The herald., 1895-01-22
.FEELER WOULD NOT TESTIFY.
Ex-Sheriff Cline Gives Healy's
So-Called Confession.
1t Virtually Saddles Elikan's Murder
Upon Feeler.
The Case for the Pespis Closed without
Any New Diseiosurss-Adjou
Till This Morning.

The trial OF Lucien T. Hesly. accused
OF the murder OF O. Elikan at Long
Bencb in November last. wsa resumed
Nxenterday morning. The mornings pro-
cAedings we're devoid of interest, being
Merely repetition of the testimony i'm
<roducsd during tins Feoler trial.
In tht afternoon John O. Cline, tho
ex-shsriF, took the stand. He told OF
the interview which he, in company
with Mr.. Kenyon, had in the forenoon
of the Gosh of November in tbs upper
tanks Of the county jail with the de-
iendant. Whatever Healy then told
was unsolicited, and no inducements
wers made to him for the purpose of
securing 9 so-called combustion.
A. this stage the defense objected to
the introduction of this confession, until
1t had bsen positively shown that no in
duoemsnt had been held out by anyone
to procure statement from the pris-
oner. The prosecution stated in reply
that Healy'a confession was not con-
fesBlon of guilt, but statement WIFI Oh
connected him with the crime, and that
as such it should bs allowed to 60 in
upchallenged. However, the introduce
ton OF the confession was waived tenn
porerily.
In consequence OF his conversation
with Healy, Witness and Mr.. Kenyon
proceeded to Long Beach, and there re-
covered the money stolen from Elikan
at the time of his murder, as fully re.
ported in the Feeler trial several days
sgo.
The court now ruled that the whole
confession was admissible and the de-
fenss took an exception. Mr.. Cline
then said that Hsaly had told him that
on the night of the murder he and
Feeler went TO Elikan's store at $3.50.
Hesly went in and Fseler stayed on the
outside. He had stayed there some 15
minutes when be heard a shot. He ran
out by the back door and Feeler told
him: Come this way" They ran
down to the beach, cut open the satchel
each taxing part of the money. and then
they went and placed the remainder
where Cline found it. In answer to the
query OF the officer as to what had be.
come OF the pistol with which the shot
was fired, Healy had stated nat the re-
volver wac his, but that he had loaned
III 70 reeieT on the n!Rnt OF the MURDER. !
He believed that Feeler had thrown the |
weapon in the OCEAN when they cut |
open the valise. The places where the |
money was found were exactly those in
iloated by the defendant. There were
two hundred and odd dollars. The
other money found in purse near the
carpenter tools WAS found prior to
i1ealy's confession, and he said he had
no knowledge of it Of all. Feslsr's cons
Ieasion was made after Hesly's.
At the request OF MIR. Dillon, Fesler
stood up beside Hesly to show the jury
the different sIzss between the swo.
Feeler 10 much thu larger, broader an d
heavier of the two, and doomed up at
east four inches taller than his partner.
Feeler then took the stand. Ia re ply to
\ question by the prosecution he an.
'wsred: MY mama ia e IN Allen
Fssler, and l am the defendant with
Healy.
Question by Mr.. Dilion-"Did you
ire ths shot that killed E.ikan?"
Fseler answered in O clear and posi-
i've tone OF voice: 81 wieh to say that
do not wish togive any evidence what
0ver in this case" Hs was then with
irawn and, this closing the testimony
or the people, an adjournment was
.aken until 10 O'Clock this morning.