The herald., 1896-10-24
THE End CLOSE At HAND
Some Decisive Testimony
for the Prosecution
MISS I!LLMAMS DEPOSITION TAKEN
Another Onslaught on Architect
Halls Character
THREADS OF TESTIMONY
The "Big Jim" Case Will Be Given to
the Jury Today
Suit Brought Against Sheriff Burr for
Wrongful Attachment
Anita Alegrea, a Pretty Spanish Child,
Adopted-A "Hot Stuff" Divorce
Suit in Department Two.
New Suits-Notes
The big Jim" Case Will Be Given to
the Jury Today
A Suit Brought Against Sheriff Burr for
Wrongful Attachment

Chinatown must be in state of more
or less excitement, for the trial Of big
Jim" is approaching an end. Today the
| case will be given to the jury and by
| a vote of Christian Americans the ques-
| ton of life or death will be settled for
one allen and heather Chinaman.
Yesterday department one was crowd
| ed with the usual mingled throng of
| Chinese and whites, albeit the testimony
was, with certain exceptions, Of minor
interest and consisted largely of gath
ering up of the struggling threads of tes-
tmony.
Detective Bradish was put forward
first by the prosecution to rebut the tes-
timony of Stoner, Hall and other wit
nesses who testified that Hammond
Bell did not know who fired the shot and
did not see the man who did so. 1t was
sought to extort from this witness the
fact that at his solicitation Bell went,
on the night of the murder, to the police
station and identified big Jim" as the
man whom he himself had seen fire the
shot that killed Wong Chez. And, also,
that later Hammond Bell interviewed
big Jim and his companion defend
ant. The defense objected to this line OF
examination, it not being rebuttal, but
pertaining to the prosecutions affirm
ative case. This view of the matter was
taken by the court and witness was not
permitted to tell what Bell either said
he saw or what he did at the police
station.
The witness, however, did contradict
the witness Stoner by saying that that
gentleman had given him the name and
address of Bell as that of his friend who,
he said to him, had seen the killing done.
Manuel AnguiSOla, labOrer, stated
that he, with Pancho Sepulveda, was
standing against the railing Of the
| plaza opposite Marchessault street, on
! the night of Wong Chee's murder. He
and his companion heard shot fired
and at that time did not notice any
| Cinnamon standing by the telegraph
| post close to where they were standing.
While the witness testimony was be-
| ing interpreted Attorney Appel twice
interposed with an objection to what he
| claimed were misinterpretations. LIE
| Compile Davis protested at counsel's
| interjections before the jury. He want
| ed to know whose Interpretation the
jury was to receive. For moment or
two the air was livid with the cross-fire
of attorneys words, until Judge Smith
sharply interposed. He reminded the
counsel how easy it was to fall from the
| sublime to the ridiculous. The questions
being raised were getting too profound
| for the court. The jury had to receive
| the interpretations of the sworn in
| terpreter and as his bona fides had been
| impunged the only thing to do was to
! stop the trial and inquire into the matter
and If the interpreter was in the wrong
| get some one else.
Counsel for the prosecution said he
| simply corrected the interpreter as a
matter of duty and without any wish
| to impung his motives. Then the TAX
| ing of testimony was resumed, but At
torney Appel, who is fortunate in being
| good Spanish scholar, again inter-
| posed several times, correcting the in
| terpreter on the nicetieS of Spanish
| translation.
| 1t had been contended by witnesses
| for the defense that three Cinnamon
were standing on the plaza watching
and guarding -boycotted store and i
was to disprove this claim that this wit
ness was put forward.
| Francisco Supelveda corroborated the
| last witness by saying he was in the
| plaza, on the night Of Wong Chee's
| murder. He stood the distance of the
| sidewalk from the telegraph post and
when they heard the shot fired there
were no Cinnamon close by the tele-
graph pole. He and his friend then
walked down Marchessault street, to-
ward the water company's office, but
did not meet any Cinnamon carrying a
| pistol in his hand.
While under cross examination both
| of these witnesses maintained tAat they
were not in the habit of leaning over
| the railing in the plaza nightly, and had
not done so previous to that one oc-
| casion and had not done so since.
| During the noon recess Judge Smith
| and opposing counsel went to the resi-
dence of Miss Tillman, where her de-
| position was taken, she being too ill to
attend the proceedings in court. The
| following were the main points in her
| deposition:
II live in this city with my parents
and have no occupation. 1 know the
| Haizlips and they were with me in the
| buggy on Alameda street on the night of
| Wong Chee's murder. I remember that
on or about August 1st at Clark ave-
nue. Mr. Haizlip tola me that Mr.. Nc
Kenzie, detective, asked him to go
with him to the county Jail and he went
| there, and in the presence of the de-
| PENDANTS the said Mckenzie inquired of
him If either of the men did the shooting.
Haizlip said that he then pointed out
Big jim as the one who did the shoot
ing"
"Who was the first person you saw go
|
| shooting?"
"A little English gentleman. who was
dressed in dark clothes and wore
| dark slouch hat
WAS that before the police whistle
| was blown?
"Yes, SIR
WAS he the one you testified to as
! Mr.. Hammond Bell?"
Yes, SIR"
did you see Mr.. Haizlip before this
trial, when he displayed roll of mon
| ey and"
The Court. You needn't re:d that;
| 1t was ruled out"
.where did Mr.. Hammond Bell come
| from?"
He came right in front Of the buggy
and went to the mans side"
did he wear green goggles?"
| II don't think so; he may have worn
spectacles, but don't think he did"
| I'M1f. Hammond Bell reached the body
| dre& them the police of1cer and then the
oucer that came from the south and