The herald., 1898-10-25

<%<<<<<<<<<<+<<<<<<<1
to C. L. Logan, the clerk of Department
one on the commencement of the present
trial. Mr.. Logan identified the packages so
received by him and they were admitted in
evidence.
John Nealis testified that he lived in this
city and knew Joe Hunter; that Joe had
been in this city on that eventful day in
Nav when the Chinaman disappeared. and
that he had met and recognized Joe on
Spring street His testimony appeared to
establish perfect alibi for Joe Hunter. All
| this time joe it appears, was away. getting
back. presumably, in time to get an hour
sleep or more.
John Hunter testified to tnding the dead
| Chinaman's wagon in his fathers barn on
Wednesday morning, where his brother had
| left it.
MARTIN AGUIRRE CALLED
| Martin ]. Agurre was the next witness.
He said. in response to questions:
Il am a deputy sheriff, and accompanied
Under Sheriff Clement to Tropico on
Wednesday, June lst; We stopped first at
All Barrels saloon. There we met Joe Hun
ter and Clark. who went with us on to Joe
Hunters house asked Clark if there had
been any one else at the house beside him.
self the day before and he said there had
not.
At the house we all got out and hitched
the horses. | crawled under the house.
About six or eight feet from the opening
found what appeared to be spot of blood.
| picked I'D the clot with the earth adhering
to it and passed it back to Clement, telling
him thought it was blood. little further
on l put my hand right into another lot:
1t was three or four inches in diameter and
nearly dry. being harder than the rest of
the ground under the house. passed this.
| too. back to Clement. l came out then
| from under the house and talked with the
| defendant.
"He said he had killed chicken and that
was why the blood came to be under the
house / said. 1T is funny that you should
kill a chicken and throw it under the house;
There are dog tracks under there He said
the dogs got in only once and awhile.
~ then went into the house. On the left
hand side was little bench. | noticed a
spot on the floor at the end Of the bench
floor. took my knife and cut OF. a silver:
passing it to Clement and telling him
thought it was blood. J went next into the
bedroom and pulled the cover off the bed.
There were two quilts. but no sheets.
asked Clark where the sheets were and he
said they had been sent to the wash house.
BLOOD ON CLARK'S SHIRT
changing in the bedroom was shirt. !
asked whose it was and he said it was his.
| saw WHAT lcJkeu llht ii llltlt spot VI Dloou
on the shirt and ! gave that to Clement.
telling him to keep it. Clark $ explanation
of the blood was that he had had the nose
bleed.
Il asked Clark how the oil spot came
there and he said he had been filing the
two lamps. l asked him why he did not
set the lamps on the bench and he replied
that he Just happened to fiji them on the
floor. | looked over the house and found
they had only two lamps. There was very
little oil in them. They could not have been
recently filled.
ment and myself Joe Hunter remained at
Al Barrels. On the way over Clark asked
me, How long do they hold a man on sus-
picion:' | told him it depended on circum-
stances.
When we arrived at the Chinese wash
house Clark andiI were on the back seat.
Clement went in and CAV, me the lines. lie
wanted to get photograph OF the China
man. They had one in a trunk but could not
unlock it. | got out to help and got OH top
Of the trunk. Just then heard the wheels
and told Clement to look out for the horses.
He went out and heard shot. ! ran out
and saw the horses Just running away. |
did not get look at Clark, however, until
after he was arrested and brought to the
city"
On cross-examination Mr.. Aguirre said re-
garding the coal oil spot in the Hunter
house, he had got, down on the floor and
smelled it and he had been convinced that
the spots were blood stains.
The principal point gained by the defense
was that at the time. Aguirre was under the
house he saw no trail such as would be made
by the dragging of body along the ground.
or knee impressions. This partial success
was offset. however, in great measure by
the testimony of the witness THAI he had OBJ
served mems tracks i'll the soft earth under
the house
Guy Woodward, a deputy sheriff, testi-
fed to participating in the, search for the
missing Chnaman and to having cut out
She section of straw mating which came
under the bed. This was identified by hi'n
and exhibited ~ the iu;. In the rait
which came under the bed a piece was miss
ing eighteen inches by two or three feet in
size and a small piece, some six inches
square cut from another piece had been
fitted back in the CARPET. The center of
this was what appeared TO be blood stain,
ntfordinr circurstan5il evidence of Whist
the missing section hod ontained and. in
cidentalv Il rna son why il had been cut out
The trial viii Iva r"4ilr,cl this morning.