The record-union., 1895-07-12
MAY SWBARS he WAS INTIMIDhTED.
And That c. E. Addington is the One
Who Did It.
Second Day of the Trial Of Oscar
Jacobs, for the Alleged Murder
OF Pastor Torres.

Of Pastor Torres.
The trial of Oscar Jacobs, alias George
Mollusk. for manslaughter. was resumed
In Department Two of the Superior Court
yesterday.
Charles Morena, marble-cutter, was
the first witness called. He testified that
on the night of the homicide he met
Torres at Ninth and X streets. and the
latter was considerably under the infiu-
snce of liquor. Up to the time they left
that locality Torres was inclined to be
noisy. On the way down to Fourth street
they took the middle of the street.
On that street, on the west side. be-
tween X and L, they met Mollusk. the
two Dolans and O'Hare. Witness said
She crowd Of young men ran into himself
and Torres. Witness asked what they
wanted, and O'Hare replied with an oath
and struck Morena. Witness said he and
O'Hare fought on the sidewalk. and when
he saw O'Hare's companions approaching
he ran up to Fourth and K streets. Torres
did not jostle any of the young men, and
he and the witness tried to avoid them.
WILLIAM DoLAN's STATEMENT.
William Dolan, one of the four young
men arrested for the crime, but who was
subsequently released. next took the
stand He and Mollusk were walking
together In front of Joe Dolan and o. Hare
where the homicide occurred, and after
they had passed Torres he heard Morena
gay, 'tW hat do you want?" OHare re-
piled in a vile manner and struck Mo-
rena. Witness proceeded up TO X street.
and after he arrived there he looked
toward where Torres was and saw him
Iii, rbaC Gid ,oi
res fall. Near the deceased were Joe
Doan, Mollusk and O'Hare. They |
Joined him at the corner, and from there
they went to the Favorite Saloon, on X
street, between Third and Fourth.
While III the saloon MoIlusk changed
some of his apparel. The barkeeper said |
he looked as though he had been in dIftl- /
Guilty. MoIlusk replied that be had been !
in a row and that he had to hit the - - |
--h hard in order to get away from |
him. When Mollusk took of his coat |
and vest in the saloon he remarked that |
he had been engaged in difficulty ana |
wanted to disguise himself.
WITH THE SALVATION ARMY.
W. f. Lang Of the Salvation Army. |
and a special officer, testified that he !
helped carry Torres into the latter's |
house on Fourth street. Witness saw |
the two Dolans, Mollusk and o. Hare
short time before at Salvation Army |
l.
THE POLICE AND MOLLUSK.
Officers Douglas and Bagley testified to |
having arrested Mollusk and his COM |
panions. They advised Mollusl< that he |
had better tell the truth.
The witnesses were not allowed to state !
what Mollusk told them, on the ground |
that by their advice to Mollusk they in
timidated him into making a statement.
AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
William McGuinness, one of the pro-
DrietOrs of the FavOrlte saloon on 4
street, between Third and Fourth, testi-
fed that MolIusk and his companions
came into his saloon on the night Of the
assault He asked Mollusk il he had
had a "scrap.n The defendant made
some sort OF a reply which the witness
did not understand.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Arthur FentoD, who was in the employ I
of Coroner joan Miller at the time OF the |!
homicide. described the wounds on |
Torres BODY. There was an abrasion on |
the front of the nose. and one of the I
hands was bruised.
City Attorney J. Frank Brown testified /
that Mollusk after his arrest said he knew |
nothing about the affair. The witness |
said Mollusk was not induced by him to |
make any statement concerning the part |
he took in the affair. The City Attorney |
said he had no inducement to offer to |
Mollusk to make a statement Finally /
Mollusk admitted that he pushed him
over because Torres was going to strike
friend of his.
the case, and W. a. Anderson made the |
opening statement for the defense.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
George Odeu was the first witness for |
the defense Witness saw Torres at |
Ninth and * streets, and he Wss consid- |
ably under the influence of liquor |
Torres and another man were quarreling |
about a tamale stand Torres drew |
knife on the man, and the latter picked /
MP rock and threw it at Torres. The |
rock struck Torres in the abdomen. Odell !
was asked ii he saw Torres after that. |
lie replied that he saw the deceased in |
the Coroner's office. After Torres was |
struck a man took him down X street. |
Witness was positive that Morena was |
not the man who took Torres away.
j. b. Costello testified that he knew
Pastor Torres three years before his
death. On the night of the homicide and
where it occurred witness heard Torres
say in Spanish, Il will kill you"' 81
will cut youv 81 will get even with
you"
At this juncture recess was taken un-
til o'clock Saturday morning.
JUROR MAY RAISES A BREEZE.
r. c. May. one of-the jurors in the case,
has made an affidavit in which he stated
that on the evening of the 10th, near his
residence at Third and q streets, he was
approached by c. E. AddingtoD, and that
the latter insisted on talking with him
about the case against Mays objection
and protest
May also AYERS that Addington said to
him: II see that you are on that Jury.
Don't you know you have no right
there? Don't you know that you have
read the newspapers and argued that
case? You would like id well to be
one of the jurors IN the Weber murder
case"
May AYERS that in reply to Addington's
remarks he said to the latter, Il don't
want to talk TO you; go awayw to
which Addington replied that he would
talk as much as he id pleased, and that
he would go up TO the Superior Court
and have him put off the jury.
szJudge Johnson issued a citation re-
quiring Addington to appear in court at
o'clock this morning and show cause
why he should not be punished for con-
tempt.