The record-union., 1899-10-20


that it would be all right. He said
he had been sent to me; l asked him
who sent him and he declined to say,
except he said it was an Elk. l re-
fused his proposition and used strong
language to him in so doing. The said
DR.. Glow knew at the time he spoke to
me that / had been summoned as a
witness and expected to be witness
on the trial of this action.
"(Signed) MRS G. w. JACKSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before VIM
B. Hamilton, County Clerk, October
19, 1897
ANOTHER AFFIDAVIT.
The second affidavit was as follows:
"E. A. Davis, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says:
MY name is E. A. Davis, / reside in
Colusa County, California: l know a
man named Tilden Jones, a resident of
Sulphur Creek, ColuSa County, Cali
fornia
Il was, and am, witness for the
plaintiff in the trial of this action now
proceeding. at Sacramento, Cal.
ION the 22d day of September, 1899,
at Sulphur Creek, Colusa County, Cal,
the said Tilden Jones offered me 1000
and a ticket to leave the State and stay
away until after the trial of this action
was over. This offer L refused and
then he said if at any time between
then and the day set for the trial to
come off, 1 made up my mind to accept,
the money would be ready for me. At
that time the trial of the action had
been set for the I'd day Of October.
1899; the said Tilden Jones knew at
the time that 1 was going to be a wit
ness in the case.
'(SigneO Z. A. DAVIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before w.
w. RhOads, Notary Public
t. said Attorney Grove L. Johnson,
TASK that a citation be made to DIR.
Glow and Tilden Jones, to appear and
show cause why they are not in con-
tempt
And l." said Attorney Hiram w.
Johnson, for the defense, ''join in the
request"
The hour of the noon recess had ar
rived, and Judge Ellison took the 1e-
quest for citations under advisement
until l: 80 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
a hush fell over the court room when
the afternoon session opened. Specta-
tors and witnesses evidently expected
that the first business to be settled
would be the request for citations for
DR.. Glow and Tilden Jones. But Judge
Ellison resumed the bench without
sign, and the case went on.
Miss Campbell, who was on the stand
during the morning session, was put
on for cross examination, but her di-
rect testimony was not shaken.
G. w. Applegate, of Applegate,
Placer County, was the next witness
called. He had known Jefferson Will
coXson Well, and he also knew Miss
Austin. Witness was at one time as
sociated with Wilcoxson in business;
had had trouble with him in 1888, but
became reconciled in 1896 In the
latter year Wilcoxson told witness that
Amanda had been kind to him and that
he would have been dead long before
had II not been for her. He told wit
ness that he had provided. or intended
to provide for her, very literally. Will
coxson said nothing about the amount
of money he had left, or intended to
leave to Miss Austin.
Mrs. @. w. Applegate was sworn and
testified to having known Mr.. Wilcox
son and Amanda P. Austin. She had
talked with Wilcoxson respecting
Amanda. AT one time he told her that
Amanda was at the Worlds Fair. but
that he could not get along longer
without her. and that he had sent for
her TO come back. About the same
time ha said 10
ering me to death. Do you know.
Amanda is the only disinterested rela-
tive I have"
At other times Wilcoxson had told
witness that Amanda was very dear to
him. He always spoke highly of her.
Cross-examined witness said Wilcox
son had said if he had his life to live
over again he would die without a
dollar.
G.. w. Baker of this city, was called.
and said he had known jefferson Will
coxson twenty years. In 1897 witness
talked with Wilcoxson concerning
Amanda. Wilcoxson was starting on
a camping trip and said he could not
go unless Amanda went along, as he
could not live without her.
On another occasion WiIcoxson. ga ia
to witness that he had provided for
Amanda-had fixed" her for more
than she could use in her lifetime. He
said; Don't bother about Amanda, I
have provided for her right over
there" indicating the safe in his
office).
Cross s-examined, witness said he
thought it was in 1897 that WiIcoxson
was starting on a camping trip to the
mountains to show some of his relatives
the country. Witness said jefferson
WlcoXson went on a camping trip to
the mountains nearly every year. He
supposed Jefferson Wilcoxson went ~
the mountains occasionally. though he
was not certain, as he did not. as a
| RUE, ask him where he was going. In
Io9i Wllcoxson told him that the wheat
he had to sell that year would bring
MN IN the biggest end of S10O, 600; and
further told the witness not to bother
about Amanda. as he had fixed" for
her over there. Designating the safe in
his office)
George w. Austin of Ann1aga+a
Placer County, brother Of Amanda D
Austin, testified that he had had charga
OF Jefferson Wilcoxson's Applegate
ranch He had had frequent CONVEX
sations with Wilcoxson respectsng
Amanda, and said the latter alwa ve
referred to her as ''the best girl in the
world. AT the time of the railroad
strike in 1894, WiIcoxson was at An
plegate and witness brought him to this
city. WilcoXson said he had yalua bIa
papers and money in the safe in his
office for Amanda and u,os ct,