Amador ledger., 1905-11-10


most of his life III San Joaquin
county, was three years in Calavera
county knew Swearengen remember
ed night of June 9. On that Ga,
went to Lockford with Harry Love
took mare and colt with him: col
had lump ON ankle, aud took hin
to horse doctor, who would not per
form an operation as animal was toe
young. Swearingen took small
satchel with him, put 1t in wagon
Knew Mrs Williams also Chester
Maker: never counted money fol
Mrs Williams: never told any person
that he had done so. Had no con.
versation with Love at Clements
picnic III regard to robbing Mrs
Williams the day before picnic. Did
not know or say to him that
she had eight or ten thousand doll,
ars. Never mentioned such a matter
to him on way to Lockford. Did not
say anything to any person in regard
to Iobbing any one. While going
from ranch to Lockford never hand
ed Love diagram OF Western hotel
in Sacramento never made diagram
of Western hotel: never told him to
go to Western hotel so he would be
recognized, and did not say he would
send a man to hotel on Saturday and
Sunday night so that he could prove
an alibi. When he left Murphy s
place 9th June thought he was going
to San Francisco to have an operation
performed on his head. Never saw
him Saturday night after he went
away: did not go to haystack to meet
hi oil
O'Clock: did not take him any
thing to eat: did not tell him to &c
to hollow until he came: did not
take him to Laucha Plana, nor agree
10 meet him there Sunday night: did
not give hIm any onions or bread,
nor take him to culvert in cart.
Witness was not there that night, and
never told him to stay in woods till
defendant came: did not tell him to
stay there until IL O'Clock aud if be
did not come to come back; did not
20 in horse and cart Sunday night Ia
Fosters bridge to meet Swearingen.
Didnot drive on any such trip: never
told Love to stay out in yard while
he took Chester Maker out, and while
he robbed the house. The pistol was
shown him: he said he never gave
same to Swearingen that night: was
not at Williams home with Swear
ingen. and never assisted Love in
numbering Mrs Williams and Chester
Maker. The witness testimony in
chief was in fact clear cut denial of
all the statements made by Love
connecting him in any way with the
tragedies enacted in Lancha Plana on
Ebat PntoI G1n6ou Vi0bt
The cross ss-eXamination was rigor-
Gus. 1t brought out that defendant
did not know the exact time he went
to bed on June IL, at the haystack !;
it was a mere estimate; never slept
there before; but slept outside every
harvest season since he could remem-
ber; shook his clothes to shake feas
off. Brother Alonzo was first person
he saw next morning; got up about
o o'cIock. On Monday Swearingen
called defendant and asked if officers
had been there said they we're after
him in San Francisco and Sacramento: !:
that he came across country to Muir
ply ranch. The pictures we're re-
cognized by witness, and the spot ID
the barn where they were found was
pointed out: gave constable Parker
pictures at Wallace never, took them
from Williams place: was arrested at
Mrs Hills place July 3 by sheriff
Norman and deputy Kay: never
arrested before: did say to officer
that there was no pistol on Murphy
ranch: that he never owned one: his
counsel did not want him to talk !:
said he did not want to meet Swear
hut RI k0 h
found the photos on June %,
AIonzo found one the day before: his
wife had a dream that money was
buried by the we'll, and Monday he
went to search: looking around barn
found a pnoto: kept looking and
found another, with his brother took
them to house, and showed them to
AIonzo's wife: she did not know
them: showed them to defendant S
wife, she recognized them as those of
Carrie Williams. He batched in
LQncha PIana quite while, about
100 yards from Mrs Williams house :
went to her house twice very friendly
with Chester Maker: never stole
but shot to scare those who
were going to steal, was about 30 feet
from chicken house; told Kelly to
search Love and he would find the
knife: Love said if officers asked for
him to whistle to him as If whistl
ing for a dog. Witness would not
swear that he had never rented room
% i'll Western MOTEL, Sacramento
prior to murder, he never handed
papers to Love or Swearingen with
diagram of hotel. This closed case
for defence.
In rebuttal sheriff Norman again
took the stand. Said Chester Maker s
body had on black shirt, with small
white stripes IN it: made search of
the Williams home, did not find
any nightgown: there was q shotgun
in corner, and books on table, shoes
under the bed: : at Crabtree's stable
heard Henry Grail say ne slept in
haystaek with Clarence Murphy that
he did not wake during the night,
and in morning could not wake de-
feudant up: that he got up himself
and drove COWS in. While IN vicinity
of Murphy ranch, Alonzo Murphy
followed officer around. AlonZo said
qe did not know where Clarence
slept on June II, that on June y he
could not get the horse out of g
walk in driving to Clements.
l.. W. Maker made thorough
search of Williams house after the
funeral with sheriff Norman and con
stable Kelly. The room had beer
cleaned out to make a neat appear
ance.
Constable Kelly, said with Norman
and Rainey went to see defendant
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