The morning call., 1894-03-08
A Strong Chain Being Forged
Link by Link.
THE WATCH THAT TOLD A STORY
Mrs. Garner and Her Son Harry Earle
Are Honorably Discharged by
the Court.

Mrs. Z. G. Garner and her son. Harry
Earle, charged with the robbery of the
jacobson diamonds, held before Judge
Joachimsen yesterday, seemed TO attract
considerable public interest. as the court
room was packed in every part and a large
number could not be accommodated.
There was brilliant array Of legal tai
ent In the case. Reuben II. Lloyd and
Mrs. Clara S. Foltz appeared for Mrs.
Garner and her son; Carroll Cook repre-
scented Furnald, and Joseph j. Dunno was
associate counsel for the people.
Mrs. Garner and her son looked bright
and cheerful, and often exchanged smiles
and condolences while the witnesses were
giving their evidence. Furnaid looked
pale and nervous, and repeatedly pulled
at his small black mustache. Miss Minnie
| jacobson sat between Detectives Bee
nd Harper and close to the ear of At
| torney Dunno, and was often consulted by
| the attorney.
Immediately on the case being called
Attorney Dunno moved that the charge of
grand larceny against Mrs. Garner and
! Harry Earle be dismissed. He made the
| motion at the request of Captain Lees,
who, after full and careful animation,
desired to state that the evidence alb
| solved these defendants from either con-
Attorney LLOYD asked that the motion
| be held in allegiance until the conclusion
of the examination in order that the court
| might judiclally determine the innocence
OF Mrs. Garner and her son. The request
was granted.
The first witness called was Simon
jacobson, 1927 Howard street, who owned
| the stolen property. He detailed the diff
! ferent articles stolen and their value, and
positively identified the works of ady's
! gold watch. Swiss movement which was
! found in Mrs. Gamers handbag in Ter
! trunk at Los Angeles, as one of the stolen
articles. He iden titled it by peculiar
| gold catch. de got the watch from lady
who is now In Gilroy, and loaned her $50
| on ii.
! George Mountford and Policeman John
/ Mulin testified TO seeing the broken trunk
in the alley al the rear of the jacobson
residence in the early morning of Sstur-
| day, February IL, shortly after the bur
| glary occurred.
Robert Heynemann of 1715 Bush street
was the most important ltness for the
| prosecution. He saId he had known the
jacobson family for about two years. He
was introduced by Earle to Furnald about
two months ago. Furnald being then
| known as Allen.
On Friday. February 16 about 80 P. NJ,
he accidentally met Furnald in front of
the Baldwin Theater, and they were
joined by Earle. Furnaid said he was
going TO the races. and Heyuemann re-
marked that he intended calling upon the
Jacobs0ns Earle pulled a diamond ring
off his finger aud asked Heynemann to re-
turn 1t To Miss jacobson and tell her be
was sick and could not 60 down. Heyne-
mann took the ring and remarked:
There's lots more where that came from;
there's trunk full IF them" Furuald
asked II he was sure there was a trunk
! full Of them, and Heynemann replied,
yves"
as Heynemann turned to go, Furnald
said he would go with him. as it was too
! late for the races, although he had never
before been there or hinted that he wished
| to go there. When they reached the
| Jacobson house Heynemann asked Fur
maid to go in, but he declined, as he was
unShaytn. HeynemaEn went in aud after
| talking to Miss jacobson for few min
utes he happened to look out of the ar
Tor window. and, seeing Furnald on the
friend?" Heyneman said, Yes" "Then
bring him IN and introduce him."
AS FurDald came in he whispered to
| Hrynemann, Introduce me as Mr.
French" which be did. They conversed
! for few minutes about New York ard
other cities, when Furnsld asked Miss
jacobson what her fathers business was,
and was informed that he was a diamond
dealer. just then Miss jacobson was
called from the room for few minutes,
and Furnald, pointing to trunk in the
] hall under the stairs. asked: SIS that the
| trunk with the diamondS?" and Heyne-
mann said j: was. Wien Miss jacobson
returned to the parlOr. Furnald rose, say
| ing he was a business man and would
have to leave. In going out he tried the
/ key in the front door two or three times
and remarked TO HevnemanD that he had
| got the lay OF the house.
Furnald asked Heynemanu to meet him
| that night at II o'clock. Between and
| O'clock Heynemann called at the Princess
| on O'Farrell street. where Furnald was
roomlng, 10 tell him he could not meet him
at II, but Furnald had gone out. Then
Heynemann went to the Baldwin billiard
room and saw Furnald and Earle there.
! He told Furnald he could not SCI him at II
and then went with Earle to Jacobscn's
house. Earle stopped outside. Heyne-
mann remained inside about half an hour.
! Joined Earle and went home.
The cross-examinatioD failed to break
! down Heynemann's story, although he
contradcted himself in a few minor de-
| tails.
| Minnie jacobson corroborated Heyne-
mann as to what took place In her fathers
| house on Friday afternoon, February TO-
As they were going out she saw Furnald
| fumbiing with the key in the front door,
| Harry Earle related how on Saturday,
| February IL. Furnald came into his moth
| er's room between l and 2 P NJ. and asked
| Ter tissue paper aDO a small D0X as he
wanted TO send a present to his mother.
He got an ordinary candy box. put some
thing in ii, fixed ii up. sealed and adj
dressed it and put 1t me of the bureau
! drawers. Al $3.50 P. N. Furnald took the
box out of the drawer and went for drive
with Mrs. Garner. Before leaving the
house Furnald addressed an envelope
Frank Kenna, Holenbeck Hotel. Los
| geles."
Then Earle spoke of Furnald buying and
| paying for his railway ticket to Los An
| geles, giving him a $40 gold piece and
showing him five $50 gold pieces and two
tens. Before that day Furnald was hard
up and had to pawn his watch. Al Los
Angeles Furnald told him he had Swiss
movement watch, but the cases had been
melted.
Mrs. Garner corroborated her son as to
| Furnald obtaining the candy and say
| ing he was sending something to his
mother. She knew Furnald was hard up
i before February IL, as be had borrowed
money from her and she had allowed him
tn sleep on couch in her parlor for some
nights previous, as he was unable to pay
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