Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-03
THE BUNCO CASE.
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The Rose-Hood- White bunoo case COM
tinued through the day yesterday in JUS
tice Lockwood's court. One important
point vas brought out by the prosecution
il the testimony of j. G. Moore, which
was offered the first thing in the morn
ing. Moore is painter, and he testi-
fed that some time ago White and some
other man came to him and hired him to
paint the cloth which was used in the
bunco game. He identified White by the
peculiar broken nose which adorns that
gentleman's pleasant face. Major
Mitchell put the painter through BIZ
PAGES, but he made no mistake.
The rest Of the morning was consumed
in the hearing of the motions to dismiss
the charges. The attorneys for the de-
tense backed up their motions by long
arguments on the law and the evidence,
but they were all denied, and the case
proceeded.
In the afternoon session, Mr.. White
was the first witness, and those who fol-
lowed him were all for the purpose of
proving the alibi which he asserted. On
the afternoon of the 25th, Mr.. White re-
membered very distinctly that he went
home little after l O'Clock, and re-
mained there until the next morning.
He ate dinner with his wife and Mr..
Daniels, a friend who happened to be
there on visit.
The next witness was Chester Wood,
the conductor on the Temple-street line,
who rode out with Mr.. White that after
noon at / o'clock or little after. He
remembered Mr.. White very we'll be-
cause he did not usually come out at
that time and also because White offered
him some dates.
&C. Davis, generally known as Par
ker Davis, had been talking with Whlte
and another man, whose line OF business
| ia said to be somewhat similar, Louis
Goodtriend, on the corner OF Temple and
Spring about l O'Clock. he saw White
| take a car and go out Temple street.
| Mr.. Goodfriend was aleo put on the
stand and testified to the same fact.
Mr.. J. T. Daniels, an ex-saloon man
was another and more important wit
ness to the alibi. He had ridden out to
Whites house in the afternoon, and had
taken dinner there. No one was present
except White and his wife, and his little
child 4 or years old. Mr.. Daniels hao
remained there until after O'Clock, anc
White was there all the time. On cross
examination Daniels said he was no
doing any regular business just at present
The next witness was small boy Will
a freckly face and homely cast OF coun
tenance. He gave his name as Eddie
johnson and his age as IA years. Hi
home was on Temple street, just blocl
from that of Mr.. Whine. The boy tolC
off his story very clearly, how, on Mon
day afternoon, the 25th of last month, h'
had gone over to Mr.. Whites house tC
play in the yard with the baby, and tina
Mr.. White had come to the door abou
half-past 3, and sent him for package o
cigarettes. About an hour later th'
"washlady" had sent him to the Whites
to return a borrowed pan, an'
he saw the defendant again. o.
cross-examination, Eddie retod tn
story, and the questions OF the DiAtric
Attorney failed TO confuse him. He IT
membered that it was Monday becaus
the ''wash lady" WAS there. No one ha'
talked to him about the case or told hin
what to say. All he knew was that
policeman had subF@naed him to come I
court.
The court took an adjournment until |
O'Clock this morning. The case wi
probably finish to-day as far as evidenc
is concerned.