Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-31
LESLIE HARRIS
BOUND OVER TO
SUPERIOR COURT
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000 IN SAFE
ROBBERY CASE
MOTHER OF PRISONER PRESENT
AT SONS HEARING
Attorneys for Accused Make Futile
Attempt TO Have Bonds Set at
Low Figure--capt. Dixon
Is Witness

With drawn and set face the mother
inent attorney of Los Angeles, and
brother of Lamar Harris, who killed
himself after robbing bank near
Chicago several months ago, sat by the
side of her son yesterday al his pre-
liminary examination before Justice
Chambers on charge of robbing the
safe of Don Mcfarland Spring
street merchant, December 10.
With bloodshot eyes, unshaven face
and pale from his confinement in the
city Jail, the once debOnair young man,
whose fondness for the night life Of
the city is believed to have placed him
in his present position, stoically heard
Justice Chambers order which binds
him over to the superior court for trial
in bonds of $4,000.
Turning to his attorneys, Morton and
Smith, who had just concluded an elo-
quent plea for d bail within the means
of his mother, who had expressed a
willingness to mortgage her home to
release her son, Harris, thrust his
hands in his baggy trousers in collie
gian style and said, Cant you get me
out some way, fellows? %
The court room was thronged with
spectators ranging from the friends OF
his brilliant father, who during his lie
had plead many cases in the room
which then held the son prisoner,
down to the motley crowd which
claimed the young mans acquaintance
in his gay life about town."
The accused mans barber occupied
a front seat, several negroes who had
shined his shoes craned their necks
from a corner of the room that they
might better see the prisoner. They
told stories of his liberality in dis
tributing tips" that were affirmed by
those who. knew him when he saun-
tered down the line"
Examination Is Long
Harris preliminary examination be-
fore Police Judge Chambers occupied
the greater part of the day. The
morning was taken up in the examina-
ton of a number of witnesses, who re-
heated the story of the tracing of the
young man Sunday night, December 49,
from Don McFarlands store, where the
safe had been rified of 1890, to the o..
Il. Johnson building, where he had
been seen enter and to take the eleNa-
tor to an upper story; of MS arrest as
he attempted to leave the building, lne
finding of part of the money III one %
the lavatories of the office building
lSH'fN~''A-
these lavatories.
A sensation was sprung which
stirred the spectators in the court room
lust before the noon recess when cap
tain of Police Charles +. Dixon was
called to the stand and heated col
loolv between attorneys Tor the pros
ecution and the defense ensued as 10
wether the captain should give as tes-
fimonv that which was given to hlm
lea nj V
nolice captain stirred nervously under
the battery of words and turned the
subject of the heated discussion from
himself to A little hammer which ne
stated was found in the store some
time after the arrest of Harris
Did Not Mention Hammer
Wy Ora Morton. Harris attorney,
brought out the statement from cap
Tain Dixon that Harris in his talk with
him had not mentioned anything OF a
hammer and that the hammer was hrst
hrourht to light by a Japanese enl-
Moved as cleaner in the store by
non Mcfarland. He sought to nm
press on the court that Harris lau
never had any connection with 'hS
hammer until the court wearied OF
harnmers and Don Mcfarland, the pro-
prietor of the store, was called 10 the
stand. r,,.,,,,,.s
At the conclusion of McFarlahd $
testimony Attorney Morton of the de-
tense made an eloquent plea asking
that bail be set within the means OF
Harris mother. He stated Slb0O could
he raised by mortgaging the family
home. but if the bail was any hlgher
the Young man would be forced to stay
in Jail until his trial.
Justice Chambers, however, bounu
Harris over to the superior court in
bonds to the sum of $4,000. Mrs. Harris
was supported by friends from the
court room, while her son was led
hack to cell No. T. which he has occu-
pied since his confinement in the city
prison ...4,,
Harris was transferred to the county
iail later in the afternoon. Sctore
leaving the city prison detective drew
a pair of handouts from his pocket
and moved to snap them on the young
mans wrists. Harris, with a look OF
horror on his face, leaped back and
cried: For Gods sake don't do tnat;
don't lead me down the street with
those on. l was born and raised here.
Bilt the detective persisted and with
an apology slipped them about bis
wrists, while big tears rolled down the
prisoners cheeks.