Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-19
FEELING GROWS
THAT BROADHEAD
IS A SCAPEG0AT
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objections from the defense-of three
other cottages which Oswald con-
trolled somewhat smaller than those
occupied by fallen women in the red
light district. These were outside the
district, on Ducommun street, and
rented-not at 500, but for SIS a month.
Testifying in regard to doings in the
office of the redlight district, room 124
in the H. w Hellman building, Fetter
said, in answer to the first question on
the point, that he never had seen either
Samuel Schenck or Ed Kern in that
office At this Attorney Appel gave
chuckle of delight, but his qualification
was short lived. On further eXamina-
tion It was developed that Fetter, in
the Office with Oswald, had seen
Schenck or Kern, and sometimes both,
approaching the office on many oeca-
sions. The reason he never had seen
them in it, it seems, is that he had
orders from Oswald to withdraw him
self from the office at once when he
perceived the approach of either of
these two luminaries of the citys Off
cial sky.
Fetter declared there never had been
any agreement between himself and
oswald, regarding salary or wages,
since October 1907.
Asked what he expected to get for
his labors he answered, as if he liked
the sound of the word:
Money"
He stated that he took what money
he felt he needed from the funds hand
ed him, reporting the amount of the
private transaction to his chief.
Fetter oswald's Friend
Asked on cross-examination how long
he had been associated with Oswald,
he said:
II was with him in the meat busi-
ness on Broadway, in 1895 or 1896"
And you've always been his conf
Dental adviser and friend?''
Friend, yes; and I believe he has
talked with me about every important
deal he's undertaken"
The four patrolmen at the morning
session gave little testimony of i'm
portance, though two of them admit
ted-what had been brought out before
that they had orders to drive from
the redlight district any woman found
without a health certificate signed by
physician.
Attorney AppeIs question on cross
examination as to whether the witness
in one case had been in the habit of
going into private houses to demand
Of the women there the production OF
a health certificate did not aid the de-
fense.
The proceedings at the morning ses-
sion were enlivened by the election
from the court room of man who
had given vent a little too loudly to
his vulgar enjoyment of some of the
testimony.
samuel T. Glover testified to the
meeting in the city hall with Mayor
Harper, to which oswald made refer
ence i'm his direct and cross s-eXamina-
tion, when representatives of the press
gathered to listen to the proposition OF
the mayor that it would be well to seq
regate the fallen women.
At one point in the examination or
Fetter counsel on either side came
nearer to open quarrel than at any
time before. Fetter, who was placed
in the county Jail last week TO preserve
him from temptation which the demon
rim is known to offer, was asked by
Annel on cross-examination regarding
his residence for the past six or seven
days. -,
"Weu go into thai. if you want TO-
cried Captain Fredericks, hotly. you
are responsible" ~
AS angrily Appel retorted; IF you
mean to insinuate that counsel for the
defense attempted to get your witness
to drinking, I certainly except to IL!
The district attorney resumed MS
eeat nurmuring that he had no cHarSe
To make against Mr.. Appel. The cross
examination proceeded.
Positive assurance is given by the
district attorney, barring cross-eXanllh-
alton of unexpected duration, that the
prosecution will close its case thls al
ternoon.