Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-13
THE LUCAS TRIAL.
The Evidence of Several
Witnesses Yesterday.
CoNyICT'S TESTIMONY
Proves Very Interesting and
Shows How Bad a Boy
Can Become.

Detective Emil Harris resumed the
stand at 0; 80 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing in Justice Taney's court in the
case OF the People vs. A. j. Lucas.
Colonel Wells continued the cross
examination, and the witness said: ]
know Charles II. McCurry, he came
to my office and identified the articles
belonging to him, and ! told him ]
could not give them to him, as they
would have TO he used in evidence
against the thief. then told him he
would have to swear out a warrant
against the thief, and | took him to
the Prosecuting Attorney and he
made an affidavit against Lucas; /
then brought him to Justice OF the
Peace and he swore out warrant.
THEODORE G. METzLER
Was called and said: / know A. j
Lucas. Iwas with Harris and Rus
sell when the search was made OF his
office and house. | had three search
warrants. read these to Lucas. He
said first he did not have the articles
named in them. l then read another
warrant, and Mr.. Lucas said he had
the articles therein named. He then
went to the safe and took out the
package. Witness then enumerated
the articles already mentioned by
Harris.) then asked him about the
three gold watches and the diamond
rings. He did not have them. Then
we found some letters. When Lucas
said he knew the articles were stolen,
/ said "If you knew they were
stolen, why did you not turn them
over to the proper authorities? You
are not sworn officer, and have no
right to retain them" But"
said he, ~ make my living by hold
ing these articles for rewards and
that was why held them. ! asked
Lucas some questions about Elton and
he said he did not know him. He
then told me that he had worked for
him in San Francisco. He had seen
him here and had given him the arti-
cles mentioned. Lucas said 4 knew
the articles we're crooked when Elton
gave them to me- | then asked the
defendant if he did, not pay Elton's
board, and if he had not given him
work in this town. He said mo- he
had kicked him out of the office. |
interviewed Elton about Lucas and
he told me that he and Lucas had
worked together. He was in Jail for
something when talked with him
never offered him any inducement
to testify against Lucas have known
Elton for about two years, and
have seen him three or four
times since. Irwin arrested Elton in
San Francisco. / knew Lucas in San
Francisco, when he was connected
with the Pacific Coast Detective
Agency. This concern was rotten to
the core, and Lucas was arrested and
convicted of felony there. Elton told
- at the Jail that!he had stolen red
beaded purse from house on Temple
street, containing about $25. The
purse and about $40 was given to
Lucas, who told. him to keep on steal
ing. Elton told us where the
articles were found and said he would
show us where. In every instance
we found that Elton's story was true.
MR.. JOHN FARRELL,
A resident OF this city, living now at
1888 South Olive street, said: During
the month Of April l lived at No. 215
Temple street, and my wife missed
purse containing $l5 or 500 or $25
about the 10th or 18th of last April.
Witness testified as to the location of
his room in the Winona hotel, and
was excused without cross-examina-
ton, except in regard to the time of
the robbery.
At the conclusion of this testimony
the court adjourned until Pm