The herald., 1898-10-27

ing standing in the closet. Mr.. Barnhill
could not tell whether the mating was cut
on Thursday or not.
| On cross examination, the witness said he
did not know OF his own knowledge what, if
any, of the members of the sheriff's force
had received any reward for the finding of
the Chinamans 5 body.
On redirect examination, MIR. Barnhill
sad he did not observe any tra; under the
Hunter house Thursday, but sav4 it next
day; he explained, however, that he had
not been at a point Thursday where he
| could have seen the trail.
Being recalled for further cross-examina-
tion, Joe Hunter said he never had any i'll
feeling toward Clark or wanted to get him
out OF his house. He denied having told
Letitia Alice that she ought to get rid of
young Clark, and If she would do so he
would buy her all the fine clothes she want
ed and give her lots of money. He said:
Il told her she ought to get married or quit
him..
Aurelian lie Page, recalled for cross-ex-
animation said the rock on which he sat
when he saw Harry Clark come out of
the house and look into the wagon stood Just
back of an embankment.
At this point, plaintiff having rested, the
taking OF testimony for the defense began.
THE DEFENSE OPENS
Deputy Sheriff Brighton took the stand.
He was asked if Joe Hunter told him that
he got sick and threw up on the mating
where the piece was cut out. He said:
II understood him to say he had been
taken sick when drunk; that he threw up,
and the officers had taken he stain for
blood stains and had cut it out"
On eross-examination the witness was not
sure Hunter had said he was the one who
threw up. but was sure he did not say it
was Harry Clark who threw up. 1t was
one who had co,pa hama Jr,,1-
Under Sheriff Clement testified that he
did not find any shotgun at the Hunter
house at any time, or find any shells there.
He had not examined the sackful of exhibits
III the possession of the clerk which We're
supposed to be connected with the case.
the house by, Martin Aguirre, had crumbled
and he had thrown it away. Though he sup
posed it was blood, he did not know that
to be the case.
The shirt which was called to the atten-
ton of the witness by Martin Aguirre had
blood. and witness also thought so. Though
subpoenaed to produce the shirt he had been
unable to find it. He thought he did not
remove it from the house. Martin Aguirre
had sliced off a silver from the floor. in
the midst OF the oil spot; on which there
the witness had discarded as worthless.
None of the things supposed to contain
blood or blood stains had been preserved by
him.
LETITIA'S STORY
Letitia Alice next took the stand. She
said:
About two weeks before this occurrence
| rode out with Joe Hunter from the city
to his place in the buggy. On that occasion
he said: why don't YOU get rid of Harry
He has NO money; Ii you will quit him |
will get you all the fine clothes YOU want
and lots of money He wanted me to swap
off and go with him. I thought it was none
of his business who went with, but l told
him wouldn't leave Harry.
Martin Aguirre testified that he did not
find shotgun or shells. loaded or empty.
when searching the house. The dirt clot-
ted. as witness supposed with blood, the
silver from the floor, the blood-stained shirt
the witness had given to Clement, but did
not know what became of them. None of
the things regarded by him as suspicious
were now in his possession.
HARRY'S FATHER TESTIFIES
+. B. Clark. the father of the defendant.
testified that he was in Alaska last May, on
the Copper river, having left here August
20, 1897, and that he arrived home week
ago last Monday. He continued
The occasion of my sons lameness is hip
disease, affecting him since he was child
He has never been able to perform hard
labor
81 assisted E. c. Hemphill in making GER
tain measurements near the premises of Joe
Hunter. ] heard the testimony of lie Page
| was at both Hunter houses. at the Pen
land cabin, and heard lie Page describe the
rock and his location of it. | have been at
the rock and could not see from that point
a wagon at the northwest corner of the
house. An clubhouse shuts off the view A
wagon, to be seen from the rock would have
to be ten or fifteen feet from the house.
'There is quite an elevation east of the
house, and the driveway south, near its di
vergence toward the sides of the house, is
about twelve feet lower than the top of
the hill. ] could not see from that point
over the hill toward the rock.
"There is an orchard in front of Hunters
house, and gum trees between there and the
Penand house. You could see the driveway
in places, through the trees, from the Pen
land house. but not from all points. BY
walking few feet I could see between the
trees"
The defense will resume the introduction
of testimony this morning.
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