Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
FARMS WORTH
BOUND OVER
FORMER B00KKEEPER HELD
UNDER $4,000 BONDS
ATTORNEY AND DETECTIVES EN-
GAGE IN WoRoY WAR
Man Charged with Robbery of Bull
locks Department Store Given
Preliminary Examination in
Police Justices Court

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stealing $4S54.71 from Bullock's store
where he was employed as assistant
bookkeeper, was yesterday held tc
answer to the superior court undel
$4,000 bonds.
The preliminary examination was
held in Police Justice Austin's court
and charges of a serious nature were
made against officers concerned In
arnsworth's arrest by the attorneys
for the accused man.
Farnsworth was arrested the night of
December 80 by agents of the Pinker-
ton detective agency. In the complaint
issued against him he was charged
with having entered the safe at the
department store and stolen the moneT
the night of December 4. AT the time
of the arrest detectives claimed Farms
worth had made a confession in which
he admitted stealing the money and
told how the work was done.
When officers of the agency were
placed on the witness stand yesterday
the attorney for Farnsworth first had
them admit the prisoner had confessed
stealing the money.
The attorney then endeavored to
prove the accused man had been given
whisky to drink before making the con-
fession but this was denied by Sew
Tnour Beutler, assistant superintendent
of the agency.
Beutler admitted Farnsworth was
given whisky, but claimed it was not
until after he had made the confession.
Attorney Earl Rogers, counsel for the
defendant, asked the detective If it was
not true that promises of leniency had
also been made Farnsworth.
Denies Giving Liquor
"What did you tell Farnsworth in or
der to get him to confess?" asked
Rogers.
Il told him Mr. Bullock might be
lenient with him." said Beutler.
"He was under the influence of liquor
when he confessed, wasn't he?"
mo"
Did you not tell me the next day at
the race track that you got him to
loosen up by giving him whisky"
mo, sir"
What did you tell me?"
''I told YOU that after he had con-
fessed he said he felt weak and that
sent out and got him some whisky"
"You advised him to confess, didn't
you?'
eyes, sir. I advised him to tell the
truth-that it would be better for him"
sT suppose a man always takes a
Pinkerton's advice?"
''Well. orchard didn't"
Attorney Rogers unmercifully scored
the methods used by the Pinkertons IN
obtaining confessions from accused
persons. Beutler and Rogers engaged
IN a war of words on numerous occa-
sions, and the nature of their remarks
caused several laughs. Judge Austin
rebuked them for their Jesting.
Detective Mcnamara was called to
the stand. He testified concerning the
conversation with Farnsworth in Capt.
Planners Office at police headquarters.
He said the defendant at first refused
to talk. but subsequently said he had
taken the money.
Transcript Lost
was the conversation with the de-
fendant taken down by shorthand
reporter?" asked Rogers.
'eYes, sir,'' replied Mcnamara
''Did you see the Transcript
Yes, sir"
when did you last see it?"
1.-The other day; in the prosecuting at
torneys office"
Where is that Transcript" demand
ed Rogers.
.I think Mr.. Pierson has It,"
Attorney Pierson was asked if he had
the document. Pierson claimed he
knew nothing about 1t. 1t was not pro-
duced in court.
General SUPERINTENDENT II. D. Bailey
IF the Pinkerton agency followed Nc
Namarra on the stand. Attorney Rog-
ers interrogated him along practically
the same lines as Beutler Bailey said
Farnsworth was in the office of Assis-
tant Superintendent Meinbress of the
agency for approximately two hours,
hut had not confessed.
"He finally said he would tell all he
knew about it." said Bailey, land Mr..
Bullock was telephoned for When he
arrived Farnsworth confessed. impli-
eating Parks, who was a news butcher
on the Santa Fe. went to the Santa
Fe station and got Parks and brought
MIN to my office.
Men Produce Money
I'VE got into an automobile and went
TO Farnsworth's home. Meinbress and
Parks remained in the machine and
Farnsworth took us into the house and
got three rolls of gold from under a
wash stand. Each roll contained $3.50.
The rolls were of brown paper and
each of us wrote our initials on each
roll We then went to Parks house
and Park dug up glass jar which was
in a stable The jar contained scrip.
He also got box from between two
bales of hay This box contained scrip
and currency. We did not mark the
money that Parks produced"
Assistant Superintendent Meinbress
was the next witness. He testified he
went to the Hoffman House bar and
bought a bottle of Apollinaris water
and a glass of whisky. Said he did not
see the defendant drink it. The exam
nation of Meinbress consumed but ut
tie time When he had been excused
from the stand. both the prosecution
and defense closed.
Judge Austin said it was evident
grand larceny had been committed and
bound the defendant over to the su-
perior court - bonds of $4,000.
Numerous exhibits were filed both by
the prosecution and defense. Among
the exhibits filed by the defense were
two unset diamonds obtained from AS
sistant Superintendent Beutler Of the
rinkerton agency. who said he secured
them from Farnsworth.