The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03
GEORGE CUMMINS.

GEORGE CUMMINS.
George Cummins being duly sworn says:
Ny name is George Cummins, age 45 years;
occupation, constable.
g Where do you residef A. Round Valley:
cs9;ta e; How 55ong have have you been resident OF
O. Did you know Jack Littlefeld? A. Yes,
Q. When did you see him last2 A. saw his
body on the Goth of last month.
Q: Where was it? A. 1t was hanging to q
limb OF tree about two miles from here.
O. How came you to see 1t? A. was coming
to this place to subpoena a witness and saw the
Dody hanging by the side of the trail.
Q. What did you do when you saw the body?
Littlefeld.
Q. Did you notify any one? A. came on
here and told the boys; also his friends in
Round Valley.
Q. Did you look for signs? A. No, sir; not
then. But when 1 went back 1 looked ior
signs.
Q. Did you find any sign? A No, sir; we
found none.
Q; Were you alone when you found the body?
A. Yes sir.
@. Did you meet any one while on the road?
fore found the body.
q What time did you leave the camp? A.
About o'clock.
Q. How long did it take you to reach the
body? a. About two hours.
=; About how far? A. About six or seven
miles.
hanged? A. Yes, sir; that is my opinion.
Q: Was he powder-burned? A. I did not
notice.
II. d. WlLLBURN.
Fl. D. Willburn being sworn saws: Myname
is H. D. Willburn Jr / am % wears of age:
occupation, farmer.
- 9. Where do you reside? A. At Willow Creek,
Trinity County, Cal.
O. How How long have you resided therea
Q. Where were you born? A. In Hetten Val
ley, Trinity County, Cal.
Q. Did you know Jack Littlefeld? A. Yes,
O. When did you last see him? A. On the
9th day OF September.
Q. Where was he? A. About half mile
@ Who was with him7 A. Baylis Van Horn
and John Crow.
Q. Where were they going? A. They did not
O. Did you see Jack after that? A. saw him
at distance going up the mountain.
O. What time of the day was it? A. When
they passed Us 1t was about half-past P. NJ
q. Who was with you when they passed? A.
l was alone, but Box, Rose, Ross, Annie Crab
tree and a. Wnlburn were short distance be-
hind.
O. How far is it from where you met Jack,
Van Horn and Crow to where Jack was shot?
A. About four and half miles.
w. s. CLARK.
w s. Clark being sworn says: My name is
Walter S. Clark, aged 80 years: occupation,
StOCk-rdlSlnB.
@. Where do you reside? A. Twelve miles
west of Round Valley.
Q. How long have you resided in California?
A. Thirty-five years.
O. Did you know Jack Littlefeld? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. How long have you known him? A. Four
or five years.
@. When did you last see him? A. On the
2Sth of last month.
Q. Where was he? A. Hanging to tree by
the side of the road.
n Wac n hot o1S A ccir
q. Do you know about what time of the day
he was shot? A. About 10 or Is minutes after
sundown.
@. Did you hear the report of the guns? A
4es sir.
@. How many shots were there fired? A
Three shots.
shots? A. At the Red Mountain House.
Q. What time did the shooting take place?
a. About 10 or 10 minutes after sundown.
@. We're you alone when the shooting took
place? A. No, sir.
Q. Who was with you? A. George Block and
my wife.
q. How far apart were the shots, or what
length of time between them? A. About 10
seconds from first to last.
O. Did you see any one soon after the shots
were fired? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Who were they? A. Baylis, Van Horn
and Johnny Crow.
q Where did you see them? A. In the Red
O. What time of the day was it? A. Just
about dusk. could tell who they were about
13U yards away from me.
Q. Did you speak to them? A. Yes sir.
Q. What did they say? A. When they came
they wanted to know if | had any fresh horses,
as they wanted to go to Weaver; they also said
they had arrested Jack Littlefeld, but MOP
had taken him away from them and shot him.
Q. Did they seem to be in a hurry? A. No,
sir.
q. Did they say how many men there were in
the mob? A. Crow. told me there were about
twenty men and about twenty shots were fred
Baylis Van Horn said there were about twelve
men and about twelve shots were fired
asked them if we hadn't better go back there
and see, but Crow said there was no use, as he
was dead. The next morning | went there and
was looking for tracks, but they (Beylis and
Crow told US not 10 make too many tracks.
JAMES WILLBURN.
James Willburn, after being sworn, SAYS; NV
name is James Willburn Jr., aged "a years; oc.
cupation farmer.
Q. Where do you reside? A. Long Ridge
@. How long have you resided there? A
Two years.
Q. Where were you born? A. At Hetten.
Trinity County, Cal
Q. Did you know Jack Littlefeld? A. Yes,
sir.
Q. When did you last see him? A. On the