The herald., 1898-10-23
CLUE TO the Defense
WITNESSES TESTIFY TO THE
FINDING OF THE BODY
CLARK'S CRESCENTA ROWING
Escape Of Defendant Testified to and
the Basis Of Suspicion Laid by
His Conduct

The Clark murder trial yesterday attract
ed a large number of the morbidly curious
the seats reserved for spectators being. tlllet
all day with an interested throng. Wha
promised to afford sensation came early II
the days proceedings, when Attorney Shlnr
asked that Aurelian LIE rage Pee pc called iol
came forward in his blue jeans, swinging his
cowboy hat at his side, and took his seat in
the witness chair. An effort was made t6
draw from him some admission that might
be construed as laying the foundation OF
charge of bribery, the attorney for young
had been paid for testifying against. ms
client OF any promise of future payment held
out to him.
The youth was straightforward in his
denials and insistent that he had made no
such statements to Spanish woman Thurs
day afternoon on adjournment OF court, but
the questions asked afforded some ground
for conjecture as to the method which will
probably be taken to break down the testi-
mony of one of the principal witnesses tor
the state. The appearance of the Spanish
lady will be waited with interest.
The fact was evolved that the Quong Hal
Tong society, to which the dead Chinaman
belonged, has raised $500 or $500 to assist in
the prosecution of young Clark, and some
indication was given of the intention on the
part of the defense to throw the RESPONSE
bility for the crime upon Joe Hunter
Officers who were engaged in the search
for the missing Chinaman. told of their long
quest, which ended in the finding of the
dead body under the Hunter house, and of
the manner in which suspicion was directed
against Clark as the probable murderer. The
fight of the defendant, his subsequent wan
derings and experiences at La Crescenta
were graphically portrayed in the testimony
of witnesses for the prosecution, the evidence
of Under Sheriff Clement being particular
" interesting as to the Implication of de-
fendant in the crime. Through it all young
Clark sat, absorbed with interest, vet in
perfect command of his emotions, whether
guilty or innocent, his composure in itself
being an astounding display of self-posses-
sion as admirable as it is inexplicable.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
On the reassembling Of court yesterday,
Aurelian LIE Page, the Basque shepherd boy,
was recalled by counsel for the defense for
further cross-examination. His attention
was called to the map which had been
brought forward in the case and he indicated
upon it the positions he had occupied when
he saw the Chinaman drive in with his
laundry wagon on the day of the murder
and when he saw the defendant come out
after the shots were fired and look into the
wagon and glance along both sides OF the
house before re-entering the kitchen. Being
asked if he had received any compensation
for his evidence, he said no money had been
paid him, nor had any one promised to pay
him any. He denied explicitly saying in ans
wer to the question of Spanish lady as he
was going from the court room Thursday, as
to whether lie had money enough, that Joe
Hunter had given him some that day and
a Chinaman had promised to give him more
on the following day.
II have to work for my money!" said the
witness. "No one has promised to give me
any. l did not notice the clothes worn by
the person who came out of the house after
the shots We're fired, but recognized the
limp of the defendant and knew it was him."
Wong Fong was also recalled by the de-
Tense. and he said he was not an officer in
the tong to which the dead man belonged.
but member only of that body. Being
asked how much money had been raised by
the tong to assist in the prosecution Of
Clark, he said he could not tell exactly, but
there had been about $500 or S400 so con-
tributed, and that Mr.. Wilson had been
in behalf of his company.
THE PARTNERS STORY
Ark Fung, the partner OF the murdered
Chnaman, then took the stand for cross
examination on his evidence rendered Fri
udy evening. Tie sald: My partner was
smaller man than |. He had watch, but
did not always wear it. He had left it at
home on the day of his disappearance Only
the dead man and myself had any financial
interest in the laundry. The others were
hired men, working for wages of from 81
to $40 a week each. We paid them once
week, and on the day my partner went
away he was to collect as much as possible
for the settlement of the pay roll next day.
l had at that time about $50 in the house
and my partner had little over $40 in his
trunk. He always held the money he col
lected personally and did not pay any part of
it over to me.
"Wong had a small leather purse. did
not see any money taken from his body, |
but saw on his wrist a jade stone Bracelet,
which was taken off. Our collections ave-
ragged about 500 week, Monday, Tuesday
and Sunday being our best days for collect
that was the day all the dirty linen came in. -
Justice William Young was next called by
the prosecution, and testified that he officia-
ted in place of the coroner at the inquest
held over the remains of the dead China.
man. He said:
"Mr. Summerfeld, the coroners clerk
and stenographer, took the proceedings and
testimony at the inquest. l saw the body
of the laundryman at the parlors of Orr &
4IHICS, uHuSiiuhtiS VI Wis SilN' ~ was
naked and covered with sheet. I saw
none of the Chinaman's clothing and the
shot had been removed at the post morten
previously held. All that learned regard
ing the shot and gun wadding / had from
others at the preliminary examination"
UNDE RSHERIFF'S STATEMENT.
Under Sheriff Clement, being called, tes-
titled that he had received the two packages
of shot and the gun wadding from MIR. Sum-
the coroners clerk, and that he
brought them up and delivered them to the
district attorney. The packages were identi-
fled by witness as the ones received and de-
livered by him. Proceeding, he said
'My attention was first directed to this
case by a telephone message asking me to
go out to the Joe Hunter place, as murder
had been committed there. went out with
Martin Aguirre to Al BARRELS saloon, where
we met Joe Hunter and young Clark the de-
fendant. We taylled the matter over, and
Clark said he was at the Hunter place the
preceding night and that a couple of ladies
had been there along in the evening and
taken supper. He said he knew nothing
about the killing. We did not get much
from them Hunter told me
that he had been drunk the night before ard
did not remember distinctly what happened.
eve got into the buggy and went ,lp to the
Joe Hunter house, Clark, Hunter and
Agnirre going with me in the buggy. We
went into the house and searched for tracks.
We found small door on the west side Of
The house under the basement. Aguirre