Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
THE EAST CASE.
Testimony Taken in Justice Aus.

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tia,s Court.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday the East
case was resumed before Justice Aus
tin.
Mr.. East's attorney, Mr.. Single
terry, requested that the testimony
taken Friday be read by the reporter,
which was granted, after which Mr..
Vinette took the stand and was shown
q letter and asked if it was the one he
wrote to MIR. East. He acknowledged
it to be the same. The letter was then
read.
"what reply did you receive to
to this letterW 81 received the
papers he wanted me to sign, with a
letter, saying: your letter received
regarding your brother, etc. 1 have
made arrangements for the disposal OF
the note and enclose the necessary re-
lief papers, and " i'll send you the bal
anee Of the $3.50, which will close up
vonr business here and not necessi-
tate your coming here l would know
the note if saw 1t, the order given
by Mr.. Vinette to his brother for the
papers in Mr.. Ea-t's possession and a
: receipt with the power OF attorney to
countersign the receipt. Did not write
him letter. Gould not say whether
this is the same title OF abstract"
Witness w8s aske to examine a note
and state whether or not he made the
endorsement on the back. The note
was for $3.50, payable to W. II Venett
or order. executed by A, f. Randall
and bore the endorsement OF Mr..
Venett on the back.
"The endorsement was made by Mr.
East, know it from the hand writ
ing which am familiar with. l left
the note with him without a scratch
on the back of it. never gave MIR.
East a power OF an attorney or any au-
thority to endorse the note. left the
mortgage at the Recor ler's office, and
Mr.. East got it without my consent or
knowle ige. did not go back after
be told me they were locked in Brown &
safe. told NJ. Randall the day left
would not sell the note under any
circumstances.
Cross-examination tol Mr.. East
the day before lett the city | wished
him to dispose OF the note ii he could
I called for the note the next day.
do not remember OF asking Mr.. East
about the abstract or OF asking him to
make o new one. never told East |
did not want him to go ahead and sell
< the note. I never told Mr.. East be-
fore wrote to him that | wanted the
note and mortgage. did not employ
anyone to secure the papers for me.
considered my demand for them were
eouiyalent to telling him l did on
wish to sell. did not write relative
TO the note until I received letter
from Mr.. Randall. / then wrote tt
my brother telling him to secure the
papers and one to Mr.. East, asking
him to turn them over to hun. l lef,
Los Angeles in the latter part OF Apri
last. Mr.. East never told me woulc
have to endorse The note. He wantet
the note and mortgage to show it tt
Y the party who wished to purchase it
He was only to retain the papers 10
one day. / refused to sign the re
cc;pt sent me by East because
wanted to have the papers in my owl
hands before gave him receipt, 10
I considered it only a snare to catcl
me. l was never indebted to MI
East. never employed East to &c
nv divorced wife out of my house
Objected to. Objection sustained.
Afternoon session.
Arthur Vinette testi6ed-I am
brother Of the prosecuting Vinett'