Amador ledger., 1905-11-10

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Kalney that if they hunted the house
of Norman Stidson, they would find
the watch: took Matt Duffy because
he had his hand broke, and could not
drive.
Mrs Murphy wife of defendant
rememb bered 11th of June: was living
three miles south of Clements, at
Alonzo MuIphy's. On the Sunday,
June 18th, defendant and brother
left the place in spring wagon,
about halt past two.
AIonZo's wife, Walter Murphy,
Henry Grail and herself remained at
home; she saw her husband again
that evening, about half past ten, she
sat up awaiting the return of her
husband, Alonzo Murphy returned
with him, her sister law was in
bed she identified the pistol as one
she saw Sunday evening in her sister
in-law's bedroom, on shelf: took
pistol from shelf for her little
brother; she had sent him after
water, and he came back frightened ::
said he saw a man out there, took
pistol to run a bluff with: saw pistol
next morning same place when she
was cleaning up the house, before
her husband came home. She heard
the rattle of a rig, and thought it
was her husband returning, but
found it was not.
Mr. Norman spoke to her about
pistol, after defendant was arrested
in company with Vicini, asked if
she had pistol on the ranch, and
said she had, gave it to him after
they got to ranch: knife was recogniz-
ed as one she had seen before, Love
had it cutting harness; defendant
never asked her to wash any knife,
she mllked one COW night of 1lth.
Walter Murphy was expected to
milk COWS, but said he was sick and
he went to his home. When defend
ant and brother came home they
wanted to know if COWS had been
milked, they told them no they had
not, they then went out to milk, they
were gone quite awhile, after they
finished with the milk separator,
came up to house and sat in Mays
bedroom talking, sat in defendants
lap: it was Il O'Clock, and she told
them it was time to go to bed. He
asked her if she had lifted the bed
out, she said she hadn't: weather was
warm and they we're troubled with
and sleep in haystack, but she would
not go; SO he and Henry Grail slept
out there. He came back after he
went down to get some crackers:
witness gave him four or five, and he
took same to haystack, she saw him
the next morning at breakfast, did
not notice anything unusual, he was
also at home the Saturday night
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her little brother was sleeping with
them. Saw Swearingen Monday night
coming up the hill, south.
She did not prepare any food for
her husband and did not see her hus
band preparing any meal or lunch,
never heard OF any meals being passed.
up to barn by means of Ieins. When
Swearingen ate supper she had pre-
pared for him, he seemed very tired
and sat at the table baTefooted
Mrs Alonzo Murphy was then
sworn: was born near Lodi: was May
Carter, before marriage. She got up
from bed on Monday, ten days after
CONTINENT, saw defendant and
brother pass the door on June 18th,
they returned about half past ten;
she and little Henry Grail came into
the house very much frightened, and
defendants wife took pistol down
from shelf, and said she wouId dare
anyone to come in to the house, wit
ness said there we're no shells and
barrel was busted, but she would run
a bluff anyway, and defendants wife
laid pistol in bureau: saw it in same
place next morning. Swearingen had
two grips at their house, one brown
one. He left the house on Friday
When he came back he stayed and
worked for her husband. Her atten-
tion was called to the pistol, and she
said it was hers, that Earnest Murphy
gave it to her shortly after she was
married. The officers came to her
home after June IL and took state
ment from her, a shorthand reporter
took it down. Officers Norman,
SibIey and Rainey were there. Mr.
Norman came to the house after the
pistol, Mrs Annie Murphy went to get
it for him, Norman followed her into
the house, and witness told Norman
and Vicini she did not think 1t had
been used because the barrel was
broken and it was dirty; did not
know about telling the district attoT-
ney on July 7th that defendant went
to bed at halt-past eleven; think
her husband had his supper and was
about ready to feed his horses when
Swearingen arrived at their house
Monday evening.
j. d. Parker stated that defendant
and brother gave him the pictures,
which he identified, also some letters
and an ordinary diary book, letters
were in book. lie handed them over
to constable Kelly, looked through
the book but did not find any plan
of Western hotel in it, Mr. Kelly look
ed through it with him. The book
was shown him, but he could not re-
collect about the plan.
Mrs Murphy recalled said she saw
Annie Murphy give the pocket bouk
to her husband; she never took the
diagram of Western hotel: had seen
book before, Love had shown them
letters in it.
Mrs Annie Murphy recalled, had
never taken diagram from the book
that was found, could not tell how
many times she had seen the book,
Swearingen always kept it i'll is
pocket.
Henry Murphy. brother of Annie
Murphy, remem bered the Sunday
when Alonzo and defendant went
way. He slept with Clarence at
haystack that night. Woke up dur
ing night, as some horses were trying
to get to hay. Clarence was there
when he woke up. had seen the boys
go out with spring wagon and two
horses Sunday afternoon. Saw dis
trict attorney at lone and talked with
him in Crabtree's stable in presence
of sheriff Norman. since that time