Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-11 | Page 1 | L. A. Murder Witnesses Threatened

0 LA rL A. A MURDER WITNESSES THREATENED J Mystery Veils Veils' Attack on Vital Prosecution Aid 0 I Man Who d Police Evidence in Double Killing Kill Kill- ing Is Slugged WOMAN GETS THREATS Told to Leave Town Until End of Trial LOS ANGELES June 11 UP UP A. A maor maJr mar sensation in the investigation of or the murders of ot Charles Crawford Cra political boss and Herbert Spencer ma magazine editor was created today when the district attorneys attorney's office announced tI tt i iV V. W. E. E French a nit nit- ness in the case appeared at th tho office for tor medical treatment for injuries injuries in in- juries rn mysteriously inflicted I French who Is one of the prosecutions prosecution's prose prose- cution's chief chic witnesses against David H. H Clark former deputy district dis attorney charged with the doable double doa dou- ble murder only a few days ag ago aga vainly sought protection as the re result result re- re sult suit of numerous threats against him and members of his family It wa was reported French was treated at the district attorneys attorney's office by County Jail Ph Phy- Phy Benjamin Blank and then hen questioned behind locked doors FOLLOWS II G I The Incident followed within a few hours after an asserted kidnapping lor of another state witness in the c case se Mrs Ethel of Walnut park From the moment that French made his unheralded appearance at atthe atthe the district attorneys attorney's o office his bandaged head indicating that the entire side of the head and one eye had been Injured not a hint was was given gl b by the authorities as t to the manner in which he received ed th the wounds Hustled into the office oice of Assistant Chief Investigator Jess inn Winn French was given treatment by Dr Blank the only person admitted Dr Blank also was sworn to secrecy after treatIng treating treat- treat Ing lug the man Questioned by reporters he re replied replied re- re plied I cant can't say a word boys All I Iam Iam Iam am permitted to tell you ou Is that the Injuries arc are not serious TAKES STATEMENT I Deputy Deput District Attorney A. A H Van Cott who als also was behind the locked doors began taking a new statement from French Last Monday Mrs Hamlin ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap at nt the district attorneys attorney's of office of- of lice flee and asked for lor or a guard saying she had been threatened several times and told to keep her trap shut since she testified at nt the preliminary hearing of David H. H Clark former deputy district attorney who Is at liberty pending trial on a charge of or slaying Crawford a politician and Spencer a magazine When found last Mrs Ham Ham- said according to fo pou police pollee that while she was walking on the street treet tree near her home In Huntington Park a a. aman man about CO GO years of ag age forced her Into his automobile and drove about town for an hour and a halt half During that time her captor kept try try- ing lug to get her to sign a 0 paper and to agree to leave town until after Clarks Clark's trial police quoted her as assaying saying When she refused the man finally threw h her r from the automobile In the block on West Washington street she said Police were called d when persons living Inthe vicinity heard her groaning groan ing in th the street