The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-12

and would be all the way through. ]
told him to see Harris and tell me what
he said.
AZ bad so many conversations after
wards that l cannot name them all.
must have had at least 20 conversa-
tions with him. Once at barber shop
he told me to come into his Office and
see him, to empower hin to settle that
matter with Harris. l told him did
not care to have anything to do with
| Harris"
The witness related numerous CONVEX.
sations to the Same purport, in which
Platt tried to get him to see Harris, and
settle with him. and constantly repre-
eented himself as CrandalPs friend,
but impressed upon him the necessity
of settling with Harris. Matters wen
along this way until last spring, when
he received an anonymous letter. and
arranged the plan with the police which
resulted in the arrests OF the defend
ants. Speaking of this Mr.. Crandall
said:
81 went to Platt's home and told him
l had received an anonymous letter and
had come to the conclusion would like
to settle with Harris. | asked him If he
could still handle Harris. He told me
that he could; that l ought to have
settled long before. He said he would
see Harris and ascertain his terms and
report to me. That conversation was ON
March u, of this year.
After two days received note from
Mr.. Platt." (note identified.) The note
was as follows:
Friend C.-Have seen Harris and
think it oil o. X. l want to see you and
will make 1t point to be at your room
Saturday evening at 80, or you can see
me at 222 South Spring street between
and 6.
Continuing, Mr.. Crandall said: II did
aot go to No. 222, but Plat came to my
room at 7:30, and stated that he had
seen Mr.. Harris. They had had quite a
conversation, and he had had trouble to
get him to agree on price. He told me
he had better be en- powered to settle with
Harris. 1t WAS o serious matter. That
the etuff was ready to be published. He
said Mr.. Harris thought he had good
thing and was going to make me pay for
it lively. ] told him to sec Harris and
get definite information. He agreed to
meet me the following Monday morning
at IL O'Clock.
"He met me on Monday at my room.
He said he had had a hell of time, and
he wanted $1,000. He told him that was
too much. Platt told me I'd better set
tie.
81 asked him If he could get Mr.. Har-
ris to come to my room. He thought he
could"
Mr.. Crsndall related the conversation
at length which he had with Plat at
this IL o'clock meeting, in the course
of which he mentioned the names of
several Los Angeles people who had
been bed by Harris. The conversation
was overheard by officers who had been
stationed for that purpose in conven.
lent place. In his testimony Mr. Gram
dali was not called upon to name the
individuals referred to by Plat, AL
though several OF them were in the
court room and were in attendance all
day. A meeting with Emil Harris was
arranged at this time for 8 O'Clock at
night at the same place, and
the witness related the circumstances
of the call. Messrs. Harris and Plat
were promptly on hand. Officers were>
also ssstoned this time where they
could hear the conversation. Harris at
first wan Ted $1,000 to suppress the publi-
cation of his story in the Police Ga
zstte, but finally accepted 500 check
and which was found up his sleeve after
his arrest. He also wrote an address in
little note book of Harris which leaf
was torn out by him in the cell at the
city Jail, and ne attempted to chew it
up, and partially succeeded before it
was forced out OF his mouth by an off,
Ger. Tho details of this visit were
given by Mr.. Orandall with much posi-
tiveness, and then he was turned over
for cross examination.
The line OF questions asked him indi-
Gated that they would attempt to show
that Orandall knew Harris was engaged
by his wife as detective and wanted
to hire him himself; that he got Plat
to act as a go-between to arrange mat
ters, and that the check transaction was
q payment by Crandall to retain Harris
in his service. Mr.. Crendsll denied
that there was any such arrangement
and stuck fat.footedly to all his state
ments. The court promptly announced
that no questions about the marital diff
ferences of Mr.. and Mrs. Crandall would
be allowed.
Officer W. A. Bosqui was called as the
next witness, and his examination had
not progressed far when court was ad.
journed for the day until this morning.
He corroborated Mr.. Crandall in all his
statements about the two conversations
which he, in company with Officer A. o.
Benson and Sergeant Gns Smith, heard
from behind window in Mr.. Crandall's
room.