just such conduct as this upon the
part of jurymen," said the Judge, ''that at
times causes respectable and law-abiding
citizens to ignore the courts and take the
law into their own hands and wreak out
vengeance upon criminals
No Carriers Souvenirs.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 22.-The Oakland
letter-carriers have been forbidden by the
department from carrying out their usual
custom of sending around official souvenirs
SO that they cannot take that method this
year Of remem bering citizens that this is
Christmas time. The new order is the re-
suit of some objection made by merchants
In San Francisco that overzealous car
Tiers had expected the usual "boxn at
place of business as we'll as at house.
A Tool Thief Caught.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 22.-John Hakes.
a man employed ut chores in Pleasant
Valley, was caught last night stealing tools.
A large buildiug is being erected and for
long time tools have been missed aud all ef-
forts have failed to catch the thief. Deputy
Sheriff c. Hitchcock was detailed to find
the thief and or arresting Hakes the pris-
oner acknowledged his guilt
Music-Loving Burglars.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 22.-The music