Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-08

hs had tke first interview with Hattie
Woolstaen in hls once, and he did not
offsr to her any threat OF induoement
that would have led hee to Hope or
believe that it would be better for her
to make q confession to him OF what
she knew about the murder of DR..
Harlan. The witness was then hand
ed over to the defense, whose counsel
subjected him to long and caustic
cross :.
In his testimony was included
the following: 1t was the morn
| ing of the 18th of October
Hattie Woolsteen first came to my
office. She was invited there by me.
l sent for her by an officer. told him
to tell Miss Woolsteen l wished to see
her, and that she should come
down. She came alone. To get
TO my office she had to go through the
office occupied by the men OF the force,
then the clerks Office, and then into
mine. She did not make a confession
that morning. l said to her that she
was the last person seen with DR..
Harlan, and wanted her to tell me
what she knew about his disappear
ance. She denied knowing anything
about it. l showed her the pieces OF
clothes saved from the fire. She cried
when she saw them, but declared she
did not know anything about it. /
told her l thought she must know
something, as she was seen with him
last, but if not, she might 90 home,
for did not have any use for her II
she knew nothing about the matter.
Officer Brady was present during a
part of the conversation. l had him
take down part of her statement
that part telling where she
came from, how long she was
here, and what she knew about DR..
Harlan. Do not think Brady was
present during all of the interview.
Hattie remained probably an hour or
an hour and half. l did not tell
her when she could go, as did not
consider l was OBTAINING her. She
was there again that night. She was
brought by an officer at or 10 O'Clock.
Do not know whether she was taken
out Of bed. Do not know whether
more than one man went after her. /
had conversation with her again that
night. l again told her she must know
something about Harlan's disappear
ance, and l wanted her to tell me
what she knew. She knew | was
Chief of Police. Do not knowsswhether
Brady had a conversation with her.
Do not know whether he or Fletcher
told her she had better tell nc all. l
did not say to any one would scare
her into a confession. The first morn
ing l was in the Office when she came
in. was there the whole time, and
left her in charge OF no one.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
The defense here rested for the time
being, and redirect examination was
resumed. The witness said: After she
denied knowing anything about the
affair at our first interview, called
Mr.. Brady in and he took a scrap
book as I directed him and wrote
down her statement. She said she
came from within six miles Of Peoria,
ILL.,, where her father lived on farm.
He gave her sister and her each 5000
to come out here. They first went to
Chicago, thence to St. Louis, Kansas
City and Denver and then here. She
then told where they staid and worked
until June, when they took room at
514 Fort street and lived there until
this occurrence. She met DR.. Harlan
soon after coming here, and she and
her sister had some work done by
him. After the work was done the
| Doctor said he would like to come to
see her at her room and she allowed
him to call She received other callers
besides at 514. She said she never
was in Los Angeles before. l asked
her when she saw Harlan last. She
said the Friday night be-
fore sour conversation. She said
the day before this occurred she
| rode to Whittier with him, then to
Compton, where they got out at
Stevens place, had some fruit, and
inquired after land and then returned
to town. 1t was night when they
arrived and he escort d her home.
She said she saw him the evening of
this occurrance. He asked il her sis
ter was going out to the theater, and
he left before her sister and her escort
returned. She did not say anything
about Mrs. Barley to me at this time.
Am not positive whether l interro-
gated her about Mrs. Barley. If she
made any statements about Mrs. .aBar-
bey, do not know whether they were
made Monday forenoon or evening.
Think this first conversation was on
October 18th. Had conversations at
subsequent times. The next was at 8
or 10 O'Clock that evening. did not
use any threats or menaces. No one
else did to my knowledge. The con-
fession was made in my Office. No
one was present. l held out no hopes
or promises whatever.
| Q.-You did no say to her, she had
better tell you you all or it would be
the worse for her?
Al did not.
| CROSS-EXAMINED.
| Mr.. Stephens, of the defense, at
this point again took the witness for
cross-examination, and had him re.
count the story of the two interviews
with Hattie Woolsteen on October
18th. 1t was endeavored to make the
witness confess that he had Miss
Woolsteen brought by force for the
purpose of compelling her to make a
confession. The witness said: I
simply.told Officer Brady to go again
to 514 Fort street and tell Hattie de-
sired to see her again. All l remem
ber is that l told him to bring her
down. Did not tell him to bring her
by force if necessary. Don't know
where or in what condition he found
her. 1t was not my orders to bring
her down regardless OF how she was
dressed. l did give orders to Officer
Fitch to bring down Miss Minnie,
and that both girls should be brought
down, and their trunks and things in
tt cir room also.
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