Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-24
AMONG THE COURTS.
HENRY EDELMAN AGAIN APPEARS
AS A DEFENDANT.
The Proceedings Yesterday Before Judge
SmithA Number of Notes About lie.
gal Matters of General Interest.

court yesterday the trial of Henry Edel
man, charged with having on February
81, 1889, presented a fraudulent claim
for $54, alleged to be due to one F. A
Bliss for jury fees, to County Treasure
Jabez Banbury for payment, was com
menced before Judge B. N. Smith and 8
jury.
The following twelve jurors were
sworn to try the case: ]. j. Carpenter
G. H. White, T. Meade, X. w. Fowler
n. F: Story, r. Sture, j. L. Blackman,
]. Baldwin, R. B. Bishop, Abel sutton,
J. w. White and G.. A. Marsh.
Shortly after 3 O'Clock the prosecution
called its first witness, w. A. Cheney,
Esq, to the stand. He testified that
during the two terms, 1887-88, 1S80-9O,
he presided over department one of the
superior court. He knew the defend
ant, Edelman, who had been clerk of
his court, and was familiar with his
handwriting. The witness was then
shown several documents, the handwrit-
ing upon which he identified as that of
Edelman, in his opinion.
G. H. Dunsmoor was the next witness
called. He testified that from 1884 un-
til July last, when he resigned, he had
held Office as county clerk OF this coun-
ty. He knew the defendant, Henry
Edelman. and had done so for about fiji
teen years past. He had occupied po-
sition rs deputy under the witness from
1887 until September, 1889, during
which time he had acted as clerk of the
board of supervisors, done general Office
work, and acted as clerk OF department.
one of the superior court of this county.
To this latter position he was detailed
in the latter part of 1888, and continued
to hold that position until he resigned.
The same documents shown to Judge
Cheney were then presented to Mr..
Dunsmoor for his perusal. and he also
gave it as his opinion that the writing
shown was in the handwriting OF the
defendant.
At this juncture the court took a
recess until 10 O'Clock this morning,
when the trial will be resumed.
THE MARTIN TRIAL.
The trial of George M. Martin charged
with having embezEled the sum of 5000
from the Southern California railroad
company while employed as cashier at
it's First-street depot, on September 18th
last, was commenced before Judge Shaw
and a jury in department six of the su-
perior court yesterday. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Diehl, assisted by George
M. Holton, Esq, appeared for the pro-
secution, while Messrs. T. ]. Carran and
T. b. Brown represented the defendant.
s. The prosecution called Ed. Chambers,
the ticket agent at the First-street depot,
to the stand. His testimony was to
the effect that he knew the defendant
Martin. He was cashier of the
freight department at the First-street
depot. 1t was his duty, while acting in
that capacity, to receive all moneys paid
in at that station and deposit the same
in the Los Angeles National bank, re-
ceiving in exchange therefor the teller's
duplicate certificate of deposit. This he,
in turn, transmitted to the treasurer
city, from whom he received q receipt
card, which he held as q voucher.
1t was then shown by the prosecution
that on September 18th last, Martin
deposited the sum of $1442.05 in the
bank, took q duplicate certificate of
deposit from the teller for that amount,
transmitted the same to the treasurer
the same day, and received therefor a
receipt card. This card, however, when
produced had been, by the alteration Of
the first figure, so changed as to repre-
cent its face value as .05 instead of
$1442.05, and on examination of defend
ants books it was found that his cash
book showed that the sum of $6442. .Q5
had been remitted to the treasurer. 1t
was further shown that the defendants
books had been dOctored so that insteat.
of $2003, the value of the freight receipts
on the remittance slip, his cash book
showed that $7OO3 had been remitted.
Chambers testified to conversation
he had with the defendant, in which
Martin admitted that he was short in
his accounts to the extent Of 5000. He
explained it, however, to Chambers by
stating that on September 18th he for
got to send it up to the bank; and kept
It in his Office safe all the next day,
again forgetting to send it up. The
following day being Sunday, OF. course
he could do nothing, and the next day,
Monday, being pay day, he was very
busy. During one of his spare mo-
ments, however, he put $4,000 in gold
and $1,000 in currency, into sack and
laid it on cohnter, intending to send
it up to the bank but while he was
engaged in paying off some of the en-
ployeee, the sack and it's contents dis
appeared.
The case will be resumed at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
COURT NOTES.
M. D. Watson, who was convicted by
Police Judge Owens, on February 10th,
last, of petit larceny and sentenced to
imprisonment in the city Jail for thirty
days, and in addition thereto fined in
the sum of 500, was yesterday dis
charged from custody on writ OF
habeas corpus by Judge Smith, in
accordance with recent decision of the
supreme court, which ruled that de-
fendant cannot be held atthe expiration
of his sentence for non-payment of the
additional fine imposed.
The five cases appealed by Max
Harris from the police court were yes
terday set for hearing by Judge Smith
On,April 18th next.
William Crumb, who was recently
convicted of having committed the
crime of adultery with Mrs. Mamie
Calvert. appeared before Judge Smith
Yesterday to receive sentence, but on
motion Of his attorneys, Messrs. Cheney
and Appel, the case was continued un-
til Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
\ Ralph Murphy and James Wilson ap-
peared before Judge Smith yesterday
=, orv,; n ~ for roivn m ont on the charge