The herald., 1897-07-28
District Attorney Williams. and of his
inability to get complaint.
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Mr.. Long asked: How did you come
to this city-on a Pullman carr"
Eyes, SIR
"Do you get drunk?"
Eyes; have had skates on with you
let's of times"
Further, in answer to Long, witness
said "Leona Johns proposed marriage
to me. I never attempted any liberties
with her.
| Wyche said he drank several times
on the night of July 9Th, but was not
drunk
Wyche then fatty accused Long of
having been drunk lots of TINES with him
and having been carried home on a shut
ter. Long Indignantly denied the accu-
sation.
| Police Clerk Hensley stated that he
knew nothing of the case except what
| Wyche had told him about three weeks
ago
Chief Glass stated that Wyche's evil
dence was the same as told to him pre-
viously by Wyche.
Andrew Canary said he had gone with
Wyche to meet Leona Johns the night it
rained; that no one came. Subsequently
Canary was with Wyche on two occa-
/
to have her trunk moved Witness cor
roborated Wyche as TO Wyche's wife
having visited him and told of a con-
versa ton with Long about Wyche and
his wife having made up again The
witness also related the occurrences on
the nights of July and when Wyche
went to meet Hattie Mann and was
watching the pair when Long passed.
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Wyche.
Edward Callahan, another of Wyche's
friends, who was present with him on the
night of July 5, testified on much the
same lines as Canary.
BEHIND A DRESSER
Mrs. Connoyer stated that the evil
dence given by Wyche as to her having
gone behind a dresser and while there
having heard Coulter say that Long
had met him and said to him that he
(Long) had scheme On Wyche, was
true. That Coulter had said that Long
declared he had Wyche right where they
wanted him, and if he (Coulter) would
so in with him. he CLong) would put up
$500. That Coulter told Wyche on that
ccasion that Long had said to him that
he Nong) would get $500 out of the job
and would give Coulter 5000 of this
amount.
A PENITENT.
Mrs. S. w. Wyche said: 1.-THE first
time Mr. Lorg spoke to me we talked
about getting my divorce He said he
wanted TO tell me some thing, but was
afraid I W ould let on, but finally told
me that Will, my husband, had me:
Leona Johns. Long was real mad at Will
and wanted to get back at him. The
next time he came he said that he had
a nice, 16-year-old Christian girl who
would meet Will. He said he would not
charge me anything for his services;
that we could arrange that afterwards;
that he and I could go out and have a
nice time together"
Longs object" continued the wit
ress, was to get Wyche into trouble,
and he wanted me to pay the girl. First
he wanted me to be divorced, and this
was the means Long said could be used.
That I could get divorce and alimony.
and pay the girl. He Nong) insinuated
that if I would keep company with him
that would be sufficient pay for him. l
was mad and did not answer. Lopg told
and photograph him and then publish
his disgrace"
Mrs Wyche also said she had been le-
gally advised to refuse to testify before
the commission, and Long had said,
How can you expect anyone to help
you if you tell everything?"
Mrs. Wyche, upon cross-examination,
denied that she had asked Long and his
wife to aid her in obtaining a divorce.
She also denied she had ever visited
Long in the vicinity Of the city Jail, and
admitted that Long was to receive roth
ing for himself for his services in pro-
curing the testimony upon which she
hoped to get the divorce. Mrs. Wyche
said she had nothing to base a complaint
for divorce upon, but was urged to do so
by Long, who seemed anxious to secure
evidence against Wyche for reasons
known to himself.
Otto R. Coulter, fireman, testified as
follows: II was driving the horses at
Twenty-rinth street in the afternoon;
don't RENE mber date. Long jumped off
a car and we met. Long said Wyches
wife wanted him to work on a divorce
case, but he (Long) didn't care to tackle
it, but if 1 would l could make $50 out Of
it. After the case came on, or was pub
lished, Long came to the engine house
and jumped me because of something
that appeared in The Herald"
The witness admitted that he talked
TO Wyche, and had said to him his wife
was trying to get divorce and was en-
deavoring to get him (Wyche) into
snap, SO she could obtain it.
LONGS STORY
when I lived in part of the house
with the Wyches they had trouble fire.
quently, and often came to me for adj
vice. I declined to have anything to do
with it. Later Mrs. Wyche told me she
had employed Ben Goodrich to con-
duct her case, but wanted me to help get
evidence. l declined. 1 asked her if she
had noticed Wyche's infatuation for my
ward, Leona Johns. She said mo-
acknowledge l told Matte Mann about
Mrs. Wyche's case and that if she could
help out in the matter it would be the
means of making her little money.
The trunk matter was part of the girls
own plans. l met Coulter and asked him
if he wanted to work on a divorce case
He said yes I told him then that there
was $25 or so in it for the bunch. He was
only callman and had helped me, and
L wanted to help him. My presence at
Los Angeles and Third on July 4th or