The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-26
IN REBUTTAL.
Rev. I. c. EastOn Gets Angry
on the WitneSs-Stand.
He Claims That the Prosecution in the Sidney
Bel. Case Is Trying to Make HIM
Commit Ferj1Ty.


before Judges Murphy Trout and Slack
sitting iu bank.
Yates c. Lawson or 25l1 California street
was called TO tile stand. Attorney Barclay
Henley wanted him to strengthen Bells
case. if possible. by showing that no one
was On the street al the time when the shots
were fred which the prosecution claimed to
have killed jacobson.
In reply to various questions by District
Attorney Barnes, the witness stated that
his house was four doors from the corner Of
California and Webster streets. On the
night Il August IG, 1890 he heard pistol
shot. got out Of bed a0d went to Tie window
within three or ftur seconds. lie opened
the shutter and Looked out lie could only
see the steps leading TO the jacobson mousse
He did not see any one running on the
street bat DE did see two men going along
on the south side Of California street,
toward Webster, very leisurely. Seeing
this h- concluded that nothing hal nap
pe9ed and went back 10 bed. He did not
steauv one come cut II the Jacobson house
or hear any rattle Of carriages.
SOME SUGGESTIVE FIGURES
The prosecution now began to get IN
some testimony Of q very different chaIac-
ter. and the frequency with which attorneys
Brady and Henley iuteTpCsed objections
showed low great al autlpathY they bad 10
the financial relations between Bells trends
here and in Chicago beins closely inYesJl-
gated.
AuEIo-CaIifuruia Bank, was asked by Nj.
Barnes rs TO whether money bad been pad
from H. {. Rev Of Chicago TO Detective ..
A. Brown or DIT. East0n. lie replied 10 tie
negative, but admitted that various sums oil
money had been paid 70 Brown by the
bank In January aud February OF the
present year. Brown received $40 on
January is. through q telegraph order ID
cipher through the banks correspondents
in ChicagU-,be Merchants Loan and Trust
Comu7nv. The sum directed 10 be paid
was $1,000 on january p Brown received
STUO Oh February $50, ou February q so,
on February Sl-j Dr. EaetCn dId not
get any money. but Brown was ldeninrq
bv Or. EastUu'S son and an emp.gye OF
Doaue & ueushelwood. He received Sll25
Joseph f. Cunning Of the California Saw
lngs and Loan Society was called BY the
prosecution To prove a number OF deposits
by Brown since October a. 1891, ana the
Withdrawals. by tie last Of which tue ac-
count Was closed. lie oeposlS were as
follows: October IA, 1891. $780, November
3 Sl2j. January C. 1892, 500; January u.s. )
$50 Tie Withdrawals We're: October IL,
1899. S15: October IS SO; November Z,
e25: .yemb5r II. 500; November Is, SO;
November d. $50: November SO SO; De
cembeT IN, 50; December Is, SO; Decem-
Der Is so; December -, So; January .,
1892, $, January is, So; January ., 500;
January 26 $40; February ., $40 30 Dr.
EastUu bad no account Wltl the bank.
DIR. EAsT0N TEsTIFIEs.
As soon as the Rev. T. c almers EastOn,
pastor Of Calvary Pres UyterRn Church, was
placed on the stand the crowd In court woke
up az once. realizing that some sort OF
surprise was intended. They were not dis
apo nt.d.
Sidney Bell focused his restless ewes on
the reverend grut.eman's face. 80 did W ll
NJ Clemens, who sat close TO Bell and
whose relations 20 tie pastor, the ChIcagO
lawyers and TO Bell himself are being
watched with great interest by Captain
Isaiah W Lees and the District Attorney.
These latter gentlemen also looked 10
very direct way az the witness, and be was
also the object Of undivided attention on
The part of Mrs. Grace, Of the order Of the
Kings Daughters, and a number Of women
who sat 10 the rear # Sidney Bell Rosie
Campbell was one u iEe number
Lastly. Lawyers Brady and Henley got
on tEejI feet smut ueOusly and looked The
pastor taT0 ugh and through. 1t was not as
t0uIshIrg that under the OTIta. The reverend
gentleman became exceedingly nervous AMI
disturbed.
He was taken In hand by Assistant Dis
tIict Attorney H1smer and questioned az 10
tbe authorship Ct % number II very inter-
eStjuZ kilograms They were produced and
read with he obvious Intention OF connect
Ing Dr. EsstCn W.tl the Brown eps de.
The pastor perceived this and bis lips
tighteued I'D. while be turned uneasiy In
He IVES asked If lie had sent them, o. If
he recognized the handwriting as his own.
COULDN'T REMEMBER.
81 dou't know" sad tie witness re-
pesteIiy. 1t may be my hand riting, OF
It may not l don't know. / can't Temem-
Der"
Did yen authorize any Of these kilograms
% be senI?'
"IdOn't know"
Did you send the language Of this tele-
gram to j. a. Brown at TIuckee. It reads:
Be careful, Crowley charges you with brib-
cry"
4 don't know. may have and may
not"
Here Brady and Henley made a strong
effort 70 stop the examination as to the taIe-
grams, but The Court oyerruIed their obj-c-
tiCnS ID every case.
"Have you any impression on the subject,
whether you sent the telegram or uCt2"
was H0smeTs next question Of DIT. East0n.
Il may have sent the telegram"
MOP"
1T may be and It may not; wouldn't
say"
Here there was titleF in court, and DR..
Easton began e. grow angry.
1912
q don't remember anything about It."
DO you generally fad any difficulty in
decipher,ng your own handwriting, Dr.,
EastOn?"
Here Brady and Henley again interposed
obJrctlonS, but DR.. EastOu could stand it no
LANCER. He rose from the chair and waved
Bis hand as If delivering an address from
the pulpit
AN INDIGNANT PROTEST
MAY it please your Honor" said the pas
tor, Il want 10 say that when l first SAT 10
that chair, in the former examination, HAD
nothing - hide ard nothing 10 cover up.
Like an honest man, l brought everything
10 my possession bearing on the case into
court They were here on this platform for
i've days, and II the District Attorney had
wanted them he could have had them Now
am called on to swear TO kilograms or
copies Of kilograms. As a Christian gentle
man / cannot swear TO one single telegram
before this court To save myself from per-
jury vii not swear 70 one II these tele-
grams. l was distinctly told when l offered
the documents l had with ne that only my
handbook was wanted. Before this fishing
excursion was begun l did not know the
documents were wanted and they have
been destroyed. had great load Of them,
and when l moved FROM Bush to Jackson
street IN January had them put out OF the
way.
HIS CHARATER AT STAKE.
feel that my character is at stake"
pursued DR.. EastoD, disregarding Attorney
Brady's imploring request that counsel be
allowed TO argue the matter. 81 stand here
to-day clean man, an honest man | have
nothing to conceal and can account for
every cent OF money paid for everything
All the money given to Brown was paid as
wsges. / state this as Christian clergy
man and man Of unblemished character.
When my character is gone everything
have isgone. l have worked for lifetime
to build up a reputation, and cannot afford
TO be ruined In the courtroom. | stand be-
fore the people Of San Francisco in very
peTilOus position. | will say again that I
al In hor e.