The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-01
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Prosecution in the Button Murder
Case Completed
THE DEFENSE COMMENCED
M. F. Dolau of Calico Arrested on a
Charge Of Ore Stealing
The Ore Came From the Red Cloud Mine
and Was Shipped to This City.
Notes of the Day

SAN BERNAR DINO, Oct. 3l.-The
prosecution in the Button case rested at
II 30 this m ruing. Yesterday afternoo on
and this forenoon were largely taken up
with expert testimony as 20 the extent of
the probable effect of injuries received by
BONN in Buttons first assault on him.
DR.. W. Thompson, ex-Coroner, testified
as to the condition of the face OF Bohm,
and stated that in his opinion Bohm was
not responsible for anything he did after
he had been tram pied and kicked by But
ton. The bones of the face were broken,
some of them pressed downward until
there would be the effect of dazing the
victim, so the doctor testified, and he did
not think that after suffering such in
juries Bohm was rational or that he was
in condition that he could appreciate
that Button had Withdrawn from the
com bat.
DR.. S. G. Huff was also called, bsng
on the stand again this morning, and
while of the opinion that Bohms injuries
would probably ma Ike him incapable OF
reasoning he admitted that If he went to
where his gun was standing, and loaded
it, as if preparing to shoot Button, it
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With the calling of Claude Henderson
and the introd uction of some other test.
mony. the prosecution rested.
Byron Waters, the attorney for the de.
Tense, made his first point by n motion
for the admission of Claude Henderson
testimony at the coroner's inquest. This
differs in one important particular from
his evidence given in the present trial,
and in way which Is favorable to the
defense.
At the inquest he testified that after be
received his gun. Bolm pointed it at
Button and snapped the hammer. and
that it was after this that Button ordered
him to drop it,, and ended by shooting
him. When he was on the stand yester-
day Hendersons testimony was to the
effect that BONN was simply holding the
gun under his arm. and the witness could
not remem Der that he had pointed the
gun at Button or tried to shoot.
Attorney Waters carried his point and
the evidence from the inquest was admit
ted.
FOR STEALING ORE.
NJ. F. Dolan of Calico was arrested
yesterday on warrant charging him
with stealing 1886 worth OF silver ore
from Red Cloud mine at Calico. The
warrant was served by Deputy Sheriff
John Whaley, who was u passenger on
Wednesday nights overland, when 1t
struck the Mexicans wagon near Irv-
ington.
The compliant was sworn out before
Judge Souls several days ago by j. NJ.
Beckwith, assistant superintendent OF
the Re ! Cloud mine, which is one OF the
Garfield group at Calico.
1t appears that the ore which it is
claimed hal been stolen was shipped to
Los Angeles and from there to the Selby
Smelling works at San Francisco. The
possible TO now and then pick out chunks
weighing but few pounds, but which
vii run very high in silver. Mr.. Beck
with says the ore was carried away,
little al time, until l75 or 200 pounds Of
it had accumulated. when this was
shipped away to the sne.ter, and the
miner who had distracted the ore would
thus get the best of the company.
Dolan has been one of the miners en-
ployed in taxing out the ore, and when
his examination comes up November
18th, it is expected there will be some
interesting Developments.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
The mercury went down to 3S degrees
last night, and there was a moderately
heavy frost this morning.
The rock pile Will not be entirely
ready Tor the reception or guests until
Monday. 1t was i'm posi- nie to get suit
able hammers in town and Supervisor
Newbefg sent to Los Angeles for the steel
and the hammers are now being made by
smith in this city. They
will be completed by Monday,
and then everything will be in readiness
for the formal opening of the resort.
J. f. kiplingr is acting as 1ay clerk
at the Stewart during the temporary
abSeDpu of Chief Clerk Miller
q. f. Lape, who assumes his duties as
master mechanic of the Southern Cali
fornia railway tomorrow. arrived from
Los Angeles this morning.