The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-07
HOW THE TROUBLE CAME ABOUT
Gossip Responsible for Garri-
sons Troubles.
His Own Reticence Is Also to Be
Considered.
The Jury Bring In q Sealed vsrdict-A
Prospective $1,000 Reward Had Much
to Do With the Case.

The Garrison damage suit was on
again yesterday before Judge Van Dyke
and jury. In the morning motions
were made for non-suits by all the de-
PENDANTS except ex-Justice OF the Peace
Bartholomew, whose demurrer to the
complaint was sustained some time ago.
The motion was granted as to ex-Sherif
Cline, bat denied In the case OF ex-
District Attorney Dillon and Detectives
Lawson and Vinnell, alias Carlisle.
The defense tried to show that A. D.
Garrison had in nowise profered any
aid to the parties who caused his arrest
by volunteering to convince them that
he Was not the right party whom they
were after. For that purpose several
witnesses were placed on the stand.
among them John E. Bennett, who tes-
tilted on the previous day. This witness
said that while working as reporter on
the Evening Express he had interviewed
Garrison some time after the arrest. and
had told him that he had done wrong in
not letting Lawson know that he was
not the man who was was wanted. He
lectured him on his lack OF effusiveness.
picturing to him that il might happen
to any man during his career on this
mundane sphere to be arrested for an
other, and it behooved any such victim
by joyfully giving him pointers which
age suit in the hereafter.
The deposition OF Mrs. J. A. Parker
shsd little more light upon the way
private detectives build sensational
Gases out of the gossip and tittletattle OF
idle minds. A Mr.. Stevenson, who drove
gasoline wagon. came to her house
one day couple of years ago to supply
her with oil. While he was filing the
can, Burney. her boy. told them how
one Dave Garrison had taken his part at
Stolberg's ranch while he had . fight
with Norwegian lsborer.
That set Stevenson's tongue veg.
ging, and he narrated that a young fell
low named Willie Garrison had MUIR
dered boy in the neigh borhood OF the
place he formerly lived at, and that this
young man was from Bradford. Canada.
There was reward Of $1,000 offered for
bis capture.
Some time after this she went to
the ranch where Garrison was at work,
at Stevenson's request, and got an in
PRODUCTION to him. She told him the
story of the murder. Ee admitted that
he had done the deed, and that he was
from Canada. He told her that at homo
he was known as Willie, but that Dave
was Q nickname he gave himself when
boy. Then no went into details of the
murder.
On cross-examination she admitted
that she knew Lawson for a number of
years. She went TO his Office one day
some time before Garrison's arrest to
have talk about another fugitive from
named Psrcival, and, incident
ally, she told him the story of Garrison
and the murder, not forgetting to men
lion there wac a $1,000 reward looming
up somewhere In the horizon. Some
time after that Lawson wautsd her to
make an affidavit concerning the facts,
bat she refused. After Garrison had
been arrested, she was informed by Car.
isle that che would have to testify at
The preliminary examination. He told
her that he was a deputy. but what of
she did not ascertain, and he threatened
her, if she failed to come voluntarily,
to send the big wagon - q conveyance
Mrs. Parker denied that she had ever
had any matrimonial designs upon Gar
rison.
Argument began at late hour In the
afternoon.
They were brief and the case was not
long In going to the jury, which had
agreed upon a verdict at 6:45. In the
absence OF Judge Van Dyke it was sealed
up and the Jurors went homo. Tho
verdict will be opened this morning.