The San Francisco call., 1897-08-12
SAYS POLICE
ARE HOSTILE
Ach Declares the Depart
ment Is Opposed to
His Theory.
Changes Rung on the Blood
Stained Pistol in the
Figel Trial.
The Blood -Smeared Door and Parti-
tion Are introduced in
Evidence.

The hearing in the Figel case was con
tinued yesterday and the changes were
rung on the careless handling OF the
blood tanned pistol by the officers. Every
time an article with blood stains on il was
mentioned Judge Campbell would face
tiousIy inquire if the witness had put it
in his pocket"
officer Crockett resumed his testimony.
He recounted how he had received the
pistol from Colen and told TO whom he
had shown it and how he had put il in
MS pocket and taken il out several times.
when Chief Lees came l showed him
the pistol and pointed out the blood stains
between the handle and the cylinder"
"Was there as much blood on it when
you gave it 10 Lees as when you received
il ?" asked Mr.. Ach.
There may not have been as much"
The CARTRIDGES were shown the witness
and he identified them as the ones taken
from the revolver.
al went out 10 the Receiving Hospital
that night and got the articles taken from
the body of Mr. Hoffman, put them in the
hat and returned TO the store. Later L
turned them over 10 Mr.. Bidwell. The
next day 1 got the pistol from the property
clerk and took it in my pocket to the
Morgue for the inquest"
WAS it in the same condition when
you returned it to the property clerk as
when you got it from himP'
"Some of the blood may have been
rubbed off by handling. a good many
handled it. :"
The bullet hole in the wall was next
taken up by Mr.. Ach. Crockett said he
had seen it and it was his opinion that q
bullet had made it. General Barnes OBJ
~ h,,t h1 ft +
Crockett if he had had any experience
with holes made by bullets and receiving
an affirmative answer, admitted the testi-
mony. Some photographs of the hole
were introduc d, but were objected to and
were not admitted.
Crockett described the blood smears on
the door and partition in the converse
tion-room, and they were produced and
offered as evidence, and were identified
by the witness.
Judge Campbell asked: did you put
the door in your pocketP'
"No; did not"
General Barnes remarked: "He couldn't
be blamed for that; he would ii he could"
Witness continued: Il found pools of
blood in front OF the door and there was
blood in Rothchild's office and on a chair
in the conversationroom
Mr.. Ach continued to ask the witness if
he found blood at certain places. and in
regard to how he had found particular
pieces of furniture. The question, WAS
there blood on the east side of the CONVEX
sation-room ?' brought forth an objection
from General Barnes that the witness was
being asked leading questions, and treated
as If he were hostile witness.
Attorney Ach replied: "Since the gen.
eral has brought the matter up, l am
sorry TO say here in open court that we do
regard the police force as hostile to the
prosecution. They hold an opinion of the
affair entirely at variance from US. This
is a weilknown fact to the public and
counsel. l have stated before that L de-
sired to ask leading and perhaps objec
tionable questions in this case. | admit
that Mr.. Barnes objection is valid and
don't criticize his action at all, but insist
on being allowed to question the witnesses
in this manner. From the very first they
nave been against US. The brother OF MIR.
Hoffman had to swear out the com plain t
instead of the police, as is usually the
case"
Mr.. Barnes said he knew nothing of the