The herald., 1896-05-08
CARNICLE IS FEELING SICK
Had a Fit in the Corridor of the
County Jail Yesterday
Arrsignment and Examination Of the Con.
spirators to Be Held This Afternoon.
What Wiffenbach Has to Soy

There were no new developments yes
terday in the Understanding case of
Carnicfe. Carpenter Hamm ct al, both
sides evidently resting on their oars pre-
pairing for the commencement of the
| legal battle today-s This afternoon is
set for the preliminary examination Of
Carpenter, Hamm and Mitchell on the
original forgery charges, and it is also
the intention to at the same time ar
raign the trio and the latest arrival
Carnicle, on the felony complaints
sworn to on Wednesday afternoon by S.
Carder Smith,
Carpenter and Hamm had several
consultations yesterday with their at
torneys, and are evidently preparing to
offer stubborn fight to avert the
threatened closing around them of peni-
tentiary walls. Mitchell is disposed to
be morose and apparently realizes that
his case is hopeless. Too late he regrets
having made the confession on the
night of his arrest, which was taken
down literally by stenographer and
which will be used against the whole
gang.
Carnicle is still in the county Jail, hav-
ing been taken there to keep him separ-
ate from the rest of the accused and to
provide better quarters. Since their
incarceration none of the trio have seen
each other, and have had no opportunity
of discussing their case. There was no
available cell for Carnicle, so the per-
mission of the committing magistrate
was secured and he was sent to the
county bastile. In that institution he
spent the night of yesterday having so
far failed to secure bondsmen
Yesterday morning he arose and had
breakfast and was exercising in the cor
ridor at about 10 o'clock. OF a sudden
ne reeled and fell to the floor in what
was apparently an epileptic fit. His
condition was deemed serious and his
breathing was labored and slow
DR.. Matthews was telephoned for and
mad him removed to his bunk in the cell.
where he prescribed for him to such
erect that he was soon better Carnicle
kept his bed all day, however. feeling
weak from the effects of the spasm'
but sitting up on the couch a portion of
the time. Last evening he was feeling
pretty good and by the morning is ex-
pected to be fully recovered. He was
visited during the day by his wife and
brother. who did all in their power to
cheer him up in his desolate position.
"A statement was yesterday made by
II. Wiffenbach of the Los Angeles Corn
ice works, who was the sub contractor
or party who performed the actual work
on the Newell & Cannon block. under
the direction of Fred w. Strange. Wifi
fenbach said that Strange was the con-
tractor and denied positively that any
proposition had ever been made him
by Strange to assign the contract. He
referred to Mr. Newell for corroboration
of this statement Wiffenbach said that
1t was true that he had sent time
checks to Mr.. Strange for his signature,
but that all he had handled or pre-
sented We're all right and had not been
questioned.
1t was a matter of report yesterday
that the arrest of Carnicle had not fin
ished the roundup of parties implicated
In the transaction, and further devel-
opments are looked for at any time.
There are certain circumstances In con-
nection with the affair as vet unex-
planned, and before the matter is much
older developments of startling nature
are expected.