The herald., 1898-09-28
DIRTY FRENCH LINEN
Is BEING WASHED IN JUSTICE
MoRRIsoN's COURT
GOYTIN0 THE POOR VICTIM
He Admitted That He Had Committed
Forgery Years Ago but Never
Convicted-The Details

been in Justice Morrison's court yesterday
of LUnion Nouvelle. u French paper, on
the charge of criminal libel. he would have
licked his chops with delight and gone into
raptures over the multiplicity of French
words that We're spoken during the day.
The "parleyvoos" and "tabbledotes' and
other Gallo terms of the lamented Yellow
plush's vocabulary are famous, but had
he listened to the testimony of the various
witnesses particularly Ganee and J. +.
Goytino, when excited, whatever happi-
ness Thackeray failed to throw In his
way would have been secured to him. In
cidentally, the trial of the case afforded
vast amusement to the crowd in attend
ance, the irritability of the defendant and
prosecuting witness contributing largely to
the humor of the occasion. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Williams and H. H. Appel
also enhanced the amusement, as they were
alternately quarreling and becoming recon-
ciled. Mr.. Appel had been engaged to as
cist Mr.. Williams In the prosecution. and
the latter deputized him as an assistant
prosecutor. During the progress of the
case they differed regarding the conduct of
the trial. and Mr.. Williams announced to
Appel that he could conduct the case bet
ter without Appers aid. Appel then with
drew the forces Of his legal lore, but was
recalled by Williams in short time, since
for awhile the allies of the prosecution
proved very formidable. Mr.. Appel, how
ever, became annoyed at the manner in
which his confrere was looking after the
states interests and entered a protest.
cd Anne1 finally
gave his opinion that Williams knew moth
ing about law or the details appertaining
thereto and withdrew from the case. He
remained during the balance OF the trial
occupying chair. but holding aloof,a legal
Achilles sulking in his tent. Williams did
not get along so we'll with a lone hand, for
he allowed Goytino to cross-eXamine the
defendant during the course of the trial.
All of the witnesses examined We're
French, and. while some of them could
speak in English. the majority required the
services of an interpreter. so Frank Oak
ley acted in this capacity. very unusual
thing took place In the selection of the
Jury, about the first, probably the first,
in the annals of the local police courts
The first twelve men who stepped into the
Jury box were accepted, SO the balance of
those composing the venire were excused
Ganee and Goytino are members of the
local French colony, and are likewise edi-
tors of papers. the journal presided over
by Mr.. Goytino having its principal circu-
lation among the Basques. On July 14th
the fall of the Bastile was to be celebrated
by the local French colony, and Goytino
was selected to act as president of the oc-
|casion He claimed that the French had
a very successful celebration at Hazards
pavilion. On the other hand. Ganee and
various other witnesses asserted that such
had not been the case, and that there had
been few representative French faces on
view. The L'Union Nouvelle did not print
any account of the celebration, the causes
for which did not appear until August 9Th.
when in an article Editor Ganee made 1t
apparent that the presence of Goytino as
president of the evening was the prin-
cipal reason.
Canoes paper published an article which
stated that, as a number of letters of in
quiry had been received from outside SUBJ
scribers inquiring the reason for having
ignored the celebration, 1t was but Just to
explain. The article then went on to tell
how a number of years ago some canaille
at st. Sebastine. place In Spain near
Bayonne, had celebrated the French holi-
day, but as the character of those having
the matter in charge was so disreputable,
the French consul had not participated
They had branded him as traitor, but he
later wrote a communication to the Paris
journals exposing the real facts of the
case Canoes article compared this oc-
currence with the celebration attempted
last July, and then said
"In Los Angeles the last celebration
of THE 14th (meandng the French oele-
bratton of the 18th of July) was organ
lied without the participation of the
ancient residents. We would have had
nothing to say of the committee If they
had chosen for president of the celebra-
ton an honest man, even as commons as
can be, ali the people would have fol-
lowed. But they took. an individual.
(meaning the said j. P. Goytino) who
ACKNOWLEDGED himself, by writing, to
be the author of a forgery for SSs42. To
choose such a man to- talk in the name
Of France was the climax of aberra-
tion, or absence Of moral sense, so that
It settled the celebratioH."
Leon Loeb, who was local French consul
at the time of the celebration. testified that
he following the example of the consul at
I.
bration for the reason of the disreputable
character of Goytino,
Regarding the claim that Goytino had
committed forgery, the following state
ment, which he admitted as being genuine
was introduced:
'LOS ANGELES Nov. 2 1855
81, ]. p. Goyt.iro, do solemnly affirm
that a certain rlote dated October %,
1887, due on demand for $500, with in
terest at the rate of per cent, signed
by Miguel Leonis and indorsed by me,
is fraudulent note, said note never
having been signed by Miguel Leonis.
I have destroyed the said note of my
own free will. ]. p. GOYTINO.
witnesses: Jose Mascarel, L. c.
Goodwin
'In compliance of said above-written
declaration, I do hereby agree by these
presents to hold J. P. Coy ytino free and
above-me ntioned transaction.
"LEONIs.
"Witnesses: jose Mascarel, L. c.
Goodwin Fl. J. Freshman"
Jose Mascarel, whose daughter Is said
to have married Goytino, testified that he
did not know whether or not Goytino was
his son-in- law. He had heard Migu e.
onis accuses Goytino of havin~ forged .s
name to note. According 0 . stat>-
ment of Goytino. however, he aimed that
he had compromised prosecution by maxi
ing the above statement 1t rs proved
that he was prOSecuted later IN tho cha roo