Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-23

present at the meeting of that body
the evening of May IS, although Dep
uty Sheriff Franklin testified that
Jaxon had told him he was there.
Denies Making Oath
Littleton denied, in reply to q ques-
ton from Major Donnell, that Jaxon
had asked him to swear that he was at
the meeting, although the denial came
In a rather hestating way.
When Attorney Hahn took the wit
ness in hand he asked him a series Of
questions which he subsequently ad-
mitted were for the purpose of showing
that the witness had suffered from
some ailment a few years ago which
had impaired his memory Major
Donnel objected on the ground that
1t was not proper to attempt to prove
insanity on the part of witness by
the testimony of the witness himself,
and his objection was sustained by the
court, as also was an objection to a
question as to the character of the
witness illness.
1t was during the examination of this
witness that one of the few amusing
Incidents of the examination occurred.
One Amusing Incident
After the attorneys had been
evancy of testimony regarding the
condition of the witness mind, and Mr..
Hahn repeated that he was trying to
show that Bakers memory was defect
i've, Hahn finally called upon the court
reporter to give him the wording of
the last question he had asked the
witness. 1t took the reporter some
time to go over his notes, and Major
Donnell remarked jocularly that he
would not care to have his own sanity
tested by being asked to repeat the
question, when Baker suddenly spoke
up and repeated it for Mr.. Hahn before
the reporter found the place in his
notes.
John Simmons End Rafael Rogers,
negro boys, told of the finding of the
pocket knife on the golf links. They
said it was covered lth blood, and that
small piece of skin was sticking to
one of the blades.
w. H. Coping, police ,fficer, told
of the finding of piece of cloth in
Jaxon's shop which corresponded close
ly TO that from which the mask found
on the golf links was made. He said
that he and Policeman Longley had
made a search of the tailor'> shop and
that they had found, besides the piece
of cloth, a short bar of iron and a
putting iron similar to the one with
which the murder IS supposed to have
been committed.
Search Without Warrant
Both policemen stated that they had
searched the place without a search
warrant during Jaxons absence, but
declared that they had done so under
orders from Chief Pinkham and that
permission had been given them by
William Prince, a negro who seemed
to be in charge at the time.
Part of this testimony was denied
by both Chief Pinkham and Prince.
The chief stated that he supposed the
policemen had obtained a search war
rant, and Prince said he had not given
the men permission to search the
place.
e. r. Braley, a dealer in cutlery, was
put on the stand for the purpose of
tracing the ownership of the pocket
knife found near Logan's body to
Jaxon. Braley admitted that he had
sold a knife to the tailor about six
months ago. but said he could not state
definitely the kind of knife 1T was, and
did not identify the one in evidence as
the one he had sold. He said that he
had that kind of knife in stock at one
time, but further than that he would
not commit himself.
VIII PRODUCE INVOICES
Major Donnell asked If he still had
his invoices in his Office, and upon an
Affirmative reply being given, he was
ordered to produce them in court to-
day.
Frank Scofeld, messenger. testified
that he was with Jaxon fifteen or
twenty minutes the evening of May 1S,
In an effort to straighten out tangle
about the delivery of some clothes.
DR.. Albert Mccoy of Pasadena, who
conducted the autopsy on the body Of
the murdered man, described in con-
siderable detail the nature of the
wounds inflicted on Logan, and said
there were tWenty-nine of these all
told. Some of them had been inflicted
by blunt instrument and Others by
an edged instrument.
Skull Fractured Twice
There were two fractures of the
skull and in the opinion of the witness
The liver had been penetrated by a
sharp instrument, but DIR. Mccoy
stated that this wound would not
necessarily have been fatal.
Major Donnell asked the witness
what kind of blunt instrument, in his
opinion. had been used to inflict the
wounds on the head.
something IN the form OF nam
mer," was the reply.
Major Donnell-Might it have been
made with a putting iron?
DR.. McCoy-It might have been.
Attorney Hahn questioned the wit
ness closely in regard to the wounds in
Acted by sharp instrument, and fin
ally, producing pocket knife, which
he said had been found near the body,
asked if the cuts might have been made
with that.
Blunt instrument Used
The witness carefully examined the
knife and said that he did not believe
1t had been the instrument used to In
fiict the wounds on the liver and other
parts of the body.
He said the cuts on the head might
have been produced by it, but in the
opinion of the witness those on the
body had been inflicted by two-edged
instrument. Dr. Mccoy declared that
none of the wounds on the head could
have been produced by club.
G. T.. M. stone, a clerk in the drug
store of III. IL. Webb OF Pasadena, tes-
tihed as to the filling of a prescription