Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-10
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Grazing the greater part of his tes-
tlmony, he said that he did not
know who Smith was till the next
day, although he had been on tht
force nearly two years. Tiibolei
admitted that the best feeling hae
not subsisted between him and
Harris for a short time past.
Officer Fonck was the next wit.
ness sworn. He said: About g
o'clock l met officer Tribolet, who
grabbed me by the arm and tolG
me that he had warrant for the
arrest of q man for purchasing
votes, and asked me to assist i
making the arrest. Harris thel,
came up aud asked TrIbolet why
he was not on his post. Tribolet
replied by asking two or three
lines for permission to execute his
warrant and finally said, on being
| gain ordered to go to his post, 81
won't go-I must do my duty
Harris then ordered his arrest. III,
vent peaceably. Did not see whal
took place in the office. After
Frlboet was put out he called Har
ris liar, when the latter again or
dered him under arrest. Took him
in charge, ond not finding the City
| Judge, released him on his own
recogniZance.
Fonck, on cross examination, said
he told Harris the day after the
election that he regretted not hav-
ing arrested him when he ordered
l tnf tn L, ,ie,
| rant.
Judge Peel testified to having Is
sued the warrant on the French
mans Information, for the arrest OF
John Doe, be not knowing the
true name of the offender.
Deputy Chief of Police Baker
testified to the assignment of the
police force Oh election day. In re-
gard to depriving Tribolet of his
star, he had not seen the operation.
Heard the noise, but from his po
sitiCn could see nothing except
Harris' picking up q chair and set
ting 1t down again. When he went
out where he could see the parties
Bilderrain had Tribnlet by the
arms, r wan standing in front
Rowan did not have Knife.
jean Baptist Levique sworn: He
testified to having seen Officer
rriboIet on election day and Cor
roborared his statement generally
He said that he went into the
Mascarel building and at the head
Of the stairs met Col. Tom Mott,
and, as he understood Spanish, he
asked If he knew anybudy that
buys votes. Mott referred him to al 1.
other person. whom he pointed out
rs Aaron Saith. He also spoke of
o blonde who, he said, acted with
Smith in the purchase of votes.
He went with Smith to exam
ine the register, when the latter
put his Laviqur'-) voting mum Der
on the ticket, which was refused at
the polls because it was marked,
when he got another from the
Workingmen's table and voted it.
After further testimony as to
Smith, Col. Mott asked to have
the following question put to Lee
vique:
AL SIX him If he did not come and
say that he wanted to vote, and
that | said to him, I have nothing
to do with this election?
Answer-Yes.
THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Smith was the first witness
examined. and he pronounced the
testimony of Levique in regard to
the So SO false in every particular.
He had ridden to the depot with
Levique and two others, but did
not know whether they voted, as
he left them there. Had not been
with any blondes except Col. Hall,
U. S Revenue Collector.
officer Lockwood testified to hav-
ing been stationed ut the Fourth
Ward polls, at the Santa Monica
depot, aud that his orders from
Chief Harris We're to do bis duty
i'm partially.
Chief Harris sworn.-He detaie
the distribution of the force on
election day and that they were all
instructed to do their duty fairly
and impartially. The orders We're
ihat none should leave without
leaving an officer on their beat.
Met Tribolet aud asked why he was
not on his beat. He said be was
sick. He, however, started to go
OF this beat, but afterwards said
he was goiug TO put UP u job-that
he had got men to sell their votes.
Told him it was none of his busi.
ness; to go on his beat. He said, I
don't care, | am going to make
Sl00-don't care for you.n Had
not known OF the warrant till to-
day. Demanded his altar which
Trlholet would not give up. He
was then arrested and taken to the
Office. AS he turned to go out
grabbed for his star and he went
lor his pistol, when Rowan and
Bllderrain in erfered. Took his
star forcibly because he refused to
give it up.
Officer Bilderrain was next ex-
amined. He testified to the Chief IS
naviug demanded Tribolet's star
when the latter jumped back and
made q motion as ii to draw his
pistol.
Mr. Bingham then gave his testi
m0ny as to the arrest of another
person charged with buying votes,
after which Council adjourned tilt
to morrow at 3 p. NJ, when the iu-
vestigation will be resumed.
Turnvarein Hall.