The herald., 1897-09-14

placed the lamp by my side and read
awhile-until about 10 o'clock.
"The next thing I knew was some time
after IL o'clock, when I aWoke. I didn't
know what was the matter, for I ap-
peared strangling. I got up and lighted
the lamp and staggered against. the ta-
BILE. I felt something on my face and
brushed it with my hand and found l.
was blood. I went out to the hydrant
to wash my face, and when I came back
my head was aching badly. l noticed
my trunk was open and found my hat
was gone from the top also a suit of
clothes, ETC., ETC., and other things had
been thrown back in the trunk. l re-
allied then I had been robbed, and no
ticed strong smell Of chloroform.
didn't smell it at first when 1 awoke.
but when came back from the hydrant.
An old purse that 1 kept cuff buttons ans
things in was lying on the table, and on
examination 1 found the buttons that ]
kept in it were gone. changed my shirt
stained with blood and was gazing out
and stepped to the window and put il
down. When I first went out 1 think
the door was unlocked, but didn't know
what was doing then, and. am not GER
tain. 1 locked the door then and wen;
and wakened Pyle and notified him of
what had occurred. We started for town
and Pyle discovered he had left his
handouts and told me to go and get my
mule and he'd go back and get his cuffs
I said that we'd better get Mr.. Line
burger, and when we met again Mr.
Lineberger was with him. While wait
ing for them to come up looked around
in the room to see just what had been
taken"
Witness proceeded to tell of borrowing
the gun from Mr.. Elkins at the saloon
and the search around the stock corral
From there they went to the depot and
returned up town. Pyle and witness
went back to the latter's room. Pyle
knelt on the bed and said he could smell
something. He took piece of paper and
had about completed a list of the stolen
things when Elkins came in.
Il had told Pyle about the window
being up" resumed witness, land while
he was looking about Mr.. Lneberger
came up and asked him what he was
going to do. Pyle sent me off to Santa
Paula and I didn't see them any more
that night. Sam Todd, the constable,
was with me, and next day about 10
o'clock Pyle and Lineberger came in OF
the train. Pyle suggested to me to get
horses so that we could 60 up towards
Saugus and on the way to the livery
stable he suggested putting guard a.
Ventura While I got my mule and a
saddle horse. Pyle went and telephoned
to Ventura. When I found him he told
me to give my handouts to Daily Line
berger, as he might have use for them |
and he (Pyle) had his own"
Witness went on to tell about having
breakfast. He couldn't eat much and
just after breakfast vomited He got
some medicine ther to settle his stom-
ach. Witness told Todd, in speaking of
the stolen articles, that the ring stolen |
was broken one. Proceeding on their |
way Pyle suggested borrowing a pistol
but witness didn't know where to get
one. Pyle also expressed a desire for |
pair of hardcuffs saying they would be |
in bad fix with two men and only one |
pair. Witness told Pyle he had an old |
pair If he could make out with them,
and in passing Fillmore a pistol was
borrowed from the Chinaman. A visit |
was then made 10 defendants room to |
get the old pair of handouts, and then
Pyle and witness went to Stevens store |
and then started off to Piru
In explaining about this old pair of
handouts that cuts such an important
figure in the case, witness said:
About three years ago Pyle was liv- |
ing out of town and was sick most of
the time and 1 did most of the consta-
bles business. A description came in |
OF a burglar and I picked a man up on |
the charge. When taking the cuffs off |
him at the Jail I found 1 had lost the |
key. 1 saddled up my horse to go for
Pyle for him to come up and see the |
man. met him on the way and told |
him had lost the key ard would have
to borrow key when took the man to |
Ventura. The man was not the one |
wanted and got raking for losing the
key, for they had to push a rivet out of
its place and open the links to get the |
cuffs Off the man, not being able to get |
key. Pyle said the cuffs were no good.
and l could have them If I wanted them |
At the end of the month 81 was stopped |
of my pay for the spoiled handouts.
I'VE had three pistols with us when |
we started off," said witness, resuming
the thread of his story, and when we
got to Piru 1 suggested a change of |
horses, as we had ridden eighteen miles |
While l attended to this Pyle went to |
telephone again We had some lunch |
and went on to Saugus. My head was
aching bad and l thought some cold wa
ter would do me good. Pyle took the |
can and held my head down and he
poured water on my head. After watch
Ing the trains out al Saugus we got some |
lunch and rode to Arnotes place in or
der to let Pyle telephone to the Los |
Angeles chief of police He suggested |
that from there we go to Castaic switch,
and I said it would be good idea if |
we were going to remain all night TO get |
shotgun. When we reached Arnotes |
Pyle telepfoned to Los Angeles all the
articles stolen, and when he reached the |
knives told him that was not certain !
as to the scale beam knife being taken,
and he said he'd give the description
anyway as it was a good thing to identi-
fy. Getting the shotgun from Arnote's |
man In the barn, both Pyle and myself |
put our spurs on and went over to the |
Castaic switch. The horses were un-
saddled and staked out, the shotgun
was laid down on the bench in the little |
house and Pyle said he was hungry and
we sat and had some lunch. 1t became
chilly and the saddle blankets that were
not damp from the horses we put around
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