The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
HIS VERSION OF THE TRoPIco
MYSTERY
HUNTER IS IMPLICATED
HARRY SAYS HE WAS SCARED
By THE OFFICERS
A RIVER BATH IN THE NIGHT
Important Evidence for the State Is
Brought Out on Rebuttal-The
Argument Begins

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Harry Clark. the young man on trial for
his life, was placed upon the stand yester-
day, much to the surprise Of those in at
tendance. He was cool and collected in his
statements, but told story different in
many essential features from that told by
him last June when first arrested.
Among the circumstances related by him
was that he left the Chinaman in Joe Hun
all the way to Glendale, bought butter and
cigars, returned to the river after dark and
took a bath on the way home and got there
about half past that evening, finding Joe
Hunter in the house. Defendants testimony
all the way through was apparently d.
rected to making it appear that Hunter
was the guilty. man and, coming home after
man. This theory was contradicted by evil
dence of various witnesses in rebuttal, who
swore to an abb for Hunter.
| Clark said on the stand that he was fright
ened by the accusations of officers. the day
after Ate a. the Chinaman came up missing, and
fully bears him out in that regard.
Clark and the saloon keeper, Barrel, diff
| fer materially as to the time and converse
ton between them Wednesday morning,
when the defendant went there for bottle
of whisky. Clark said he went at Joe Hun
that purpose. Barrel testified that Clark
said he came, as he had been kept awake
all night by mosquitoes, denying that he
said Joe was sick and needed the liquor.
| The fact developed that Harry Clark was
lat one time engaged to marry Louise Peck,
who 3, swore she overlook him Tuesday night
Defendant himself testified that Miss
Peck drove right by him, though going the
same way and on friendly terms with him,
not inviting him to ride, and said that he
had no anxiety about leaving the Chinaman
in the house when he went away, though
he had that day taken Mr.. Cleghorn's
vertently left it, and carried it around for
81" Bep puty'HsS&i Sheriff Frank Davis wa. first
called by the defense yesterday morning
and said he had seen both sheets used to
wrap the head Of the dead Chinaman, but
ing, one: There. was only one sheet in the
sack when he last inspected it.. Deputy
Sheriff A. w. Marsh cOrroborated this
YOUNG CLARK ON THE STAND
Defendant Clark was next placed on the
his attorney, he said:
II am the defendant in this case. 1 re-
member Tuesday morning. May 3lst. was
at Joe Hunters house. He left the house.
Do not know where he went. Before he
left we had some conversation. We were
said they were getting damned thick and
that ! had better. get gun: There was no
gun on the place, hut he said his uncle. Sam
Hunter. had one / could ret. He left about
10 o'clock. / got something to eat and be-
tween 10 and II o'clock I went down to Sam
Hunters and got the gun and four shells at
the Penland house, right after noon. re-
turned to the Hunter house, got dinner,
and then went out into the pasture near the
house looking for squirrels. shot two
times after noon.
There were no women folks at the house
then. Joe Hunter is not married man.
II was lying down in the front room in the
afternoon and heard knock. went to
the door and saw Chinaman. He had the
wash. asked him what the bill was. He
said $3.50. I told him Hunter had left only
s2. He wanted the rest and asked when
Hunter would be back and acted as though
he intended to wait for him. This was
until went out of the house It was then
in front of the house, near where the roads
meet. This was near dark and told the
Ghinaman I expected Hunter any time, and
then I went out.
"The only time before which remember
NIstIuClly tHc SHIudtNtu VlVu I"lC VNe WAGON
down in front. passed it that day about
fifteen minutes after the Chinaman came
and I alked down to the Terminal railway
track and went to Glendale. Hooked at the
clock as put my hat on. II was fifteen
minutes ns.aa after p. m, ! went 70 Glendale
schoolhouse and young lady, Miss Louise
Peck, passed me. I tipped my hat and she
bowed to me. I should think this was two
miles or two and half miles from the Joe
Hunter house. It is about four miles to
Glendale.
- IL T1 b;sh Y, ,.ss fast Had piece
as usual. I got the articles I started for,
lit one Of the cigars and walked back. I did
not 60 directly back, but went to the river
near the slaughter house to take bath
When got to the river. it was pretty dark.
| don't remember whether it was moon
FOUND JOE AT HOME
when I got back to the house should
say it was half past 8. Joe Hunter was
there. As I was going through the house
heard noise. and 1t appeared to come
from the front room. went in and Joe
Hello! and said Hello! He asked Ike IA me-
to go down to Al BARRELS saloon. We went
down. got drink and pint bottle of
whisky. We were there about five minutes
We then went mp to Georre Hunters house
The saloon is about an eighth of mile from
the junction of the Verdugo and San Fer
nando roads.
"We came right back on the San Fernando
road and walked up the driveway to George
Hunters. 1t may be it was the verdugo
road. We went in and / gave George a
drink. 7 offered Joe drink, but he didn't
take drink, if remember rightly. Joe
asked if he could stay there but Mrs. Gregg
said there was lady staying there and
there was no spare bed
ct gave George half the whisky in the
bottle and Joe went out and walked around
| asked where he had gone and they said he
had gone home. said guessed must 20,
too. or Joe might lock me out
"When I got home Joe was there. He
had been drinking some. but was not drunk
then or at George Hunters house. When
I got back that night Joe was not doing
|anything He was standing on the back
steps and we went into the house and I
guess he went r. bed. began to get ready
to 20 to bed. He went toward the dining
room the last saw of him. His bedroom
was the front room.
HTS BEST GIRL GETS THERE
"That night Miss Letitia Alice and an
other young lady and gentleman came. l
was undressing. Some one called from tie
back yard. I recognized the voice and went
and let them in. They wanted to know
where Joe was and told them Joe was in
bed. They went into his room, bat did