The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-09-22
k|NGSBURYMURDER TRIAL
Cross-Firing Over Some
Clothing by Counsel
damages FROM THE |. 4. RAILWAY
A Lab0rer Wants $4,000 for a
Lost Foot
VEACH PRONOUNCED INSANE
l. E. Bridges Held in $1,000 for Cut.
ting Fowler .s.....i *.
Stolen Buggy Taken in Hope Of Getting
A Tempest in a Teapot-A Neigbors'
A Laborer Wants $4,000 for a
Lost Foot
VEACH PRONOUNCED INSANE
!. E. Bridges Held in $1,000 for Cut.
ting Fowler .7....s; .ss
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Stolen Buggy Taken In Hope Of Getting
Reward
A Tempest in a Teapot-A Neigbors'
Row Among the Colored People
The Divorce Mill-Miscellaneous
Notes About the Court House

Notes About the Court House
The trial of AL Kingsbury for the MUIR
der of Rafael Grijalva again served to
fill department one yesterday with an
eager. expectant throng of spectators.
Yesterday the testimony was not of a
particularly sensational character, but
1t was none the less important on that
account. The prosecution was engaged
in forging the links that will as the chain
of discriminating evidence nears compile
ton, prove strong enough to hold the
defendant on the capital charge. The
defense, on the other hand, by earnest
and prolonged cross examination, tried
to minimize the effect of any statements
which at later date may conflict with the
theory of self defense to be set up.
The taking of testimony closed when.
under cross examination, the 11-year-
old lad. Frank Van Ness, stated that he
saw Rafael Grijalva slip one hand be-
hind him and then the other.
The boy was recalled yesterday morn
Ing by Deputy District Attorney Nc
Comas.
FRANKIE AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
"One question l forgot" said he be
fore the shooting did you see the pistol
of AIS, Frankie?"
Il saw it at home, but not in the wag-
on
Did he say anything about it?"
Il asked him what he was going to do
with it and he replied that he was going
to kill a lot of things with it, and could
Kill fellow too"
Was that before the shooting?"
Yes, just before the shooting, on the
same day"
On MISREPRESENTATION, tho ,,,;tra.s
said the conversation took place before
he and AL went to the station al about
o'clock. He saw the handle of the pis-
toll in AIS hip pocket and his curiosity
was excited.
Now. before that time you never saw
him with pistol did you SOM" inqulr-
ed Mr.. Peck
mo, SIR
And you wondered what he was
doing with it. didn't you?"
Yes, SIR"
"And didn't you ask IT, it would kill a
person, or kill MANI
Yes, sir, remember saying that
And that's all there was to the con-
versation, wasn't it?''
You remember, frankie, when I was
down [ saw your papa and mama and
you were telling about the shooting?"
Yes, sir"
And your papa asked you how AL
happened to take the pistol out OF his
pocket and you said you asked him to
show it to you"
Il don't remember now whether I ask
ed him, to show it me or not"
Having succeeded in measure in
minimizing the effect of the boys direct
testimony the defense allowed him to
retire.
SOME EXPERT TESTIMONY.
DR.. ]. w. Downs, residing at Comp
ton. went to the witness stand and tes-
titled to being called to see Rafael Girl
jalva on May 31st. He heard the shot
and was called about ten minutes later
He was then in a house opposite the
public school. He found the wounded
man lying on pallet on the floor and
was breathing heavily. I examined
him and probed the bullet wound and
found 1t had penetrated below the eighth
rib. He began to vomit blood and that
stopped my examination. He vomitted
about quart of clotted blood. The bull
let entered just below the eighth or ninth
rib.
Objection was made to witness stating
any conversation with dying man, and
it was sustained by the court.
At the time Rafael wore blue overalls
and white and blue hickory shirt. He
had neither coat or vest on and no pistol
was seen by witness on his person. The
witness left and went to the drug store
and when he returned he spoke to Ra-
l
would pull through witnss told him he
thought not. Rafael made no reply
He first asked me II 1 could do any
thing for him." said witness, land told
him no, that I thought he was fatally
injured. He didn't seem to worry much
about it and seemed resigned and then
asked to see his friends"
did he make any statement to you
as to who shot him?"
He did,
What did he say?"
when first I went in I asked him and
he answered."
The court interposed here and object
ed to the prosecution wasting time in
asking these questions when the time
had not arrived for the introduction of
the dying mans statement. District At
torney McComas wanted to ask some
further questions along this line but the
court peremptorily stated that he would
not split up the case, and that when the
prosecution had reached the point
where they were entitled to introduce
the mans dying statement then, and not
until then, would he permit it to be in
troduced.
NO ENGLISH SPOKEN.
When Amelia Grijalva was called.
quite a spirited little spat developed be-
tween contending counsel. Mr.. McCo-
mas wanted an interpreter while Mr..
Peck did not. The latter stated that he
had witnesses who had known Amelia
all her life and knew she spoke good
English, and that she had attended an
American school.
This bold assertion ruffled the euuable
temper of Mr.. McComas and as by ges-
ture, infection Of voice, insinuation and
innuendo he can throw all the scorn and
doubt upon statement that need be
desired, it is not to be wondered at that
he had retort ready.
'Oh can yOu?" he incurred sarcasti
cally. adding in a positively scornful
way, You can do nothing Of the kind"
Yes. sir, I can" sharply retorted Mr..
Peck II can do just what say"
The prosecuting attorney said he
thought 1t hard that the people should be
handicapped. 1t had been his business
to investigate the matter and he found
that the witness could not speak Eng
lish.
To this Mr. Peck responded by gently