The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-28
BRADY PRODUCES THE KNIFE.
SAYS IT rs THE ONE THAT HE
SAW ROSS DROP.
Prosecution in the Oppenheimer
Murder Case Introduces Evil
dence In Rebutta1.

The trial of Jacob Oppenheimer for
the murder of Charles Ross was still
on in the Superior Court yesterday,
and Captain Murphy of the States
Prison, who had gone up with Brady
to get the knife the defense wished
to produce, gave his testimony to the
effect that Brady had gone to clump
of rocks, where he said he had thrown
1t, and had been permitted to get it.
Brady resumed his testimony, saying
that he saw the scuffie, his attention
having been attracted by hearing some
one cry out, Look out, Jake!' The
men were together, Oppenheimer with
his hand on Ross shoulder. He could
not see where the latter's hands were,
but Ross seemed to be fighting with
his right hand. He did not see any
knife in the hands of either one, but
when he got near to them knife was
dropped. He did not know whether
the colored men had lined up or not at
that time. In answer to question as
to his name, he said it was Williams,
but acknowledged he had been known
by the names of Brady, Mcguire and
others He did not report finding the
knife to the officers that night, because
it was too late. He did not do it next
He did not know whether or not pris-
oners who gave voluntary information
would be punished in such a case as
this
He produced the knife he had gone
up to Folsom to get, and said it was
the one he picked up during the scuffle
and afterward thrown where it was
found by him.
&c oil ;fa
to a point and with a cord wrapped
around the handle, and is an ugly
looking instrument
Edward Angevine, another convict,
swore that he saw Ross come up be-
hind Oppenheimer, who turned round
to meet him. Ross pulled knife out,
and in the struggle he dropped it and
Brady picked it up. He could not see
the handle, but it seemed to be COW
cred with Irvine. He saw no knife in
the hands of Oppenheimer A couple of
days before the murder he heard an
other convict tell Oppenheimer that
Ross had sharpened a knife and told
him he was going to fix the Sheeny."
In the afternoon Oppenheimer was
put on the stand, and told how fell
low-convict had told him that Ross
had a knife, and had made threats
against his life. He thought it about
time to take measures to protect him
self, so he got a file down in the quarry,
made a knife of it, and sharpened 1t
up. Shortly afterward a fellow-convict
told him he would better look out, as
he had seen Ross with a knife, and
Ross had told him that he was going
to do the sheeny up On the day of
the murder. he said, as he was going
to get in line, some one called out,
Look out, Jake," He turned around
and Ross was coming toward him,
with his hand in his bosom Ross pulled
out the knife and caught hold of him,
and he pulled out his own knife, and
as they We're scuffiing, stabbed Ross
He was only defending himself. He
did not know how many times he stab
bed Ross When they had their former
fight he told some of his friends to
come around, as they We're going to
fight.
The knife with which the cutting
was done was examined by the jury,
and Attorney Brown said that was all
the testimony the defense had in court
at present There were other witnesses,
but they were in the prison at Folsom.
Some he claimed, saw the killing. and
others had heard Ross threaten to kill
Oppenheimer. He asked for an order
of court that they be brought down to
testify.
The court said that the defense had
been allowed to produce nine witnesses
from the prison, all but one being
chosen by the defense which was more
than he had allowed for the prosecu-
ton. He thought his allowance had
been liberal to the prisoner. He there
fore denied the motion.
be not returned to Folsom by the
Sheriff until after the prosecutions
testimony in rebuttal was put in
The. court so ordered.
Guard Cassidy was called by the
prosecution in rebuttal, and said that,
if Ross had had a knife in his hand
at the time of the murder he would
have seen it. If Brady had picked up
the knife he would have seen him do
it. He did not see Brady there at all.
He did not know whether he was there
or not.
Lopez. colored convict, testified that
Ross did not drop a knife in the scuff1e.
He could have seen it if he did. If
Brady had picked up the knife he could
have seen him do it.
The court adjourned till this morning
at 10 o'clock.
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