The San Francisco call., 1898-03-16
Told That Physicians Would Be Called to Ascertain if
 He Were Sober.
WIDOW CLARK'S STORY.
Confesses Her Shame and Tells of the Killing of Her
 Husband.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA, March 15.-Napa's sensation is under way, and already the court is deep into the evidence of the murderer of William Clark, the section hand of St. Helena.
 The sick juror was on hand, and Judge Ham was tenderly solicitous of his health, and upon adjourning for the noon recess, in addition to the legal admonition to the jury, he advised Ju- TOT Hampton how to take care of him. self and how he should keep warm.
 Mrs. Clark was the center of the days proceedings. She is a willing witness. She is actuated by the fact that she must atone for the wrong she has done, by telling all she knows. Voluntarily she told of her shame, and when the defense objected to the District Attor- ney's questions on the ground that she should not be compelled to testify to anything which would degrade her, she seemed willing to go on.
 The differences between bench and bar-Judge Ham and MT. Hogan-fur- nished more interest during the morn ing, and MT. Hogan came out second best. His sobriety was impeached from the bench, and the unfortunate attorney could not respond except under fear of contempt; and in the frame of mind the court was in contempt was apt to be expensive
 When the case was opened the clerk was ordered to read the information. To this MT. Hogan of the defense ob- jected, on the ground that he was en- titled to twelve healthy jurors. and he doubted, notwithstanding medical tes- timony to the contrary, that Hampton could go on with the case. His objec- tion was overruled.
 Then Hogan objected to the impanel- ment of the jury, and again it was useless, and the clerk read the informa- tic1c= adding afterward that Clark had pleaded not guilty and had given as his true name George w. Clark.
 Once more Hogan objected, this time to the clerks remarks; but in vain, and then he asked that the clerks words should be stricken out. The court re- fused to allow it, and told MT. Hogan he had better make his objections in general ito every word and every syl- lable and every infection Of the voice" 1" This MT. Hogan declined to do, and he subsided, while District Attorney Bell rose to make his opening statement.
 Briefly and forcibly the District At torney outlined his case, but before he had spoken five minutes Hogan had got in two more useless objections-one that the District Attorney was arguing, not making a statement, and the ether that the District Attorney was not un- der oath. Both were oyerruled, and immediately Hogan tried two more.
 Then the court respectfully suggest ed" that a general exception be noted, and to the remarks of the court Hogan objected
 T will not have this case turned into a farce" said Judge Ham, in re- ply. "The court may have an eXcep- ton itself after awhile"
 ''To which remarks of the court the defendant excepts,' repeated Hogan, as he had repeated several times before.
 T am tired of this,'' was the courts not think counsel for the defense is acting in good faith. If counsel main- tains that the District Attorney has no right to make any statement let him do so, and the exception may go on the record; but unless he have such of jec- tion want no more trivial interrup- tions."
 Hogan, however, could not keeep his seat He soon rose to another oLjec- tion. and then Judge Ham v.axed an- gry.
 T will call physicians to ascertain your condition MT. Hogan" he said. and I shall put it all in the record
 1T object" said Hogan.
 ''I will have them ascertain if you are sober enough to transact business"
 More objections from Hogan were the only immediate results to this verbal jolt, but when the court added, signif1cantly, that he would not stand it much longer there was an unlnterrupt- cd period of at least ten minutes, dur ing most of which the crowd Uttered.
 Mrs I,ovina Clark was the first wit ness called
 January 19, were carefully gone into.
 DO YOU know the defendant, George IVY Clark?" asked MT. Bell, after Mrs. CIarIx had told of the killing of her b1chand At once the manner of the witness changed. She hesitated, and then said,
 Yes"
 Then she told how she had known George Clark from the time he was b weeks old, and how, as he grew up, ne hecanoe a freouent visitor at her house after her roarriage She told how she had known George Clark too well ana how in her husbands absence, she had dishonored him.
 revoIting truth, relieving It only py neI repeated statement that she told George Clark she was trying to leau q better life" It was this that caused William Clark's death, for, seeing that Williams wife would have nothing to do with him, George asked her 1T. were William dead, she would marry hiIn. She said yes, and in her testimony she declared she did so to get rid of him. Under cross-exannination the woman told how she taught school back in H. linois and how George Clark was one of her pupils She was then "A and George Clark was Is. She lived in his fathers house She was married 10 William Clark while she was teaching school.
 Mrs. Clark was on the stand when court adjourned.
 Bona Won the Goelet Cup.