Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-17
STILL ON REBUTTAL.
Going Over Some of the
Ground Again.
THE END IS REACHED.


THE END Is REACHED.
All About Mother Hubbard Dresses
and Kate Oastleton
gonnets.
The Perkins Baldwin breach OF prom
lac case came on duly yesterday morn
inr in the Superior Court at A. NJ
The first witness of the day. was mr.
Edwin Observation-Disclosures said
Since was on the stand yesterday
have made a diagram Of the Cotton
house, representing IL as 1t was when !
was there. Diagram Of each hoor mere
offered In evidence and given TO tns
;ury for inspection.) ! know that MI
W. e. Campbell spoke Of renting 90. Z,
Clifton house and said he would be w', =.
inc to mako necessary Improvements =
1t Il he could get leasej ] 90 n0' -
member the exact time when We !,
this, he spoke to me about y aaa
think he spoke to othsrs' ~ ~s' 49,. .'
June, 1883; he also boarded a. .ne no'o'
after that. There were ct that ''"e
tb,es hotels in Coiton-ths Palace
Trausconsinsntal ana the Cotton house;
ths natropage Of the hotels was good
s sne ~ II transient; there were boarders
sther than those who had rooms IN tne
hn,sl. Al the time / was at Coiton, m
iass I nsvar heard anything dorogaeory
a. Mrs La,rd's reputation while ! was
~ the Cotton house there we're no
dances: there was one social party, at
rbich the boarders and Others were
nrssent: later IL the evening the com.
pany set back the tables and bad little
dance. There never was, during the
ti,ue Miss Perkins wks there any At
t.mnt 10 get up q dance. know
Meeks. who kept = saloon near the
botsl. he never brought III any drinks 50
Sar a. know; know Meeks pretty
veil. he keut saloon all the time was
there. l know Collier-hsve seen nun
/ have known him for some tune; 90 no'
reoollect just how long. have seen MN
frequently. Have seen some OF the wiz
uesses Ia this case from Cotton; Geo.
Brannsgan, Mr.. Esrp-the old gentle.
man-and others; l saw hughes al
Cotton be kept a grocery; he was ss
Cotton when left; ! saw him frequent
ly At the Cotton house. While was
there never heard Mrs. Laird use vui.
anr language. swearing nor saw her nm.
Ger the iuduencc Of liquor; she managed
the house. 1 uas clerk. resisted her.
Twas il the dinine-room and bas-roon
when the water spfinkling episode took
nl.oo. The weather was warm and II
Va ususI to wstef the sidewalks. Was
not right in siaht. If there bad been
any loud taking or swearing would
have heard It. saw Mrs. Laird two
or three minutes after this. / did not
notice ouy water on her. She Was So
bsr. l saw Miss Perkins At that time.
never ~ her nnder the influence OF
liouor. I never saw her drink anything
IND sssoftv drinks--Iemcnade, and such
thinos. They were coiored with rasp-
herr, or some such thing. We kept
lemons and ice behind tins bar. ! know
the European hotel, Ban bernardino:
never was in IL except In the ofnce. 1
considered 1t as good - the Southern
Hotel or Sankey's. 90 far 90 reputation
aoes. would jast ~ Ieve stop Ct the
European. while at the Cotton House
never saw any improper entry mede IN
the register more than any ordinary
country hotel. The book Icy there and
was not watched at all.
onc,aa. N AnrrAyioN,
came 70 the hotel while Mr.. Laird
kept the hotel; wss boarding there: l
came September 10. 1882. Strickland
kept IL then. Laird took the hotel soon
after. Do not remember just when. l
va there month before Laird left, and
was there ell the time Ill he left.
Here the deposition Of Mrs.
JENNIE BorELLo
Was introduced. The witness wanted
70 know IL her statement would appear
ia the newspapers. She said: ] know
Miss Perkins; l know Mrs. M. A.
Thomss; Mrs. Thomas was living on
Workman street, / think. 10 1855; dur.
ing August of that year. 1t the fence OF
Mrs. Thomas, never heard sny sucn
conversation a. to Miss Perkins en-
aaaement to Mr.. Baldwin, there was
nothing said about Baldwin q any time;
nsvsS was at Mrs. Tkomas house with
Mss Perkins nor 81 her fence; Mas Per.
kios was At my house two years ago; l
kpev Mrs. Thomas at that time; never
had any conversation with her about
plaintiff; / lived opposite her on Work
man street; Miss Perkins wis with ne
about 4 month; my baby was very sick,
and Mrs.. Thomas aud l never had any
conversation about Miss Perkins.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
knew Mrs.. Thomas in 1884; ! could
not tell you what month Il wss; the nrst
time she ever was at my house was
when lived on Workman street; do
not remember Just what time Of the
wear il was; IL Mr.. Boseilo was here no
could ten you; cannot tell you just
when /, was; we moved around good
dsal. Il was in 1884 I lived on Work.
man street; Mss Perkins was thore q
vseL. Ne had been schoolmates ct ono
time A. Compton; she had not visited
bere until about "a. " lille she was at
nv house sne visited with me some
frisuds Of mine, and do not want them
Ia have 10 10 to court. She was e. Mrs.
WIN. Fsrgoson's for few moments and
At Mr.. Packards, and not ut any other
place 40 far a. know. / do not remem-
Der Of any visiting with her any place
where the people were not at home. Do
NOT remember calling at the house Of
Mu Thomas. / knew Miss Stock
ton. a Normal Scnool girl. | never
va At Mrs. Thomas vito Miss Perkins
and meeting Miss Stockton, who said
Mr.. Thomas was not At nome. Atser,
wards Miss Perkins visited me when
was living on Buena Vista street.
cannot remember when 1t was She ~.
there only about three days. She did
mot visit me again. have not spoken
to her until to-day since this trial began.
She has been here Q little while before
the LAWYERS arrived. l never had any
conversation regarding Miss Perkins and
her engagement TO Baldwin in the pres
epce oil Mrs. Thomas. / did not intro
duce Mrs. Perkins to Mrs. Thomas a
INV house. do not know Of her Whiting
Mr.. Thomas. never was at Mrs
Thonas' place with her. Neve
was there and never was told Mrs
Thomas was not In. l never knew Of
anything in Misc Psrk'ns' conduct a
nv house that was not just like q perfec
ladv. II l had known anything OF Mr.
Baldwin would have found out abou
Il before che came TO my house.
MRS. N. A. THoNAs'
Deposition was introduced. In sub
staace. Il was read az follows. ! do no
know Mr.. Higgins, who drives an sx
press wagon. Know man bus no
his name. I remember the man VIII
brought machine hero for Mrs. Frank
Lin, one day last week. He brought
here. At that time, In the presence Q
Mrs. Franklin and Mt. Higgins. ! dis
not At that time say | knew nothing
about IL. I said u was q bad piece o
business and did not want to be mfxes
up In IL. The people in the house know
what said. / said | was subponsed
kat In ~ 1T