Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
Secretary Prince of San Gabriel Association Testi
fes to Unexpected Feature of Victims Last
Day-Intimacy With Certain Women Will
Be Cited to Prove That White Man
Inspired Killing on Golf Links

was one of many new points brought
out at the second days preliminary
hearing of the Pasadenan accused of
killing Logan with a putting iron and
knife on the golf links of the Raymond
hotel, South Pasadena, on May IS last.
What transpired at this meeting In
Jaxons shop near Hotel Green may
before Justice Glover yesterday, Sec
retary Will Prince of the San Gabriel
Investment company, testified that he
left as soon as Logan entered the shop
Of the tailor, who in some quarters
has been regarded as his bitter enemy.
If the object of Logan's visit can be
cleared - and apparently defendant
Jaxon Is the only one who can do it
much will be known as to why Logan's
death had been plotted for that par
ticular night.
Testimony brought out yesterday
tended to show that Logan had aroused
Jaxon's pealousy by attentions to Mrs.
Jaxon. Though the attorneys tried to
limit the testimony at this point
enough came out to show that much
weight will be placed on Logan's al
legged intimacy with several women as
showing why he should have been put
out of the way in such a brutal
fashion.
There is reason to believe that much
salacious testimony will be produced
this week.
The action of Attorneys Hahn and
Hahn in asking that all spectators and
witnesses be excluded was based on the
statement that much sensational evil
dence unfit for refined ears would be
brought out and that many are guess
ing who will be involved in the mire
This course will be made necessary
by the fact that the defense is de-
termined to prove that JaXon had no
motive for killing Logan, but that
certain white men did. Logan's posi-
ton with the firm of Victor Marsh &
Co. brought him in contact with the
best people of Pasadena as well as
hundreds of tourists who selected art
goods and furnishings there, and many
relied on his judgment as a connoisseur
gained through long experience.
Mrs. Jaxon Demonstrative
Mrs. Jaxon and relatives have been
in constant attendance on the defend
ant. He claims to be sick and in need
of attentions that Jail prisoners seldom
get. Before and after the hearings both
are demonstratively affectionate.
Yesterday morning a mysterious pa
per bag was laid before the prisoner,
and after the officers and attorneys had
examined it in court all felt relieved
when they learned that the bag merely
held three raw eggs that Mrs. Jaxon
had sent to her husband.
Again there was excitement yester-
day when, as one witness was talking,
1t was discovered that JaXon was not
in his chair. Marshal M. B. Reids face
blanched as he rushed to search an
ante-room from which at that moment
Jaxon and his custodian. M. Johnson,
an old Philadelphia officer and now
deputy constable of South Pasadena,
emerged. They had merely stepped
out a moment, Justice Glover having
winked his consent. Justice Glover,
who is an editor when not on the WOOL
sack. loves a joke, and he was amused
at the CONSERVATION among the attor-
neys, who had not noticed Jaxon's
temporary departure.
Chief Pinkham Barred
Before Saturdays hearing opened
the court asked the attorneys whether
they objected to any spectators
Major Donnell of the prosecuting
attorneys office said he did not, but
Messrs. Hahn, Jaxon's attorneys, did
Chief of Police Pinkham of Pasadena
remained and at this Major Donnell
objected, saying that since the defense
had objected to spectators he wanted
the rule impartially enforced. though
he had no personal Objection.\ He
added that Deputy Sheriff Bert Frank
lin had to go, and he saw no reason
why the Pasadena chief should be
favored.
The first witness at the second days
hearing was Rev. r. H. Hunter,
ratriarchal minister of 73, who is treas
urer of the San Gabriel Investment
association. This organization, 1t de-
velops, was interested in negotiations
by which negroes bought property near
white persons homes and sold out at
a profit, and had a meeting in. Jaxon's
tailor shop the night of the murder.
Some discussion had arisen among
the members whether JaXon as di-
rector could legally sign Rev. Mr..
Hunters bond as treasurer, but 1t
seems he did that very night. according
to testimony
Saxon on Hunters Bond
Attorney Hahn was in Sacramento at
the time. While the association had
asked for legal advice in the premises,
having phoned to Senator Hahns
office, in his absence the directors de-
cided to go ahead and accept Mr..
Jaxon's signature as bondsman.
Witness Hunter told how Littleton
Baker had excused himself from the
San Gabriel meeting that night, after
looking at his watch and declaring that
O'Clock was bedtime with him and he
wanted the permission of the chair to
leave. which was granted.
Baker called Hunter aside to tell him
where to put the key of the shop after
adjournment and about ten minutes
after that Jaxon came.
Witness said he did not seem dis
turbed and acted naturally.
He saw him deposit a bundle on
bench, go 40 the sink, possibly to get
a drink of water, tell of having been
delayed because he had to fit an old
customer with suit and then leave