The herald., 1897-04-28

Ibid you see Howerton and Bellew
come down stairs?"
mo. but saw them when they came
out. Brown was behind them, and he
told me that he tried to get the money
coming down, but he couldn't get his
hand in the mans pocket. Maud Pierce
first told me about the money the men
had. and then Brown when / first saw
him."
Ibid you ever have Browns stick bor-
rowed?"
Yes, / had 1t UP in Simpsons club
for about half an hour about two
months previous to the killing, and then
Bill Horney took it and / never saw it
again until that night. When the men
came out they went south on Alameda
street. We stood there, and Brown told
me to wait until he got the stick, and
when he brought it down we followed
them down the street. I was standing
about twenty feet from the door. Bel
lew and Howerton stopped on the cor
ner of the first street. Bellew was try
ing to get his companion to come on
ss we passed them. Emanuel said that
between First and Second streets would
be q good place to tackle them, because
there were no houses there. We went to
the southeast corner of Alameda street,
and the men crossed over, going towards
town. Emanuel said we couldn't tackle
them where we intended, because there
was a man going by In wagon"
Didn't Brown ask you to come away
and leave the men alone?"
mo, sir; that's makeup of his own"
Repeated questions bearing upon the
defendants innocent intent and his
having tried to persuade witness from
the scheme of robbery provoked Warner,
who alleged Indignantly that Brown had
plotted the whole matter, and that he
himself was led astray through being
muddled with drink.
AN OBEDIENT DISCIPLE
"why didn't you use the rock you had
on the man when he fell?" again in
quired counsel.
"Because I didn't want to use 1t. ]
only got 1t because he told me to pick
up one. 1 dropped 1t when ran into the
street and Howerton in running away
grabbed me- Then Brown hit him with
the stick and he dropped. 1 was trying
to run away and the old man ran agains,
me, I guess, in trying to get away, TOO
AS he fell he got me by the leg and as
I drew away he caught me by the coat
and tore Il"
"And how did you have hold OF him?''
"I hadn't got him. l was trying to
get away. 1 ran into the street because
I thought the men might shoot. didn't
known what they might do. Howerton
had me around the waist when Brown
hit him."
"why didn't you hit him with the
rock?"
1T didn't intend to hit him with it.
was trying to get away. and 1t was in
the scuff1e I lost my hat and piece of
my coat. When Brown hit Bellew l
saw the stick fly and 1t was then I ran
out in the street. I ran the best way l
could. / was drunk and couldn't run
we'll"
"You bear in memory very we'll that
you were drunk?"
I'm just telling how It was and I'm
not putting anything to it, I'm just tell
ing how 1t happened. When we went
back to the Buzzard's Roost Brown took
my coat in his hand and went upstairs
and I went to my room"
"You didn't tell him that you could
manage the Los Angeles people better
than he could and you'd remain and
take your chances?"
That's Browns own makeup. I told
him had done nothing and 1 wouldn't
go away. If anything turned up I'd take
my show for 1 had no business going
with him."
did not Brown say to you that night
don't hit a man with that stick for If
you do you are liable to kill him p
mo sir; that's his own makeup"
How long have you been here in this
city?"
about seven years"
"Have you ever been in Topeka, Kan
sae?'
Eyes, I've lived in Kansas City and
Topeka, too"
Didn't you tell Brown that you had
to leave Topeka for having killed a
man?"
mo sir; I never did,.
Didn't you get into trouble in San
Francisco and come south to get away
from it?"
mo sir; I wasn't in any trouble there,
and came away of my own accord"
DR.. Ralph Hagan. having offices in the
Stimson block, testified to having ex-