Amador ledger., 1906-06-22

J no other unusual noises.
One interesting witness was Mrs.
Jennie Hoffman, who lives at the
Rawhide mine, where she is engaged
in waiting upon table. This wit
ness remembered Mrs LIE Doux being
at the mine in March with A. N. Nc.
Vicar, who introduced her as his wife.
She said they occupied apartments
together for four days. On Wednes-
day, the day before the accused and
deceased left the mine, she came tC
the room of the witness with an arm
full OF letters tied in little bundles
and asked permission to burn them
in stove in the room Mrs LIE Doux
said they were cum bersome, heavy
when packed and she did not wish to
carry them around. She explained
what reason was given for McVicar
leaving his employment in the mine.
1t was because he was only getting SO
per day and he could earn more-S4
per day on the ranch owned by his
mother in jackson. She did not want
to go to housekeeping near the mine
for the reason the house they had in
tended to take was unclean and the
proprietor refused to fix it. Mrs
Hoffman said Mrs LIE Doux told her
that she cared so much for McVicar
that should he die she would never
marry again. On one of the nights
before the accused and deceased left
the mine they were in grill at the
hotel and there had liquors-the ac-
cused and deceased whiskey each,
while Mrs Hoffman partook of beer.
Mrs LIE Doux said something to the
witness about a large trunk which
she had in Stockton. The witness
identified the gray silk suit and d
green silk shirt waist which she
wore on the night they had the liquor.
The suit case of McVicar found at the
depot in this city and the hamper of
the accused we're also identified.
Joseph E. Healey, the San Fran
cisco plumber and business man, was
one of the most important witnesses.
His testimony was interestiDg-it was
story told by man who felt he had
been wronged and it savored of venom
and prejudice throughout. This was
shown upon the cross examination by
attorney Fairall. He was indignant
because his name had been dragged
into the case. l." Yet there was a
stronger reason than this for flavor
ing his testimony with bitterness-an
engagement to marry, an exchange of
affection, subsequent feud and a de-
mand tor the return of a diamond
ring given by him to his betrothed
at the time of their engagement.
Part of the time he spoke with his
eyes apparently closed as if either en-
crossed in thought or else in the
effort to avoid the searching gaze of
the accused woman who sat before
him.
On the evening of March oath Mr.
Healey met Mrs LIE Doux on the
corner of Market and Fifth streets,
in San Francisco by appointment
made by telegram. The message was
torn up and thrown away. Before
meeting the accused Mr. HeaIey went
to the Royal house, on Ellis street,
about 7:30 o'clock in the evening,
and not finding her there, looked
upon the register and in her hand
writing saw the name, Mrs Emma I.
Williams, Stockton. After the meet
ing on the street they went to Wester-
fields restaurant and there conversed
about the death of McVicar.
Mrs LIE Doux said, "Poor AL is dead.
He died at Sonora of miners con-
sumption and died an easy death. -
She showed the watch and chain in
troduced in evidence, which she said
McVlcar's brother, who was present
at his death, insisted upon her taking.
There was also trunk and valise at
the Southern Pacific depot in Stock
ton which she wanted the witness to
take charge of because she knew she
could trust him.
Cross by attorney Fair
all showed that Mr. Healey had been
engaged to marry the accused and
that by reason of this, coupled with
other things, he was somewhat pre-
judiced and felt that he had been
wronged. He said he loaned Mrs
LIE Doux's mother some S100 and
that it had never been returned to
him, although she had promised to
do so many times. He had been to
the home of the accused IN jackson
doing plumbing work in the house
while they we're engaged to be
married. He said that he had OBJ
tanned the return of the diamond en-
gagement ring.
Three photographs of Eugene LIE
Doux we're also introduced in evil
dence by way of making an intro
duction to the establishment of the
motive which the prosecution claims
it would rely upon for conviction.
During the day many witnesses
were called. Sheriff SibIey was re-
called early in the morning session
and was shown the original marriage
certificate obtained by the accused
and McVlcar in Bisbee, Arizona.