The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29

was very little oil in it. l blew il out and
went out into the back storeroom and got a
teacup full of oil. brought it back and set
it down on the bench and it slipped out Of
my hand and was spilled on the floor. l then
took the lamp out into the storeroom and
put little oil in it. DO not know how much
there was. 1t was dark, but put some oil
into it.
eve had supper that night. Miss Letitia
Alice got it. Joe got up and eat with us.
He appeared sober. The young folks stayed
until II or II o'clock and after they left
| went to bed.
Next morning heard Joe calling me and
got up. He asked me to go down to AL Bar
relFs saloon and get him some whisky, and
he gave me half a dollar to get it with. got
it, brought it back, gave It to him and he
gave me drink. took it and happened
to see the gun. Remembering that Samuel
Hunter had asked me to bring it back, took
it down to him, getting back about 8 a. m
1 went out both times by the front door.
Shortly after l got back somebody
splitting up wood to. get breakfast. | guess
there were two knocks. Invent to the door
and found Mrs. Gregg. She came in and
wanted some bread or something for break
fast gave her some crackers and flour and
she went away.
She might have asked where Joe was but
don't remember. ! don't think anything
was said about him. ! cannot remember
anything else she said
Johnny Hunter came up afterwards and
wanted to see Joe. ! told him he was in
his room: He went in to see him and soon
afterwards Joe came out, got on Johnny 9
horse and rode down toward the saloon.
lie told me to come on down. / came down
to Hoffman's the next saloon this side of AL
barrelPs. 1t is an designation house-a road
house Joe was there. We went in and Joe
went into the telephone room. / heard Joe
telephone the sheriff's office that he wanted
Martin Aguirre to come right out, that
there had been a murder there That was
the first I heard about any murder.
MEETING WITH THE OFFICERS
when the officers came out Joe met them
in front of the saloon. Martin Aguirre
came in. was playing the piano. He said
they wanted to see me. | went out on the
steps and they asked me what knew about
the Chinaman. I told them knew nothing
and they had me get in the wagon with
them. We drove up to Sam Hunters house
and took him in and went up to where he
sad the wagon had been found. They got
out, looked around, and then we drove back
to George Hunters house. We came on to
Joe's house and got out. They looked
around and finally Aguirre went under the
house. Aguirre, Joe and George talked in
Spanish. I do not understand that Ian
guage.
after staying under the house few
minutes Aguirre handed Clement some
thing. / do not know what it was. He soon
came out and told me to come along. We
went into the house and Aguirre saw the
coal oil on the floor. He said he thought ]
knew something about the Chinaman being
murdered. l said l did not know he had
been murdered. | was nervous, having been
up late the night before and had had two
drinks that morning.
CLARK WAS FRIGHTENED
acquire cut splinter from the door and
said there was blood on it, He went in. I
saw shirt in my bedroom. / was asked if
it was mine and 1 said it was. He sneered at
me and told Clement to keep the shirt. There
was blood on it. was frightened. Aguirre
told me to keep along with them. We went
on down to Al BARRELS saloon. Joe got out
and ! started to do so too. Aguirre told ME
had better stay with him. I was fright.
ened and nervous and don't remember all
that was said.
when they went to the door of the house
in the basement, Joe, George and Aguirre
were together and talking in Spanish. did
not hear anything said about blood on the
casing or door under the house. Nothing
was said, that recollect, in the house about
how long the Chinaman sat ON the bench in
the kitchen.
"After l left him sitting in the kitchen
and started to Glendale I never saw him
again. I do not know who killed him or put
the body under the house. was not under
the house that Tuesday or since. / never
saw the chimney under there. I had been
under the house after eggs some days before,
but never since.
II borrowed four shells from Penland
used two that afternoon, ana opened the
gun when I went back into the house,
throwing the shells out. placed them on
do not know what became Of the shells.
have not seen them since. I did not know
the Chinaman's name. He had never done
work for me and did not owe him any
thing. had no i'll feeling against his"
CROSS EXAMINATION
On cross-examination the witness said he
got one pound of butter at the Glandale
store; did not recall whether it was cut
from two-pound roll or not. Could not
remember who waited on him. Was not
acquainted with him or any one in the store.
He continued:
eyes, I had to go out of my way little
on my way back to 60 into the river bath
ing. I don't know how long I was there,
but did not stay in the water long. I was
pretty warm, having been walking, and the
water was cold. I laid the roll of butter
down while in the water.
y had my washing done at the laundry
in town. Miss Alice may have washed q
piece now and then. She was living with
me then. No, it is not a fact that the Chin
aman did her washing, mine and Joe's. The
reason happened to know where the
Chinaman's wagon was is that I passed it
when l started to Glendale. left him in
the house alone"
TRUSTED THE CHINAMAN
McComas--Were you not afraid to leave
a Chinaman in the house?
Clark-No, thought nothing about it.
McComas-And he was strange China
man; you did not know his name, and yet
you left him there?
Clark-Yes, sir.
McComas-You didn't think that he
might take something away?
Clark-No, sir; just left him.
Being pressed further the defendant said
II went through Tropico on the way to
Glendale. Did not know there was store
there. Did not know there was another
store at Verdugo, nearer than Glendale.
had been to the Tropico postoffice before
once or twice. Had never been inside
Went there with Miss Alice. She got let
tiers there sometimes. I did not see the sign
on the store or the merchandise in the win.
dows. There was none there. Don't re-
member that I saw the postoffice sign.
"The Tropico school house which I saw is
on the Glendale road and the postoffice is
on the San Fernando road. was beyond
the school house, perhaps quarter of q
mile when the young lady passed me. She