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Show ON TRIM FOR HIS LIFE. Th, Crlfflu MoMer Case Talta np it Oadea. tiii: rnosLturioN-s orr.vivn. Ulnrf T"""1 iMlerj' Heir-, Heir-, Inj-. The I lamination l'ro-rrtdlni. l'ro-rrtdlni. Tho trial of Jme I. Qrlllln for Hie wilful immlcr of John Itanur In MloononVahlnlonAMiiui.,OiJen, commenccJ yralenhy inoriilng t04-den, t04-den, Ulore Ju lr,o 'Vlliier. Mr. U. It. llhodei, In hi. opening lUlement fpr tin I toaerullon, rorlowcd thefacuiof llioce from thu tlmo of tho flrrtdlacuolon In Maden'a Mloon on tba nijbt irocvdlng the morning of the tragi-Jy until tho tleatli of John 1 lamer, Inclu ling thu dying uUcraent; how the allray began In tho oxcllo. ruontota conrvrullna uon olectlou malic n, the belting lopoilllona bo-tween bo-tween the defendant and A. '.. Wruli-burne; Wruli-burne; that tho proaocutlou woulj undertake to allow by tlie.otUMice thatafler the flrat raleundrriUndlng ha I been a pinntly letlled that the defendant went out of tho ealoon anl aiught to obttlu n rarolter, anl that when he relumed to tuetalooii he waaarnieii; that John Harner'a gun ai found at tho hone blotk, where ho wa tikell after twins thot, and lliat the iliajtWa each contained n cartridge, that the toallmony would ahow that there waa m avlf defenae In the action of the defendant. Upon the oinclu.tuu of Mr. Ithodea rrnurka the wltnoaaoa were called and aworunndpnt under tho ruin, vxcejt the pll)alcuua niij wltliuaier) aa 10 character. Mr. l.van. fur tho prone cutlou aaked that lanlel Hauler bo excluded from the rulu oil the ground that tho altorneya nt-oded hi irea eucn for couiuluillon. Mr. Ilruwii, ol Iho defenw, otjoclcl lo tho ox ceptlon In Mr. Hauier'a catu on the ground that he h wltnrai to tho dying atatrmeiit of John llauier, and thai not being awlturaa to the facia lm coul 1 1 of no nice lu tuoproaeititlrtg attoruoy, and hence their reason for dealrlnghtaireaeiicu waa not good. The court overrulod the oljectlon aud defendant excepted tothurullug. A roceaa wa. taken till 2 p. m , at which hour tho examination of wit niHvea wat beguu with thn calling of V. U tllll, a court lialllir, who had made a largo diagram of tbo Interior of Maden'a paloou. ThU waa placed within Iho low of the ury end he x rlalneil the nicaaureuieutt and fixture n the room. Will O. Voung, the oniclal lien ographer of the dlttrlct court, waa called. He tina llred IllOgilelialurci tho inlddU of December, 1SS3, and haa beou occupying hi. preaent poaltlon alniti Hej (ember, ISW. lleleetllled-tlnlho night 1 receding theihooUngl waa In Maden'a aaloou, about 10 o'clock tho tint time, goluv from rny oilier. I went In Willi Mr. Volgbt. riierowereiiultei number there-John Hauler, Waahhiirno, one of Iho rhllllra iKija anl uome other lrttce. rhey were talking an. ut the Auttutl election. 1 tbluk we took a drlnk.and tberu wa. aomo Ixltltig, Johnny Hamer wasuklnf mottof thu beti. 1 took one on Tyler. Defindant waa not thire at that time, to ray rttol lection. I next went to thu Oideu club; lam not certain whether I u Urlllln there at that time. He waa atowardof the club, I waepicretar. X could not ear tho exact time 1 wa. Ihoro 1 lobably half or tlireeipiar ten if an hour, l-'rorn lliero my memory I. that I went back to Maden'a attoou. I do not remember acelng (Irirtln there. I went tatck to the Ogdcn club. I aatr (Irlflln there then. When Ilertthelaatllmu ( walked to Madou'e, I thtuli about halfiaat one; not p.e!llo a. to IU being-the llr.t or eooudof Augurt. When I went In there wa. nulla n crowd, belngaorueor Iheaaiuo lairaoua who wirothero earlier. I wa. walling for my carriage, which took aoine olln-r partlrahomerirat. Tin ro wna good deal of talk, I think, between Wa.li. lairue aiidUrltllu My recollection la Ihatdrinin oir.ti.l to bet that John Tyler would lo elected aa ugalnat Dan llntuer. Wu hn I aomo dltou.. aloiiaatu Wathburnu'a action and tho at.nd ho had taken. I think I made a rttnirk to Woiliburuo that ho waa laklnit funuy inaltlou, that hav lug bioii n Liberal uindldato for the nomination It woaatrangeho ahould now auiurt Daniel Hamer. (Irlllln aald he would bet S.M that John Tyler would lo eloclol. Waaliburu look out a $10 and a 5 greenback an I wnw chaugu. Ho handed the ruouiy tottiobirketjier. The barkeeper handed a lecn of paper to Wthlurue,whouudirto(k to write, nut tlifclML After It waa wrl.tn (IrlUlu deinurrid,aayliiit It waa not aa he uiideralood It. My memory la that they wlthJrew the Ut. I took lt Willi Waahburn ol Jll) that Tyler woul 1 bu eleiteil aa agaliut Hamer. I think aner that (Irlllln male a nropo eltlon and placed $.1) again on Trier. Waihburu went auj callel for John Hamer Hamer aalj he would not Ul lean than Slim and would takoa tSUO UU It waa not made. I then tolllUmer I would take Iho tut, fur JllW. He walked In behlud tlmci.'u atand ard wroto out our U t. There wo. aomo dUcuttlon In the miantlme. Orlftlri came around on theeaataldoof tho Kiloon and laid $Cd mi tho cigar catu (o bet on Tyler John l'lillllaal I If aome ono would give him bhtuk iheck ho wuuld tale that U t. Mr. Kock nl Oeorgo Corey, Jr., ramii In. I anoint to them nnd Went with Kock Into the main arl of the aaloou. 'there wat aomo dlatuialoii our till, bet hetweeti Urlllln an I riillllj. 1 raado the remark lo Ku k that If they weru not careful there would 1 a row over that S-d I et. In a moment afltr that them wax loud talk anl a acrlmmage. Watli burne did moat of Ihulalklug. Ire. member what they hid Iwau ulklng nlanit all evening, butaato what (hey tall then I could not lunar iwallivily, 1 waialandlugattheiaat ind of tho bar, 011 tho wi.t .1 le ol Ihutcreon, und looki-J over lack of Iho cigar taw anil w Wanhburno throw 1 lece of taiier oierlhecaae. He nnJti aome rtmark, I coulju't aay what, I couldu'l any iioaltlveli what that lapvr wa. I heard n acuflle aud aup aa though aomo ono had I ttruck auothtr. I aald " There they go now." We went arounl there nod aaw tho rcrlmmagH and quite n mint Ur of -runln lam nut iij t gilher There waa Uriniu llirner, mienf tlm I'lillll) lnja, and I think Koeli and I Iwoul Maiiuu cnmtt In. I tlld not ree nuylwly havu firearm, at that rti'lt llltlo troubla tjileloil down; ouly Ifttted twoor thteii itilnuteii. Home ono nr twu ieraoti. had hot 1 of Wath liuriix an I anulher one or two hid hold of Hamer. There waa aonm convem lion to thatiriit of ipilelliiK down, which they did. Wa.nbumn wilkcil into (he west part of the aaloou. Urlflln went out of tlio.aloon. Wa.hltirne, f.nirrnon, Hnmer mJ othtntatou'l up by thla glata ecreeu; 1 think Mr. (Irlllln went out thn .1 mr alter liny .pili 11 d iluwn; d u't Ihlnk hit at I anything, I think Waalitnlrnv, luring Iho melee went ton ard (I jiIId; I wouldn't undertake tuk wluil w. ulJ. Init tho parlies weru talking about Ceatlug the row. About the UtnolaitvOrinlngDnut the front dooror linniojliloli utter that woweutlolhulmraiifll aiool next the acrieii. TlierovicroWo-hlurne, l.uier-tan, l.uier-tan, Hume, and I think l'Jillll. I cjn't eiy lultlrcle If they all remained In there or not. 1 a nitiot iy whether Hamer went out nf the aaloou or not. Urini rame bank In II flee n, twenty or twenty lire ml null. Hamer waa In there, I think, at the tlmo (Irlllln camebttk. I tlo not know loaltively whether Haiutr went In to the wlue rormornot. The flrat I raw of (Jilt flu after In returned, he an I Hamer watktd from Iho tatt aldo of the tcrceii togtther towarJ tho middle or witlern enl of thu bar. I think Hanvrntked Urifllu lo htrontlrluk; they atepiivd up (o tho bar toother. Ju.tUuru that 1 luard aomo onu ay (Irlllln had come In. Wathburue, I ihlul, raid that Uriniuliid genu out an I got gun ur heeleil hltnaelf. I raM ho, 1 thought not. Hamer left 11. nnl vtent lo tint eitl tide of the ecreeu and next I aair waa llauier and Urlllln como to thewe.t aide. Wailittiriio uld tint no colli I ghu lilm dirt, nnl that (Irinin hndtzonuoul aud got gun. I a. Id .No, If ho woul J leave (Irlllln atone, (Irlflln would leave him alone. Johnny Hamrr came arounl and atood leaning with hi. lift arm Ulan Iho bar nnd tirtnin .toud to hi. right ride. I waa agaluat the acrcen. Wuhburno walked around and touched (Irlflln on tho ahouldtr aud accute.1 hhuof grttlngagun or Iteol lug him If. Urlllln urn lo a remark t did not latch. My memory I. that he btepid to the weat. Tho next I axw wa. (Irlflln alep link, i-ull a iruii. anl I aildt ''for Uod'aa.kn don't ehooll" Iho next 1. heird wat n lt; holntel It to the eatt aud hli buik wat to the weat. I raw twoahol.il red. I raubehlulthe Krein. J Who fired thru? A. t Ihlnk Mr. (Irinin. tj-Don'l )ou knov.7 A Ye, I ain almost lonltlro that CJrllllii fired them. I couldn't aay wh.t Hamer dll while the ahootlng waa being done. I did not notice llamei'a Irniidt When I aatr thoau ahot. tlreil I Juiued U hind thoacreeu nnU I hraM Hamer aiy, "(lb, luy (loil, I'm ahol!" Ilia Jiuiida wero 011 hi. left brintt and he wa. leaning agnlu.t the rallies at the mirror on the aouth aldu of the room. I heard four or lire or alx atioU, but dou'l know who flrei them. (J Wat thai beforoor niter you raw (Irillln Bbonl A 1 caunot ctcacrlbe Iho ahota. 1 won't uy when they weru llred; I tannotdolt. () Who llred the lint thot? A. Thu lint I MW-lhu tint platol I . waa lu the haul, of Jamra Orlniu. 1 can't .wear who fired thu flnt .hot. Mr i.vaur, who waaexamlnlni tho viltncte, aakoil If he had teatiriedonthu preliminary examination, and the ipiialloii waa objected to by Mnllrowu, .Mr. lWana dicltred that the wltinaa haJiakcutho roaecutlouby aurirlre, wberuon the jiroaecutlou retorted that It waa probable that tho wltntaabal 11 t auri rltul the defen.e. A war of a few wordaentued and after lermlttlmf the 1 roaecutlon lu go partially Into a crote-examlnatlon the court ruled It out. Then the examination of Mr. oung prucieded ou Ihe direct lluehe w llnee. teatlf) lu a followa. 1 went to Hamer and took hold of him. Hu ail I ho wiuahot through tho heart; I aald I gueaaed not. 1 auj init ed hltuoiit ti the doorway and 10 the hone block. I would not undertake to aay that laawUtinin when 1 teturuud toilamer. After I got out therul hv aplttul. 1 uiwltju.ta.lt fell. Don't know where it Ml from, laawdriniu that marnlni:,arirr thetrouble I Ihlnk about ft u'cloik. W e hid aome talk about the ociurrtuce. I aaked him how hla wound wna. When we were talking of thn occurrence Ida 11 rat re mutt waa, "Well, IhU I. Iho flnt aliot. It la a very had fleco of bu.lnef," and I aald "Vu" He aallt "Tbo only thing I'm aorry for la that It wain't Jaik rbllllptor W uhburne." Mr. Lvaus nod from wltueaa'a Iratlmony lieforo thu commlttlug tnaKlatralo to ahow that heilld not ti.llfy at that time that Oilfllu aald 'Thla I. the lint ahol," and the wit lilt. .Aid he thought he lira I te.llf.ed aubataiitlally a. he had todar. The croM examination by Mr. llrown did not change tho teatlmony; and tho I roaecutlon then w ent Into new matter, thu licking up or Ihu pl.tol and tho exaiiilali! of It by wIiucm aud Li-wood Li-wood Maden. Uroaa examining him Un till. iub led, Mr. llrown .ought to allow that wltuea. had titlltlinl on prtllinlnary that l.lwood Madin picked up thu platol. He alto a.keil particularly If It wiru not a fact that wllueaa actually handed the pl.tol to Madeti In the bar room. WltuiM malulalnel (hat hit 1 reauut te.tlniouy waa mrrect, and that ho had teatllleJ to the aaino thing 011 1 rellmliury. The w Itne.. wax on the atand nearly tho whole of the afternoon. The ca.u waa returned thla niorulug. |
