Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-10
GEAR TEST|F|ES
IN WEBER CASE
TELLS OF VISIT TO RUINS
WITH Defendant
Howard Carr, Expert Gunsmith
States Bullets Were Fired From
Rust,d Pistol Like the One
Found in Barn
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
AUBURN, Feb. AT the opening
of the Weber trial this morning the
examination of Clarence Geear was re-
sumed. He stated that on the morning
after the fire he, with Adrian Wills,
the defendant and two others, went to
the ruins of the house. He told of the
finding of Julius Webers body in the
bathroom. The defendant did not go
up to the house, but stopped at the
gate. Gus Oreilli took the remains,
when found, to an undertaken.
Witness found some gold where the
body lay, three 500 pieces damaged by
fire and three not damaged.
He, Adolph and Adrian Wills went to
the Snowden residence that morning.
The witness did not go in. Wills said
something to Adolph which the wit
ness did not understand and Adolph
replied, "Well, 1 don't see why they
could not get out" The witness heard
him say nothing else about his family.
Geear said he saw Ruth and Lukens
get in the piano room window, but did
not remember their passing out the
furniture. He did not say anything
about meeting the defendant near the
front steps at the preliminary exami-
nation or inquest, because he was not
asked. He met him just before he
Qhe witness) near the bottom of the
steps. The glass in the front door was
broken, the flames in the hall being
close enough to break it. He saw Her.
bert Morrow break the south window
of the piano room.
He did not think it possible that
Adolph was on the front porch, for he
did not see him. He did not know who
passed Earl out of the front window.
He saw Ruth come out of the window.
He thought that Fred Brye Mr.. Knieff.
Fred Lands and himself were the only
ones on the porch at the time the first
body was taken out.
Witness did not think anyone as
sisted him to carry down the bodies of
Bertha and Mrs. Weber. He did not
think it possible that Adolph was on
the porch. He was well acquaint ed
with him and thought that under the
circumstances, If he had been there,
he would have noticed him. He might
not have noticed other people, but
thought that at such time he would
have noticed Adolph. He thought the
boy Earl was alive when he picked him
up, as he moved. Detective Reilner
did not suggest to him that he should
look for the revolver the day it was
found. The witness suggested to
Johnny Moynahan that they look for
1t on account of the reward. The body
OF the boy was taken from the witness
about the top of the porch steps. Gear
stated that his testimony at the in
quest that Jack Campbell was in the
piano room must have been hearsay,
as he never saw Campbell in the room.
He had heard Campbell say he was
there.
John Moynahan helped Geear search
for the pistol. He was outside when
Geear went under the barn. Reimer
was near him. He went under the barn
at Geear's request and Reimer went
also. Geear showed them the pistol
on the sill and Geear took 1t down.
There were also cartridges wrapped up.
Geear handed the pistol to Reimer. 1t
was bloodstained and Of so caliber.
The witness was with Reimer all the
time till the pistol was taken to the
sheriff's office.
Howard Carr an expert gunsmith