The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-01
MRS. BOGGS' COIN TIED UP
An Army of Lawyers Strug-
Cling to Divide 1t.
Chief Glass Still in Possession of
the Money.
An Amazing Lot of Tcchnicalitiss In
voksd by tho Attorneys who
Think Their Fees Are in
Sight.

witnessed yesterday afternoon in Judge
Clark's court in connection with 1888
held by Chief of Police Glass. it being
the amount found on Edgar Moore W hen
he was arrested for stealing the contents
of Mrs. Boggs' strong box.
Moore, it will be remembered, came
on here from Arizona. where he knew
Mrs. Boggs. He sent for the lady and
she came.
After her arrival he cent for box
kept in her safety deposit box at
Phoenix. This was done without her
knowledge. He secured the money in
the box, but was finally detected and is
now under eentence of five years at San
Quentin.
During his confinement in Jail, Moore
gave several orders on Chief Glass for the
money. but it was kept intact until the
trial. After the trial it was attached by
Mre. Boggs and she Drought civil suit
against Moore, Judge Mckinley giving
her judgment for $3.50.
But the attachments began to come
in and Chief Glass scratched his head
in despair as to the proper pereon to
whom be should give the money.
Adopting the Davy Crockett rule OF
action. to be sure he was right before
he went ahead, the chief kept the
money in his inside pocket and still
has it.
There was point raised in the trial
OF Moore about the money found on
him, that it was not the identical money
belonging to Mrs. Boggs, and upon that
technically as a basis, there is greedy
struggle for the money on the part OF a
number OF lawyers, which reminds one
OF the wrangle of the powers over the
dismemberment of Poland-each one
wants big slice, and Mrs. Boggs' money
is such bone OF contention that her
prospects for ever seeing any of it again
are very slim.
In Judge Clark's court Yesterday after
noon, Z. d. Harmon appeared, claiming
500 of the money on An assignment by
Edgar Moore prior to the Judgment rem
dsred in favor of Mrs. Boggs, for profess
sional services. He was represented by
A. J. King.
]. W. Kinley was present to see about
little claim Tor 500 for professional
services in defending Moore, the latter
having given him an order on the
money.
Msssrs. knight, Harpham & Simpson
we're present to prees claim for the
entire amount of s58S for professional
services, and were represented by Il. A.
Ling.
Mrs. Boggs was represented by Meesrs.
Shinn and Wilbur, while Chief Glass
had Assistant District Attorney RYAN on
hand to see that the collective legal tall
ent did not get him into hole where
he snd his bondsmen might be sued.
The lawyers presented An imposing
appearance and took up nearly all the
seats at the bar. while fencing with
each other for advantage of position.
1t was agreed that a stipulation as to
the facts should be signed by the oppos-
ing parties, to make it easier for Judge
Clark to tackle the complicated ques-
tons which had been made to arias by
the united efforts OF the gentlemen.
The entire proceedings cane near being
overturned by the stern protest OF Mr..
Shinn against a clause it was proposed
to insert in the stipulation. as to one OF
their claims, that Moore would swear. if
present. that it was for valuable con-
sideration, namely, professional services
The suaye and smiling attorneys
clinched over this proposition, and it
Was only by supreme effort OF self
control that compromise was finally
effected, and Judge CLARK was called in.
After some consultation with the
court in which he looked absolutely dis
mayed at a threatened oral discussion
by the army OF lawyers, he sank back
relieved when they reluctantly consent-
ed to file briefs in the case.
In the meantime Mira. Boggs has The
satisfaction of seeing the attorneys
wranNing over the disposition OF her
! money, after the man who stole il hae
been convicted and sentenced, and after
she had secured civil judgment against
Moore.