The herald., 1898-06-10

cross-examination the witness stated that
a number of teams had passed the Hunter
place, but he was positive that none but
the Chinese wagon was driven there.
When Mary A. Gregg, the housekeeper
of George Hunter, whose house is 20S steps
across the Verdugo road from Joe Hunt
er's place, identified the defendant as the
young man who had been making his home
at Joe Hunters place previous to the
murder. On the morning after the killing
Mrs. Gregg went over to Joe Hunters for
the purpose of getting some crackers and
flour. Clark slept in the room off the
kitchen, and when she was about fifteen
feet in front of his window, the one to-
wards the city, she saw him draw down the
blind to that window, evidently having OBJ
served her approaching. She found that
both the screen and ordinary door to the
Kitchen were latched. She called to Clark
several times and heard him walk into the
kitchen where he opened the door for her
to enter.
On Tuesday afternoon she saw the Chi
nese laundry wagon standing by the side
of Joe Hunters house, where 1t generally
was driven She saw Harry Clark shoot
at a squirrel once in the yard at the side
of the barn. but this had been before she
saw the laundry wagon there. The wit
ness said that about o'clock on Tuesday
night Clark and Joe Hunter came to Geo.
Hunters house with pint flask of whisky.
Clark was red in the face and the per-
spiraton was running off him, as II he mad
been working hard. Harry asked George
Hunter to take drink, and took one him.
self, but Joe Hunter declined. They both
went back to their home soon after. Clark
saying that he was afraid to remain be-
cause Joe would lock him out of the house
If he stayed away.
The matter of the presence of anybody
at Joe Hunters place on the afternoon of
the murder was then taken up, and the
witness said that she had seen no one
there except Clark. When the witness
went into Joe Hunters kitchen, she did
not notice anything unusual there, but on
Wednesday morning, after Clark had bren
taken away, she had discovered evidences
of coal oil on the kitchen floor near his
bedroom, and she thought this was rather
strange, as there had been no oil about the
house the previous day.
Mrs. Sarah Penland. who resides about
200 yards in direct line from Joe Hunters
front door, testified to the effect that
Clark had called at her house about noon
on Tuesday and borrowed four cartridges
for a twelve-bore, from her husband.
About or o'clock she heard the defendant
shoot in the yard. Some time between 5
and o'clock she saw the Chinese laundry
wagon being driven up to Joe Hunters
house and noticed somebody taking a
bundle out of the wagon and carrying 1t
around to the rear of the house.
Who that person was she did not know.
She did not see him come back but she
noticed Clark come out of the front door
She was eating supper when she heard
shot fired about Joe Hunters place. The
report was not plain one nor could she
state exactly where the gun had been
fired. This witness testimony was cor
roborated by that Of J. W. Penland, her
husband.
Samuel Hunter. ST., who resides about
a half a mile northwest of Joe Hunters.
told the circumstances of Clark's coming
to his place some time between noon and
o'clock of Tuesday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of borrowing a shotgun. Clark