Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-26
NOONE HURT.
THE LAWYERS IN THE EDELMAN
CASE HAVE A HARMLESS TIFF.

Each Questions the Other's Claim to Being
Termed Gentleman But the Trial Pro-
ceeds inst <he Same-The Evidence.
The Edelman trial was resumed before
Judge Smith and jury in department
one Of the superior court, at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
at the close of the examination OF
Pawnbroker i. B. Cohn, who was on the
stand when court adjourned on Tuesday
afternoon, Deputy County Clerk G. w.
Blake was recalled and testified briefly.
Frank White, of Pomona, Alexander
Wright, of Fullerton, A. Phillips, of AL
hambra and J.. w. Anderson, of West
minister, were called in the order named.
Each was sworn and denied al knowl-
edge of warrants drawn in his favor for
services rendered as juror in depart
ment one of the superior court in
December 'SS, or January and February
'89. Each emphatically denied having
authorized l.. b. Cohn or any one else to
sign his name to the warrants shown,
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money thereon.
County Treasurer Jabez Banbury was
then recalled, and on being shown the
warrants above referred to, stated that
he had paid most of them to L. B.
Cohn in person, at his Office.
On cross-examination the witness
stated that on February 81, 1889, L. B.
Cohn presented four warrants, and en-
dorsed them for the persons in whose
favor they were drawn. A controversy
arose, but upon COINS statement that
he had been authorized to do SO by the
parties from whom he received them,
they were cashed. He did not present any
written authority, but merely made a
parole statement to that effect. After
That NO further questions were raised,
until finally the witness refused to pay
any more warrants endorsed by Cohn,
who |thereupon refrained from present.
ing them. s ,il3eN
At this junctureI Mr.. White called the
attention Of the district attorney to the
fact that in spite of the instructions of
the court excluding all witnesses, Frank
Lauterio, one of the witnesses for the
prosecution, had remained in the court
room all the time and announced his OBJ
ziection to the witnass. h9ins saealledy -
he had violated the instructions OF the
court. -44-.--.--l- ---sz--.l--s
While'the matter was being argued by
the attorneys, Lauterio still remained
in the room, and seeing this, Mr.. White
pointing to him said, sternly:
II ask that that person be put out of
this courtroom"
Mr.. McComas rose excitedly and said !:
Counsel has no right to refer to Mr..
Lauterio in that way. He is as much Of
q gentleman to all intent as he is."
Coolly turning to the prosecuting at
torney, Mr.. White retorted: "If sup
posed that the assistant district attor-
ney knew what gentleman was, l
might resent his insult. A person
against whom four indictments"
Gentlemen, gentlemen" interposed
Judge Smith, severely; 1--WE will have
none of this. The language of Nr. White
was not offensive.'", $500
Lauterio then left the court room, and
hush of expectation fell like mantle
over the spectators; but Mr.. McComas
was impervious to the biting sarcasm of
his opponent, and the case proceeded.
i. b. Cohn was then recalled, and on
being shown the warrants referred to
by County Treasurer Banbury, as hav-
ing been paid by him, said that he must
havereceived the money for them, be-
cause he had endorsed them. As before,
howeVer,he was utterly unable, to re-
member from whom he got them, or by
whom he was authorized to sign the
names OF the persons in whose favor
they were drawn He might or might
not have received them from the de-
fendant; but he would not swear to it.
E. G.. Wood, deputy county auditor,
was recalled and identified the warrants
referred to by the witnesses Banbury
and Cohn, as having been issued from
the auditors Office, He also identified
the allowance roll for January 1889,
which was produced, as part Of the
records of that Office. 1t was furnished
to the auditor by the board Of super
visors as an allowed claim.
G. W. Blake, formerly clerk OF the
board of supervisors, was also recalled
and identified the January allowance
roll. It was q list Of the approved
jurors, claims from December 8. 1888 to
January 8, 1889. a
f. G. Wood was again recalled and ex-
amined on technical points until court
adjourned for the day at :35 o'clock.
The case will be resumed at 10 O'Clock
this morninO u.