The herald., 1898-11-18

Grande to search the premises. Halle per
mitted them to do so without reading the
warrant. They broke open trunk be
longing to Casner examined its contents
but found nothing indicating guilt. He saw
pair of shoes standing under the edge Of
the bed, which Halle said were his. He and
Deputy Marshal Pourade exchanged glances
and the deputy marshal walked out OF the
room with Halle. Witness then carefully
measured the shoes by the same stick used
in measuring the footprints, and found that
they corresponded exactly He found a
horse, bride and torn hat at the ranch OF
j. p. Jones, two miles from Orc Grande. A
few days afterward he found coat one
hundred yards up the river. Witness also
found a pistol hidden in a rats nest and a
small purse containing Sl06, hidden in the
sand.
He then began to search for the registered
mail, which he found May Goth, from direc
tions given and map drawn of the locality
by Bennington. Attorney Flint offered the
purse and receipts for the money from the
owners in evidence.
HALLE GAVE POWDER AND FUSE
Jesse Burton was the next witness put on
the stand. He is resident of Orc Grande
and knows ali the parties accused of the
crime. He saw man named Thomas give
Halle giant powder and fuse and heard a
conversation in Haile's saloon between the
four men accused some three weeks before
the robbery. They were discussing how nice
it would be to rob a train and get away
with the money. Witness thought it was an
idle conversation at the time and did not
take the matter seriously
Mrs. Jesse Burton testified to hearing
Jones racing pony, which had peculiar
gait, passing her house at 4 o'clock on the
morning of April Goth, going north. Coun-
sci for defense objected to the testimony on
the ground that Mrs. Burton had not been
proved an expert on the gait of horse.
The court here took recess until D. m.
LETTER TO MURPHY
The most interesting story of the after
noon was told by l.. d. Murphy, who seems
to have had picturesque and varied career
The testimony brought out on the direct and
cross-examinatons showed Murphy to have
been graduated from the University of Mich.
igan at Ann Arbor and that he has practiced
law in that state, Illinois and Texas. In
the latter state he was concerned in a con-
spiracy in melting revolution in Mexico
in 1883, and the Mexican government offer
ing reward for him, he felt impeled to
change his name to Rivers. by which he was
known in Oro Grande. He has wandered
around from pillar to post, and while in Sac
ramento in the early part of April last he
received letter from Casner. The letter in
effect said that times were hard and the
writer had to have some money. The time
of the arrival of the train at Orc Grande
had been changed. The train carried money
enohgh for him to get away and if he had
to bolt he would pay the witness visit. Wit
ness showed the letter to friend and then
destroyed it, and read in the paper the
following morning that Casner was sus-
pected of completely in the robbery.
Virgil Jones, brother of Toll, testified
to seeing traces of sweat and hard riding on
the racing pony at his fathers ranch. j. p.
Jones, the father, was then called and said
his son was % years old at the time he was
killed, and that he has been a resident of
Orc Grande seventeen years. He gave some
further testimony about the speed of the
racing pony, and then gave place to Deputy
Marshal Pourade, who assisted Sheriff King
in making the arrests. His testimony merely
corroborated that of the sheriff concerning
the searching of the saloon and measuring
the shoes. James Courtney. who assisted
gave the same testimony as that of the two
preceding witnesses.
MOTION TO DISMISS
The attorney for the prosecution here an
nounced that the testimony for the govern
ment was all in, and on motion Of Mr. Harris,