Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-04
THE EAST CASE.
The Defendants Story all
in Evidence.
4 CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY
The Jury to Decide as to the Reli
ability Of the Various Wit
nesses Called.

was re eumeu yesterday NJ ~ A. NJ
before Judge Gardiner. the evidences
being continued by the evidence o
the defe ndant, A. B. East, who wal
on the stand at the time of the ad
journment. He testified: l do no
when Mr.. Vinette left Los Angeles
He gave me the note that / nigh
negotiate it, and take from the pro
ceeds pay for the transaction and fol
other services had rendered. l hai
assisted him in getting his divorced
wife out Of his house. She had flee
. homestead declaration. He asked
me after the sale to Randall how te
9et his wife out of the house. Hif
wife was in the house at the time. II
VAS understood that 1 should advise
him and that Vinette should pay a
compensation for it. By the sale be
was obliged to deliver up possession
and his wife was making q claim tc
the land. tried to sell the note to
several parties and all objected on the
grounds that the claim of the divorced
wife was cloud on the title. For this
reason / had second abstract made.
/ do not consider the homestead
clause as Of any importance. About
July LIST l went to Randall and asked
him If he knew Mr.. Vinette's address
/ told him / had arranged to raise the
money on the note and had so notified
yinette, but my letter had been re-
turned. Vinette told me before he
left that if his wife behaved herself
he intended to re-marry her, and in
that event he wanted me to furnish
her with sufficient funds out of the
proceeds of the note to enable her to
80 to him wherever he might locate.
Arthur Vinette never came to me de-
manding the note except on two oc-
casions. The first time he had note
addressed to me from his brother.
1 did not turn over the papers then
because wanted to be secured in the
transaction. The second demand was
made by him upon presentation of a
power of attorney, which was not ac-
knowledged. 1.-TWO letters from w.
III. Vinette, sent in care of Arthur
Vinette to A. B. East, were read.)
never saw those letters represented to
have been presented to me. l sold
the note about the 1st of August. l
don't remember whether the power of
attorney which was acknowledged
was presented after ths sale or not.
suppose 1t was.
OFF you had sold the note at the
time what objection had you Is Is turn turn
ing over the money?
A.-Vinette said he did not want
money, but the papers.
Q.-Why did you not tell him you
had sold the note?
A.-Well, did not consider it nec-
essary. Mr.. Viele told me about that
time that Randall had refused to pay
the interest. Itold him that if there was
any trouble about the matter would
pay the interest and take the note up
myself. This was the latter part of
October. I told Arthur Vinette that
I had the money on the note, or had
. man who was ready to advance it,
/ am not certain which. IA note given
to Mrs. Hewitt by the witness for
300, upon which $3.50 has been
paid, $50 remaining due, was present
cd to witness.]
Q.-Do you owe anything on that
note?
A.-No, sir. Mrs. Hewitt owes me
for services Of strictly a confidential
nature.
Q.-Is it not fact that the lady
called 80 often on you for the money
due on the note, and 80 often found
you out-attempting to avoid her
that she took her lunch with her and
ate it in your Office?
A.-No, sir. | tell you che owes
me. I would not dare speak of the
nature of the business.
A recess until P. M. was taken at
this point.
Afternoon Session.
F. ]. Floyd being called for the pur-
dose of establishing the good charac-
ter of the defendant, testified: I
knew Mr.. A. B. East for about twenty
years, when he resided at Waverly,
Ohio. His character was considered
very good. At one time he was elect
ed County Treasurer.
Jas. Bean being called stated: l am
q policeman on the Los Angeles force.
] have known Mr.. East for about
three years here, and for some eigh-
teen months at Cheyenne. consider
his general reputation good, having
never heard any charge against him.
Geo. Emery testified: I have re-
sided in Los Angeles during the last
three months, Prior to this I lived
in Cheyenne. have known Judge
East since 1884. / never heard his
character discussed, and for this rea-
son consider his reputation good.
G. w. Dewey testified: I reside in
Los Angeles and am photographer.
l have known A. B. East for over if
teen years. He was Treasurer of our
county in Waverly, o. He was also
Probate Judge for some time. His
reputation was unquestioned there.
During the last four or five years l
have not seen Mr.. East, except since
he came to Los Angeles.
]. w. Melvin testified; l have lived
in California for about one year, prior
to which l lived in Cheyenne. was
United States Surveyor General of
Wyoming. 1 was acquainted with
Mr.. A. B. East while he resided
there. From what I know he had
good reputation. I never heard any
thing against him.
The attorney for the defence at this
uncture announced that he would
rest the case.
Assistant District Attorney Harris
called the following witnesses in
rebuttal:
VIM. H. Vinette, who testified:
never authorized Mr.. East to make
out the second abstract referred to.
Neither did employ him to help get
my wife out of the house l sold. / did
mot leave him in charge of my bust
neaa left the note hecal1sa I had to