The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
BRIGHTER DAY
FOR butcher
Many With esSes Testify
to the Brutality of
SChOfield.
Good Impression Made on the
Spectators in the Crowded
Courtroom
They Freely Express the Opinion
That the Prisoner Will Bs
Acquitted.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

SAN JOSE, Oct. 21.-Some strong testi-
| mony in support of Dan butchers plea of
killing Scho6eld TO protect Mrs. Scho-
fields life was given this morning. Sto-
lies OF Schofielu's brutality and threats
made by him against the lives of his wife
| and family were told by half oxen wit
nesses and they show that Mrs. Scho-
fields married life had been an unhappy
one and full of drudgery and fear. The
evidence to-day made good impre ssion
on the crowded courtroom and the opin-
ion was freely expressed by spectators
that butcher would be acquitted. Dutch
er watched the witnesses closely an1 he
frightened up and evinced great interest
| as the stories of Schoheld's S brutality were
| related.
Mrs. Schofield resumed the stand at the
| opening of court. She said she was mar
| ried to Schotield thirteen years ago. at
that time he had four children and she
had one, Irving Mann. As result of her
union three children were born. Mrs.
Schofeld said that Schotield was idle and
ind olent and that she and Irving Mann,
| with sometimes hired man, did all the
work about the place. She said she dug
posiholes and did harder work, while
bossing.
On cross examination she related the
| story of the killing and the quarrel the
| night before. She said she did not see
Irving Mann around the house after the
row tbs night before the murder. She
said Irving Mann was standing near her
when butcher fired through the door at
her husband. She said she had not
spoken to her son or butcher since her
arrest on August 8.
She was taken 10 the ranch on the fol-
lowing Sunday to look after things by
Deputy Sheriff Tennant. On the return
she reiterated the story OF a heavily
bearded man killing Schoffeld, not know.
ing that Irving Mann had confessed to
Datcher killing his stepfather.
Mrs. Schofield was then excused. On
leaving the stand she stopped and kissed
her sister, Mrs. Wright, and some other
| ad Y friends before being taken back to
jan.
Louis Pinard, Justice of the Peace at
Madrone, was next called. He testi fed
As to the warrants of arrest for Mrs. Scho-
field and butcher being issued out of his
court.
c. B. Cox, who resides near Aptos, tes-
titled that he knew Schotieid and his wlf.
about sixteen years. lie sald he had
heard SChotield threaten the life of his
wife. AT Santa Cruz, in April, 1888, the
deceased had threatened TO Kill mis- WIFE,
| 1t was at the dinner table and Schofeld
! told his wife he would cut her heart out.
| In August OF the same year Schoheld had
| dispute with his wife in corral and in
the presence of witness said: Il will cut
| your - black heart out" He said he
| boarded with the Schohelds at the time
| the threats were made.
w. B. Freels, residing near Watsonville,
| had known Schohed for eighteen years.
| He saw Schofield in Watsonville four days
before he was killed. The deceased told
| him then that he did not get along we'll
| with his family. Schofleld told him he
that - son-in-law of his, meaning Clark
Moore. The witness adv ised him not to
to do so and Schotield repeated his
| threats.
Mrs. Emma Peppin of Santa Cruz said
that when Mrs. Scnofield once spoke to her
husband about beating horse Schofed
raised the whip TO strike her and said he
wouid beat her brains out.
Mrs. Bruce testified to Schofield once
| throwing a knife at his wife in her pres
ence.
Mrs. Addie Scott, corroborated by her
| daugh ter -in-law, Mrs. Letta Scott, testi-
fed that she lived about 200 yards from
Schofeld's house. An incident was re-
lated about the return of the witnesses
| and the SchotieId family from a picnic
when. without provocation, Schotield be-
gan abusing his wife, calling her a dirty
old SOW, and threatening when he got
home to Tx her and cut out her heart.
The witness also told of an attack by Scho-
field on his wife with broomstick, with
which he beat her on the legs.
The elder Mrs. Scott also testified that
she saw Schofield drag Mrs. SchofieId out
of buggy while Albert Schofield, a son
of the deceased, held the horse in San
Jose, at the time that Mrs. Schofield came
to San Jose to prepare for suing for di-
vorce. At that time Mrs. Schofield had to
| call on the police to have Schofield ar
rested and ne was placed in Jail.
Vic Poncelet and w. II. Adams testified
that Schoteld's 8 reputation was bad.
Mrs. Schotield was recalled and testified
that her husband threatened her life at
| the breakfast table on the morning of the
6tn OF August
He wanted me to sell the place and
give him the money so lie could go to
| KlondIke, and when / refused be slapped
my face and threw meat knife at me.
After that he dragged me toward the bed
| room and SAID he was going TO kill me.
| Irving got in the way and SchofieId
knocked him down and kicked him ter
! ribly. | ran out of doors"
Witness related many instances OF beat
| ings she had received at the hands Of her
| hus band. and told of threats be had made
| and Of several attempts 10 kill her. On
one occasion he gra bbed their infant child
! out OF her arms and threw it on the floor
| He was mad because witness had preferred
tending to the baby TO fixing the buggy
cushion for him. Witness said that three
years ago Schofed poin ted gun al her
three times anu that one time il was
cooked. He was mad because she had
talked with gentleman on horse back
At $3.50 an adjournment was asked until
tomorrow, as Attorney Scheller wanted
to see witness, who is unders ood to be
little George Schofie Id.