The herald., 1897-09-04
lie at that time that he was sick, didn't


Yes, thought So"
you went to Pyle, didn't you and told
him he had better send Ed away. as your
wife had told you something about what
people were remarking?'
'Yes. spoke to him."
Didn't Pyle say he hated to run man
off while he was sick"
yes sir"
"Then you were the direct cause of this
man being sent away?"
"I didn't tell Pyle he must send him
away. l told him just how things were. 3"
"And your wife was the only person
who had ever said anything to you, and
YOU didn't think there was anything 6
wrong?"
mo, sir; did not"
"And Pyle and McCamish were always
good friends?"
"Yes, they appeared to be-"
"And Pyle was the best friend this
man had?"
II don't know about that
"They lent money to one another fire.
quently?"
"Yes, SIR
After Pyle and you had the conveYsa-
ton Ed didn't leave for several days
did he?"
II think he left the next day or the day
after
That ended the cross examination.
'You may tell the whole conversation
you had with your sister when you went
to see her and wnat you said to her about
McCamish," said Mir. Williams on re-
direct
II guess I have told all then said"
was the reply.
"And about his relationship with other
women?"
Objection to this question was sus-
tanned.
The witness then went on to tell in
answer to Mr.. Williams questions that
the defendant stated to him that one of
the robbers got away with square pair
| of handouts Pyle only had one such
pair (such a pair was then submitted in
evidence)
! On re-cross witness said that he did
not know how this matter of the hand
cuffs had just occurred to his memory
unless it was that on the previous night
E. Pyle told him he had made a mistake,
and after he tod him what it was he re-
membered that it was so.
THE WIDOW IDENTIFIES THE RING
Mrs. Mccoy Pyle, recalled by the pros
ecution, was asked regarding the de-
fendant's gold ring or at least the ring
alleged to have been in his possession.
She identified the ring as being the one
worn by defendant While he was sick in
her house. He then told her that he had
lost about thirty pounds in weight and
the ring was so loose that he had to wrap
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AN AMATEUR sLEUTH
| William Elkins, a 22-year-od young
| fellow living at Fillmore, testified to
being present when Pyles body was
brought from Castaic, and the same
night he, Stone and Ed Welsh remained
up and watched Ed McCamish's house.
A day or SO afterwards he went with Mr..
Lineberger to the defendants room.
They just looked around and that was
all, and once again witness was in the
room and helped to pack a box.
| Witness testified to being reused out
| by Mccoy Pyle and Lineberger on the
night of the robbery and McCamish was
also there. They wanted to borrow wit
ness shotgun and he went down town to
| the saloon to get the gun and then the
| party went looking for the robbers. Wit
ness did not hear about the robbers from
the defendant directly, but from Pyle.
Being unsuccessful in the hunt, they re-
turned to the defendants room and Nc
Camish pointed out where the wire
screen on the window had been cut by
| the robbers to effect an entrance. Under
meath the window inside was table and
on it number of cans, but there was no
| evidence that they had been disturbed.
McCamish said he had been chloro-
| formed and hit over the head and robbed.
| Witness looked at his head, but saw no
| injury, but did see a few drops of blood
| on the pillow. On the forehead was
lump, but it did not look, according to
| the witness. as if it was the result of
| blow. A list of the alleged stolen articles
was made, partly by Pyle and partly by
witness at the dictation of defendant.
The defendant described a pair of shoes
and said Pyle could identify them as he
had worn them and they had the marks
made by wearing spurs. There was
buckskin, two shirts, cuff buttons, lap
robe and Pyle told him it was not neces-
sary to take down all the things.
"McCamish also mentioned a ring"
said witness, land said it was taken off
his finger, and I knew it. (Ring identi-
fied) That is the ring he said was taken
from his finger by the robbers -
did you investigate for blood?"
''No sir; he showed me the pillow"
Did you examine him for blood?"
mo, sir"
Witness went on to tell of again see
| ing defendant after Pyle was killed The
morning after the funeral McCamish
| told him he wouldn't have had shirt
| if he hadn't had one at the Chinamans,
and he wanted TO borrow a collar but
| tom
| On cross-eXamination witness was eX-
amined closely regarding his connection
with saloon at Fillmore that he had
run for a month for man named Butch
| er. Mr.. Rush was curious to know the
name and all the details of this saloon
and witness very coolly satisfied counsei
| by telling him it was the same place that
| he himself had been in few days be-
| fore
NO WOUNDS TO BIND
| In telling of his visit to McCamisha
room with Pyle witness stated that the
latter said that he could smell the odor
Of chloroform. He noticed raised
place over the defendants left eye, but
that was the only thing he noticed. Nc
Camish said: That's where I was hit,