The herald., 1897-02-11

viction. An interview with Warner was
refused by Chief Glass, but the prison.
er's statement of what happened on the
fatal night was obtained, it being en-
bodied among the other papers in the
application for extraditior.
Attached to the application for requi-
sition from the governor of the territory
was an affidavit of Coroner Campbell
certifying to the death of Bellew and the
verdict returned by the jury; also an
affidavit of Chief of Police Glass en-
bodying certain kilograms received by
him from the authorities at Tucson
which showed the actual whereabouts Of
the man sought to be eXtradited. Last
but most important of all, was the fol-
lowing statement under oath, made by
William Warner, who is now confined in
one of the small steel cages of the city
Jail:
WARNER ACCUSES BROWN.
Willie Warner, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says:
He lives in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
county, California; that he is acquaint-
ed with Manuel Brown, the person who
is accused of the murder of one James
Bellew in Los AngsIs city on the 23d
of January. 1897; that on the night of
January 23d, 1897. he was with Manuel
Brown at the corner of Second and Ala
media streets in the city of Los Angeles
In said county: James Bellew, the de-
ceased, and an old gentleman came along
together on Alameda street and turned
up Second street; as they did SO, Manuel
Brown and myself followed and over
took them a short distance from Ala
media street on Second street; as We
overlook them Manuel Brown struck
I.
head with the butt end of billiard cue,
which he was using as a walking stick;
the deceased fell when Manuel struck
him and did not get up.
"As Brown struck the deceased, the
old man grappled me, and as he and I
were tussling Brown came and hit the
old man also with the stick. Brown
then said to me: Break away; there's
some one coming and Brown ran away;
! I released myself as soon as possible
from the old man and followed and
overlook him on Alameda street. Our
| object was to rob the old man.
| This occurred on Saturday night, the
| c3d dayof January, 1897. On the following 8
| Monday Brown came to me and said
1.-THE boy nit the other night is dead.
| We had better get out Of the country. y
told him that I was not going away.
He said, "Well. l am" I said Where
are you going?" He said, Il am going
east" and he left me and that is the
last 1 saw of him.
EVIDENCE AND THE MOTIVE
The stick alluded to in the above affi-
davit, and which was made out of BIZ
lard cue, was picked up at the time of
| the murder and has been positively iden-
| tilted as Browns property, and -other
clews tend to corroborate the statement
made by Warne When Brown skipped
out he was tracked to Yuma, thence to
Phoenix and on to Tucson, but he con-
trived to elude the vigilance Of the offl-
, GERS until he reached the latter city AT
that point the city marshal had been tele-
graphed and was ready to- receive Brown
with open arms upon his arrival.
1t will be noted from the affidavit of
Warner that the sole motive that ami
mated both OF the colored men in at
tacking Bellew and Howerton was rob-
berry The latter had shown roll OF
money around town that night and il
was in the effort to get the cash that
Brown and Warner made the attack
The tell tale veidence left behind after
the struggle, the broken billiard cue, the
white felt hat and the piece of cloth
which it has since been ascertained
came from Warmers vest. afforded the
officers the only clews to work upon and
In the running to earth of the perpetra-