The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Dan butchers Counsel
Contesting Every
Point.
Miniatures of the SChofield
Buildings Adm itted in
Evidence.
Slow Progress Made In the Trial of
the LIagas Rancher's
Slayer.
Special Dispatch to The CALI.

SAN JOSE CAL, Oct. 15.-The intro
duction of testimony in the Schofield
murder case was got fairly under way
to-day. A number of witnesses were on
the stand, but their testimony was dry
and irksome The courtroom was crowded
with spectators anxious to see Dan
butcher, the defendant. Detective Hor-
ace Briggs of San Francisco, who assisted
in working up the case against Durrant, is
aiding District Attorney Harrington. A
couple of models OF the Schofield premises
were introduced.
The first witness this morning was
Sheriff Lyndon, who was on the stand for
a short time yesterday afternoon. His
evidence was unimportant.
He merely testified 10 his visit to the
Schofield ranch, the location of the build
ings and what lie saw there. ATTORNEY
Scheller for the defense excused him with
out any questions.
Two miniature models of the Schofield
premises were then introduced. DEPUTY
County Surveyor Crarles Piper was
called 10 tie stand. He lad pref pared the
measurements for the models, which he
explained. He was subjected TO a rigid
examination 10y Attorney Scheller ana
admitted that some of the points of the
models were probably incorrect.
". carpenter, VINO con-
structed the models, was next called to
| prove their corr ctness.
After He; strom had been cross-exam-
| ined, District Attorney Harrington offered
| the models in evidence. Scheler objected
and claimed that the testimony of Charles
Piper and the witness rs to the accuracy
| of the measurements did not agree and
| that the models we're misleading and in
accurate. He also asked that the Jury be
taken to view the premises. The court
overruled the objection and refused at
this stage OF the procet dings to grant the
| latter request.
r. Menke a teamsfer who resides three
miles south of the SchoteId prem ises, was
called to the stand. He testified that he
was acquainted with Dan Dutcner; had
known him since last May or June. He
saw butcher on August on the road in
front OF the barn on Schotield's premises
at 6; ;3U in the morning. He was on his
road 10 New Almad.n with a load of
wood, and when passing the place
butcher was in the road. butcher said
Who's" and his team stopped. butcher
! then told Menke that Schofield had been
shot. Menke asked who shot Schofield,
and the boy replied that he didn't
know.
butcher asked the witness to get down
and go and look at the body. He did so,
and found Schotield lying in the yard in
aIlel to the front of the building. After
reaching the yard he saw Mrs. Schofield
on the back steps of the house, crying.
de asked for shee. to cover the body
and wanted to know if there was anything
he could do to help them. Mrs. Schofield
asked If they might move the body, and
he replied that he thought it best not to
| disturb il.
| The witness did not notice the condition
OF the soil in front of the shed whether it
was disturbed or not-and did not notice
whether the corpse was bleeding.
| He did not see Irving Mann until he
| was leaving. The latter was then stand
ing by a buckskin horse in the road near
| the fence. When he left Mann was disap-
pearing in u cart down the road toward
the direction of Madrone.
On o>s-examination Menke admitted
not being certain as TO the time or the
| position OF the body. The only thing he
! was positive OF was that he had seen the
body and covered it with a sheet.
Charles Wright, whose home is on the
| Liagas Creek, about mile and a half
from the Schotield premises, testified that
on August Z Irving Mann came to his
| house at about 6 O'CLOCK in the morning,
told him that Schofie ID had been shot,
and asked him To come over to the place.
| Between and s O'Clock the witness, &C
| com panied by Mr.. Adams, drove over to
| the Schofield premises.
He found Lonson and Price near the
house and talked TO them for about fiji
teen minutes. He then walked over to
| the woodshe in front of which tho boiy
was lying, removed the cloth from the
| face and looked at the body. While re-
moving the cloth his hand came in con-
tact with Schofield's face, and his iude-
ment was that the latter was then dead.
The time of adjournment came before
| Wright had finished.