The herald., 1897-09-09

feet sticking out little bit, was stated
by the witness to be correct, as his mind
was clearer a. that time. With regard
to the cutting of the wire screen on the
window of defendants room, witness
conceded that no one could tell how 1t
had been cut without knowing first how
the man stood. Pressure on screen with
Knife would cause the ends to turn in,
but II man on the outside took firm
grip on the knife and cut toward him the
wire ends would turn out.
Stanley Routledge. recalled, said de-
fendant told him that he only had one
pair Of handouts; and when he aske &
him what he was going to do with the
other man he replied that they were go
ing to use rope.
Superintendent Arnott, recalled, iden-
titled the bunch of keys upon the body of
Pyle, and stated that he also found 35
cents in money.
Mrs. Belle Ward, a resident Of Fill
more, testified to being present in de-
fendant's room when Bradfield found
the gold ring in the funnel hanging upon
the wall of the room. (The ring identi-
fied.)
| c. P. Allen, barber at Fillmore for
over two years, testified to closing his
shop about o'clock on the night that the
defendant was said to be robbed. He
saw light in McCa mish s. room between
II and 1880, and also noticed light at
the same time in Mr.. Wards house
across the street.
| On cross ss-examination. witness said he
just happened to glance up the alley
upon which McCamish's window opened
and saw the light shining out. 1t was
not until the day after the killing that
the fact of his having seen the light oc-
CURED to him.
Did you look at the clock before leav-
ing the house where you were visitingo"
mo, sir"
Nor did you look at the clock when
you got home?'
mo, SIR
Witness stated that his companion
with whom he went visiting, Nathan
! Stone, looked at his watch and told him
| the time. The answer was stricken out
however, as being hearsay
| Before adjourning for the noon recess
Judge Smith intimated that any further
evidence as to what the defendant had
said would be merely cumulative, and
| in the light of what had been testified
| to by about twenty-five witnesses would
| be mere repetition. In such case he ad-
| vised Mr.. Williams to confine himself TO
new matters.
AFTERNOON SESSION
George Grimes, being called to the
stand. testified to having given a knife
to the defendant on the day he bought
it at a store in Fillmore. (Knife identi-
fied)
Mrs. Olive Good, sister Of Mrs. Pyle.
testified to having met McCamish at
the Jail when she went there out of Curl
osity to see the place. The under sheriff
pointed the defendant out and he then
made a statement. He said that he had
not killed Pyle and that certain state
ments made in the paper were untrue;
that Mrs. Pyle had been perfect little
lady to him in every respect. Witness
then remarked that it seemed strange
| that the handouts and other articles
should have been found as they had
been.
To that McCamish replied that he did
not know how those things got about
as they had.
| Thomas Marble, who lives about
miles from the Castaic switch on the
main trail to Piru, the Frazier noun
| tains and Bakersfield, testified that the
afternoon before the killing, about one
| o'clock he saw two men walking along
the track. The only approach to wit
ness house is the one leading from
Castaic and the two pedestrians seen
passed behind witness house and got
drink and then resumed their walk
along the road. This testimony was
put in to account for the tracks at the
Castaic switch as not being those of
Pyle and the defendant
Mrs. Marble, wife Of the last witness.
testified to getting up about o'clock
on the morning of the gath of April-the
morning Pyle was killed. She was
waiting for her brother to come and
take her to catch the train for Los Ange-
les, and corroborated her husband with
regard to the two pedestrians that
passed on the afternoon previous
H. Slaughterback, a gunsmith, was
asked by Mr.. Williams whether the bull
let in evidence could have been fired
from the black-handled pistol figuring
as an exhibit in the case. The witness,
stated that the rif1ing in the pistol bar
rel and the marks on the bullet corre-
sponded. but notwithstanding the bull
let might have been fired from another
pistol of the same kind.
w. E. Dorman, the shoemaker occu-
pying the front rooms in McCamish's
house at Fillmore, testified that on the
nigh. of the alleged robbery some one
raped on his door and called out. He
didn't recognize the voice. Beyond that
he heard no noise that night.
On cross-examination witness, who is
an aged man. stated he was rather hard
of hearing.
Z. p. Haag, newspaper reporter for
the Times, testified to a conversation
he had with McCamish. He said he
realized WHIT trial it would be for
guilty man TO be placed in his position.
AS for him, however, he was innocent
of the crime and accepted the situa ton
cheerfully in that knowledge He also
. said he had been treated well in the
jail. For the purpose of drawing the
, defendant out witness said: you
. couldn't be blamed much IL you were in
fatuated with Mrs Pyle" and defendant t
!, answered, "Pshaw, that's the last thing
l should have thought off, Witness in
quired how he attempted to explain the
fact that the goods he claimed had
been stolen were found in his room. Nc
. CamiSh didn't ATTEMPT to exnIaip ond