The herald., 1897-09-15
THE TESTIMONY IS ALL IN
THE ARGUMENTS WILL OCCUPY
TWO DAYS
Contest Of the Creede Will Set for
Trial-Finding of Judge Shaw
on a Note Transaction

of counsel that begin this morning will
mark the beginning of the end. The
theory of murder contended for by the
prosecution is founded altogether upon
circumstantial evidence. There is one
popularity Of the case that marks this
held in this county. Mrs. Mccoy Pyle
has been good witness for the prosecu-
tion and in one important point did
eminent service. She it was who identi-
fed the ring put in as evidence as being
the one, to the best of her belief, that
McCamish used to wear. The defendant
claimed that his ring was taken from off
his finger by the men who burglarized
his room, and the ring submitted by MI.
Williams in evidence was found hidden
In defendants room at Fillmore. The
Identification of this bit of personal
property was important, and Mrs. Pyle,
having had many opportunities of see
ing the defendants ring upon his fin
ger, made the identification far more
close than 1t otherwise could have been.
And yet the prosecution in seeking to
show the motnve that animated the de-
fendant, and that prompted him to kill
Mccoy Pyle, introduced testimony
which was intended to hold up to the
jury the murdered mans widow. and
their own witness, as false wife and
in heart herself murderess. True,
there is a saving clause. The reflections
upon Mrs. Pyle were, in the case Of Mad
ison's noted confession, supposed to
emanate from McCamish, who, the pros
ecution may contend, made the state
ments to serve his own purpose.
M'CAMISH RESUMES HIS STORY
Yesterday morning McCamish re-
sumed the thread of his ctory, begun on
the day previous
"At the fourth shot," he began, "the
fellow carrying the bundle cried out,
oh, Bill, I'm shot and dropped it. He
picked it up with his left hand and ran
after the other robber. I then went to
Pyle and saw blood on his face and he
lay still. pulled him further inside the
house, and then went to Arnott's house
and gave the alarm. He went to the
bunk house to rouse the men and on re-
turning I asked if there was mattress
to take over and lay Pyle omit He gave
the order and we started for the switch
then examined Pyle to see how much
he had been hurt, and saw blood over his
face and when Arnott asked how he
was and If he was alive I answered he
was dead. He promised to inform the
sheriff for me-"
.Now how did he fall?" inquired Mr..
Davis.
the witness.
"And what did you do?"
IT asked him if he was hurt"
''And what then?"
'FIe did not answer, and picked up
his pistol lying on the floor and put it
in my pocket and dragged him further
into the house."
HIS BELONGINGS IDENTIFIED
Witness identified the three pistols in
evidence, but upon the several knives
being submitted, repudiated their hav-
ing ever belonged to him. save the one
with handles made out of scale beam
He also denied the new black Fedora hat
being his; the crown was higher and in
his hat the sweatband was soiled, where
as the one submitted appeared perfectly
new. The cuff buttons, set with imita-
tion stones, were also denied by the wit
ness, the buttons he had lost being
marked with his initials E. M. C. The
shirt in which the buttons were found,
however, was identified by witness as
being similar to one Of his own that was
stolen. The plain gold ring, wrapped
around with a piece of twine, witness
also denied as being his. He acknowl-
edged having plain ring, but lighter in
weight than the one in evidence. 1t was
cut diagonally across and string was
wrapped around to prevent it from cut
ting his finger. The defendant went on
to tell how his sister had taken it off his
finger while he was sick, and put clean
String on, as testified to by his sister.
Witness couldn't tell if the white silk
handkerchief was his or not; anyway, he
said one Of his had his initials worked in
blue thread. The dark coat, vest and
pants, buggy robe and buckskin were
identified by the witness as his own, as
well as lot of miscellaneous effects
You have heard testimony as to the
finding of the hat, ring, handouts, cloth
Ing, etc, introduced, now 1 want you
to tell what you know about that?"
After I was arrested" said witness
"and taken to Ventura Jail, a Call re-
porter told me the things had been found
In my ROOM I didn't give him much
satisfaction then, but after he left 1 was
thinking what things he meant, and
where l had put some of my things. My
sister wanted me to return home with
her, and said I would go to Hanford.
l had leather hinges put on a box and
packed lot Of things in it in readiness
II l went. The buckskin and lap robe
was going to give to my brother-in-law
and a lot of baking powder had nc use
Tor l intended to give to my sister. T
packed the box the first day went down
town after my sickness. afterwards
determined not to go to my sisters. and
went to Bakersfield instead. Later
when Mr.. Snodgrass was talking to me
In the Jail, told him where 1 thought a
lot OF the things would be found. and
that had packed them away and had
forgotten all about them. To Dallv
Lineberger told the same thing on the
Wednesday l was brought down here
and before the articles had been found
according to the testimony given"
Now, why did you tell Pyle when he
was reporting the loss of the things
over the telephone to the Newhall ranch
not to report the beam andled knife?"
asked defendants counsel.
Il told him didn't know IL the scala
beam knife had been taken. said that