Amador ledger., 1905-11-10

constable Kelley of lone, who me
him at Wallace; defendant was wit
| him at the time he teIephoned to th
sheriff. Swearingen returned to th
Murphy ranch on June II, and re
mained there nutll arrested.
l.. W. Maker was called and iden
titled the photographs as those of hi
half sister, Miss Carrie Williams.
Mrs. Annie Murphy, wife OF defend
ant, was sworn, but was objected t.
cn the ground that a wife canno
testify against her husband, and th
objection was sustained.
DR.. Endicott testified that he anC
} DR.. A. M. Gall held an autopsy upol
the body of Mrs. Williams. He fount
her lying on her back, with thre,
wounds in her neck, inflicted with
knife or other sharp instrument
either one of two of the wounds
would cause death, the other wuulC
not in itself have caused death. Ont
wound severed the windpipe-onC
under the chin about four inches tt
left, below left ear. Body was partly
dressed; did not have suit of under
wear on.
Norman Stidson: Resided at Stock
ton; acquainted with defendant, also
with Mrs. Williams in her life time
Chester Maker was frequent visitor
at Stidson's home; he and defendant
Murphy had patched together; young
Maker was short, heavy set, weighed
about 145 lbs; witness lived in
Lancha Plana about four years; used
to fish in the evening in May and
June; road from Lancha Plana to
Camanche was rolling and mountain.
Gus; pipe line is about a mile below
Lancha Plana.
Mr. Leiditer: Lived at Clements,
in employ of Southern Pacific; had
known A. Murphy 10 years, and was
at the Murphy hoWe un 18th June,
1905; knew the Murphy stallion, ii
was a kind, high strung, nervous
animal, willing and good roadster
saw the horse on the morning of June
II; paid no particular attention to it.,
it seemed very quiet; did not notice
that the horse had been ill used
Samuel h Swearlngen, the star wit
ness for the prosecution, was next
called. Lived in California since the
18th July, 1904; saw Clarence Muir
ply last November; worked at the
Murphy ranch two or three months
lett there the 9th day of June last /;
made confession to being an accom-
plice IN the mruder of Mrs Williams
on the 9th of July to Sheriff Norman,
in the presence of Z. l.. Culbert,
Ii. E. Kay, and district attorney
Vicini, IN the district attorneys s
office; it was freely and voluntarily
made, nothing was offered or promis-
ed him if he confessed. The first
conversation with defendant on the
subject was on the day of the crime !;
he was going after his wife, and asked
him about making $4,000 or $4,000;
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 aiIbi that he was there Sunday
night; another man was to be sent to
occupy the room 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 l. odi, got there at six
O'Clock; then went to Alonzo Muir
phys place about o'clock; went to
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
roads separate from Camanche to
there; defendant told him to go to
the pipe line and stay there until
defendant came: met a 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
Cdul6 Will Iuo llUUl0 UWO Wu66l 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 hole or depressio ion
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 gel
Chester out and try to make him tel
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 anG
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 bel
crying as if some person was leading
her; he was inside about 80 minutes
When he came out, he said he go
nothing, but there was no one left tt
tell tales. On trip homeward they
washed hands when they came to the
ditch. Witness went to push the CAR
out from where it was lett, and de
fendant told him not to do that, as il
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 tha
night; defendant brought grub tt
him; tied two buggy lines together
and drew the lard cans up; saw e. N
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morning; asked defendant why he
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