The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-30
.LEYSHON IS HELD TO ANSWER
He Will Be Tried Upon the
Charge of Forgery.
The Defense Could Not Prove He
Was a Business Agent.
The Long ExamInAtion Winds Up with
. Sensational Incident Conosrnipg
Miss Nellie Ciark-Lsyshon
Goes TO Jail.

The penchant which J. G. Leyshon had
for raising money on notes to which he
signed the name OF Mrs. Margaret Henry
and Mre. Eliza Clark will be curbed for
some time to come, at least until after
his trial in the superior court upon the
charge of forgery. He was held to an
swer on that charge by Justice Barthol-
omew yesterday afternoon, the long ex-
animation coming to an end with q
somewhat sensational incident, during
the course OF which Miss Nellie Clark
came near getting tangled up with the
transaction which came to light in the
testimony for the frat time.
The examination was taken up at 80
O'Clock, and Miss Clark was called to the
gtanG right away. She looked down.
right pretty in dark costume and new
summer hat, and was thoroughly self
possessed.
Mr. Peck questioned her about tine
business relationship between her sister
(Mrs. Henry) and the defendant. and
she remem bereG an additional conversa-
ton, to which she had not testified
before, in which she said her sister ad.
mitted that Lsyshon was her business
agent.
She said that she was present about
two years ago when Mrs. Henry and
Leyshon entered into an agreement-a
partnership agreement-and her sister
authorized him to sign her name to
notes. She also remembered that a few
months ago Leyshon came home late
one night, and said to his sister that be
had again taken the privilege OF signing
her name to promissory note, and Mrs.
Henry replied that it was all right.
On Contamination by Mr.. Dillon
the young lady could not fix the dates
of these conversations, but insisted that
she clearly remem bered them and that
she had not talked with Leyshon about
them since leaving the stand the day
before.
Mr.. Dillon produced promissory note
for $50, drawn in favor OF Hugh A.
Smith, and purporting to be signed by
Mrs. Henry.
Mr.. Peck was at once on his feet OBJ
iecting strenuously to the questions. on
tho ground that it wae an attempt to
convict Leyshon by showing he was
guilty OF forgery other than the one
charged in the complaint, and tending
to criminate Miss CLARK. He said that
it had been tacitly understood that this
note could not be inquired about, and
that Miss Clark was not on trial.
The court allowed Mr.. Dillon to ask
about the note for the purpose Of show
ing the knowledge of the witness as to
Leyshon's authority to sign her sister'H
name.
In response to questions, Miss Clark
admitted that she had received the note
from Leyshon, had taken it herself to
Mr.. Smith. procured the $50 tr. N him
on it, and turned it over to Lsyshon-all
of it.
The court informed the witness before
the questions were put that she had
right not to answer any questions that
would tend to criminate her.
When Mr.. Dillon asked his next ques
ton, if the young lady did not write the
note herself, the court stopped this line
of investigation, evidently to the great
relief of all concerned.
Enough had developed, however, to
show that the oily defendant had sue
ceeded in getting the young lady mixed
up in his singular business transactions,
and had used the woman to whom he is
etiianced to procure money for him.
This closed the case and it was sub
mitted without argument. 1t was stip-
u.ated that the two other charges against
Leyshon should be considered submitted
on the came evidence. These charged
Leyshon with forging Mrs. Henry's
name to two orders for her salary as
school teacher.
Justice Bartholomew briefly an
nounced that he held Levshon for trial
on the charge of forging the names of
Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Clark to the note
in favor of AL Graham for $92, and dis
missed the other two complaints. His
bail was fixed at $4,000, and Leyshon
went back to Jail.