Amador ledger., 1906-06-22
THE LED0UX CASE.
Stockton Independent.
From June IA to II.

taken up in comparing the testlmon,
of witnesses with the actual facts al
she knew them, and she advised hel
attorneys at all times that they might
be able to inteIligently cross examine
She is very cool and seIf-composed
and does not seem to fear or to bt
affected by testimony along genera
lines. An examination of the blood
stained trunk or an exhibition of dis
colored and wrinkled clothes alone
cause her distress.
The physical exhibits in the case
are many and with each succeeding
day are speedily increasing. Around
the tables occupied by the attorneys
for the prosecution have been at
different times the trunk, the tray,
rope, clothes of the deceased and
articles found in the trunk. A suit
case and hammer; knife, wrapping
paper. string, watch, bottles, beef,
iron and wine, clothes of Mrs LIE
Doux, portions of McVicar's organs
in bottles, hotel registers, poisons of
various kinds, results of chemical
tests and number of diagrams are
all in evidence and before the jury.
Deputy Sheriff G. G. Case, who con-
Quoted Mrs LIE Doux from Antioch,
where she had been arrested, to the
Stockton Jail, was called as witness.
Mrs LIE Doux told the officer that
Miller and McVicar we're friends,
and upon the night of March oath
they had been together, had been
drinking and we're discussing gambl-
ing. About 1890 O'Clock they re-
turned to room 81 in the California
lodging house on the night of March
oath and were talking angrily. She
lett the room for about ten minutes,
and upon returning she found Nc
Vicar by the side OF the bed with his
coat off, vomiting. Miller said he
had taken poison. Her hamper, which
was in the room, had been opened
and the contents scattered upon the
floor, while bottle of carboIic acid
was upon the bureau with a portion
OF its contents gone. Mrs LIE Doux
said she was greatly excited and asked
Miller what she should do. He told
her to keep her mouth shut. After
further conversation with Miller, he
told her to get trunk and rope, put
the body of McVicar in it and send
it to San Francisco and store it there
for year. She said he put the body
in the trunk after she had purchased
it, according to his directions. He
directed her to say nothing of what
had transpiIed and with a knife
sharpened upon both sides and six
shooter IN hs hand he said he would
kill her if she did. Miller gave her
$40, to buy the trunk and money to
buy clothes, which she subsequently
bought at the The Wonder in this
city.
Charles Newman, said he occupied
room SO at the California lodging
house on the night of Saturday, March
oath, he heard no unusual sounds in
room 81, adjoining him.
j. W. Tucker, clerk in the Airing
ton hotel, at Antioch, said that on
the evening of Sunday, March 25th, a
woman in appearance the same as
Mrs LIE Doux arrived on the 6:2O
train from San Francisco and regis
tered at the hotel as Mrs Jones and
was assigned to room 10, and that no
person came to the hotel with her.
John b. Whellham, deputy con-
stable at Antioch, said he located
Mrs LIE Doux in the parlor of the Ar
lington hotel and arrested her. He
said that when he informed her of his
intentions she said, eff you want
me, I'm here."
L. P. Shine, city marshal at An
tioch, said he saw Mrs LIE Doux in
the parlor of the Arlington hotel and
that when he told her she was under
arrest she said she knew what the
trouble was but had nothing to fear
He walked about the town with her
and she told him of the facts in the
case, much as they have developed su
far in the trial. She told him about
her connection with the trunk, Nc,
Vicar and Joe Miller. She saw bel
! picture in a Sap Francisco paper and
wanted to know how it came there.
She asked permission to telephone tc
jackson, that she might get into com
munication with attorney Charlie:
Crocker and her mother. The mar
shal identified watch, key and {
knife found in the hamper of Mrs Ii
Doux. also bottle with some liquid
in it marked "Carbolic Acid. Poi
son" also found in her hamper. Sht
said Miller came as far as Poin
Richmond with her on her trip to An
tioch. He also found 81 in her purse
Judge Sullivan of Nebraska was
witness and identified A. N McVicar'
. signature to the marriage certificate
The deceased was his nephew.
Mrs Van Landingham testified tina
s on Saturday, March oath, near mid
night, while in her room in the Cali