Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-06
.CLAlID|E IN LOTS OF TROUBLE,
Further Developments in the
Brinkley-Hill Affair.
Some Of Mr.. HIPS Interesting Tele
graphic Missives.
Mr.. Brinkley Tells How He and Hill Be.
came Acquainted-The Defendant
on the Stand-HeId to An
swer and Sent to Jail.

with embezzlement, came up before
Justice Owens yesterday afternoon. Hill
is under arrest on two charges-one of
embezzling $50 from G. R. Brinkley and
the other of embezzling $500 from the
same gentleman. He was examined
yesterday on the smaller charge. G. r.
Brinkley, the complainant, who had be-
friended Hill, testified at length as to
their former friendship, dating from
their schoolboy days, to the time when
Hill arrived in Los Angeles financially
stranded and accepted his assistance
and hospitality. The witness said {:
Having been schoolmates and friends
in Memphis. let him have money and
took him to my house to live; 1 sent
him money to pay bill of $85, and on
my return found be had not paid it. I
asked him about it and we started to-
ward the furniture store to pay it.; as
we got noar the place, he stopped and
said he wanted to talk to me; we went
home and he told me he had paid only
$50 on the bill of $500 due an
other furniture dealer; / had sent him
$500 with which to pay this bill; asked
him for the $50 he then had in his pos
session, and which l had sent to him to
pay furniture bill; he replied no; 1
won't give this to you, and he left with
out any money at all then he offered to
give it back if would give him receipt
in full he asked me if intended prose-
cutting him, and finally said he would
return it that evening; we went down
town, and next day got out the war
rant"
The witness further testified that
when he was endeavoring to raise $4,000
by mortgaging his house that Hill told
Mrs. Brinkley not to sign the mortgage.
The witness was questioned in reference
to his income, in order to rebut the
statement of Hill that the latter had
$3.50 of his own money. The witness
stated that he had been connected with
the Grand opera house in Memphis,
from which he had derived some means.
Two kilograms we're placed in evi.
dence. They were addressed to Mrs.
Brinkley. 572 Tenth street, San Fran
cisco, and sent from Los Angeles, and
signed "Claudie." The manager of the
telegraph company identified the tele.
grams.
One of these brochures read:
Change boarding place; write nee at
once. CLAUDE"
This was dated November 1st. The
other matchiess gem, dated November
I'd, read:
81 sent money; we leave Monday.
He got letter, at you. Went back on
US. Be brave, have given up all for
everything; just say you left him for
good. 1 will bring everything. Depend
on you. Love. Claude"
But Claude" did not leave Monday.
The warrant charging him with embez-
element prevented his exit.
Claude A. Hill, the defendant, was
then placed upon the stand. He is a
man not at all attractive in appearance,
and his features are rather coarse; he
has a sandy, sallow complex
ion and sandy mustache.
His evidence was given in
harsh, loud:voice, showing,some agita-
tion. He stated that he did not pay
Mr.. De Groot, the furniture. dealer. the
$500; that it was expended in paying
houshold expenses, and denied that he
was instructed to pay it on furniture
account. He made similar statement
i'll reference to the $3.50 due Niles Pease,
another furniture dealer. He stated
that Mr.. Greenwall identified him at
express Office 80 that he could draw the
$500 sent; also that he objected to Mrs.
Brinkley signing the proposed mortgage.
but did not state what business it was of
mis- whether the house was mortgaged
or not. On being questioned as to the
disposition of certain money, the witness
stated that he paid in San Francisco
$1lO on account of Mrs. Brinkley's
board bill.
"Why did you leave San Francisco
and come to Los Angeles?' % asked Dis
trict Attorney Phipps.
"Well, Mr. Brinkley wanted assistance
in raising $4,000 on his house," replied
the witness.
District Attorney Phipps-"Is it not a
fact that you took $3.50 out of Mrs.
Brinkley's trunk and then came down
here?"
The witness denied the charge.
This concluded the testimony, and
the case was submitted. Justice Owens
held the accused in $1,000 bail, and COM
mitted him to the custody of the sheriff
He was removed to the county Jail BY
Deputy Harry Johnson.
The day after the arrest Mr.. Brinkley
left for San Francisco, and returned yes.
terday noon with Mrs. Brinkley. She
will testify on behalf of the prosecution,
it is stated, in the other case, which
comes up on the 9th inst.
POLICE MATTERS.