Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-11

wore not doing anything in this matter.
He did not tell Garrett they did not wish
to prosecute him. He did not say to
Garrett that Malta wanted him to give
them money. He did not ask Garrett
for money. He did tell Garrett they
were going to Seattle az soon as they got
a little money, as his business YVES all
broken up here, and he would do we'll
there. Here Edgcomb produced a copy
OF the note he had carried to Garrett.
Garrett said il was all right about Ella and
the jacket; he would send them next day.
MIR. Williams took Edgcomb in hand for
cross-examiuation. He elicited the fact
that Malta had made this copy Of the let
ter she sent her father yesterday noon
sitting up in bed. He stated that he
had her make this copy from memory,
as she remembered the contents of the
note and he could not. In answer to a
question as to why he had copy made,
the witness said because be expected to
be called about it. Mr.. Williams asked
how he knew this, and he replied, Be
cause you told me you would call me-"
He said he had heard CARROTS version
of the note in the morning just before he
had been ordered out of court. Garrett's
version WAS not at all like the one Malta
wrote for him. The cross. examination
then went into the condition OF Edg-
combs finances at the time of the visit
to the jail. and brought out the
fact that Stratton had gone on
Edgcomb's note for $50, used in buying
furniture. He stated that he had three
contracts at the time, and was drawing
money on them each week. Here the
Court put stop to this style of inveati-
cation. Then the visit of Mitchell was
taken up. Edgcomb said Mitchell told
him Garrett wanted to see him at the
Jail, and he went there. Garrett told
him they had better 60 to Colorado to
his sister, who is q very good woman and
would take care of Malta when she was
sick. He offered to get them tickets.
Here the Witness memory failed for q
while, and Mr.. Williams pressed him to
recall some more of what was said. Edg-
comb said that he remembered little
more, but that Mr.. Williams would not
like to hear it. Williams professed in
difference uii this head. and then Edp-
comb replied: "Well be said you were
making q d. fool Of this case"
After the commotion clused by this
had subsided, Edgcomb stated that Gar
rett said to him that it would do no
good to send him over the road, that he
(Edgcomb) was out of Jail, and all right !;
that the tank was terrible place to be,
and they ought to lerd hand now to
get him out. He said he was going to
send Mother Mitchell next day to them
with money and that they should skip
out when they got it. Edgcomb said
frankly he was laying for the money and
would take all he could get out of the old
man, that Garrett by putting him in Jail
had broken up bis business, and caused
him to lose $1,000. He thought it would
be good thing to get some of it back.
In redirect examination Edgcomb said
he paid this visit at Garrett's request,
snd that Garrett introduced the subject
Of money, and of skipping out.
he got the money at noon
Saturday and Garrett sent word
that they should 60 that day if possible,
but by Monday at the latest.
This closed the case, and the Court
asked if the attorneys were ready with
their instructions. Neither side was
ready, go the Court ordered all instruc.
tions to be handed in this morning. He
then aeked how much time would be
necessary to argue the case, and Major
Bell replied that he would want one hour
and forty minutes. Mr.. Williams said
he thought five or six hours to each side
would do. The court meets at 8 O'Clock
this morning.