Amador ledger., 1900-02-02
The Trial EXCiteS Much
Interest.
Nearly Two Weeks Seeking
Justice.
EXPERT TESTIMONY HAS BEEN PRESENTED
Attorneys on Both Sides Push Their
Case Vigorously for Favor
able Verdict.
EXPERT TESTIMONY HAS BEEN PRESENTED

erick, A. Granger, L. H. Jordan, J.
Holtz, w. A. Courtright, 7. LithgOw,
H. c. Toop, I. H. Norman Ezra Tay-
lor, George l.. Thomas, w. E. Emslie
and Frank Tromp.
Mr.. J. Charles Jones of Sacramento,
assisting District Attorney C. P. vi
cini, made an able and elaborate pre-
sentation of the case for the prosecu-
ton.
U. S. Gregory was first called and
sworn. His testimony, in brief. was as
as follows: 81 am Sheriff of Amador
county, and arrested the defendant. At
the time of the arrest, took posses
sion of some instruments found in his
Office in Sutter Creek, and now have
them. These are the instruments to
which l refer. -
Andrew Darling, husband of the de-
ceased, was then put on the witness
stand. He testified in substance as
follows: That he worked on the night
shift at the Lincoln mine; that on
Wednesday morning, November 8th,
his wife was in good health; she told
him she was going down town that
morning; she returned about clock,
and, throwing herself upon the bed,
awakened him. When asked what was
the matter she replied Il have been
walking too fast and feel kind of faint -
He tried to soothe and quiet her, but
she began vomiting, which continued
until she died, about IL o'clock the
next night. Some time before she
died DR.. Giles was called, and injected
L la LII
given her. Later he was sent for
again, and left between and 10 o. clock.
She slept short time, but when she
awoke she became worse. The doctor
was sent for again, but did not get
there until after she died. Just be-
fore she died, she said: 81 am going
to die; my breath is getting short; 1
am going to die.
ling said: quitting her arms about my
neck, she said: II l had taken your
advice and kept away from the doctor
[ would have been all right; he used
instruments on me and advised me to
hurry home She died in few min
utes.
''When the doctor came he advised
me to destroy the underclothing, which
was taken off. These were placed out
side and disappeared. l asked the
doctor what he had done to my wife,
and he replied: You had better keep
quiet; you are as liable as l am
son November 18th [ met DR.. Giles
in front of Jensen's in Sutter Creek,
and said, What did you do to my wife?
am going to hold you responsible.
will have the matter investigated.
''Dr. Giles then told me that he would
help me and pay the funeral expenses,
if l would keep it out Of Court. F"
The examination was at great length,
after which the evidence was put
through searching cross-examination
by the attorneys for the defense-Wm.
j. McGee, A. Caminetti and r. c.
Bole.
Mrs. Emma Perkins was then called
and testified: 81 was acquainted with
Mrs. Darling. who was my next door
neighbor. | saw her about 2:30 o'clock
on November Sth, in good health, just
starting down town. | next saw her
at her home the next morning. [ saw
Dr. Giles the evening of the Sth of
November, and asked him how Mrs.
Darling was He said she had neuralgia
and would be better by morning. l
was at Mrs. Darling's home just after
she died. Mrs. Richards was also
there. When DR.. Giles came he ex-
amined the body, and then tore off the
clothes and asked for clean ones. He
rolled the clothes up and asked Mr..
Darling to destroy Them"
Columbia Ghilardi testified to having
seen Mrs. Darling go into DR.. Giles
office on November Sth. She said, "She
looked as well as l ever saw her,
Miss Jennie Bawden testified: 81
was at Andrew Darliug's house on No.
vember 10th. Mrs. Olmstead was also
there. | saw the underclothing in a
back room. DR.. Giles came and asked
me if they blamed him for anything.
said, Not that | know Of
Mrs. Amanda Olmstead also testified
to the condition of the underclothing,
corroborating the statements of Mrs.
Bawden.
Myrtle B. Richards testified that
she was at the house soon after Mrs.
Darling died; that she met the doctor
when he came. She said: Son ex-
animation, he told me that Mrs. Dar-
ling had complained of terrible pains
in her head, stomach and back. He
said, You must take off the night
dress before the undertaken comes. ,
put on her. On January 21st l had a
conversation with him, and he asked
me about nv evidence. He said l must
remember what 1 had testified to at
the preliminary examination about his
nervousness and blood on the clothing
He wanted to know on whose side Mrs
Perkins was. He said if we leaned too
hard against him, why, State Prison
Uac where he would land -
On cross-examinatiOn witness said:
'He did not ask me to change my tes-
timony in any way. | did not see any,
thing secret about taking off the
clothes. When Mr.. Darling came for
NV husband to go after the doctor on
November 9th, | asked him if there
was anything 1 could do, and he said,
Mo- L saw nothing to indicate that
Mr.. Darling was angry at the doctor. :"
Then D. F. Gray, Constable at SUIT
ter Creek, was sworn and testified that
he had witnessed the autopsy, and
afterwards heard a conversation be-
tween the District Attorney, G. p.
Vicini, and defendant. Defendant said
that Mr.. Darling came to him and
said, 81 blame you for my trouble. -
That he replied, 81 don't see why you
should" Mr.. Darling then said,
'FYou must have done something to
nv wife, and | am poor and hard-up
and don't feel as though L ought to
stand this" That defendant said he
would be willing to contribute some
thing to assist him. This conversation
was perfectly open and frank.
w, L. Rose, being sworn, testified
that he conversed with defendant al