The herald., 1896-07-30
yERySIRA|NEDhOQOENCE
Manuel Lopez Testifies in
His Own Behalf
THE irrigation DIRECTORS DUTIES
Monte Vista Park Given to the
Inhabitants
FEROCIOUS LOOKING TRIO
The San Fernando Dam Case Given to
the Jury
New and Heavily Capitalized Company Or
ganized to Dig for Gold
A Mercantile Firm Incorporates - RaIIying
Under the FIag-New Suits Flled-The
Charge Against James Ryan
Dlsmissed-Court Notes
The San Fernando Dam Case Given to
the Jury
New and Heavily Capitalized Company Or.
ganized to Dig for Gold

The trial of Manuel Lopez for the MUIR
der of Jesus Alvarado, at Wilmington,
was resumed in department one yester-
day morning.
Attorney Savage. for counsel for the
| defense, stated that the only oral tes-
timony he desired to introduce was the
statement of the defendant himself
Lopez then went upon the witness
stand and, speaking through an inter
prefer, testified essentially as follows:
1T was about half past nine on March
21st that 1 was in my house when l
heard music Antonio Perez and myself
went out TO the house from where we
heard the sounds, for we knew the peo-
pie. We remained about five minutes,
and then several of us went outside and
stood talking. 1t was suggested that we
ought to get something to drink and
Perez went to look for demijohn. Hav-
ing got it we went to the winery, but
| failed to find anyone to give us what we
| wanted. Returning we passed the place
of Rogia, the Italian. / went in and
asked him to sell us some wine, for 1
knew he always had it. He said he
couldn't do that for he had no license,
| but he consented to give me some if !
would return it.
1--WE got the wine and then returned to
the house, where the music was still
| going on. There was a guitar and an
ACCORDION, and we had good time.
invited the guests to drink with us, but
the people of the house said they had
plenty to drink, and so we drank with
them. About II o'clock Perez left, and
about 1870 1 also left. Revis, others and
| myself went toward my house. Ortega
had the demijohn of wine in his hand
| None of the wine had been drunk We
went into a saloon where there was mu-
sic, and found number of other people
there, and among them Alvarado, the
deceased. There were invitations to
drink. and / turned around to find the
demijohn of wine and found it had dis
appeared from the table where it had
been placed. l asked about it, saying the
wine was there to drink. but l didn't
want it taken in that way. Ramirez
spoke up and, with curses. said he had
it. I demonstrated telling him that he
always abused me when he was drunk.
He asked me if l was man enough to
fight him. 1 said no, and then Alvarado
asked him why he talked with me, and
why he didn't kick me out. Before
trouble could ensue the bystanders came
between us. The saloon keeper said he
1
didn't want any trouble, but did want
my demijohn l went outside with some
others, and the doors of the saloon were
closed. Some discussion ensued as to
what we should do. l said l was going
home to bed, but someone suggested our
going to serenade. We started off, and
close to the bridge man was running.
calling out: Stop, Lopez! Now I'm 60
ing to show you about the wine; I m 60
ing to fix you.
.'As soon as heard him call my name
] knew it was Alvarado, for I've known
him for twenty years. My friends
stopped him and argued, but they
couldn't hold him. for he was big fell
loW-bigger than anyone l see in this
courtroom-and so l tried TO get away.
/ told him l didn't want trouble, upon
which he said: Yes, you're a coward
and afraid of me; I'm going to do you
up with this stick l walked away, but
Alvarado followed and overlook me and
gave me blow With the stick on
the shoulder. l turned around and
srasped his arm, and he then put his
hand behind him TO draw something.
He was big man and [ was afraid of
him; he had a weapon, | had nothing.
While | was trying to hold him he kick
ed me, and | carried the mark for
weeks. While holding TO him he sud
denly cried out, I've cut myself but
! was afraid to let so. Some OF the 9TH
ers ran up and separated US, ana | then
ran away went home and went IN bod
! The Inference tho ~ ,,.os 1900 e.
draw from the defendart'e etorv ~
which some color was given nv certai in
OF the witnesses vino testified al the nrn-
liminarv examination vas hat d1,i.in,,
the struggle AlVarado's sheep shears
twisted and nenetrated HE etorach i,
some unaccountabler manner
While under cross-examinafion To-
pez maintained the corrertness of ~.
story he had told. but conceded thai
| he had been convictad ~ a felorvfo 100
| for which he had served time In tba 49,,
itentiary. f'
The defense having rested i+s casa tho
arguments were nrocaaded v,itb an,1
took IN the rarnainder Of The dav
very large amount of hish f1oU'n ,rd
very far fetched eloouence 1yss avnar,d
ed but So far as AttornaI add "a r ~, ~
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