The herald., 1896-09-02

while. II wish you would take that
money" He says, you had better take
it," Since that time, saw another fell
low by the name of Red. one of Dock
weilers associates.
Q.-(By Mr.. Appel)-Who Is this Red :?
Al don't know; that is the only
name know for him. Anyhow, he says,
you must be pretty fat; you got two
hundred dollars" I says. IT don't know
anything about it." He says, Yes, you
did get two hundred dollars, and it was
paid to you in gold down here in Charlie
Bernard's saloon"
Q.-(By Mr.. Phibbs)-Where is that sa-
loon?
! Att is on the corner of Los Angeles
and Commercial streets. And they also
wanted me to go up to the district attor-
ney's office and tell them that was paid
business, and that it was untrue.
Q.-(By Mr.. AppeD-Who made that
proposition-that it was untrue
A.-And that was led to believe that I
would receive money from you, and did
not
o.-(By Mr.. AppeD-From me. person.
Ayes, sir. He wanted to get you out
of the case. he was scared Of you.
Q.-(By Mr.. AppeD-Scared at me?
A.-Well. now, can't tell you; that's
the way it looked. He wanted to get
way of working it, and that Billy Cline
could get the jury.
Dwell, in other words, didn't he
tell you that Ling had Billy Cline in all
cases to select the jurymen?
A.-Something to that effect. Ling said
he had trouble and wanted Mckenzie
out, and Mckenzie wanted to get Ling
out. There was trouble. and they wanted
to get you out.
Q.-You say that they made you the
proposition to go to the district attor-
ney's office and make an affidavit that
the testimony you had given at the pre-
liminary examination was untrue. and
that had paid you money to come and
testify?
A.-No; that you had promised me, and
that you did not live up to your prom
Use.
Q.-Well, you did not talk to me about
the case at all; you talked to Mr.. Phibbs,
didn't you?
Ayes, sir
Q,-And you say Mckenzie made you
that proposition?
Q.-Why, yes.
Q.-And now. about the Abbott boys
Which one of the Abbott boys talked to
you ABOUT the case--George or Amos?
Al don't know them.
Dwell, there is George and Amos.
.A.-None of them talked to me about
the case at all. I never spoke to any Of
them in my life. except Johnny once or
twice. Then, there was a man by the
name of George Starr; he told me they
were going to barrel me.
Q.-Barrel you?
Ayes, the same as II they were
going to barrel me-
Dwell, who is this man Starr?
Ale is a man who hangs around
Chinatown and does dirty work; that is
all know about him.
Mr.. Appel-Now, If you will come in
some time and make affidavit to substan-
tally the same thing. in case you die
IN the meantime, or are out of the state
II tney introduce any testimony you see
we can have this affidavit to spring on
them.
Mr.. Lewis-All right, will make aff1-
oavit TO about the same thing.
Mr. Appel-All right.
CHAs. N. LOUIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this first day of September, 1895.
Notary Public in and for Los Angeles
County. California.
The above statement shows Just az
pretty case of contemplated chicanery
as the legal heart might desire. or
course each person named may enter a
general denial, but to the non legal mind
the old saving that where there is so
much smoke there must be some fire"
Will seem peculiarly applicable Ger
tain it is that in Chinese cases It is a
favorite mode of operation to attempt
TO gag WITNESSES with gold, and the
bona fides of another witness in this
same case was attacked some little time
ago.
Meantime. the case has been set and
no further fighting for delay will avail.