The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-12
Another Chapter in the Gram
dali Case.
Principals, Lawyers, Detectives
and Witnesses Involved.
The Statements of All the Parties
Concerned.
An Anonymous Letter and an E3-
tempt to Secure Testimony Lead
to Lively Exchange
of Pistol shots.

One more chapter in the Crsndall-
Thomson Hsrria-PlRtt scandal was
closed last night in the house of a
colored family at 5l7 East Second street,
and nearly terminated in tragedy, &c
cident alone preventing bloodshed.
AIr. E. E. Orsndsll and private de-
tective named j. E. Gross, at one time
said to have been in the employ of Emil
Harris, and now supposed to be from
Chicago. exchanged four or Eve shots at
each other at short range, but ali of
which went wide of their intended
marks, owing to the high state of ex-
element under which the parties were
laboring.
Mr.. cRANDALL's STATEMENT.
The events which led up to the shoot
ing as briefly told by Mr.. E. E. Crandall
are as follows:
May 25th l received an anonymous
letter (now in the hands of United
States District Attorney Denis) in which
| was threatened with death If / dared
to appear in court againgst Harris, and
stating that Mrs. Orsndall had full
knowledge tnst Hsrrie and Platt were
innocent, and was getting proof all over
the city against me. On May 9th Mrs.
O. d. Thomson received the following
letter through the mail and gave it to
me, who submitted it to my attorneys,
Will Harris and Judge A. M. Stephens,
for inspection:
May 26, 1894.
Mrs. Thomson, 1913 West Thirdeth street.
city.
DEAR MRS. THoMsoN:-I know you
will wonder who this ia from, but l as
sure you it is from a friend and well
wisher, and besides l know that If the
case that Mrs. Crandall has begun
against you ever comes to trial 1t will
surely bring my name in it as witness,
| and don't want TO be disgraced for the
awful lot of evidence against you and
Mr.. Crandsll, and it involves 80 many
of our prominent citizens, as they have
got all the witnesses on their side, and
If there is any way to compromise the
case, know it will be better for you
for all OF us-for you to do so. They
have got detective working for them
who is a good one. and he has found out
everything. and he knows every move
you and Crandall made since che went
to Honolulu, and of the attempt ON her
life, and assure you it will damage
your reputation 30 much that you won't
care to stay in this city. And,
besides, they will get a judg-
ment against you. l think If
you i 9 went to this detective
and spoke the right way to him, he
would sell out what he knows, as he 10 8
Chicago man and not we'll known Lere,
and could get out of town after telling
you what he has got before he has a
chance to tell it to her. l know that he
has got nearly all the witnesses in the
case that are needed, as they have been
very lavish in the expenditure of money.
And am in position to know that he
has not turned in his report yet. Now
Mrs. Thomson, of course you don't know
me, and l don't suppose you will until
after the case is settled. And then
will tell you about it, and how got my
information. But hope you won't ever
let the case go to court, as | know you
will be sorry for it if you do. You are
being watched evsry time you 60 out, as
the Chicago detective has got friend
of his watching for him when he has
something else to do. He used to be
with Emil Harris before Harris was ar
rested by Crandall, but is not with him
now. He is q tall young man
with a broken nose and a light
Chicago detective.) Now Mrs. Thomson
suit think you will rue it, and | know
there are lot OF people who will be
sorry to mix up in such dirty case ss
that ia sure to be when it comes into
court. Well, Mrs, Thomson, will close
now, hoping you will compromise with
Mrs. Crandall, or at least fix that d-d
detective.
FROM ONE SINCERELY Your FRIEND.
P. S.-Don't fail to see that detective
soon, as be will soon be through gather
ing the evidence for Mrs. Crsndall and
will then have to make his report, and
then it will be too late.
Mr.. Crsndall confined his statement
to the following effect:
West Nettee and his wife Julia, resid.
ing at 822 East Third street, informed
Mr.. Crandall that Mrs. Crandall, a
lawyer named Brodersen and "a broken-
nosed detective" wanted them to get
Lucy Lee Redd, colored servant in the
employ of Mrs. Thomson, to meet them
at the Nettles house, as they wanted 10
talk with her. N tiles could not find
out what they wanted with the girl,
except to talk IN reference to some law
suit which MRS Crandall had instituted
against Mrs. Thomson. Nettles and his
wife informed Crandall that Mrs. Gram
dali and the detective had talked badly
about him.
Mr.. Crandsll then prevailed upon the
Nettes and Will Alexander, a colored
man who was engaged TO the Redd girl,
to make another appointment with Mrs.
Crandall, the lawyer and detective, for
Friday night, June 7th, at when he and
a witness would be- present in conceal.
ment and overhear what might trans
pire, but owing to the failure OF Mrs.
Crandall to keep the appointment moth
ing came of IT..
Nettle and Alexander then made an
arrangement to hav9 them there SAtur-
day night, June g. According To pro-
gramme, Mrs. Crandall ard A. @. Brod-
srson, her attorney, kept the appoiRtr