Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE BIGAMY CASE.
Continuation Of the Examination-Testi
mony for Defense and in Rebuttal.

mony for Defense and in Rebuttal
The examination before Judge benson of
the case Of George f. Landes, charged with
bigamy, was resumed at half-past 10 yester-
day morning. The Courtroom was closely
filed, and the attendance and interest con-
tinued undiminished until the adjournment,
which took place after o'clock last evening
Testimony for the defense was continued as
follows:
J. a. Gould testified that be is farmer
near Roseville and Clerk of School Board of
the district in which MIR. Landes
taught, in the vicinity of Antelope. Landes
boarded at house of witness father, and was
there every Sunday. It was in 1879, but
could not fix the exact time of year.
Philip Dipple testified that he taught the
school at Antelope in 1879, and that Mr.
Landes took his place as teacher one month
while he lDipple) was on vacation. 1t was
in the months of October and November
1879 MIR. Landes was during that time al
most constantly in the vicinity of Antelope
He knew this from the fact that he (Landes)
was a member of the Drytown Literary So
ciety and attended It's meetings regularly in
October and until November 8. 1879. Wit
ness had examined the minutes of the society
and refreshed his memory. (Ihe object Of
this testimony is to rebut that of the prose-
cution, that Mr. Landes took Mrs. Finn to
Brighton on a Sunday in this part of 1879
when the so-called marriage ceremony is said
TO have taken place.
d. Dixon Of Elk Grove testified that he at
tended school January and February, 1880,
and roomed with defendant During those
two months Landes was never out evenings
not an evening; he was certain. He sup.
posed Landes was at school during the day.
J. G. Could was again recalled to the stand
and testified That during October and Nevem-
Der, 1879, Sir. Lsndes was at all the meetings
Of the Drytown Literary Society.
G. NJ. Eoote testified that be vent two or
three times to Antelope with MIR. Landes to
attend the Lyceum.
Lincoln Mcdonald called-Is a nephew of
George b. Landes and u years old Lived
at home in 1879, at A. II. McD0nald's Mrs.
Finn lived there in 1879 George Landes
did not live there. He stayed there one
night after November 18th. He and witness
slept down stairs, and Mrs, Finn slept in an
adjoining room and witness sister slept with
her Witness knew that Mr. Landes
remained in his bed all night; could not have
moved without his knowledge. He gave with
much minuteness his knowledge of this
facs, and also that Mrs. Finn, and his sister,
9 years old, occupied the other room ex.
clLsively. He testified that defendant also
stayed there one night during State Fair
time, IN September previous, when the same
arrangements and exelusiveness were dis
tinctiy remembered TO have been observed in
regard to the rooms occupied. He also got
up FIRST in the morning after both these coca
sions, Snd Mrs. Finn got up Immediately
thereafter, before his sister, who slept with her
did, on Mr. Landes. The witness was subjected
toqUite an extended cross examination as to his
reason for remembering about those particu-
lar dates.
Mrs. A. II. Mcdonald testified: Am a
sister to George L. Landes, and reside on L,
between Twenty-frst and Twenty second
streets am acquainted with Mrs. Finn; she
came to work tor me about the 18th of April,
1873; she worked until about the middle Of
July following for wages, and after that,
until December, 1879 she remained at
suffeIalce; L let her stay simply SO she
should not be turned out of DOORS
Witness gave similar testimony to that of her
son, IN that Alr. Landes only stayed over
night twice at her house willie Mrs Finn
lived there, and that the arrangement in re-
gard TO sleeping was as he testified. She was
very positive upon this point. Continuing
her testimony she said: George came to our
house very frequently for time, but after
wards not so sften. When he came there he
Finn, and treated her only a. any man would
treat a servant girl. He would speak to her,
pass the time of day as he went through the
room. but that was all. l heard while she
lived there that she was engaged to George.
My daughter told me that Mrs. Finn had
told hsr so. | said nothing about it to her,
nor referred to it in any manner until
one day # erwards. She came into my
room and told me that she felt like the last
rnSp cfS summer / remarl-ed and /
understand the last rose of summer is about
to be plucked" We then talked over the
matter about the engagement, and she asked
me il l would be angry if they should be
married, and [ told her no; that if George
wished TO marry her it was his own look out
that be, and not l, would have to live with
her. | told her she was foolish to marry
him, as he could not support her. She said
they we're not going to be married under two
years, aud I replied that if they were mar
ried two years hence l would cook their we'd
ding breakfast. Mrs. Finn, while living at
my house, went occasionally to her mothers
on Sundays, but she never stayed but twice
till night, and then her folks brought her
h0ne.
Cross-examination- were hut two
Sundays when Mrs. Finn came back from
her mothers after night 1t was only dusk
when she came back. We hadn't lighted the
lamps yet The hired man and Mrs. Firms
sisters were with her when she came those
nights NV brother George only treated her
as a servant when he came there during her
stay. l mean he treated her respectfully but
was not intimate with her. She ate at the same
table with US but waited upon the table.
On the first day of this examination DR.. Oat
man told me that he didn't know the defend
ant, when he came to the Office the 4.h of
August; that he never saw him before nor
since; that his resemblance to f. L. Landes
was sufficient to enable him to see it was my
brother, and that Mrs Finn told him who it
was that called. 1 have not talked with the
attorneys anything whatever about the case,
nor with the defendant or anyone else.
Flora Mcdonald, Q years old. daughter OF
the last witness, testified briefly, her testi-
nopv being in reference to her sleeping with
AIRS Finn while she lived at their house
]. III. Wolf, step father, and Mrs. Wolf,
mother of the defendant, testified to the
effect that in the fall of 1879 Mr. Landes
went to Antelope and taught school month.
While there teaching he came home Satnr-
DAYS and returned Sundays. While IN the
city he was home nights generally before ~
o'clock. He roomed in their house. After
he returned from Antelope he attended
school at the Brothers College. he went to
the college between and IN the
morning. Came home to lunch at noon
and returned at l in the afternoon.
He was generally at home nights
studying. He was out but few nights.
Didn't know there was any attachment be-
tween him and Mrs. Finn. He was at home
on August 4, 1880, until l P. NJ and then
away short time, preparatory to going TO
Woodland Came back about 4 N. and
got his baggage and left for the depot. Did
not zee him aay more until he came back
from Woodland afterwards.
Mrs. Julia A. Finn was called by the de-
Tense and testified: George Landes slept at
my house the night before he went to Wood
land. He stayed to breakfast and went away
about o'clock. He came on August 4th. IN
the afternoon, and then came back IN the