Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-07


questing that she should tell Miss
Hattie to call at the Office.
The proceedings were at this time
interrupted by an adjournment until 2
p. N.
Afternoon session.
Mr.. Shinn, being recalled for the
purpose of cross-examination, contin-
ued as follows:
The Justice of the Peace residing at
Compton assisted us in resurrecting
the remains Of DIR. Harlan. opened
the box and found the remains in a
very bad condition. particularly
examined the jaws as was sure |
would know them if they were those
of DIR. Harlan. The popularity that
had noticed in the Doctors teeth,
when made an examination for the
purpose of ascertaining the condition
OF them, was that they stood out from
the jaw and were wide apart. The
teeth were all in the jaws when ex'
amined the remains, just as they were
when 1 saw them during the Doctors
lifetime. l broke off the lower jaw
and gave it to DIR. Bird. Jaw bone
and teeth exhibited). That is the
jaw took from the remains. could
not identity it alone as that of DR.
Harlan, but in connection with
what 1 saw at the grave / do
I worked fer DIR. Harlan
during the months of July, Angus,
and September. l saw Miss Hattie
in the office three times before the
disappearance. Miss Minnie was in
the office once. l think it was about
o week after he said he had seduced
Miss Hattie. At the time he received
the note from Miss Hattie, while he
was paying the messenger boy, l
noticed four or five twenty-dollar gold
pieces in his hand and several dollars
IN silver. He was searching fol
change when l noticed the money
and as he was owing me $123 l init.
mated that l needed the money. He
told me he would pay me on Satur.
day, as he would receive some money
on sale of lot in Whittier which he
had made. The day of his disappear
ance he wore a dark suit. The day
before that he wore light suit. He
often changed suits. l saw Mrs. Har-
Ian last about the middle of October
She was on Spring street. 1 re ,eived
for my services so per cent. of the
proceeds Of the work Ibid. / also re-
ceived So for making gas, DR.. Harlan
at one time pawned his watch with
me for $50. / think it was in Septem-
ber. He never redeemed it, and l
had it at the time of his death. l
know he had the watcn offered
n evidence. l mad an interest
n it. l loaned him $50 the
1ight he advanced $40 OH it.
lie won all the money the party who
'wned the watch had and then adj
'anced the $40 on it. l know of his
laving two diamond r,nvs The one
!, le 0,,ph purchased en- Sc iron. aollingsworth was
"Un 'nnw 1no .eer OF the two. / do not
~nere he got the first. | called
It the Office of Wells, Van Dyke &
Lee after learned that DR.. Harlan's
remains had been discovered and
asked them about the Lucas Detective
Agency. l wanted to knew how to
proceed in order to ferret the matter
out.
Odd you not attempt to commit
suicide afterwards?
A.-What, me?
Attorney-Yes, sir.
Witness-No, sir.
Redirect examination O. Did
you talk with Colonel Wells about this
case during the intermission at noon
to-day?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How long did you talk with
him?,
Awhile walking from the court
room TO Temple street, and few min
utes at the corner.
Odd the Colonel swing onto you
or you onto him?
Al think he swung onto me.
DR.. Harlan and myself were in the
club room over the Peoples Store
when he told me Miss Eattie forced
herself upon him. This had happened
but few hours before he told me. 1t
was about IL O'Clock, and was from
three to six weeks before his disap-
pearance. The Doctor told me he had
visited several sections of the county
with Miss Hattie. 1t was about three
weeks before his disappearance that
he told me he had gone to the orange
grove.
DIR. WILLARD r. BIRD,
Being called, testified: am dentist
by profession. My Office is at No. 23
S. Spring street. l knew DR.. Harlan
for period Of about three years prior
to his death. His Office was in the
same building as mine. l have done
work for DR.. Harlan. At one time 1
put a gold filing in molar on the
right side above and one in a molar
below. After that time l put cement
filing in molar on the right side. l
examined the teeth and the jaw found
in the remains at the barn at Comp
ton. I recognized the teeth l saw
there as those of DR.. Harlan. His
teeth were peculiar, being broad at
the top and narrow at the neck. The
two incisors above we're large, and
each contained gold filling. If
had not heard OF the death of DR..
Harlan. l would recognize the jaw.
Gaw produced). The doctor wore a
diamond ring, a gold watch and a
scarf pin.
Cross-examination: / do not re-
member Miss Woolsteen having called
at my office and my having sent hel
to DR.. Harlan. However, that might
have occurred. We did no extracting,
and generally sent persons wishing
such work done to DR.. Harlan. Il
she had called and desired tooth ex-
tracted, 1 should have sent her to
him.
Q.-Doctor, if DR.. Harlan should
step into this room, and you should be
shown this jaw, would you say this
was his jaw?
A.-Yes, sir. If man appearing
exactly like DR.. Harlan should come
in thio room 7 would aoy thia ia tha