The herald., 1898-01-01
NOTE RECEIVED FROM EMMETT
IN WHICH he rs MADE THE
GUILTY PARTY
Another Peculiar Transaction il
Which Webb Is Implicated.
Another Arrest May Result

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ceny was held yesterday before Justice
Guidinger at Santa Monica and resulted
In the defendant being held over to the
superior court for trial. During the
course of the hearing some very damag-
Ing evidence was brought out against
Deputy city Marshal Willard Webb
who is charged with having received a
bribe from Feezell.
The examination was set for 10 o'clock,
but owing to the failure Of the district
attorney to have representative on
hand before 1880 o'clock the proceedings
were delayed an hour and half AS
soon as the defendant was brought into
court he was Joined by Attorney Morgan
and Policeman Webb and the three held
a private conversation in one corner Of
the room for some minutes.
Deputy District Attorney williams
conducted the prosecution and Attorney
Morgan has been employed by Feezell
70 look after the defense.
Louie Turner. trusty at the county
tail, was the first witness called. He
testified to having seen the note written
by Feezell to Emmett in which 1t was
stated that Webb had received 500 and
had promised to get the complaints
against the two dismissed. The witness
said that while in the same cell with
Feezell, after the latter's arrest on the
new complaint filed by Emmett, Feezell
had said to him that he didn't see why
Emmett had done as he had after every
thing had been fixed up with Webb so
that both would get out of the scrape.
Attorney Morgan objected to the tes-
tlmnny on the ground that the evidence
while Going to place Webb in a bad light
did not show Feezell's guilt. The court
ruled that the evidence was admissible,
as the circumstances under which the
statements were made indicated guilt on
Ehe part Of Feezell.
VIM McFadden, also a trusty at the
county jail, testified that Feezell had
Told him that he had given Webb 800 to
Net him out of the scrape and that every
Eing had been all fixed when Emmett
I'D gone back on him. A letter written
\ the county jail by Will Emmett to
Aezell and which was found on Fee
zpls person after his second arrest was
alh 5 an exhibit. 1t was the answer
I fltter 10 this letter which Webb is
firged with having induced Emmett to
| ttr up, threatening him with his in
Nance to keep him in jail If he did not
etDly The letter runs as follows:
y Asbury Feeself: Sir, Write me a note
an ell who sent that stun up to you and
a. Eout what happened to you before you
lei anita Monica. just write on card
and\a what you told Webb and the old
maEi Il you will tell John that you took
that N q aimed to give It back, he won't
push We case When 1t comes up for trial.
You tat to tell him that you are only II
years Va and II you do get cinched you
can rntse Whittier school.
Whs1 we go up for trial you want to
tell thet that am Innocent and that you
took IN money, or they will get me for
y TOO. I you tell them that you took 1t
they wiA let me 60. and can go back and
attend " stop.
Write ts d card and tell me what you
told Web or the cid man concerning the
money, ala tell me who sent that stuff
up to yout and all about 1t. When we 60
20 trial "a want to tell them the straight
o. Il. Joif won't prosecute you II you
dor tell te truth Of the matter. will
on you ANYWAY, and that will go harder
with you; Tut won't give you away If
you VIII cletr me. II you don't / will fix
you nlentyl What in the hell did you
come back pr Friday. night? Write me
q carl and 4ll me all about It Don't be
afraid to wrte me note and tell me all
about what ytu told Webb. Louie Turner
and me are s} .ips together. This fellow
Is Ok that am going to send this note
by. Answer I'VE and send 1t back by this
man. WILL EMMETT.
Emnet took khe stand In the afternoon
ana gave pradIcally the same account
OF the affair as he has all along, but was
much hampered in giving his testimony
by q. severe hoa-seness
Ex-Policeman Webb's testimony re-
ferred to his connection with the case,
but nothing of Importance was brought
out.
Emmett's father testified that Feezell
had acknowledged to him that he took
the money, and that Feezell said that IL
ne would send Sparks to him. he (TeezelD
would give the money back.
Judge Morgan then moved for dis
missal OF the case, on the grounds that
the evidence was not sufficient to show
that any robbery had been committed.
Judge Guidinger, however. held Teezell
to appear before the superior court.
Since the recent charges have been
made against Webb Information Of
other shady transactions in which he
has been implicated has come to the sur
face. On the night of December 10th
OMcer Frank Lee arrested an old SOL
iier named Truman E. Hart & member
of Company d at theSoIdierst home. for
lntoxication He waspIaced in the little
Jail and See left notd for webb, inforn-
ing him q the nature of the offense.
When the deputy mabshai i and Hart in |
|ail the following mdrning he told him
hat he could be releaAed II he would put |
up IS bail money.
Hart said Yesterday II dfti not have |
he money, but I borro5yed Il frorn Henry
Aiken, the cigar dealea on ITtah avenue. |
Ind gave It to Webb insAiker, 8 pYesence.
AZ said that ne91 y apr ear In court,
,ut could let thecf Ny default after |
had put UP 1y That q the |
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