Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
CORONER ADMITS
TALKING SOME
DENIES REFERENCE TO JURY
AND WITNESSES
Says if People Do Not Like the Way
His Office Is Conducted They
Can Take 1t Before
the Grand Jury

The inuuest on the body of Circuit
Judge Albert e. Cowles, killed Friday
night by Los Angeles mterurban car
No. S53, and which was ordered py
| Interurban officials to be held on
Monday to suit their convenience, has,
following the disclosures made in the
evening papers yesterday of con-
versation carried on between Coroner
Trout and Claim Agent Frank Green
of the Pacific Electric road, been very
quickly changed to this morning at 10
o'clock.
The reason for the change of date
for the holding of the inquest is ex-
planned by DR.. Trout's rather late and
sudden decision that he could make
arrangements for holding it one day
earlier than he is reported to have at
first told j. II. Goodhue, son-in-law
of the car VICTIM that it would be
possible.
Mr.. Goodhue says he had urgently
asked Coroner Trout to hold the in
quest yesterday, but was told that it
could not by any possibility be held
sooner than Monday. This statement
was made by Coroner Trout, how
ever, before he was aware that his
alleged conversation with Claim Agent
Green of the Pacific Electric had been
overheard by the newspaper men.
Immediately after the publication of
received word from the coroner's Of
flee that they had decided to hold the
| inquest this morning.
The conversation, which the news
tpaper men say they are ready to make
affidavit they overheard yesterday
afternoons through accidental crossing
of the wires, was as follows;
The Telephone Conversation
Fred Williams deputy coroner)-Is
this the Pacific Electric?
| Operator--Yes.
Williams Give me Frank GREEN'S Of
| flee. M
Voice Hello.
! WiHiams-Is, this Mr.. Green?
Frank Green (Pacific Electric claims
agent)--Yes.
Wiliiams-This is Williams of the
coroner's office. What's, the matter
Can't you put headlights on your cars
any more?
! Green-Ha! ha! 1 don't know.
| WiIliams-When win you be ready
I for the inquest?
/ Green-Not until Monday, because
Fcan't get our witnesses.
Williams-I'u speak to the doctor.
Green-Let me talk to the doctor.
Coroner Trout-Hello, you murderer
Green-Hello doctor.
Trout-When will you be ready tC
hold that inquest?
Green--I don't think We can get oul
witnesses until Monday.
Trout-Well, the family may wan
to bury the body before that. 1 sup,
pose we can impanel jury before
that time and have them view the
remains and then hold the inques
Monday, but you know jury hates
to spend two days on case
Green--Say, doctor.
l. Trout-Yes.
Green-Be little careful who yol
get will you?
Trout-All right. There is one trou
BILE with holding that inquest Monday
and that is we couldn't get any onl
to subpoena the witnesses Sunday.
Green-We might have them sub
poenaed for you.
Trout--Well, / don't know. wan
everything all right. you know
Green-I don't want that inques
held this afternoon because can't ge
there. My father is very sick and the,
are going to hold a consultation thil
afternoon.
Trout-Well all right I'll call uI
the family and arrange to hold 1t Mon
day.
Coroner Trout admitted last nigh
that every word of the above conver
sation had occurred, excepting the par
referring to the impaneling of tn
turymen and witnesses. THAT is
- -- dirty, low-dOwn lie," h
exclaimed, but did not offer to ex
plain what had really been said.
Suggests Grand Jury
If the people don't like the wa!
things are conducted In the coroner