Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-12
Afternoon session.

| Afternoon session.
At O'Clock court reconvened, an(
as before the room was filed witt
spectators. During the entire trial
so far, the front row of the lobby
have been filled with women, whit
display as much curiosity as the
idlers of the sterner sex, who seem t.
be very numerous. Women with
babies in their arms, young girl:
hardly out of their teens, some O
them not more than from IA to II
have been given seats in the from
row, and they appear to have no other
motive than curiosity.
Cross examination of Officer Loom
is: Minnie was in the door of the of
fee at the time Darcy used the lam
guage referred to. 1 do not think
there was any particular excitement
about the Office at the time Darcy or
dered Minnie searched. This was
late in the afternoon. DIR. Smith was
there short time afterwards, for |
saw him come out ofthe office. 1t was
two or three hours afterwards. At the
time l did not know what had taken
place in the Chiefs office. 1 heard
about it afterwards, but at the time 1
heard Darcy say, "You have murder
ed your sister," 1 did not know what
had happened in the Office. Minnie
said to the Chief that she did not see
how he could treat her that way. She
had not done it and did not think he
should accuse her of it. She was cry
ing at that time, but l could not un-
derstand all she said. l did not see
or notice any one around the lounge
nor see any one lying on it. I did
not hear any vomiting nor anything
of the kind. l heard about it alter
ward. 1t was talked about generally
around the office.
ATTORNEY CRAWFORD
testified: I was lawyer in October.
l took out writ Of habeas corpus for
Hattie before Judge Hutton in Octo.
Der, at five o'clock on October 18th,
and the parties left the court room al
about 5 10 that afternoon.
OFFICER G. B. FITCH
Testified: l was on the police force
in October last. l was on the force
when Hattie was brought to the po-
lice station. I had charge of hei
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Satur.
day and Sunday nights. The frs!
night she sat up most ali night. She
did the same Thursday and Friday
nights. Saturday night she laid on
the lounge. She was dressed in a
wrapper, but her trunk was at the po
lice station. 1t was brought there or
Wednesday night by myself and JET.
fries. Sergeant Jeffries gave me my
orders. My orders were to take every
thing there was in the room to the
station. l attended her entirely.
There was no female attendant, and
had orders to permit no one to see
her at night time when had charge,
CAPTAIN ]. R. FLETCHER
Testified: l was Captain of Police on
in October last. Chief Darcy ordered
me not to allow any one to 90 and see
Hattie Wonleettaaen. The first time ]
knew her to be undar arrest was on
the 18th. took her to the Chief Oh
the morning of the day she was ar.
rested. She went back home aftel
that. The Chiefs room was about the
size of the jury box. Itcontained a desk
lounge, and some chairs. The
petition between this room and the
outer Office runs up about IA feet, but
it does not touch the ceiling. Chic
Darcy took Hattie out to meals twice
so far as / know. Minnie was arresteC
at one time or at least l thought so
Chief Darcy ordered me and Office
Bosqui to search Minnie. We
loosened her dress and her waist wa.
taken off. She commenced to cry anc
said she did not think it was right
She said l reminded her of her fathel
more than any one else she had seen,
and she hoped nothing imprope,
would follow. I told her that if she
was to be searched she had bette,
keep quiet.
Cross-examined: Hattie was il
the other room but she was uncon
scious. The search was made in ths
Office adjacent to that Of the Chief o
Police. The Doctors were in the
other room, DR.. Smith was usine
the battery over Hatties' heart
Hattie was unconscious at thau tlme
and did not seem to recognize any
body. The search was made after a
part OF Hatties' convulsions took place
Minnie did not scream or scratch my
ewes or make fuss. saw vial there
but l couldn't get anything out OF it,
Chief Darcy was flying about trying
to do what he could, and there was
considerable excitement about the
office as was natural under the cir
cumstances. We searched Minnie te
see if she had any bottles of poison
about her, or l unders TODD that to be
the reason for the order. 1t all hap
pened from three to five minutes from
the time we knew Hattie had taken
poison.
OFFICER FITCH
Recalled testified: I saw Hattie Oh
Saturday evening. She was lying OIL
| the couch with her shoulders bare
her breast exposed and her clothes u[
above her knee. There was no one
else in the room, but there were
others in the outer Office. l had beer
ordered to take charge of her at night
/ accompanied her to the closet and
acted as a nurse. During Sunday she
was in my charge. l took her to the
County Jail Sunday night in car.
riase.
Cross-examined I went into the
Chiefs Office about a quarter past six
O'Clock on Saturday evening. The
doctors were out in the o,her room
when / first saw Hattie. They staid
until about o'clock on Sunday morn.
ing. The battery was used by the
doctor, but I did not use it. do not
know whether the doctor ordered
Hattie to be removed on Sunday, al.
though he was in the outer room al
the time we removed her.
CHIEF DARCY