The San Francisco call., 1904-11-17

Earl laugh and that pleased Julius.
We were as happy as could be. Before
we went down to the garden julius
said to Dolphy: You can pile up the
kindling wood while your mother and
1 are in the garden When we came
home Dolphy was sitting on the door
steps. His father said: 'Dolphy, why
didn't you pile up the wood?' Dolphy
stood there perfectly silent, and his
father asked him the same question
three times, but Dolphy went into the
house without reply l followed him
in and told him he must behave him
self, but his reply was to shake his fist
in my face
Mrs. Snowden continuing said.
Adolph was hateful TO his people. He
thought they were in his way. Bertha
was afraid of him, for she said to me
one day L think Adolph is mean
enough to kill any one The last time
saw Bertha was Friday afternoon,
when she called to see me on her way
from school. She was very happy and
full of fun. We joked and laughed to-
gether. told he1 taat her mother
wanted her to go TO town and get some
went back and got it. On her way
back she stopped in again and said she
wanted to go out with me that even
ing to visit some friends, Mr., and Mrs.
Lands. She said: i should like to go.
but added that it would please her
mother for her TO take care of Earl
and she did not like to always be plac-
ing the burden on her mothers shoul-
ders. You know if Dolphy would only
stay at home occasionally in the even
ing and take care of Earl we could go
out. He will never do it, and if we
ask him he is so cross and ugly that we
now never make any requests of that
sort of him. She then said good-by in
a cheerful manner and went home.
THREATENS HER LIFE.
"It was on that awful Thursday.
about o'clock, that Mr.. Weber came
over to my place for a pail of water
He was in a pleasant state of mind
and talked and joked with all Of us.
He not only drew a pail of water for
himself. but he drew several for u.s.
He bade us cheerful good night as
he went out through the gate"
MIS- OHOWuSA IlcAl related nOWt she
saw the blazing home of her sister
when she happened to go to a window
in her home. She testified that she
rushed across to the burning house.
The fire at that time was In the
kitchen. She said she was frantic with
excitement and men who were there
grabbed her and prevented her from
running against the window to try and
save the family. She saw her niece
taken out of the burning building and
after that she was taken away from
the sickening sight
Continuing, she said:
Friday morning after the fire
Adolph came to my house. He
brought a newspaper containing an
article rejecting on him and showed
it to my sisters. Then, rushing at me,
he accused me of being the author of
it. 1 denied the charge, but 1 said
to him: 'Adolph, you know who did
the deed. You dare not deny it to
me- He flew in a towering passion
and shook his fist in my face, shout
ing, Have me arrested, for you will
be the next one.' He came I'D later
the same day with Sheriff Keena. I
told Adolph that / would believe him
guilty until he was proven innocent
to my satisfaction, and want to state
to this court and right before the gen.
tIemen of this jury that such is my
firm and positive belief"
SUSPECTS HER NEPHEW.
When asked if she suspected any
other than Adolph she replied, IT do
not suspect any one Use of committing
this deed"
Other witnesses called were A s.
Fleming, who testified that Adolph
was in front Of the burning house
when the bodies were carried out.
Adrian Wills testified to the fact that
he took pity on Adolph on the night of
the fire and took him to his home, al
though they were not friends He
stated there were some stains on the
underwear of Adolph that looked like
blood, but he was not positive. Wills
said that Adolph occupied an apart
ment by himself, but that he (Wills)
and a friend sat up all night to keep
an eye on proceedings.
John Adams, the guardian Of
Adolph, was on the stand for a short