Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30
THE MAMIE WHITING AFFAIR.
Recent ReveiatiOns-An Evident Con-
spiracy 20 Deprive the Unfortunate
Girl of her Inheritauce-rhe Part
Performed by Her Mother.

from the San Francisco Bulletin. May 26.l
The more is known of the case of the
unfortunate girl Mamie Whiting, who
has in sense been kidnapped from
the State by the adventurer Jones,
with the connivance of her own moth
er, the more revolving and atrocious il
appears. 1t transpires that Jones and
Mrs. Whiting became acquainted with
one another five months ago. He rep.
resented himself to be wealthy mine
owner. Believing Mrs. Whiting to
be a woman of wealth, he paid his adj
dresses to her, not otwithstanding the
fact that he had wife and number
of children living and resident In the
city. An engagement ensued, Jones
thenceforth making Mrs. Writings
house his home. He subsequently
learned, however, that Mrs. Writings
fortune had been dissipated, and that
she was in fact a pensioner on the al
lowance granted her daughter Mamie,
by the administrator of that part of
her deceased husbands Capt. Whit
ing) estate, which had been willed to
her. The adventurer consequently
set the mother aside and directed his
attention toward the daughter. Per-
haps, hoping to replenish her wasted
fortune, Mrs. Whiting seems then to
haye entered into an arrangement
with Jones, to the effect that he
should marry Mamie and transfer Ma
mics fortune, over which she (Mamie)
would gain control as soon as the
marriage was consumated, to her
Mrs. Whiting). Mamie, although
very large girl, is only fifteen years
old, having been born on the 26th of
April, 1861. Captain Whiting died on
the 3lst of January preceding. Owing
to her extreme youth and inexperi-
ence it is believed she was easily
persuaded to go through the
ceremony ofmarriage. On the even-
ing of the day the ceremony was per-
formed Jones true wife appeared on
the scene and forcibly persuaded her
truant husband to depart from the
Whiting mansion. Jones spent the
night in drunken carousal. The next
day he disappeared, going down the
coast to San Diego. After his flight
publicity was given to the scandalous
transaction in which he figured. Mrs.
Writings true standing in the affair
came to light subsequently. She gave
out that Jones had gone to Mexico,
and sent Mamie and her two children
by second husband, from whom she
was divorced, down to San Diego on
the steamer OriZaba. There they
were met by Jones, and, as the cores
pondence by telegraph which follows
shows, in accordance with an arrange
ment previously entered by Mrs.
Whiting. After Jones had taken Ma
mie from the steamer, Captain John.
ston received the following dispatch
from this city:
Captain Johnson, Steamer Orizabd:
ter, Mary Whiting, return with you
to this city without fail, under your
personal care.
M. H. MYRICK,s
Judge Probate Court"
BY this time Jones had enlisted the
services of Chase & Leach, lawyers,
who prevented Captain Johnson from
carrying into execution the instruc-
tions of Judge Myrick. 1t was finally
agreed to send the following dispatch:
MRS. Whiting-Do you wish Ma
mie and Jennie to return to San Fran
cisco?
Another was sent to Judge Myrick,
as follows:
"Judge Myrick = Mrs. Writings
daughter tells me she is married to
Jones. Refuses to go back to San
Francisco. H. j. JOHNSTON"
MRS. Writings reply was as fol-
lows:
"Captain Johnston-Mamie remain
until | come. Tell her to telegraph to
Mr.. Mayors to let me have my monthly
dtioWance. MRS. W."
Learning the true character of Jones
soon afterwards Captain Johnston
again telegraphed as follows;
"Mrs. Whiting-Your daughter,
Mamie, went away with a man whom
Jennie calls Mr.. jones' Have not
seen her since ten o'clock this MORN
ing"
The answer was:
"Captain Johnston, Steamer Oriza-
ba-All right. She has gone to visit
my brother out of San Diego. Will
return answer tomorrow.
M KS. w H1TlNG.
Immediately on the heels of these
kilograms came another from Judge
Myrck, as follows:
"Captain H. J. Johnston, steamer
Orizaba-Marriage void; another wife.
Peril to her not to return.
M. II. MYRICK.n
But Jones had by this time flown
over the Lower California border with
the unfortunate girl in his company.
In the meantime Mrs. Whiting has
become financially embarrassed, and
her household furniture has been
seized by the Sheriff for debt.
1t now transpires that Mrs. Whiting
engaged passage on the steamer ORR
zaba and sailed for San Diego to-day.
There is every reason to believe that
| her intention is to carry out the con-
| spiracy which has been partly exc
cuted, and to deprive her daughter of
her inheritance. Measures prompt
and effective ought to be taken by the
friends of the late Captain Whiting
to rescue his daughter from the fear