The San Francisco call., 1906-06-23

space in Mowry Hall, where the inquest
was held. under a strong police guard
of six men. They were represented by
Attorneys Ach and Fritz while Attor-
neys Hutton and Rodgers looked after
the interests of the Seamen's Union.
During the morning hearing three Of
the officers of the National City's crew
were placed upon the stand and each
told corroborative stories of the ap-
proaeh of the launch Autopsy Sur
geon .. s. Kucich and DR.. II. L. Mag
nus Of the Harbor Hospital opened the
inquest with testimony relating TO the
wounds and manner of Kellner's death.
DR.. Kucich. autopsy surgeon, testi-
fed as TO the nature of the wounds and
cause of death of the murdered sailor.
He described the course OF the bullet,
which he extracted and produced in
evidence. DR.. Magnus. of the Harbor
Hospital. TO which Kellner was re-
moved. extracted another bullet just
after the victim was brought In. This
was from a wound in the abdomen.
The second bullet was exhibited and
appeared similar to the one extracted
by DR.. Kucich.
DR.. Magnus was next placed on the
stand and substantiated DR.. Kucich's s
testimony regarding the wounds in the
body. Under questioning by Attorney
Ach he told of the bringing of the body
of Kellner into the Harbor Hospital.
He added that he knew only one of the
men that carried the body, but was
unable to find him in the inquest room.
After the medical testimony was
concluded Coroner Walsh called to the
stand Michael Bird. second engineer
of the steam schooner. Bird said that
when the trouble began he was dressed
TO go ashore and was waiting for the
second mate, who was in a nearby
stateroom, to accompany him. Shouts
were heard outside on-deck, but IT was
not until the shooting began that he
decided TO investigate. His testimony
was somewhat contradictory, as he
later testified that he saw the launch
approach and thought it was coming
to take him and the mate ashore. Bird
said that as the launch approached he
saw fash from the pistol in the
hands OF a man standing on the fore
castle deck OF the National City and
flashes from shotguns, one, he said,
in the hands of Port Captain Hammer.
fred from the bridge of the steam
schooner.
BIRD IDENTIFIES HUBBARD.
Coroner Walsh requested Bird to
identify the man who fired the pistol,
and the engineer pointed out j. B. Hub
bard, who was seated with the four
other prisoners, handcuffed and under
police guard. Bird said that he then
ran into the engine-room below and did
not return until the shooting stopped.
He asserted that when he saw the
launch it was ten feet from the schoon-
er's side and that when he came up
from below after the shooting Ii was
5000 yards away.
Under questioning by Attorney Hut
ton he said that he heard some one on
board the launch say, Come on, boys"
and saw one man on the bow of the
launch open his coat and invite the men
on the schooner to shoot An attempt
was made by Attorney Ach, represent
ing the prisoners, to show that Bird
cherished i'll feeling toward Port Cap
tain Hammer. because of the captains
refusal to allow him TO go ashore. in
order TO account for the witness dec
laration that he saw several flashes
from a shotgun In the hands Of Captain
Hammer on the bridge. He asserted
that after the shooting Captain Ham
mer had threatened to plug" him for
wanting to be set ashore. He closed
his testimony by adding that Mrs.
Frederickson, wife of the National
City's master. was on the bridge at the
time the launch approached and that
Captain Frederickson at the first shot
escorted his wife TO safety.
Gustav A. Johnson, second mate of
the schooner. according to his testi-
mony, was in his cabin at the time Of
the firing. When he arrived on deck
he saw the launch backing away from
the schooner.
MEN IN LAUNCH ARMED.
The testimony OF Emil Anderson, the
National City's first mate, tended to
show that the men who approached
the schooner in the launch were armed
and attempted to board her. He said
that he was on the port side of the
schooner when the launch approached
On the starboard side and heard Hub