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Show SCOT! AT LIBERTY ON H CORPUS Judge Leu is Grants Alleged Embezzler Em-bezzler Freedom Upon ' Showing Made. POLICE COMPLAINT AND WARRANT ARE DEFECTIVE May Be Rearrested on Charge 'of Being Fugitive From Justice. Otis II. Scott was released by .Tudgo Lewis of the district court Wednesday upon a. writ, of habeas corpus. Scott was arrested by the police department de-partment several days ago upon telegraphic tele-graphic advice from San Bernardino, Cul., to the effect that ho was wanted there for embezzlement. It Is alleged that he. embezzled a pair of diamond earrings valued at 32000. tho property of Mrs. A. B. Ma renin of that clly. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was tiled Wednesday by Scott's attorneys, Harry J. Robinson and Leslie J. Alter, and although the police department got wind of the matter In lime to issue a complaint against Scott charging him with being a fugitive from Justice. Judge Lewis granted the writ of habeas corpus and discharged Scott on tho ground that the complaint against him and tho warrant war-rant upon which he was arrested wero defective. , Scott asserts (hat Mrs. Maroan gave hhn the diamonds after having them made Into a scarfpln and a ring for him. The attorneys for Scott agreed to produce pro-duce him in court whenever wanted for this charge, and upon that understanding the police department has permitted him to go at liberty. |