The San Francisco call., 1906-08-16
DECLARES LIQUOR
RULED SOLDIER.
Eve Witness to Shooting
of Myers Testifies
Steinman Was Drunk
TWO SHOTS FIRED

"steinnan was drunk, from his nc
lions. The soldiers were all drunk,
from their actions. Bush talked 10
Myers. Then Myers said shut up and
Steinman fired two shots and walked
away."-Tesfimony given by Myer
Walk, who saw the shooting of Special
Policeman Myers by Jacob Steinman,
soldier, in Columbia Square on the
afternoon of April 10.
Step by step the eye witnesses to the
murder of Myers during the days of
disaster are building up the case for
the prosecution. With just enough
variance 10 show that there has been
no attempt TO instruct the witnesses
as to the manner of their testimony,
the description given by one corrobo-
rates the other. There is no star wit
ness It is a succession of evidence
offered to prove that Steinnnan shot his
man without warning and without
provocation.
dyer Walk was the principal wit
ness on the stand yesterday forenoon.
Assistant District Attorney John O'Gara
was called home by the illness Of his
little daughter and in the afternoon,
by agreement, the case was put over
until this morning Samuel Shortridge
conducted the examination of Walk. It
was a straightforward story of so much
of the tragedy as the man saw or
heard. He said that he was sitting on
the grass some thirty feet from Stein
man. when the trouble occurred.
Did you hear Steinman call for vol
unteers2" he was asked.
Yes, sir"
What did he want them for?"
7 DO not know"
What did you hear?''
-,
done for usg Then Steinman said:
Shut up I heard nothing more. Then
he fired. He shot twice and walked
away. AS he started away, he said: 1
viii come back tomorrow and kill the
rest of them"
Was that all he said?"
7 think he muttered something to
the effect that if any one had any
thing TO say il was time to say it."
Walk admitted that he was of the
opinion that the soldiers on guard at
Columbia Park were drunk. He judged
so from the actions of the men, he
said.
Was Lieutenant Carr drunk2"
If Lieutenant Carr was the officer
at the park, should say he was drunk.
from his actions.
You are positive that steinman was
drunk"
From his actions, yes"
Cross examination failed 10 shake
the testimony of the witness. He de-
MED that he was actuated by bias or
that he had been. struck by an officer
early in the day. He said that after
the shooting Steinman walked away
and that he heard no orders given for
any one TO look after the dead man.
Preceding Walk DR.. o. S. Kucich,
who was on duty at the time and at
tended Myers, testified as to the nature
Of the wounds received. William F.
Schofield. Charles A. Allen and John C.
Hayes, who appeared on the scene after
the shooting, gave some minor testi-
mony.
The trial was enlivened by a tilt
between Hiram Johnson. attorney for
the defendant, and Samuel Shortridge.
Johnson was firing in questions at a
rapid pace, evidently TO confuse the
witness.
Shortridge interposed an objection to
the style of examination.
Your witness needs your assistance
all right" suggested johnson.
Your case needs something" re-
torted Shortridge.
Judge Lawlor remarked tha. all mat
ters should be addressed to the court,
and the tempest was stilled.