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The herald., 1898-10-22
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suffering from heart disease.
read the information to the jury, in which
the defendant, Harry F. Clark, was charged
with the crime Of murder, in that he did on
May 81, 1893, "wilfully, unlawfully, feloni-
ously and with malice aforethought kill and
murder one Wong Sing Hay, a human be-
ing" The presentation of evidence on the
part of the prosecution was then commenced.
TERRIBLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS
DR.. G. w. Murphy was first called and
testified that he was o physician and sur
geon, residing at 3l5 West Sixth street in
this city. He had been called upon by DR..
Campbell, the coroner, to attend the autop-
", on the body Of the dead Chinaman June
4th, which was held at Sanmpson's under.
taking parlors in Los Angeles. He had
found two 'gunshot wounds ON the body,
both powder-burnt. One was on the left
jawbone, ranging upward and tearing up
the brain matter considerably. The other
was in the collar-bone, the apex of the left
lung being penetrated and the second, third,
fourth and fifth ribs being fractured near
their attachment to the spinal column. The
cavity of the chest was filled with blood,
fragments Of bone and shot. Shot also had
been taken by the witness from the wound
in the head.
Testimony was interrupted at this point
by Attorney Shinn, who asked that all wit
nesses be directed by the court to retire
during the examination until regularly called
to give evidence. The court granted the re-
quest, and the witnesses filed out, remain
ing in the ante-room, however, pending the
time when their testimony should be re-
quired. On application of counsel, Wong
Fong was permitted to remain, though a
witness for tho prosecution, and the father
and mother Of the defendant likewise were
excepted from the order, though it was un-
derstood they would be placed upon the
stand by the defense, neither side objecting
to this arrangement. DR.. Murphy then re-
sumed the course Of his testimony.
Shot, blood-stained and matted together,
were submitted to the witness for examina-
ton. There were two lots, each wrapped in
paper and separately inclosed in envelopes.
The witness testified that. the pellets re-
body Of the laundryman. He could not
state which lot had been extracted from the
wound in the head and which from that in
the collar-bone, but said they had been kept
separate and wrapped by Deputy Coroner
| Summerfield in paper in his presence. He
was unable to identify with absolute GER
tainty either the shot or gun wadding sub
mitted for his inspection; but stated it as
his belief that both had been taken by him
| from the wounds of the Chinaman at the
autopsy, as he had removed both shot and
terrified that Mr.. Summerfeld had marked
the envelopes for future Identification In his
presence at the time the autopsy was taken,
and said the shot were all Of the same size.
| On cross-examination DR.. Murphy snid he
| did not know the dead Chinaman personally
and was unable to say whether Wong Sing
Hay MAS his name or not, nor could be tell
The herald., 1898-10-22

photograph of the dead laundryman, whom
he said he knew from frequently meeting
him when he was tending sheep. The photo
graph was introduced in evidence and was
shown to the jury. Wong Fong also related
the circumstances of the disappearance of
the dead man, the starting Of officers on
the search for some trace Of him, their re-
ultimate discovery of the body under the
building. He particularly testified to the
discovery Of blood stains inside of Clark
room on floor and dashboard. The sheets
were gone from the bed and dirty linen was
packed in pillow case in the closet. The
door between the kitchen and Clark's room
looked as though it had been recently
washed, and the witness testified to finding
large blood spot on the kitchen floor, 'ef-
forts to remove which by scrubbing be also
noted. This was under the bench in the
kitchen.
Under the bed he discovered that piece
OF mating, a foot or two long, had been cut
away, and both mating and floor looked as
though they had been scrubbed. Later, at
the preliminary examination, he had seen
the piece Of mating which had been cut
away. It was identical in pattern with that
in Clark's bedroom. The witness testified
that various police officers and deputy sher-
ills had been present during ali these in
vestigations, and, on cross-examination.
stated that the dead man was related to him.
both being members of the Wong family.
as well as members of the Quong Hal Tong
company.
Ark Fung, the partner of the murdered
man, testified that on the day Wong Sing
disappeared the latter had gone on a col.
lecting tour, for the purpose of getting
money. with which to pay off the workmen
in the laundry next day. Not reaching home
ct the usual time, p. M, some anxiety was
felt by him, and when midnight arrived and
Wong had not yet arrived, he set cut to
hunt for him, and at length learned Of the
crime which had prevented his partner from
getting home as had been his custom. The
cross.examination Of this witness was d.
ferred until this morning. "'' ~
The herald., 1898-10-22
SHEPHERD BOY TESTITIES

ION that the shot in the paper was the same
as that extracted.
SHEPHERD BOY TESTIFIES
Other witnesses whose names were called
not responding, Aurelan LIE Page, the shep-
nerd boy, was placed upon the stand. He
testified as follows:
Il live on Buena Vista street in this city
and am employed in the cattle business as
cowboy. have been a sheepherder. In
May and June of this year | was herding
sheep for Mr.. Sentous, the butcher, of this
city: j know where the house of Joe Hun
ter is and the location of ground belonging
to George Hunter. Joe 4 house is about four
miles out, mile beyond the Threc-Nlile
house.
"On Tuesday afternoon, May 2lst, was
herding. sheep on that side of the Verdugo
road, about 200 feet from that thorough
iare. Y saw Chinaman going in a laundry
wagon to Joe Hunters house. He drove up
az near to the house as am to that table
about eight feet. l was on the right side
ct the house looking north, and he was on
tne lett. just as he got there my sheep
This was some time between and o'clock
In the afternoon. l was gone four or five
minutes, when l got back and sat down on
a stone.
Just after I had turned the sheep back
heard two gunshots, two or three seconds
apart: Immediately afterward Clark came
out OF the kitchen and looked into the Chi
naman's wagon. The Chinaman was not in
slght. Clark went and glanced down first
at one side of the house and then on the
oCner, and next went into the house. saw
him no more that night.
ihe horse and wagon remainded in the
yard until went home. took the sheep
IN when it became dark. 1 saw no one
around the Hunter house during the after
noon but Clark and the Chinaman. was
there In the morning, but took my sheep in
at noon and out again about o'clock. Did
not see Clark that day until 5 or 6 o'clock
When l saw the Chnaman in the morning
ne was driving up toward Burbank. had
seen him every week before, driving up with
clothes and knew the wagon. The shots l
heard sounded dull, as though they were
IN something. They sounded as though COM
ing from shotgun and not like a rifle"
On cross-examination the boy said he was
u years old and that he had lived here about
SIX years. he had quit working for Sen
tous month ago. Being asked regarding
dates and measurements, the hour of the day,
etc., he confessed that he did not recall the
exact day Of the month, and as for the time
Of day he had no watch and merely judged
from the position of the sun that the China
man drove i'll at the Hunter house between
8 and O'Clock. Regarding the sequence
OF events and the actual facts, his testimony
was not shaken on cross-examination, but at
times the questions of counsel confused him
somewhat and he replied in such manner
as to necessitate correction. This he made
clear when he understood what was wanted
of him.
The hour for the noon adjournment came
before the cross-examination was ended,
but when court was reconvened at o'clock
the boy at first said he did not see any one
in the laundry wagon when he observed it
coming up to the Hunter house. This was
The herald., 1898-10-22

SO palpably in contradiction of testimony
given by the witness in the forenoon that it
was evident the boy misunderstood the
question. Afterwards he corrected himself
and said he saw and recognized the China
man when he went to the Hunter house. An
attempt was made to get the witness to say
that he had seen Clark shooting squirrels
early in the afternoon, but he steadfastly
persisted in the assertion that he had never
seen gun in Clark's possession at any time,
and that he did not see Clark himself on the
day in question until about five minutes
after the Chinaman drove up, when he saw
him come out and look into the wagon,
glance on both sides of the house and return
to the kitchen.
II heard the shots two or three seconds
before saw Clark come out of the house,"
said LIE Page. "They were the only shots
l heard that day. This was right after I
came back with the sheep. could see the
wagon from the stone where ! sat when
Clark came out and looked into it,"
On being shown photograph of the dead
Chinaman the boy readily recognized it as
the likeness of the man whom he saw drive
up to the Hunter place. This was marked
for Identification as peoples exhibit &C."
LETETIA ALEC CALLED
Miss Letetia Alice of 42e jackson street
was next called for the prosecution and said
she had known defendant for nearly two
years. She had met him at her house and
recalled the circumstances Of the murder Of
the laundryman. She said she saw the de-
fendant on the evening of the day the mur-
der was committed at the Hunter house,
having driven out there with her sister and
q gentleman friend about 8 o'clock in the
evening. She said:
when we arrived Joe Hunter and Harry
were both there. Joe had gone to bed and
Harry said he was getting ready to go. We
all went into the house. talked with MIR.
Clark outside the house for five or ten min
utes. The conversation did not amount to
anything He said he had lots of money
and snapped out some and showed it to me,
shaking the pieces together and afterwards
putting them back into his pocket.
II had been there on the preceding day
We were keeping company at that time
When coming home that day, just before
the murder, Joe and Harry came with me
as far as Al Barrels saloon and we stopped
and had something I had asked them to 60
down with me and said would pay for what
we got. did so, taking out a dollar, and
Joe said: We have lots Of those things, We
were AL laughing and joking, and Harry
said: If get so will you come back ? / said:
sYss, sure, laughing at the same time"
The herald., 1898-10-22
THE TwIToHELL ESTATE
Decree Of Judge Clark Ends q Lons
Controversy

Judge Clark yesterday made decree in
the settlement of the estate Of Mary A.
Twitchell, who died January I, 1892, and
whose will for the disposition Of consid.
erable estate has been long before the court,
The court finds that the deceased died In.
testate, L. T. Graves being appointed OK.
ecutor without bonds on letters issued
March 4, 1892. This position he continued
ters were revoked and Christina M, Worth.
ing was appointed administratrix with the
will annexed Of her mother, Mrs. Twitchell,
The court finds that all the persons men.
TONED in the will were related to decedent
% therein indicated, and that all property
left by Mr.. .Twitchell was hers individually; |;
that she died In the belief that her son,
Cas- Gaylord. had drawn esrtain money
The herald., 1898-10-22
INDEX TO CITY NEWS
chroniclsd on Pages s, =, 8 and IL
Monthly meeting Of the Sunset

Monthly meeting Of the Sunset
club.
A delinquent tenant twice arrested
In one day.
A decree Of settlement In the
Twitchell estate.
Chinese chair mendeY turns out to
be diamond thief.
Chain gang begins work on the last
section Of the First street cut.
Mo1lie Adelia Browns Evening Of
Music" at Simpson tabernacle.
Hickory club tenders reception to
candidates on the union ticket.
Reception to the returned members
Of the Seventh regiment q. s. v.
Testimony in the trial Of Harry
Clark for the murder Of Wong Sing
Hay.
Another test to be made Of the reg
lstration law; supreme court to be ap-
pealed to.
Reception to members Of the Sew
enth regiment by Stanton post and
corps q. A. r.
Troubles Of the Normal school jan
itor with a flock Of chickens and a
"herd" Of dogs.
Fall tournament Of the Los Angeles
sharpshootsrs opened yesterday; Tur-
ners win the team shoot.
Prof. Van LEW reads a paper be-
fore the Friday Morning club on "Con-
ditions and Aims Of Child Culture"
Jimmy Trimble fights fifteen
rounds to draw with the redoubtable
Billy Gallagher before the Athletic
club.
Republicans making strenuous ef-
forts to land victory next month;
something as to the organization Of a
colored Republican club.
The herald., 1898-10-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Los Angeles Musical College, Bryson

Los Angeles Musical College, Bryson Blk
Rev. j. H. Allen, Temperance Temple,
Sunday, p. m. and 1880 p. m.
TEL Brown 1885 for your painting and pa.
pering. Walter, 627 s. Spring.
c. d. Howry, undertaken. Fifth and
Broadway. Lowest prices in the city.
Call telephone Main 243 for ambulance.
Bresee Brothers, Sixth and Broadway.
John Burns, independent candidate for
supervisor, Third supervisorial district.
Robert Sharp L Co., funeral directors, 76l
and 753 South Spring street. Tel. Main l029.
Watches cleaned, rs cents; mainsprings,
80 cents; crystals, 10 cents. Patton, 2l4
South Broadway
There is an undelivered telegram at the
office of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany for Arthur f. Ashforth.
Stoll & Thayer company have moved
their book and stationery store to Nos. 252
and 254 South Spring street, Stimson block.
The Coulter Dry Goods company will hold
a fall and winter opening at its new Broad.
way store today, from 2 to 8 and from to
10 p. m.
George Balderson, who stole cheap re.
volver from the room of man named Ell.
stad, was fined $50 or 80 days by Justice
Owens yesterday.
Adams Bros, dentists, 23915 South Spring
ing, 30 cents. Filling a speciality. Hours,
8 to 8; Sundays, 10 to II.
We are promised treat in store decora.
tion at Coulter's new store, 3l7-325 South
Broadway, today. Anniversary and formal
opening. Reception hours, 2 to 8 and 7 to
IL p. m.
Opening day at Coulter's new store, BIZ
1926 South Broadway. Iowinsky's full or.
chestra. Store closed this morning. No
goods sold during reception hours-2 to 6
and to II p. m.
Do you know that framed picture makes
a most desirable wedding present? If you
are looking for anything in that line do not
fail to call at H. G. Lichtenberger's art en-
porium, 2O2 South Spring street.
This is the twentieth anniversary Of the
Coulter Dry Goods company, 3l7-325 South
Broadway. It is the day of the formal open
ing of their new store. No goods will be
sold. Reception hours, 2 to and to IL pm
George Casper, chronic drunk, was given
30-day "Aoater" by Justice Owens yester
day. Casper claimed to have wife and six
children in Santa Cruz, and said he had been
en- route to visit sister in Redlands when
he fell by the wayside.
DIR. -Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson block,
first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1875. Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases and all
OicS"nCS VI WOHACH Autl CllliulcH. 1LlCCVIACAVy
scientifically. used. Consultation hours, !
to 5. Telephone 1927.
The new "art room" at Meyberg Bros
343 and 345 South Spring street, will be
opened to the public today and should at.
tract a crowd of people. Readers are re.
quested to remember that Meyberg Bros
store is on South Spring street now and
not on Broadway.
just look at Desmond's big bargains today
in hats, shirts, underwear, etc. Mr.. Des
store room, No. l30 South Spring street
room formerly occupied by Stoll & Thayer
booksellers, and adjoining his own store
All manufacturers' samples and broken
lines will be sold at half of the regular
prices. This is not fake sale but biz op
portunity to secure real, honest bargains.
The herald., 1898-10-22

from the left arm of the Chinaman he had
also removed, the property being held at the
office Of the coroner pending authorized dis
position of the same.
A map, drawn from accurate data OBJ
tanned by regular survey Of the Hunter
premises and adjacent territory, was pre-.
sented by V. j. Rowan, the next witness,
who testified that he was a surveyor and
civil engineer. Under direct and cross-ex
animation OF counsel, Mr.. Rowan explained
the relative positions of the houses of the
two Hunters and their distance from the
thoroughfare, as well as the contour of the
land. His testimony established the fact
that it would be possible to see what was
going on at the back door of the Hunter
house from the point of observation testified
to by LIE Page as that occupied by him when
the Chinaman drove up, and later, when
young Clark was seen BY him to come out
of the house and look into the wagon and
alongside the house.
A COUNTRYMAN'S TESTIMONY
Wong Fong then took the stand and iden-
titled photograph of Wong Sing as cor
rect likeness of the dead man. This had
previously been identified by LIE Page as the
The herald., 1898-10-22

To keep the skin clean
is to wash the excretions
from it off; the skin takes
care of itself inside, if not
blocked outside.
To wash it often and
clean, without doing any
sort of violence to it, re-
qmres a most gentle soap.
a soap with no free al
kali in it.
Pears. the soap that
clears but not excoriates.
All sorts Of stores cell It, especially
druggish; Al aofh Of people uss II.
The herald., 1898-10-22
New York Specialists

The only physicians In the city that are grad-
yates Of frst-class medical colle0no
and have diplomas legally foG9oe
tered who treat diseases Of men o1lYs|
Gures guaranteed. 2syrx expes'el i
23cK .. MAIN St.s Lee 1nU n
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Tho Largest Haf sad Furnishirg
Goods Store In Los Angeles
The Fall
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OF Adam

r TAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS
II the most remarkable fall on
record until the fall Of Santi-
ago but it is expected that the Fall of
'98 will be still more remarkable.
Every weather prophet says we are to
have lots Of rain the San Pedro
harbor is an assured fact /; the Salt
Lake railroad and the Valley railroad
are almost sure to be built, so why
should business not be good this Fab
and Winter? We have had nerve
enough to buy. an immense stock Of
Hats and Furnishings for our greatly
enlarged store. They are on exhibi-
ton today. We invite you to come
in and take look; we don't expect
you to buy. We have something nice
to give you. If you buy your Shirts.
Hats and Underwear of us you can
save something for rainy day to buy
a Macintosh with.
The herald., 1898-10-22

Finance committee Of council meets
10 a. m.
County Teachers association, high
school-1O a. m.
Democratic city central committee,
Hickory club-7:3O p. m.
Republican city central committee,
Columbia ciub-7:3O p. m.
Second day fall tournament Los
Angeles sharpshooters, range at Glas-
sells station.
The herald., 1898-10-22

DR.. Max Wassman, dentist, rooms 2aS
and 226 Potomac block. Broadway, between
Second ana Third. TEL brown 107s.
The herald., 1898-10-22
EVENTS OF TO-DAY

orpheum-Vaudevil1e.
Burbank-'Wilders Wives" and
"Mother's Ring"
The herald., 1898-10-22
Auction
Nevada 0tablos

vs. e &. c' ". Stewart, ts No % ISL. T. n. superior
Court Los AngelessCcunty. California. viii
sell at public auction on Monday. October
sist 1sss at 10 o'clock ea =. nj. to The highsst
said M. J. Horton aud G. W. Stewart IN the
Nevada Stables, the property constitutins
vada Stables at No. 6ss South Broadway.
Los Angeles California, consisting Of -Four.
teen Horses, Eight Singls-seated Blgsles,
Top Carriages, Three Sets Double Harness,
Eight Sets Single Harness, Six Heavy lap
robes, Eleven Light Laprohes, one Rack In
eEcs en- one enS wReelbarrow ee ss Hos.e oush S "a
Rack, Shovels, Forks, Lanterns. Whips,
Curry-combs, and everything pertaining
to the Nevada Stables. Also the lease In
terest in the premises No. 63S South Broad
way, also good will Of the business.
A. E. NICHOLS. Receiver.
The herald., 1898-10-22

Baker y Hamilton
B. q n buggies, B. = II. blcyclss.
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the number Of shot taken from the wounds
in the body. He said it was simply his opin-
ion that the shot in the paper was the same
as that extracted.
The herald., 1898-10-22
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Rec Of observa tons
taken at Los Angeles October q. The
barometer IL reduced to sea ieves.
The herald., 1898-10-22
Forecast

For. Southern California-Partly cloudy
Saturday; somewhat threatening in north
ern portions; fresh west winds
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29

without the aid of Office instruction or
collegiate course of study. While she
resided in San Francisco she worked as
a compositor on a morning paper, and
her hours of leisure were few, but what
time she had was spent in study. Her
books, too, We're few in number, but she
mastered them one by one AMI used up
her small savings in the purchase Of
more.
A little over year ago Miss Shay be-
came the wife of @. E. Peters, and the
couple removed to near Placerville, Ell
Dorado county, where Mr.. Peters was
teaching school. Together they con-
tinued the study of the law, and three
months ago they came to this city to
prepare for the examination. Both
passed, and they will now probably re-
main in the city.-San Francisco Elk
aminer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-11-29

alone means millions and millions OF
dollars worth of trade to America.
TO put the Chinese men into Amer
lean costumes, allowing them only one
piece of everything, would keep all the
tailors, all the matters, all the shirt fac
tories, all the shoe factories and all the
underwear establishments in America
busy night and day for at least two
years. The average American is fortu-
nate If he buys two suits year two
pairs of shoes, three hats, half a dozen
suits OF underwear and a dozen pairs of
socks. To supply them with these the
wheels OF the American factory are kept
going throughout the year. Yet to
equip each man in China with only one
OF each article would require more than
are sold in the United States in wears
time. The same is true of the equip
ment of the women aud children, and to
give each the amount of clothing which
is necessary to an American in the same
relative station in life would mean hun
dreds of millions in trade and work for
all Americans for year to come.
In return for all this, China offers
its tea, its silk, its rice, its undeyeloped
mines, its opium, its cotton, its nuts,
its bric-a-brac, its firecrackers and is
other products. The importations isto
China last year amounted to 2O2, S23, :
$50 Haillwan taels, and its exports ! g3,-
b0l, 35S Hailswan taels. OF the exrol.s
tea heads the list, the United States
taking s07, SSS piculs, Russia 52S, a15
plculs. The congent is the most popu-
lar OF the black teas in the United
States, the importation last year being
G6.990 piculs. OF the green teas gun
powder leads with G4,454 piculs If
China is not more careful, she will lose
the greater part of the tea trade, for
while her tea is prepared by hand, in
Ceylon and elsewhere it is cleaned By
machinery, which is the proper method
Japan is making great inroads into the
Chinese silk trade, because it is more
carefully handled ana prepared in Japan
than in China. One thing that helps the
foreign merchant in China is that he
sells for gold and buys for silver. This
will be changed in the course of time
but nevertheless China offers great op-
portunities for American commerce and
they should not be neglected. With
Hawaii and Manila, links in chain
from America to China, America is in
better position then ever before to put
in strong bid Tor its rightful share os
the Chinese commerce. ~