The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-28


quest, and which has been h eretoiore
published.
Charles Rietzke, Christs employer,
testified to " rs. Hart having visited his
barber shop and calling Christ outside.
Mrs. Hart gave Christ the poetry which
she found IN her husbands pockets. She
was excited, anu when Christ returned to
the shop he told Rietzke that Mrs. Hart
was in trouble and had come to him tor
assistance.
w. q. Hart, the imam in the case"
testified that the piece OF poetry referred
to was picked up 10y him one day in Mrs.
ChriSts house. Alter having read It lie
SAID he would like to take 1t, and she con-
scented. That was about ten months ago.
He admitted having received one or two
notes from Mrs. Christ. He wanted &c
use the poetry as "a JOSH" bout a
month before the shooting Christ told
hi IN he had been informed Mrs. Christ
had been unIaithful to him. but that he
took no stock in the story.
Hiram W. johnson, Chrlsts attorney,
asked Hart why he did not tell his wife
that he took the poetry as "a JOSH" hart
replied that ii the attorney knew Mrs
Harris disposition as we'll as ne did he
Johnson would not have told her either
Both Christ and his wife accused wit
ness wife OF having sent them anony-
nous letters.
Hart said his wife came to the State
Printing Office, where ne was working
on the 18th. and requested him TO &c
home. She told him what the neighbors
had been saying about his visits TO Mrs
Christ. She SAID she had letters which
she found in his pockets, but would no.
tell hun their contents. The letters did
not bother him. He laid off from work
because he thought there would be
| H. III -, l,,f k,.t.,
was apt to kill him. This. she said. was
impressed on her when Christ, while a
her house, drew his revolver when be
heard footsteps in one OF the rooms, made
by one OF Mrs. Harris children.
The witness did not think the Christs
would have trouble, but that he would
get into trouble. He did not think thai
he told Luther Weber that he (Hart) was
the cause of the shooting. He was
at Mrs. Christ's house about week
before the shooting. Mrs. ChrlsPs
mother was there also. He had called OIL
Mrs. Christ quite often when his wife
was away. He had called on her abou
as many times when Christ was there s.
when he was not there. Witness and hls
wife had called on Mrs. Christ Two OIL
three times last summer. There was nc
difficulty between the defendant and bis
wife at that time. Mrs. Hart had dis
| covered the poetry and letter previous &c
| that time.
Mr.. johnson asked Hart what made
his wife refer to the letters again.
The witness replied that his wife was
| impelled to do it by the talk OF the neigh
| bOrs and the anonymous letters which
! Christ and his wife said they had re-
ceived.
81 would like to say" said Hart, ''sinc,
it has been minated that improper re
| lations had existed between myself anC
! Mrs. Christ, that no relations OF tina
| kind ever existed between u.s."
What do you mean by improper re-
! lations? ' asked Attorney Johnson.
anything criminal" replied Hart.
Mrs. Frances T.. Hart was shown the
poetry and newspaper clipping which she
! claimed to have found in her husband.
| pocket, and Identified them both. The
| poetry, she said, she found eight or nine
| months ago The newspaper clipping
she found later She called on Chris
outside. asked him if he could recognize
his wife's handwriting. She told hin
| that she had some poetry that she though
came from his wife. He read the slip:
and said. ''Y GU appear TO be sick; you
! don't look well. You had better go nom,
and not worry about it. Pll stop it.'
She told him she had two letters at hel
! house, and that ii he wished to see them
| he could do so. Christ asked whether
she would send them to him, or shoulc
| he call at her house. He came to tn,
| house, but she did not give them 10 him
| as he was too excited. H1 said the poetry
was in his wite's hand writing. Chris
! said he had not mentioned The matter t
| his wife. He said he always took care o
! his wife, and gave her everything sh,
asked for. lie had even quit smoking 81
many cigars so he could give money t
| his wife, that she could have more t
| spend.
| Il e said if it was true that his wife sen
| the poetry TO Hart he @ould kick her on
of the house inside OF four days, Afte
| Christ read the poetry be said: cit ha
all come back TO me; | can see through i
| all; the wool has been pulled over my
| eyes.u He said he had always treated
! Hart right. IT is always that kind 0
people who do you dirt" he said. He
| offered her his pistol, and told her TO xii
his vile and he would not prosecute her
| she did II.
The witness said If she wanted to dr.
that she would not have to borrow hi,
| pistol to do it, If her husband and Mrs
| Christ we're guilty they were not worth
| killing. She told Christ she knew wha
she would do if she did not have to car,
| for her babies. It was different with him
! as he had no children. Mrs. Hart said
they should not think OF killing anyone
Christ said that on account of the chill
dren he would not Kill Hart. The wit
ness deprecated any such result "That's
So" said Christ, lit would be cuttinl
| your nose off 10 spite your face" Jus
| then one of the children made some
| noise in another room and Chris
| Jumped up and pulled his revolver. Sh
/ as k cd him what was the matter, and b,
replied that he was always prepared.
Christ said he would not hurt China
man if he found him in company with hi
wife. He said it would not be the China
mans fault, but the woman's. Ate
Christ LETT the house she destroyed tn
letters.
Mr.. Johnson asked Mrs. Hart what th
letters contained, but she said she coult
not remem Der their contents. He ais
asked her what WAS said between hersel
and her husband.
To this question City Attorney Brow
entered q vigorous objection. He sait
what conversations they might have ha,
regarding the letters had no bearing Of
| the case.
Mr.. johnson said the theory of tn
prosecution was that Mrs. Hart shove,
Christ the poetry, and it SO excited hin
that il led TO the murder. 1T is possibl
that this witness is just as guilty of muir
der as Christ" declared Mr.. johnson
assuming that he did the act with whic
he is charged"
City Attorney Browns objection wa
overruled.
Mrs. Hart said her husband told he
that the poetry did not come from Mrs
Christ.
The Clsy Attorney objected to anothe