The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-17
FEELER's SHARE IN THE MURDER
The Prosecution Rested Its
Case Yesterday.
The Evidence Indicates Healy as the
Shooter.
sheriff clinics Testimony and Sssler's
oonfession Made at Long Beach.
4 Life Sentence Probable.

case yesterday AZ 4 O'CLOCK declared that
they rested, and Feeler's neck 10 safe.
Ne evidence has been introduced tending
to show that the defendant did tbs act
by which the Long Beach grocer lost his
life. after having been dsspoilsd OF some
OF his property, bat that Feelsr was tn
accomplice OF Hesly at the time of the
burglary 10 fully established by the tes-
mony of the witnesses and by his own
written sonfsseion. "A an accessory
before the fact. Fseler is. of course, as
guilty as the chief perpetrstor of che
decd under the laws OF Caliiornis. but it
is hardly likely that tho verdict OF jury
would exceed lie ssRtsace, the way
that the case now looks.
The defense has been very passive
ono so far, the croee-examinetiop OF
most witnesses for the people being gen.
orally brief and not at al searching.
Everything that the prosecution has
woven into the chain Of evidence In this
cass pointa to Healy as the man who did
the shooting, and counsel for the defense
have found it unnecessary TO do much
in the premises under the circumstances.
Feoler's confession. freely and volun-
most interesting part OF yesterdays pro-
cesdings, and was listened TO with all
absor bling attention by the great number
of people who were present in the court
room yesterday.
Healy was brought up for q few
mo nents to hear his casa continued
until the conclusion OF Feelor's. His
furtive, blinking little eyes glsnced all
over the court room, and once in
while rested on his partner in guilt.
The latter, his swarthy, Italian-like
features overcast by moody gloom,
took his seat again beside Mr.. Kendrick
and listened attentively to the words of
the witnesses as they followed each
other to the stand.
GRAVES ON THE STAND.
Will H. Graves, who was clerk for
Eliksn at the time of the murder. told
Yesterday how he had seen ex.Sheriff
Cline fit Feeler's shoes in some of the
footprints made by the two accused at
the scene of the murder, and he iden-
titled one of the shoes exhibited by the
prosecution 90 the ono used BY Cline at
that time.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Jailer P. ]. Kennedy identified the
same shoes as those taken from Fesler
at the time he was brought to the
county prison.
William A. Moore, deputy sheriff, ar
rested Feelsr after the coronsr's inquest,
took him into w. w. loves room and
made him take off his shoes. They
fitted exactly in some of the tracks at
thu south of the store whore the refrig-
orator stood. The footprints were
against the west side OF the track, the
toes pointing little south of east. On
tho way from Long Beach 10 this city,
while witness waa conveying Feeler to
the county Jail, Moore told his prisoner
that Hesly had told where the carpen-
ter tools were and that some one had
found money nesr them on the beach.
Fssler calculated "I don'tsee what he
did that for" Witness. while searching
the cottage where the accused resided,
found some SO and A caliber cartridges,
and damp drawers and understands.
L. s. Brown had made plaster casts OF
the footprints sback of Eliksn's grocery
store. He examined the shoes and
fitted enc which wan not the right one
to the cast. The mistake WAS corrected
by some of tbs Jurors when they ex-
Rmlned the plaster caut and the shoe.
SHERIFF cLINE's INvEsTIG ATOMS.
John G. Cline, the ex-aheriff. testi fed
that he went to Long Beach on the
merning after the murder, having sent
his deputies during the night in q
buggy. From the particulars OF the
crime communicated to him by theae
officers, he felt justified in arrssting
Feeler and Hsaly. The latter's shoeE
were compared with some of the tracks,
but proved somewhat too large to fit
them, Witness had o conversation
with Hesly In the county Jail on the
morning OF Novemb Der oath, in conse-
uusnce of which he made another trip
TO Long Beach. In company with Mr..
Kenyon. the sheriff proceeded to the
back yard OF Hsaly'a house, where un~
der O plank $3.50 in nickelg was found.
They next proceeded to a vacant lot
about three blocks further east, and
there under the flooring of tent q con-
uiderable sum of money in silver and
gold was unearthed. There was about
800 in silver, $500 in gold coin and So
in foreign money. This amount was
sent for and shown the jury, as it had
originally been laid away in bis safe by
the sheriff. suming his testimony
the witness stated that the money was
located from the information impaired
TO him by Healy, who had also con-
dessed who owned the pistol that killed
ElikAn. These admissions were on the
morning of the oath OF November.
After the short CROSS examination OF
the witness by Mr.. Montgomery, which
dealt principally with Hsaly's statement
TO the ex-ahsriff, the prosecution asked
him to tell the whole OF the conversation
that took place between them, but the
defense objected and Judge Smith cus-
tanned the objection.
sTsNoGRAPHER' GATES.
A. W. Gates. y stenogrnpher who took
down the proceedings as the inquest in
shorthand, read Fseler's dsposition at
thst time, froa his noses, bat this was
merely the made up story already re-
lated about che supponititious man with
the mysterious bag who ran to the Ala
mitos ranch houss, jumped upon an
spocryphal horse and got away.
CITY MARSHAL KENMAN.
City Marshal Ksnmsn testified TO the
finding Of Elikan's bag in the waves on
the beach and OF his closing it. He
hesrd Graves remark that II that was
Elikan's satchel it ought 20 contain five
small money bags, and Fsslsr's reply
"Why, there are three or four bagss In
tho satchsl now"