THE FOXEN TRIAL TESTIMONY (cont. of doc 485): defense by F.M. Leavenworth; the accused answered he was not guilty; witness Luis Olivas declared: 'Salimos con Foxen de Santa Inés para Morán [él y Dávila], fuimos á dormir al Rancho de Roca... á sestear al Rancho del Señor Julián... el difunto ['Dávila'] nos dijo... trae Vd. aquel costal con bastimento...' — a detailed first-person narration of the party's journey & the confrontation over a rooster/hen (gallo/gallina) at Señor Julián's rancho, where the fatal shooting occurred; second witness Jesús Feliz (mujer de la víctima) corroborates: 'al amanecer Dávila... se acercó á Dávila soltando como los indios y gritando 'me están robando'... Foxen no se contuvo sino que tiró á Dávila con una pistola. En seguida cayó Dávila' — an eyewitness account of the homicide
| Date | 1848-05 (trial); 1844-05-22 (crime) (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | Proceso contra Benjamín Foxen — witness testimony |
| Place | Sta Bárbara |
| Series | Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents |
| Tomo | Unbound |
| Original tomo page | — |
| Savage copy page | 352 |
| Scan leaf | n354–356 |
| Document type | verbatim |
| Source | verbatim transcription |
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Proceso contra Benjamín Foxen — witness testimony, Sta Bárbara, 1848-05 (trial); 1844-05-22 (crime), Miscellaneous / Unbound Documents, Unbound, —, Archives of California, C-A 63, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca63/ca63-d493.html