Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-02
The Woman in the Lock
wood Case.
A Newspaper Reporters Inter-
esting Testimony.
What He Saw in and About Lock-
woods Rooms.
District Attorney Kelly on the Witness
Stand-Experts on Handwriting
Examined,

The examination of Justice Lockwood
was resumed yesterday morning at 8 80
a. m. r. H. Farquhar was the first
witness called. His testimony was given
very reluctantly. He said that he is a
newspaper reporter. Was acquainted
with both Lockwood and Damron. He
had been in the Redick block in this
city between the 2lst and the 25th of
this month and had seen Damron in the
building during that time. The witness
had seen Damron there on the night of
Tuesday week ago, in room II, which
he reached by going through room 12.
Lockwood had been in room 12 and
went out into the hall. The witness
here asked leave to explain his presence
in the building, which was granted. He
then said. / had been in the office of the
Times writing out my copy. Between 8
and 8 O'Clock in the evening l went out
on the, street and was going towards
Spring street when / met Judge Lock-
wood coming in the other direction
going towards Broadway. We spoke to-
gether and he asked me to come along
to his room. l accompanied him to
room TO-, his own room. We had hardly
been there few minutes when Lock-
wood passed out into the hall. | fol-
lowed him and went into room 12
There was nobody there at all. Lock-
wood went out again and went to the
door OF the vacant room numbered II
and gave it a push. There was some
resistance and pushed harder. When
the door opened | saw Damron's face
peering out. 1 was thunderstruck. 1
Immediately went back to room
No. 10 and told Lockwood
that Damron was in the vacant
room. Mr.. Lockwood then went him
self back to that room. l followed to
see what was going to happen. Mr.
Damron was still there and exhibited
considerable fear. There was very little
said. don't think Lockwood said any
thing. Damron did not say much
either. His face was covered with his
hands. I believe he asked me not to
say anything. That was last Tuesday
night week ago. l saw him again in
the same room once or twice, but cam
not give the dates. l may have seen
him two or three times. l never saw
anybody else in room IL. l have seen
woman in No. IL. Her name is Mrs.
Foster. She was not there the first
time l followed Lockwood into the room.
l do not remember if 1 saw the woman
there on my second visit. l may have
seen her more than once in room -, but
will not be positive.
The reluctancy of the witness at this
stage of his examination was very ap-
parent.
81 don't remember having had any
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presence of Lockwood respecting Mr..
Damron."
A question by the deputy district at
light upon the relations existing be-
tween Mrs. Foster and the defendant
was objected to by the defense and the
objection sustained. The witness was
not cross-examiped.
Deputy County Clerk Frank Tanning
testified that the name "E. T. Wright"
on the note for $110, bearing the joint
names of w. G. Lockwood and Z. T.
Wright, was not in Wright's handwrit-
ing. He had known Damron's hand
writing for the last five years. The
question as to who, in his opinion, wrote
the name of f. T. Wright was not al
lowed.
Frank A. Gibson, searcher of records,
pronounced the signature of E. T.
Wright forgery.
District Attorney Frank P. Kelly tes-
titled that he had conversation with
Defendant Lockwood at his Office
in the Lanfranco block on the 10th inst.
Lockwood came to the Office and desired
the district attorney to stop all further
proceedings in the matter of the arrests
on the complaint of forgery. He said
that his signature on the note was for
gerry. Witness told him that if his name
had been forged he could not be harmed
through it. Lockwood again requested
that the proceedings might be stopped
in the interest of friend of his. He
did not say who that friend was. The
people then rested, and recess until l
o'clock was ordered.
From l to the court listened to argu-
ments on a motion to dismiss, when a
recess was taken till 10 a. m. today.
Justice Savage will rule on the motion
at that hour.