Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-07
HATTIE WOOLSTEEN.
The Prosecution Still In.
Producing Testimony.
HARLAN's TEETH IDENTIFIED
The Diamond Ring-Wanted 9
Pistol to Kill q Stakeholder
Points of Interest.

The Woclsteen case was resumed
1t 10 O'Clock yesterday morning, the
usual crowd of eager spectators being
present. A number of ladies having
. good share of curiosity were noticed
in the audience. The testimony was
continued by the introduction of
Horace Shinn, who, being sworn,
testified: l am dentist, and at pres
ent reside at Azusa. 1 knew DIR.
Harlan for about ten months prior to
his death. His place Of business was
1T % South Spring street. was an
assistant in his dental office. l last
raw him on Wednesday, October the
9th. We went to the Brunswick
billiard parlor together on that even
ing. where he left me, stating he
would see me later. He said he was
going to see Miss Woolsteen. That
vas the last time / ever saw him. 1
learned Of the burning of the Barley
barn on the Monday after
his disappearance. The doctor
wore a gold watch and chain
the last time saw him,
and a horse shoe, diamond studded
locket. l have frequently noticed the
cuf-buttons worn by him. They had
IN ivory setting, with a lighthouse en-
graved ON them. l know the doctor
was interested in some property at
Whittier, but whether he owned it or
his wife could not say. 1 have ex-
amined the doctors mouth. He
wished to have some work done at
one time, and l looked at his teeth.
He said DIR. Bird had filed his teeth,
and advised him to have him do the
work. His teeth were peculiar. The
two upper incisors were very large
and separated. Each one had a gold
filling. One of the lower bicuspids
had a cement filling. / examined the
remains OF the body which was found
IN the barn at Compton, and recog-
nized the teeth as those of DR.. Harlan.
1 know the clothes worn by the doctor.
and think l could recognize the re-
mains of them. (Remains of gar
ments identified.) l would recognize
the teeth of DIR. Harlan. (Jaw given
TO witness.) have seen these teeth
before; first in DR.. Harlan's mouth.
and next at the grave near Compton
l know the teeth by the peculiar way
in which they are set in the law.
They are narrow below and
wide above, which is o. - very
arlty. l am --uother peculi- |
Miss :" not acquainted with
/. oolsteen, but have seen her.
-che was in the Doctors Office two or
three times. One day when he was
going to Whittier, l think it was
Wednesday she came to the office.
The Doctor asked her to go down to
the livery stable and get a buggy
which he had ordered. After DR..
Harlan's disappearance, Miss Wool
steen came to our Office and asked
her when she h ID last met DR.. Har-
Ian, She replied: "About week
ago. asked her if the Doctor had
not been at her place on Thursday,
and she said she believed he had
been there for few minutes in the
evening. One of Lucas detectives
came in at this time and asked her il
she was acquainted with the Doctor.
She replied that she was slightly.
He asked her where the Doctor was
from. She said, somewhere in the
East"
Dissemination: formerly re-
sided in Washington Territory, have
travelled about considerably, having
resided in Chicago and different
points in Washington Territory and
California. I resided some time at
Sierra Madre. I cannot tell when l
first met the gamblers of Los Angeles.
/ know one or two, but do not know
Z when became acquainted with them.
l have practiced dentistry for several
wears. Am not a graduate of any
institution, but 1 learned the pro-
feesion in my uncle's Office in Quincy,
Ills., in offices in Chicago and other
places. ran an Office Of my own in
Washington Terri ory for two years,
where 1 made $4,000. l was not a
partner OF DR.. Harlan, but an en-
ployed assistant. / first saw Hattie
Woolsteen some. weeks be-
fore the Doctors disappearance
1 had several conversations
with the doctor regarding Hattie
Woolsteen. He told me she was a
pretty fine "piece" and was the
daughter of an Eastern cattle king.
He thought he could sell her some Of
his property at Whittier and ranch
at Compton out of which he would
realize about $11, 1000. In further
speaking Of the girl one night he said
he had seduced girl. told him he
might get himself into trouble. He
replied that she was to blame. l told
him if his wife "got onto it" she
would give him trouble. He told me
the girl he referred to was Miss Wool
steen. He said he seduced her at the
clubroom over the Peoples store, but
did not say he did so by making any
promises. He made some remarks
about her fine form, etc.
The Doctor was skilled in admins
tering laughing gas and often used it
in extracting teeth. l do not know OF
his ever having shut himself up in
any Of his rooms with Miss Woolsteen.
The Doctor had an interest in a
club room. 1t was place where he
and several companions used to play
poker. On the evening last saw him
he took box of cigars up to the club-
room, which was over the Peoples
store. That day he received note and
told me it was from his girl, Miss
Hattie, that he did not know what
was the matter, as she wanted to see
him that evening sure. He did not
tell me that he had discovered that
Miss Woolsteen had discovered that
he was a married man. He had pre-
viously told me she did not know he
was married. / was in the laboratory
when he received the rote. He tore
it open and remarked, "Humph, l
wonder what is the matter with her."
In the afternoon he went out with his
wife and returned alone about 6