Wells made notes of what was said as the questioning proceeded, and some time thereafter he dictated the story related to him by defendant and then destroyed the original notes. He recited in great detail the story which he said was told to him by defendant, in which defendant assertedly admitted that he was present with Baa when Toy was robbed and shot, and that he was the boy that fled from the scene of the crime. At the time *608 Wells conducted this examination he had been informed by Blucher of the treatment defendant had received at the hands of the Los Angeles police, and he had a copy of an unsigned statement said to have been made by defendant in Los Angeles. He testified, however, heresolving any of the conflicts in the evidence, the admitted or uncontradicted facts show that defendant, a *610 17-year- old Negro boy, was arrested on November 1st in Los Angeles and, without the aid or advice of friend or counsel, was thereafter questioned and brutally beaten by the police twice a day for three days. During this period he consistently urged his innocence. On the fourth day he was again cruelly beaten and kicked until, unable to endure the torture any longer, he said he "was the boy that run away" because he did not want any more beatings. Following such brutal treatment, defendant was taken to San Diego by Officer Blucher, who had participated to some extent in the unlawful inquisition in Los Angeles. Defendant was then