Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-14
ILL UVUN VI AUA4ANs
Justice of the Peace Lock
wood Arrested.
A Matter of a Missing Bail De-
post of $500.
Every Evidence About 1t Missing
Except the Willy Justice.
Lockwood Tells a Strange Story-A Whole
Lot of Lost Evidence-Assistant Dist
riot Attorney Hardesty Thinks it
Clear Case-Lockwood's
~ Statement. ty

There was a great sensation again
yesterday. His Honor Justice Lockwood
has been hanging so much around the
sheriffs Office along with Deputy Billy
Cline, that it was not astonishing to see
him there again yesterday, eagerly peer
ing at friends who passed Spring sire ct.
He looked at them with one of those
far-away looks that remind you of the
familiar verse, "Thou art SO near and
yet 80 far" Many of them were far
too far-they would not join the combi
nation of $4,000 IN bonds by which his
worship could regain his liberty.
The facts which led to w. G. Lock
to the indictment returned by the grand
jury, on the 9Th of this month, GER
tain I. w. Morton was gathered in on
the oath of March of this year, for the
crime of having robbed a man named
w. H. Russell of $3.50. Morton was
placed in jail, and Lockwood released
him upon the payment of $500 in cash,
deposited within his hands by Mrs.
Morton. This was the last heard of
Morton and his lady. When the case
was called, it is said that Justice Lock
wood issued bench warrant for Mr..
Morton because he was absent, and de-
clared the bond forfeited.
Now comes the astonishing business.
The grand jury. who has investigated
the whole matter, says that Lockwood,
when he became aware that the Morton
outfit had skipped, simply erased the
word "cash" in his entry on the docket
and substituted the word "bail'' in
stead, making it appear that bail bond
had been given in lieu of a cash bond.
Then the festive J p, who was Willing
away his moments of leisure with de-
ceptive syren, blew in the stuff, and
when she left, so was he-left. Who
ever found out that the justice was
queering the city kept very quiet about
it, at that time. but when the grand
jury met he gave away the game, and
gave it away so solid that Lockwood may
yet wear a striped overshirt.
A HERALD reporter saw the unfortu-
nate Justice of the peace, elected by
majority of Republican votes nearly
two years ago, yesterday, and his honor
replied with alacrity to his questions
''Now, judge" said the scribe; 81
want your statement in few words for
the paper. Don't say anything, except
for pu ALLEGATION"
Justice Lockwood, who was then
standing in front of the Sheriff's Office,
said: II simply want to say that | have
a receipt for tn money, and that
have witness who saw me pay it. His
name is w. P. Hamilton, shorthand
reporter. 1 either paid the money in
his Office or in my room. No, do not
recollect that do not know where l
paid it. Don't put that in"
The HERALD reporter next hunted up
Jesse Hardesty, deputy district attor-
ney, who, when he heard of Lockwood's
The aggressive bull dog of the district
forgot that a lady was present, and he
stigmatized Lockwood as d. liar.
He said in substance this Lockwood
says that his receipt of Mrs. Morton is
in the hands of the grand jury.
Lockwood says that he took bond
from two reputable citizens when he re-
turned the $500 cash. What are their
names? Where is the bond? He has
lost it, he says. He never gave bond.
He put the money in his pocket and
spent it.; that's what he did. The
case is plain. Don't you show this in
dictment to anybody. We have got him
this time. All! ah"
The extraordinary theory about the
case is that as soon as Mrs. Morton had
put up $500 to secure the release of her
husband, both dropped out sight as if
they had been swallowed up in the sea.
Lockwood has lost the bond, which he
says was given him the 5000 are gone,
too; the receipt which Lockwood claims
Mrs. Norton gave hum has disappeared,
and in fact everything excepting the
justice is non est