The herald., 1895-03-31

The Settle case was a legacy left to the |
new District Attorney office by the Ola.
Deputv District Attorney McComas had
no faith i'll the evidence at his commanu
and would have dismissed the lnforma-
t;on had il not been that in a case OF such
',ravitv as that of murder it is well, when
ft has gone SO far as this cause had, TO
let Jury decide its merits There was
knowledge, too, of certain matters whlch
if proyed in court, would nave estao-
lished a most undeniable ailol ior cettie
These were not touched upon because III
was not necessary under such clrcum-
stances as developed yesterday An alibl
involving woman is not very deslrapie
but the saving OF neck might nave 1haue
ii necessary. l..
of things about this Settle young man
and other people connected it i'll an IN
direct wav with the Hawkins murder,
which would have eXculpated the prison
er of the murder, because 1t is )ut OF tne
possibility OF things that man should
he i'm two different places at the same time.
The Court took occasion to remark that
the written testimony OF the absent Wit
ness. Fitch. who swore that he took Settle
to Wilmington on the night OF the muir
der. and who detailed his meeting win
Tucien r. Healey and Settle S subsequent
return to Long Beach, was damaging ana
would have proved incriminating II
backed by other substantial evidence.
The prosecution put on the stand yester-
day morning James X. Boswell, who IL
appears. was the malhstay Vi eiie peG;riu Pee; pa
case. This party had become convinced
in his own mind long ago that he was
made of the wood which produces de-
tective,, who go 'sloshing' around from
place to place, saying hist ana
i"SiIencel and Mystery" Mr.. Boswell
obtained diploma ana tin star from
some detective college or university IN
Indiana. which gave him the privilege to
nose around for one year and make peo-
ple believe that he was wearing flhker
TONS mantle as mld-wlhter oVercoat'
The Hawk ins. murder gave him flne
chance to blossom forth as one OF Gabor-
;eau's masterpieces. Young Settle was
not alwavs as good as a divinity student,
but more often inclined to wildness, ana
Dragging seems to have been included III
his list of attainments Something tna'
he had ssid came to the ear of Detective
Boswell and he looked the young man up
After some conversation Settle said tina
he knew all about the Hawkins matter
although he had had no hand i'll 1t HIM
self. and he promised boswell II y ne wouiS dS
come to 5,Los Angeles the next day to tel
him all aboubiit d -
And tTe next day. when they met a'
per agreement, Settle told him again wha
he had said the day before. but no more
Boswell urged Settle to make cIeal
breast OF the murder telling him that h
was accused of it, and since he was TO b
arrested, he mlghtas well let him (Bos
well) take him in to get the glory and tn
reward. @A"
tective pulled out letter and presente
il to the young man. This letter had bee
found among some litter left by Heale
in a room of a Spring street lodgin
house and had been given by the deput
sheriff, who found it, to Boswell. Mo-
came the tragic part b 9I the EN- interview yniW
yisibly and trambled perceptiblY when h
saw tHis Daper, which was neither signe
nor addressed. Pulling hatchet out {
the inside pocket of his coat, he said. !
sepulchraI tones; My God, Bossy, tn
letter will be your death yet, 1t has co
others their lives" And then he WEI
away. only TO be thrown into Jail whe
the detective got good and ready. In Il
same line of adroit sleuth work was IL
discovery by Mr.. Boswell that Settle ha
been to Wilmington on the night of IL
murder. His son, who Is minor, hi
been swapping horses with the Lon
Reach livery stable man, and Mr.. Bosw'
wanted to investigate the merits OF Il
trade. Having an opportunity to loo
through the livery day book and saw t
entry of Settle and Fitch hiring a bug
one night for $3.50. Putting this al
that together the detective had his ma
clue, and his busy brain did the rest.
Boswell has gone out OF the detectl
business since.
1t is easily to be seen from all this IL
there was an immense iacune yet to
filled before anybody would be willing
believe that Settle was guilty of murd
and as there was nothing but other vt
slight circumstantial evidence produc
he was ordered acquitted.
Settle, who had been in jail over tn
months was discharged at once and W.
home with his father, a very respecta
Long Beach resident.
No well regulated household should be W
out AngostuTa BitteIs, the celebrated appetii
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