The herald., 1898-11-15

that the Judgment which Mrs. Williams
mad secured against her father should be
compromised between them. Williams
SAID on that occasion, however, that he
could do nothing until he had heard from
Mr.. Hunsaker.
After leaving Miss Carter and several
women who had met them after reach.
ing here Saturday night, Casebeer took a
hack at the corner of Fifth and Spring
streets and was driven to 1886 lockwood
avenue, the residence of the Williams.
lhe hack was driven back to the city as
soon as Casebeer left it, as he intended to
return by street car. He walked up onto
the front steps OF the house. but before he
had raped on the door Williams opened it
and stepped out on the porch closing the
door behind him. Both said good evening,
and then Casebeer said that he had come
to get compromise with him about that
Judgment. Williams replied that he did not
desire any compromise, and then Casebeer
said that he would like compromise. Will
hams replied that he did not care what
Casebeer wanted and then went into the
house and shut the door in Casebeer's face.
Casebeer stepped down onto the sidewalk in
the yard and an instant later heard the voice
OF Williams at the side of the house. Will
liams and another person whom the witness
ana not recognize, were evidently going
away. Williams remarked that he would
be back at and told the other person to
Come on" Mrs. Williams said in reply,
The old cuss ought to be killed" Will
iams and his companion, SO Casebeer said
walked into dark hollow toward the back
OF the house and the witness did not see
them for the next few minutes.
Casebeer testified that he walked out to
the sidewalk, turned to the right and start
ed down lockwood avenue, but he had gone
but $50 feet when he saw Williams and his
companion standing on the top of high
bank, and Immediately both came down into
the sidewalk and stood waiting for him. as
he came along. Both pointed sticks at him
as If they had been guns, but the witness
crossed the street, and struck into clump
OF eucalyptus trees, and found himself in
slough, which seemed to be filled with oil
or petroleum. Casebeer wandered along
this slough, and when he could go no further
east, retraced his steps until he got on
street, and then started to walk, hoping to
find car. He had gone but block when he
saw one of the men standing in front of
tree before him, while in his rear was Will
--~A@AS' y
dress, and wore yelling over his face and
hat. Casebeer said he had no difficulty in
recognizing the man as Williams, in spite
of the disguise. Williams then threw a
stick at him, and Immediately both the men
attacked him with heavy sticks. He defend
ed himself as best he could, and started to
run, with the others in pursuit. He reached
tree, and then received a blow on the back |
OF the head which rendered him unconscious
When he regained his senses he was in the |
receiving hospital. Casebeer's hands had
been bruised, his right side was very sore,
one of his ribs had been broken, and he had |
some scalp wounds.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Hunsaker |
asked the witness what he had meant in the |
letter to the Williamses, when he said that
they need not worry about his doing them |
any harm when he said that he would not.
Casebeer, rather evasively, replied that he |
had meant that he would make his word !
good. Mr.. Hunsaker continued to ask fur
ther about his meaning, and incidentally to
bring out some statements Casebeer had
made at the preliminary examination of the
Williamses in Santa Barbara last year, but
Mr.. Shinn entered an objection. Mr.. Hun
saker then made brief but strong speech,
in which he said it was necessary to prove
the animosity which had actuated Casebeer
in his actions toward the Williamses. The
defense would try to prove that Casebeer
had sent for his son Bruce, and told him that
unless Mrs. Williams, his own daughter,
would compromise the case, as he wished
her to, he would "shoot Ben's CUTS out, and
put her behind the bars" TO this Bruce re-
piled that he should not send his sister be-
hind the bars. Casebeer had written to Will
Jams, Mr.. Hunsaker said, and told him that
he did not think that he had been con-
cerned in any way with the IIuey murder in
San Diego some years ago, and had, in Il
later letter to the Williamses saying that he
would believe anything against Williams,