The record-union., 1899-12-08

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Wilkes was very drunk. Wilkes ordered
the drinks
Cross-examined, witness said that
Clark, Howell and Wilkes were togeth-
er at one end Of the bar and TOOK
whisky, while Lamb was down toward
the other end and drank beer. Witness
did not notice whether Or not either
Clark or Howell whispered to the old
| man (Wilkes). The witness said the
party appeared to be friends. and their
conversation led him to believe that
they had got the old man out OF some
trouble. From the taste of the liquor,
the witness thought either ether on
chloroform had been put in it. He told
the swamper and another man at the
time that he believed the liquor had
been tempered with After drinking
from the old mans glass, perspiration
broke out on him and he felt drosy
This condition lasted all the evening
A burning sensation in the stomach
followed the swallow of the liquor. He
did not save the liquor in the bottle
because the boss" (Mr. Bowman), after
tasting of it, told him to throw it out
One of the men who drank of the liquor
was sick all the next day.
George Cation, a plumber who lives
at the Empire lodging house on Front
street, was next called. Witness saw
Clark, Lamb and Howell, and also
Wilkes, about 9:3O o'clock Sunday
night. When he first saw the men they
We're approaching the entrance of the
Yolo bridge. The men were all together,
and went up the footway on the bridge
about $50 feet. Witness paid no atten-
ton until he heard a blow struck. and
looking up, saw a man fall. Lamb and
Howell came walking down again, and
Clark a moment afterward raised up
from behind the railing and came run
ming down on his tip-toes. AS he caught
up with Lamb and Howell, he said:
What's the hurry? We've got all
night to catch the train
Witness then suspected foul play,
and going up the bridge found Wilkes
lying down. Witness was about twelve
feet from the end of the carriageway
of the bridge proper. After he found
Wilkes he hurried to the police station,
notified an officer and went with the
police, and a few moments later found
Clark, Lamb and Howell near K street
on Front. where the officers arrested
them.
Witness then went with two officers
to where Wilkes was lying on the
bridge. His pockets were turned in
side out; purse was lying by his side
and watch chain was dangling from
his vest pocket. His head was lying
in pool of blood.
home was in Salt Lake City, and that
he secured work in this city on the 11th
of last month. He. had visited the
bridge three times that evening-just
walking around. Witness said he never
drank nor used drugs of any kind, and
accordingly was perfectly sober
When the men started to go up on
the bridge his attention was called to
them only because one of the number
appeared to be drunk Witness thought
Clark and Wilkes went onto the foot
way of the fridge first, ana Lamb and
Howell followed as close behind as they
could walk.
After witness heard the blow struck
and heard Wilkes fail, Lamb and
| Howell, who were on the spot, turned
and walked slowly down towards the
end of the bridge on this side of the
river. and passed by witness. After
seeing Wilkes lying, witness follow i
the men, and at Second ana I streets
saw them going down I, near the corn
er. " Whence they started south on Front
street. Witness ran to the station,
rorfed the police and the me1 were
Cvertaken on Front street near X
Cruss-examination failed to shake the
testimony of the witness in the least
la, :'cular. sr,s 3
L. L. Bailey, who lives az 523 o
street. and who is Waterman On the
Yolo bridge, was next called. He tes-
tilted that he was on watch at 9 80
O'Clock on Sunday night. Witness saw
no difficulty, but found Wilkes living
in the passageway of the bridge about
$50 feet from the end of the east in
cline. Wilkes was unconscious and
was bleeding from the mouth. His
ockets We're turned inside out ard a
Canvas purse was lying beside him.
The witness said the three are lights
on the bridge were so arranged chat
their rays would make a continuous
light all the way across.
Assistant CityLPhysician George W.
Ogden, who attended Wilkes at the r.
| ceiving Hospital. was next called.
Wilkes, the witness said. had evidently
been struck in the face a heavy blow
Three of his incisors were loose and he
removed them. Several other teeth
were also loosened
The witness said he did not know Of
what Knockout drops consisted
Chloroform, if put into liquor, would
act as a narcotic: if a quarter of an
ounce was put in it would kill a man:
a sixteenth of an ounce would prob
ably affect man who had been drink
| ing.
Justice Anderson said that a proper
foundation for such testimony had not
been laid and the doctor was excused.
Police Officer J. w. Bailey was next
called. He. as one of the arresting Off
GERS. testified concerning the arrest of
I the three men on Front street near K.
George Cation was the person who
notified the police that robbery had
been committed, and pointed out to
/ them Clark. Lamb and Howell. The
! three men We're locked UP. About 50
/ was found on Howell's person. and
Clark had in his pocket about 50.
The witness identified Wilkes watch.
Which he said he and Officer Rfble had
found in the street near where the
three defendants had been arrested.
Acting Chief of Police r. w. Ash was
the next witness called. He testified
that he had intercepted a letter writ
ten by one of the defendants He in
tercepted the letter about l O'Clock that
day and defendant Lamb to1d +ha x.4