Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-27

had shot Mrs. Noyes because she had
thrown acid, upon your"
II may have, but don't recollect
that l made any such statement"
isn't 1t fact that you told some
one at the hotel and also someone at
the house that "A woman threw acid
on me'?"
II don't recollect."
"Didn't you tell the officers that
night that you shot once to scare the
poor kid" and she ran right into the
second shot'?"
Doesn't Remember
st don't remember" Then, after a
pause, IT recall very little Of my con-
versation that night, as talked with
| difficulty"
"Yet you don't deny 1t, do your"
"As to what?" asked the witness.
"As to what have stated" replied
| the attorney
Il don't deny the first, but I don't
recall the last"
Ibid you ever see Scott Winter"
Eyes"
with Mrs. Scott winter
Yes"
ibid you ever meet them at their
house in Los Angeles within the last
year and half?"
YES"
"When?"
During the holiday season, before
he went to Mexico"
"Did you ever see him anywhere
else ?"
Yes"
"where?"
'In Mexico"
'Mr McComas, isn't 1t fact that
you had sore ear before the
tragedy"
Yes, SIR"
"Where?"
Back OF my left ear
isn't 1t fact that you have had
that sore there for some years?"
mo"
How long have you had it?"
"Since last November. I was hit
with a cologne bottle"
"Then you haven't had 1t for some
years. do understand 20 uto say?"
"No. have not"
isn't II true that your child is af-
flicted in the same way?'
II object to that question, your
honor, and wish to record statement
of misconduct on the part of the coun-
SELL" said Attorney Rogers.
You say you left Mrs. Calloway's
house at 9:30?"
mo; I said I left there at 9:45," re-
piled McComas.
Describe to the jury the route you
took after you left the house."
Then followed a rehearsal Of the
previous testimony given by the wit
ness.
Questioned as to Actions
He was questioned by the prosecut-
ing attorney regarding every minute
detail of his actions on the night of the
tragedy. Then the questioning switched
back to the conversation In his room
with Mrs. Noyes.
when Mrs. Noyes told you some one
had tried to get into her apartments
you say you asked her why she did not
fire at the intruder. Why did you ask
her that question when you knew you
had fixed the CUR, as you call it?"
The witness hesitated here some mo-
ments. then replied In a sort of dis.
gusted manner: Il cannot give you all
the workings of the human mind.
don't know why did ask It."
There followed questioning about
whom the witness saw after leaving
the house and going over to Hotel
Pepper Immediately after the shooting.
When he replied that he saw Wurker
and Hit soon afterward end was asked
how long he had known these two men
the prosecution ended the cross exam
ination.
The only new thing brought out in
the cross examination was as to the
reason McComas had changed his cloth
ing on the night of the shooting. The
point brought out proved of no value
to either side. McComas said he had
intended to take an automobile ride the
next morning.
The cross examination of McComas
ended at exactly 2:30.
Had Broken Umbrella
Mr. Rogers then asked the witness
few questions. He brought out another
phase of Mrs Noyes' temper during a
fit of which she had mashed an UNI
brella belonging to McComas and cost
ing $40 over an iron bedstead upon the
night of their quarrel November 7, 1907.
"An intimation was made, Mr.. Nc
Comas. call 1t intimation, and that
will express 1t, guess, about Mr.. Col
laway, and of never seeing him with
Mrs. Galloway at her house In Los
Angeles. You saw him with her In Bal
larat, didn't your" asked Rogers sar-
castically.
II did" replied McComas.
You saw his brothers there also,
didn't your"
II did"
Another intimation was made about
you having killed a Mexican. Tell the
jury about that"
McComas then related a shooting
affair in which a lawless Mexican was
killed by an officer of the law near the
border line of Mexico some years ago.
He was aiding the officers of the law in
suppressing the murderous intent of
the Mexican, and shot at the Mexican
just as the sheriff shot 1t was proved
at the coroner's jury that the shot fired
by the sheriff had killed the Mexican.
1.-THE man was not facing you when
Won chr he Mr. af,,er