Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-22
BROWNIES DOODLE.
Col. Brooks,s Little C1rcus With
the Grand Jury.

Col. BrOOks,s Little Circus With
the Grand Jury.
Yesterday was regular field day for
Carl Browne, the artistic editor OF Los
Angeles only illustrated paper. The
case came up in Department = in
the afternoon. Major Furrey was on
hand with all his myrmidons ready for
the fray. The attempt was to show that
the Grand Jury was not qualified to find
an indictment against Browne for mis-
share in extorting the $100 which General
Boyce says Willie Childs paid him to keep
an article out of Brownies paper. The ale
CATION made by Colonel ]. Marion
Brooks, Brownies counsel, is that several
of the jurors were not citizens OF the
county, and that all of them we're prejn-
diced against the defendant. A part OF
the plan of the defense was for Browne
to caricature each Grand Juror while on
the stand, but the Court sustained an
objection to this part of the proceedings.
The first witness put on was Captain
Knox, the Secretary of the Grand Jury.
The defense we're to prove that Knox
hated Browne because the Cactus had
alleged that the Captain is afflicted with
the disease called the "big head" This
part of the programme was dead failure,
for the reason that Knox did not take
part in the action of the secret body in
finding an Indictment against the artist
who makes streams run uphill.
Furrey, the Foreman, was the next
man. He told about the finding of the
indictment, and the witnesses who testi-
fed. He did not remember much about
the matter now. He swore he had not
the least feeling against Browne, had
never seen him until in court, did not
know anything about him outside Of
what was sworn to before the Grand
Jury.
]. M. Hale was put on to show that he
was full of prejudice because the Cactus
had denounced the 'horse clock"
game, and all the doings of Rodman
& Co., of which Hale was supposed to
be member. Mr.. Hale denied being
in any way interested in these matters
and here the third number in the pro-
gramme fell fiat on the audience. Mr..
Hale said furthermore that he had not
known of Mr.. Browne until the matter
came up before the Grand Jury.
@. Ganahl was then called, but moth.
ing could be gotten out of him. Mr..
Brooks tried to find from these gentle
men which Grand Jurors were present
when the indictment was found. He
tried to discover who kept the min.
utes of the Grand Jury when it was
voted on. He tried to get out who testi.
fed against Browne. The indictment
recites amongst others that Colonel H
@. Otis and Hon. S. M. White
were of these, but MI. Brooks
was informed by some one thai
neither of them did 90 testify. The
jurors, however, swear they did, &c
that seems to settle it.
Tom Goss was called, but as he was
sick, he could not be had. He is alleged
to be actuated by bitter prejudice, but
bis absence made it impossible tc
show it.
John Miner was put on the stand.
He said he had no prejudice against
Browne. He had put a card in the
Cactus when he ran for office. Mr..
Brooks said that proved Mr.. Miner was
perfectly fair minded, and he was ex-
cused. Oscar Macy was charged with
strong prejudice, but he swore no such
feeling Influenced his mind in the
Browne matter. John Hornea proved
he had acted in the same fair way while
in the Grand Jury. W. D. Pendleton
swore he had no feeling against Browne.
Like nearly all the others he hardly
knew of his existence when the matter
came before the Grand Jury. 0. P.
Chubb and Joseph Beach pleaded guilty
of being in that portion of Los Angeles
county which was set off into Orange
county after the Grand Jury was impan.
eled; but they had, in spite of this,
given Carl fair hearing before the
forum of their intellect when the case
came up. w. L. Browne was also guilty
as charged cf being in Orange county !;
but he took no part in the Browne pro-
ceedings, and that let him out.
Jurors Ohippendale, Roth and Gibbs
were az free of prejudice as the babe un-
born. Juror Gunner was not present.
All there was left for Mr.. Brooks tc
fish anything out of were Goss and
Spurgeon. The former was sick and @
severe accident detained the latter. The
Court gave Mr.. Brooks until today te
complete his presentation of testimony
The attorney said he had demurrer
but that could not be introduced unit
the pending motion to dismiss should be
disposed of. Mr.. Brooks kindly gave
the District Attorney a copy of his de
murrer, as he thought this public func
tionary would surely confess the demur
rer. 1t will be seen today if it is tt
be so.
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