Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-08
STREET WHISPERS.
A Citizen Makes a Vigorous
Objection.
HIS RESIDENCE WAS SEARCHED
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s. M. Davisson, a reputable citizen,
residing at No. 1015 South Pearl street,
called at police headquarters yesterday
afternoon and inquired whether any
mem bers of the department had been
authorized to make a search of his prem
ises. On being informed that they had
not, he stated that during his temporary
absence from home on Thursday night,
about 10 O'Clock, a hack drove up to the
door of his house and three men jumped
out and presented themselves for admis-
sion. His wife answered their summons
in person, and when she opened the
door one of the three visitors produced a
paper, and, without reading it, stated
that they had come there to search the
house for fugitives. Mrs. Davisson
suggested that if they were hunting for
fugitives the officers had better search
the barn or basement, as there were none
in the house; but they declined to do
30, and Immediately proceeded to search
the premises. The Misses Davisson,
two young ladies, were sick at the time,
but in spite of this fact the searchers in
sisted upon going through their rooms
also. The elder young lady, on hearing
cause of the intrusion, asked for time in
which to dress, but WAS told by one of
the three men to stand behind her door
while they looked through the room; but
she refused to do 30, and, locking her
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had dressed. Mr.. Davisson denounced
the intrusion as high-handed out
rage, and announced his determine
| ton to investigate the matter. He
subsequently stated that he had learned
| that the three men who had 30 uncere-
moniously intruded upon the privacy of
his home were Detective Metzler, Sheriff
| Harris, of Orange, and Marshal Insley,
of Santa Ana. He further stated that he
had ascertained that these three officers
were armed with a search warrant for
the residence of couple named Ward,
of whom he knew nothing. They did
not, however, have any warrant or
authority to enter his house, and he had
already placed the matter in the hands
of his attorney, Judge Bicknell, with a
view to obtaining legal redress for the
outrage.
Mr. Davisson was considerably worked
up over the affair, and announced his
intention to prevent repetition of such
an intrusion.
4 Sheriff Harris, of Santa Ana, left this
city for that place Yesterday morning
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Ward, who
were arrested near the corner of Elev.
enth and Pearl streets, on Thursday
night, for grand larceny, accompanied
| by Marshal Insley. Just as the train
left Downey, the Sheriff walked down
the aisle of the car and entered the
closet, and few minutes later the report
of a pistol shot was heard. An
investigation was made and it was found
that Harris's pistol had dropped from his
hip pocket to the floor, the conclusion
causing the discharge of one of the cham
bers. The muzzle being pointed directly
at the Sheriff as the weapon fell, he was
shot in the thigh, the bullet ranging up
wards and causing very serious wound.
The injured man was made as comforta-
BILE as possible until the train arrived at
Downey, where medical assistance was
obtained and the bullet extracted. AT
last accounts, Harris was resting com.
parasively easy, and he was pronounced
as being out of immediate danger.