The herald., 1896-07-16
A bUNCO GAME Of POKER
Dole Ran Up Against Two
Innocent Players
THE DEBTS Paid IN Bogus PAPER
And Gold Coin Raked Down
From Dole
BALANCE DUE FROM FRUIT
Francisco Cheura Arraigned on the
Charge of Murder
Tom Riordan Escapes From the Charge OF
Having Committed Burglary
New Christian Organizstions-The Divorce
MIL Grinding miscellaneous New
suits-A Crazy Doctor-0ther
General Court News
BALANCE DUE FROM FRUIT
Francisco Cheura Arraigned on the
Charge of Murder
Tom Riordan Escapes From the Charge Of
Having Committed Burglary

He was buncoed out of about $3.50 and
buncoed into a bogus check.
That is how the Dole case stands, so
far as the defense is concerned.
If the witnesses for the prosecution had
been a trfle less positive in certain par
ticulars the very plausible-and, be it
said, very positive-statement of the de-
fendant as to how the check got into his
possession, might not cary much weight.
Unfortunately, however, the prosecuting
witnesses who were, presumably, all
well meaning, and in some instances
certainly absolutely honest thinking
people have been ranged against the
defendant
The prosecution conclusively showed
that the man who monkeyed with the
check at Azusa and Orange had dark
moustache, and pretty plainly indicated
that It was the defendants. only dyed.
He had also six or seven days growth
of beard.
The witnesses for the defense just as
conclusively showed that on February
11th Dole was clean shaven and his
moustache was of the normal color.
With regard to the glasses worn by
the man at Santa Ana and Azusa the
gamut of color was run by the witnesses
for the prosecution, from ordinary white
glasses with q blue tint to black glasses.
Then as for time, the manner in which
1t must be stretched TO permit person
to show himself in Los Angeles and then
make an appearance in Santa Ana, dis
regardless of railroad time schedules, is
wonder
If, however, the testimony on either
side was strangely contradictory, a new
surprise was sprung by the defense in
argument MI Harris used the stories
of the four evangelists regarding the
crucifiXion to illustrate the fact that the
witnesses for the prosecution might
might be wrong in details but in the
grand central facts they had been unan-
imous-as in the four stories of the evan
geliStS Mr.. Gage, when he began his
argument, protested against any su
perior wisdom, merit, honesty or virtue
being ascribed to bankers simply be
cause they are such. The history of the
past few years, he contended. showed
that in this country and England banks
had been wrecked, and to follow the
lead of Mr.. Harris, in Bible times the
money changers had demanded THEN
full pound of flesh, and he had no knowl-
edge of their morals having improved
since that time in any particular de-
gree.
Having thus paid hil devoirs to the
bankers Mr.. Gage sprane a little sensa-
tion by claiming that, in his opinion, the
check had never been raised at all. He
presented it, with a powerful glass, to
the jury for its inspection, but counsel
had no time to enlarge upon his theory
before court adjourned.
THE LOST TINTRODUCTION
Mr.. Bosbyshel was recalled in the
morning and upon being interrogated
by Mr.. Gage made most impor' ant
admission. He testified that if Mr.
Myers, the insura nee man, and tho de-
fendant Dole both stated that he, wit
ness gave a letter of Introduction to
Dole. introducing him to Myers. he
would concede that he might be mistall-
en- and that he had not. perhaps. given
Dole letter to Daniels Of Azusa.
This change Of witness mind elimi-
mated from the case for practical pur-
poses the testimony of Daniels and his
talk about the lost letter Of introduction
Following several other witnesses tes-
titled to having seen the defendant about
the time he was either planning or carry
Ing outthe alleged scheme Of forgery.
The first was w. C. r Doak. who
keeps barber shop at Riverside. and
stated that on February 10th he shaved
Dole at about o'clock in the morning.
He was able to fix the circumstance he
cause he had an agreement to pay his
rent and did so the same night
Miss Bertha Wilbur. living with her
parents at Riverside stated she had
known the defendant for five years. dur
Ing which time Dole had visited at her
home. Witness stated that she remem-
bered what transpired on the 10th Of
February because she had attended the
PadereWski concerts I'm Los Angeles on
the Sth and 9th and returned home on the
10th and found Nj. Dole at h-r parents
house. He was clean shaven and had
his moustache just at tae present time
she reached home about Z O'Clock and
Dole remained a the Dole mansion all
night.
Miss Louise Wilbur, sister to the pre-
ceding tness, testified TO Dole having
arrived at her parents house on Feb
ruary Sth. during her sisters absence,
and remaining until the 18th.
Dole was absent for some time on the
10th. and when he returned he was
shaved clean, with his mustache as it
appeared in the court room on the
morning Of the 11ih witness drove Dole
to the Santa Fe depot at Riverside and
at twenty-five minutes to Q left him
there.
Attorney Dole then took the witness
stand and told most Interesting story
regarding the manner IN which he be-
came possessed Of the check. "I was
shaved at Riverside on the 10th of Feb
luary,' hc began, "in Doaks barber
shop, between and . o'clock in the
r'clning. ny mustache was not colored
in any way"
Ia answer TO the specific question.
witness at this point stated that he had
been last shaved on Tuesday morning
His appearance, therefore. as testified 10
by defending Witnesses, could be wen
understood hy Che jury. rs the same time
had elapsed between his shaving on
TuesdaY aud his appearance on the wit
ness sta0d as elapsed between the time
he Wae il DQaka barber shop and the
time he had the growth of beard" tes-
tilted to by the prosecution.
Resumirg. witness said:
II did rot buy any check of any sort
q the Santa Ana bank, as stated by Mr.
Cruis sshGnk; / was not IT A2usa, nor at
the hotel as described by Mr. Daniels
and Miss Bruujes J never saw Mr Por-
ter at Orarge and never got any letter
of introduction from lir. 3osbyshel to
MIR. Daniels, but I ala get written
introduction to Mr. Myers, the insur-
ance man, who stated the fact 1 re-