Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-14
THE GARRETT CASE.
Malta Continues the Story of
Her Wrongs.
THE LETTERS SHE WROTE
Mrs, Watson Tells What She Knows
of the Treatment of the Girl
by Her Father.

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first of the three charges of incest pre-
ferred against F. M. Garrett by hit
daughter Malta was resumed yesterday
morning, before Justice Lockwood. Al
at the commencement of the case, al
persons who were not members of tn,
bar were excluded from the courtroom
with the exception of the court reporters
Though the defendants attorney haC
not concluded his cross-examination o
the complaining witness, the proceed
ings were commenced by the exsmina
tion of ex. Superintendent of Streets j
W. Drown, who, by the courtesy of tn,
prosecuting attorneys, was allowed to bt
questioned out of order.
He testified that Garrett was deputy
under him when in office, and that his
general reputation for honesty, integrity
and morality was good at the time OF hi
appointment.
Without further questioning he was al
loved to stand aside and the cross-exam
ination OF Malta Edgcomb was contin'
ued. Her testimony was in effect as fol
lows: 81 did not state to the girl Josie
Corbett on the Sunday prior to July 4th
that before saw Edgcomb 1 was as vir-
tuous as saint, but did tell her that
was pure before l met him. l never
tried to put up job on my father with
Josie to force him to give her 500. which
she was to divide with me. | told hel
that my mother was a Jewess, but ]
never said my father was Methodist
minister. nor did ever tell her that
would swear to things that would ruiz
him. I lost the watch that Edgcomt
gave me while out riding yesterday morn
ing, but don't know where lost it.
swear most emphatically that the China
man Wong Gong never gave it me. The
last time saw the Chinaman was on the
day on which l was locked up in the
house by my father. He came te
the front door first, then to the
side and back doors. do moi
know whether he came to see my father
or myself. l did not want him to see
me in the house, so l lodged about the
rooms to avoid him. l was never alone
in my bedroom with the Chinaman for 6
minute, and always insisted upon Josie
Corbett staying in the room with ms
when he asked to see me. never asked
Nettie Keyes to play sick in her bedroom
30 that the Chinaman could give hel
some Chinese medicine. 1 remember {
conversation though. about a headache
which Nettie complained of. That oc
Cured in the parlor. Wong Gong'i
visits to our house were for the purpose
OF aiding my father financially in his
fight for Chief of Police, 80 as to ensure
his protection in the interest of the Chi
nese gamblers. called upon Josie Cor.
bett at the bakery where she is clerking,
on the day she was subpenaed, and
l simply requested her to tell the truth
when upon the stand. did not ask her
to swear for me, neither did ] state that
I mad 81, 600, to be divided among my
Witnesses, and that she should receive
her share. / never told her that the
only way to save Edgcomb was to send
my father to the State prison. l did nc;
tell her that I would rather die than
marry such a fend as Edgcomb, and
that if my father didn't kill him 1 would.
On the contrary my father and had con.
yersation in her presence, and he told
me that if l did not kill Edgcomb he
would. said would, and took pistol
from him for the purpose of practicine
with it. 1 did not do 80, however, mol
did l tell Mrs. Levy or Mrs. Rogers il
May or June last that father had told me
to do SO for the purpose stated. l showed
both those ladies list of articles l in
tended to buy with the $500 which Edg.
comb told me he meant to give me.
did not tell them that he had purchased
my wedding outfit and given me $500
and also bought house for "a, 900 for ut
to live in.
81 know Mrs. Arnold, and have hat
several conversations with her about
Edgcomb. / told her that he had out
ragged both Ella and myself, and that he
had told me that she kept house of ill
fame. did 80 because father told me tc
do 80. He said that as Mrs. Arnold was
against US we must get her over to oul
side"
The witness at this point broke dowr
for the first time, and was allowed tt
leave the stand for a few minutes, il
order to recover her self-possession. Oh
resuming, she continued:
IT told Bother that Edgcomb and
had fallen out. 1 may have told hin
that did not intend to marry Edgcomb
because was vexed at the time. M,
father took me to the District Attorney
Office to make complaint against Edg
comb. 1t was not until afterwards that
realized the terrible wrong was commit
ting, and then I asked Crowall to inter
cede for me with Edgcomb and Undue,
him to marry me. lied to the Distric
Attorney, but l was completely undel
my fathers control, and said whatever b,
told me to-"
After few more questions about he
parentage, the Court ordered reces
until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The cross-examiDation of Mrs. Edg
comb was continued. She said in effect
tI always objected to anyone giving Eli
money, Edgcomb iRcluded. l don't re-
member my father slapping Ella for tax
ing money from Edgcomb, but l recollec
that he slapped her for telling som ethinl
to Nettie Keyes. did not tell Nettie
that was going to shoot papa; but
have said since his arrest that the bes
way to end all this trouble was for me t.
shoot papa and then kill myself.
know Mr.. Brown, and saw him sf or
had been to the District Attorneys Of
fee. I told him in the presence of father
that Edgcomb was the only man who
had outraged me. raw him one yer,
hot day when 1 was alone. l had beer
locked out of the house, and was tryine
to get in by forcing open one Of tn,
blinds, when he came along and did i
for me. He climbed in one of the parlol
windows, and sat t. King to me about five
minutes before papa came home.
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