Amador ledger., 1905-11-03

kept 1t up on the road to Locktord
witness left Murphy place on the 9th
June, went to Stockton, to Clements,
to Lockford; took with him the
clothes he had on then ard have on
now; left knife, writing paper and
other little things on the ranch; the
knife produced he identified as the
one he left at A. Murphy's. Murphy
told him to go to the Western hotel,
Sacramento, room %; was there on
the 10th June, never above the first
floor: was to go to the hotel and reg
lister his name for room %, to prove
an ailbi that he was there Sunday
night; another man was to be sent to
occupy the loom IN his stead: did
not engage a room but stayed around
awhile and bought cigar Went
to Locktord on 10th, stayed there
until II o'clock; took train and went
to Stockton; stayed there until Satur
day, then went to Sacramento, stayed
there until Saturday evening; went
from there to to Lodi, got there at six
O'Clock; then went to Alonzo Muir
phys place about O'Clock; went to
the haystack; met defendant there
about II O'Clock, who brought him
something to eat; waited there until
defendant came with horse and cart
and grub-meat, bread and five or
six dried onions; took him up to a
cuIvert across the road where the
roads separate from Camanche to
Lancha Plana; got out of the cart
there; defendant told him to go to
the pipe line and stay there until
defendant came: met rig driven by
Jennie Genava, the woman had on a
light waist, driving two horses; met
them before he got to pipe line, did
not meet any one else; defendant
came with the little two wheel cart
and bay stallion; got in the cart, de-
tendant driving; he kept hitting the
horse to keep him from squealing,
hitched the horse in the brush, and
put the cart IN a hole or depression
on reaching the pipe line, and the
two walked to the Williams home in
Lancha Plana; defendant told him
to stay outside, that he would get
Chester out and try to make him tell
where the old lady's money was. and
then he would come back; told him
to stay under tree and keep watch.
Saw door open and defendant and
Chester Maker went down to river;
he was gone about thirty minutes;
when he returned he went into the
house, and was walking around the
house with Mrs Williams; heard her
crying as if some person was leading
her; he was inside about 80 minutes.
When he came out, he said he got
nothing, but there was no one left to
tell tales. On trip homeward they
washed hands when they came to the
ditch. Witness went to push the cart
out from where it was lett, and de-
fendant told him not to do that, as it
would make tracks. Got the horse
hitched up, and drove through Cam
anche, drove slow through Camanche,
but defendant kept the horse, at
rapid pace other parts of the journey,
so as to reach ranch before daylight;
witness went to hay barn, and stayed
there all day, and after 9 o'clock that
night; defendant brought grub to
him; tied two buggy lines together,
and drew the lard cans up; saw g. N.
Duffy round the barn that Monday
morning; asked defendant why he
could not find money, and he said
Chester did not know where it was.
Defendant promised that if he were
arrested, he and his brother would
spend all they had to clear him, but
they did not keep their word, so he
squeaIed; defendant did not send
man to Sacramento to occupy the
room as agreed. Was arrested June
%, by Sheriff Norman, j. E. Kelley
and another man whose name he did
not know; defendant intended to
leave his wife and go with Swearingen
to Indian Territory; witness assumed
name was Horace Love; had enlisted
in army, and deserted, changed his
name when he deserted; went to
Williams house between II and l
o'clock on nigth of June IL. Murphy
told him he had his (witness') knife.
Striped pants produced were recogniz-
ed as same worn by Murphy that
night; defendant gave knife to his
wife; she washed it, and he returned
it to the place where he found 1T;
while in hiding before the murder,
he left some onions and paper.
He was subjected to rigid cross
examination; but he stuck to his
story in all its essential points. He
would be 26 years old on the 18th
January next; was native of Chat
aqua, Indian Territory; went under
two names, S. Swearingen and Horace
Love; never inquired for mail in any
other name; had no certain occup-
alton; enlisted in Ialhassee, deserted
from army 14th or 18th November,
and went to Stockton; was in Lancha
Plana for first time on Christmas
night; was afraid defendant would
kill him if he inquired in regard to
the killing of the old lady, and if he
accused him of the deed; went to
Lancha Plana last March to cut
wood; lived at Wilson Cra1l's place
two OF three weeks; knew Chester
Maker we'll; close friendship exist
ed between them; knew Mrs Williams
by sight; heard defendant and Others
say that she had money; was in good
health on the 9th of June, same as
now; went to work for AlonZo Muir
ply as farm hand just before the
picnic at Clements; M. Duffy worked
there after 9th of June; went to San
Francisco not knowing whether he
would return or not; had handled the
bay stallion, had driven him; was
familiar about the place OF A. Muir
ply; never heard persons fishing in
MCkelumne river on June 18th; heard
people passing on the road; stayed
about 40 yards above road, kept neal
pipe line the day the murder was
committed, he had visited the Will
Iiam's home at different times; had
been there and stole chickens in the
month of April. Clarence Murphy
told him he had counted Mrs. Will
Jams money, as she trusted him
Witness was persuaded into it, it was
a number of days before he was per
suaded; told defendant the day before
Clements picnic that he would not
roh her and defeDdant said he WouId