Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-17
NEAR SENSATION
At POLICE TRIAL
Building Contractor TeStifieS Re-
garding Case in Which One
Accused SIeuth Figured
LAWYER TALKS OF PERJURY
Attorney for TaIamantes Angered
at Evidence of Theodore
WieSendanger

The third session Of the police COM
missions investigation into the official
conduct of Detectives Talamantes and
Thomas and Louis Rico, held last night
in the council chamber, developed a
near sensation which may yet prove
important. The incident occurred
early in the cross-examination of Theo-
dore Weisendanger, a local building
contractor, who testified regarding a
matter in which Talamantes was con-
cerned and which occurred nine years
ago.
MIR. Weisendanger complained that a
quantity of paint had been stolen from
him by man named Vaudeville. He
said Talamantes was detailed on the
case and that Vaudeville confessed his
guilt. The man was arrested and sub
sequently, the witness said, Tala-
nantes met him on the street, ex-
planned that his testimony was neces-
sary in order to secure a conviction;
added that he was in partnership with
an attorney named Martin, and advised
Mr. Weisendanger, if he wanted to con-
Wet the thief, to employ this attorney
The witness said he refused and that
Talamantes then told him he would
lose his case.
Further, Mr.. Weisendanger testified
that this was just what happened. He
said that George Reebe, who is ap-
pearing for Talmantes and who was
then in the city attorneys office, had
charge of the prosecution. When the
case was called for trial Talamantes
was not present and the witness said
Mr. Beebe declined to ask for con-
tinuance, though requested to do So
and to compel the detectives presence
SUED FOR DAMAGES
AS q result of the trial Vaudeville
was discharged and subsequently
brought a $4,000 damage suit against
Weisendanger which, however, was
won by the defendant.
In his testimony Mr.. Weisendanger
insinuated that Mr.. Beebe's course had
not been what it should have been and
so reused the attorneys ire that he
said:
This witness has made imputations
against me and before 1 get through
with him 1 am going to prove he is a
| perjurer."
The promised proof, Mr.. Beebe says,
will be introduced later.
Other witnesses called last night in
cluded Magoon and Rivera of the Mext-
| can revolutionists who testified to the
part played in their arrest by the three
defendant detectives; E. j. Fleming,
who told of the prosecution of Julio
Salaza for murder and of the col
lapse of the case, the supposition being
that Detective Talmantes had procured
some Of the perjured testimony under
which Salaza was held to the superior
court; Horace Appel, an attorney who
represented the Mexican government
in the cases of the revolutionists; Gui-
terrez de Lara, revolutionist, who was
asked only one question; James Wood,
bartender, who testified that Tala-
nantes had been summoned to the
saloon at which he was employed to
arrest a drunken man who had pre-
cipitated a riot, but had failed to do
so, merely taking the man outside; f.
H. Arizmendez, an Alhambra printer,
associated with the revolutionists, and
PatroIman Manuel B. Leon.
At the close the hearing was adj
iourned until Monday morning at $3.50
o'clock.