Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-06
LOUISE PERKINS PLEA.
The s5OO,OOo Breach of
Promise Case Still.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Plaintiffs Cross-examination
FINISHED Her Mother Tells
What She Knows.

The Plaintiffs CrOss-examinati0n
Finished = Her Mother Tells
What She Knows.
AT nine O'Clock yesterday the case Of
Miss Louise Perkins against Mr.. e. J.
Baldwin, wherein the millionaire is sued
for 100000 for breach of promise 'e
marry the plaintiff, was resumed. ms
first hour or mere was occupied in some
corrections Of the minutes. They wei'
corrected as suggested by Mr.. BALDWIN
ATTORNEYS. At little before II 0 e'ooA
the plaintiff again took the stand one
..as drs.sed as she has been each day Of
tbe trial in the same becoming and well
e.,;no costume she has been wearing fol
soms time past and which Is familiar
enough on the street not to require de-
.a;lsd description. She was as fresh as
a daisy newly washed by the morning
dew. In spite Of the trial of the two
preceding days, her eye was as bright
and the delicate flush on her cheek as
full Of health as when she was first
sworn. Although Col. Wells had thought
on tho proceeding evening that half an
hour in the morning would be enough TO
wind up his oross-examination, yet 1t
was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon
before the witness got off the stand, and
her redirect questioning under the
hands Of s. M. White, Esq, occupied
but q short time.
The cross discrimination took the DRIFT
OF showing that Miss Perkins state
ments at the present trial were con-
tradicted by those she made on pre-
vious occasion before the Court Com.
missioner. There was great deal Of
sparrinp between counted as TO what was
aimisssble aud what was not. The
Judge Il very prompt and positive in his
rulings and thersfore interposed bis de-
cisions ct all points with remarkably
little delay. He finally forbade reading
questions from sny private memoranda
Of a previous examination, and so ended
the legal disputes as to whether these
reports were exact or only ''garbled.
The next trend Of the cross.examiua-
tton was to show improper relations be.
tween the fair plaintiff and divers and
sundry persons at many places and dur.
ing q long period Of time. Inc court
ruled that these questions must De con
fined to the time of Miss Perkins al
legged engagement with Mr.. Baldwin. Al
tbs embarrassing questions were put
With blunt direomess the wit.
ness bit her pretty lips and
from her lustrous dark grey eyes shot
flaming Indignation, as II she fain wopld
burn the Colonel up. When the obiec.
tions Of her counsel and the rulings Of
the court had determined az to the fair
ness Of each question, IL she were or
dered to answer she did it with direct
and positive promptness, in each and
every case denying that there had been
any impropriety in her relations with
ANY Of the persons named. The attor.
ney attacked Miss Perkins on the char.
ecfer Of certain intimate acquaintance
she was in the habit OF assocjating with.
The witness slways denied any knowl-
edge Of any faultiness In the character
Of such persons.
There was no new matter brought out
In the redirect testimony introduced In
rebuttal.
THE PLAINTIFFS MOTHER
Took the stand at about O'Clock, and
il about three-quarters Of an hour Mr.
White obtained from her all she knew
10 the premises. II 10, al summed up
. long and wearying detailed aoccunt o.
frequent visits to the house ON the SAINTS
Anita ranch occupied BY the Perkinses Al
part Of their iease-hold under Mr.,
baldwin, and his taking Miss Louis'
thence, sometimes to ride and some
times TO Mr.. Baldwin, home TO pay
yisit. II all was given in detail whel
Niss Perkins story was first published
months ago. The only purpose In put
ting the mother on the stand wss t
corroborate the statements made by thu
daughter. There was all through sh
same careful weighing Of her words b.
the mother which characterized tn
manner In which the daughter gave hel
testimony. They are both what tn
lawyers call good Witnesses. Mrs
Perkins in the greater portion of her an
swers gave them very much as 81
antomsten would speak while some on
pulled the strings.
When Mr.. White got through 1t wa
nsarly the hour for adjournment, 90 tn
csse was continued until 10 o'clock thi
morning, when Mrs. Perkins will b
oss-examined. The plaintiff will prob
ably have other Witnesses to put on
and then when the defense takes the IL
boring oar they viii bring On 'olou'
- " a -. .x~sI ~.
cupy . good big slice OF next week.
Following are two letters written b
Miss Perkins to Mr.. Baldwin put in evI
dence by the defense. which have no
yet appeared in the HERALD. They ar
given entire;
"AueUsr 25, 1858.
.sDRARrR. l thought Of Q few thing
I wanted to tell you, so l will write
little more. l want you to bring dow
some new lace curtains for the parlol
for the onss that are here are very Of
and have holes in them. They will d
for your bedroom. as your room has n
nice curtains and new ones will loo
nicer. will tell you what | want tn
money for. ] thought ! would not tel
you and surprise you; and then
thought you might be away from th
cit7 perhaps, So | would tell yos
Mrs. Laird e going to San Francisco
aweek or ten days, and when she gel
there l want 10 start up II l cal
Mamma said I could go, and knew 20
would be delighted to think i coul
como, and SO am /; so want you
send me the money. | told Mrs Caro-
that Mrs. Laird was going to San Jos
and then 7 was going there, so nobod
win know where 60. tell them ri
going to San Jose to see Mrs. Laird.
will write TO you and tell you when
AM coming, so you can meet me At u
depot. am going to give my name
Julia Richards. and want you TO o.
me that and introduce me by that nam
SO now write and tell me what yt
think. would 60 with Mrs. L. no,
but am not ready and have no none
Now write right away, and tell me VIII
you think. The little stable boy 50.
hewishes yoH woald harry and coz
back. Hs does not like TO work for M
Falsey, but likes TO work for you. M
Carroll gave up the keys to the stol
Yesterday to Unruh. Falyey said ye
said for Unruh to take the store. Ifyt
don't want to be robbed, you better tai
care of Unruh, for don't think mud
Of him. Mr.. Carroll was doing we'll,
think. don't thiuk much Of any
Ihs Unfubs YOU better not put 4
huchF confidence IN any Of them.
must close. Bye-bye. Dearie. Lo'
and kisses. '.Lop."
LETTER SECOND.
eAr HomR, Feb. IL, 1882.
DEAasE,--I want to see you so muc
Wont you come down az sopn IS "
ast that Mamma will not let me cor
% there. want TO talk with 20
Come right away as soon as you {
this- And please bring my things dow 10y