Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-13
THE GARRETT CASE.
Mrs. EdgcOmb Endures a Rlgi(
Cross. s.ExamtnatiOn.

Cross. examination.
When the Garrett incest case was called
in Justice Lockwood's court yesterday
morning at 8 80, continuance was asked
for by counsel on each side, as other cases
demanded their attention in other courts.
The case was reset for l 80 O'Clock, and
at that hour Mr.. and Mrs. Edgcomb and
Garrett appeared in court and the case
was called. B. w. Diehl represented the
District Attorneys Office in the absence
of Captain McComas.
General John NJ. Baldwin was put on
the stand to testify to Garrett's charac-
was allowed to go.
Mrs. Malta Edgcomb next took the
stand and her cross-examination pro-
ceeded, w. 7. Williams acting as inter-
locutor. Mrs. Edgcomb was ques-
toned about Chinaman named
Wong Quong. She knew the
Chinaman, who had been brought to the
house by her father. He had been there
several times and she admitted borrow
ing SIG from him, which her father had
commanded her to "get out OF Edg-
comb" She had told her father that
she had borrowed the money
from Edgcomb. The Chinamsn had
also given her pair of shoes when he
saw that her own were worn out. She
used the SIG to 60 to the Hot Springs for
her health, her father having refused to
give her the money. The testimony
about the Chinaman was sought by the
defense with the evident intention of
implying some intimacy between Malta
and Wong Quong.
A long list of questions was asked the
witness about her experience in eastern
schools. She testified that she had been
expelled from one because she had
told of her fathers intimacy with
Josie Sheridan and they thought she
was lying and was corrupting the other
scholars. Insinuations were made among
the questions asked that she had been
intimate with gripman in st. Louis, but
the direct question was not asked.
The interview with the st. Louis Mayor
was gone over again at length, and when
Attorney Williams asked why she did
not complain subsequently of her fathers
treatment, he got woman's reason.
Coming down to the residence in Los
Angeles of Garrett and his daughters, the
witness testified as follows They had
lived in Los Angeles about two years.
During that time she had worked at
Stewards and at the Peoples Store.
She always returned home Immediately
after work, except on prayer-meeting
nights. She had been taken home from
meeting on several occasions by different
young men. She had not left her father
after they arrived in this city because she
could not support herself honestly on
500 month, which was her salary at the
stores where she worked.
During their residence in Los Angeles
Garrett had seduced Ida Vanderretter,
one of two orphan sisters who were stay
ing with them. He had wanted to BE-
duce Matte, her sister, but she had
prevented it by putting her in the back
of her own bed and keeping her father
out. Garrett put the girls in Mrs. Wat
sons charge to shield himself.
Garrett had met a girl named Nettie
Keyes, whose home was in Ventura, on
the street, and as she was out Of work,
he had offered her home. She came to
the house, and had been seduced by
Garrett.
Garrett had also ''firted" with Ger
man girl, named Josie Corbett, in res
taurant, and had brought her home as a
companion to Malta. He had violated
Josie while she was occupying the same
bed with Malta, against her protests of
"Don't, don't, Mr.. Garrett" Josie was
a girl Of bad reputation, and had had
young man arrested in San Diego.
Garrett always told her of his affairs,
and whenever he seduced girl he told
his daughter of his conquest. The case
was interrupted for a moment about 4
O'Clock by Justice Lockwood who stepped
out moment to marry young couple.
On his return the case proceeded, and
was continued at O'Clock until this
morning at $50. The witness broke
down several times during the afternoon,
and after the adjournment had "a good
cry" in the ante room. The cross-exam-
ination will last throughout today.