The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
WHIT HROP TELLS
HIS STORY
But Leaves 1t Still Befogged
With Much Mys-
terry.
THE AUDIENCE LAUGHED
He Admits That He Acc mpa-
MED Campbell to the
Cottage.
A VERY QUEER NARRATIVE
The Wife and the Son of the Prisoner
Also Take the Witness.
a VERY QUEER NARRAT1v :
The Wife aud the Son of the Prisoner
Also Take the Witness.
Stand.

MIN caused the crowd that nIleQ the
courtroom to repeatedly break into
laughter-so gauzy did it appear. His
wife and his son preceded him, and
the wife, resuming her seat, ali the time
her husband was testifylng sat with a
paper screening her face.
Campbell, the prosecuting witness, sat
for much of the time back of the Prosecut-
ing Attorney, now smiling at the story
and again with eyes closed and looking
weary to degree.
The prosecution had closed, and it was
expected that the prisoners counsel.
Frank Bell, would make a statement Of
the line OF the defense, but he did not
Il. G. Allen, ticket agent of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, was called as the
first witness Tor the defense. He testified
that James Campbell called on him on
August 3, and bought a ticket for Homo
lulu. paying $50; it was little after noon,
he said
III. Carelo of 1908 Webster street testi-
fed that he saw Winthrop that same night
about 9 o'clock at Steiner and Geary
streets, and had a conversation with him.
Winthrop came from the direction Of Geary
street, he said.
James Spanton testified that he met
Winthrop at Turn Verein Hall on Eight
eenth street few minutes after O'Clock
the same night. They were together more
than an hour and rode downtown to-
gether. Winthrop, he thought, left the
car at Cough street about 10:30 P NJ.
Detective Cody went on the stand again
and described the money that he found
in the purse which was found on VIM
throp. Mr.. Barnes put twelve $40 pieces,
one SO piece, two half dollars and other
small pieces in the purse and at his re-
quest Cody counted them.
George +. Phelps who is thought to be
the mysterious" Pete, " then took the stand.
He is a machinist and lives at 2514 Laguna
street. He knows Winthrop, ana met him
on August 3 at California aud Drum N
streets. He also saw him on Tuesday
night; they attended a meeting together.
After the adjournment, they walked down
to the Examiner Office. They separated,
he said, at about IL O'Clock, the witness
going home. His face was clean shaven,
ana Winthrop, he said, remarked as to the
change it made in his appearance, and
said that he intended to shave of his own
mustache in day or so.
Joseph f. Noupan of 2111 Stockton
street was at the meeting in Shiels Hail
On the Tuesday evening that Winthrop
attended. He accompanied Phelps and
the defendant in their walk after the meet
ing.
John G. MaIoney, an ex-police officer,
who occupies the house next 10 the Dun
ton cottage On California street, remem-
bered the night of August 8. He heard no
sounds of pistol shots or any other dis
turbance. His wife testified also that the
only noise she heard was that of chopping
wood in the cellar.
A number of persons followed one
another testifying that they had seen
Winthrop at one place or another durin g
the Sd, 4th and 5th of August.
Il
wife of the defendant, Mrs. Josephine
Winthrop, on the stand. She said they
had been married about fifteen years and
that they had resided in this City ten
years.
What time did your husband leave
home on the morning of August 81" asked
Mr.. Bell.
"a little before 81
when did you see him again %
"About O'Clock"
i'What did he do ?'
when he came in he went downstairs a
while then he came up and asked ii the din
ner was ready. l said, Not yet" and then he
went out TO get some tobacco and fruit He
was gone about fifteen minutes, when ne came
back and ate ms supper. After supper ne
asked me to get him some rituals from the
drawer, as he was going out. Then he kissed
me good evening and went went out after
he had gone"
when d ID you go outT'
about g."
"And returned p
About quarter of TO-"
"Nnen dio your husband return ?"
"About haIi-past II. had retired when he
came in. 1 read book for while and then
l thought I'd get into bed and read IT, we
wanted 10 read the book together and so /
told him TO hurry up and get into bed and I'd
read 1t TO him. L read till l was tired, and nv
husband had gone TO steep. l read on till 2
O'Clock, when iell asleep. l woke up at 3
o. clock my husband was still in bed He got
up about6 o'clock, made the fire and woke nm
the children and then came back to bed I
got up shortly after o'clock and my husband
Lay IN bed Till after o'clock.
"He had breakfast with me and left the
house about 10 O'clock"
when did you next see him?"
'sHe came in about o'clock in the after
noon and read book to me. think he re-
naiued home till supper. We had supper at 6
and my husband lett the house between Y
and So
'When he left the house Tuesday morning
how was ne dressrd?'
he mad dark, rough suit OF clothes and
black ha,."
land when he went out sfter supper how
was he dressed 2"
sHe had on dark clothes. l don't know
what kind OF hat he had on"
'.WAen did he return on Tuesday night?"
s.Some time after O'clock"
And remained in the balance OF the even
ing2" !I .
"Wasn't it little after 90"
ait may have been
"Diu you pass tHS ul5Hb tOBStueTE
"Yes"
@You never told any one that he had not
passed the night at homer
"No. II any one says so it's lie"
The witness said her husband returned
I ONE on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
The first thing he did was TO shave of his
mustache an operation In which the wit
ness assisted him. Then they went out
together.
The little son of Winthrop took the
stand aud corroborated his mother in
several points, but added nothing new
Then Winthrop himself was called and
the interes, that had been growing for
some time became intense. This is the
story that he told:
On July 81 at 1870 in the afternoon he
went TO San Jose on some business chief
OF which was 10 purchase a lot in ceme-
terry and to do some canVassing for
friend who was a candidate for Congress
in the Fifth Congressional District. At
the Vendome Hotel he saw James Camp
bell.
The witness missed the train that after