Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-17

1 tHtotH IA
am now visiting Mrs. Thomas;
have talked IL over at her house. but
had no agreement as to what would
say; I intended to tell only the truth;
this was in August, "a; remember the
conversation because had heard derog-
atory talk OF Miss Perkins and was
glad to hear It, because l did not want
to blame any one without cause; / did
not pay any attention TO Higgins; he
was not in the room; do not know
where he was; he might have heard it,
being somewhere else.
ELLA HAzES
Was called. She said: / saw plaintiff;
she was at Mrs. Botello's; / saw her at
the house Of Mrs Thomas; she came
with Mrs. BotelIo; they called on Mrs.
Thomas who was away; told them SO;
afterwards think she was at the door;
she came several times on errands.
GROSS EXAMINED.
Mrs. Botello came to the door. 1t
was Mrs. Botello was speaking Of.
When Miss Perkins came she saw me;
she came to borrow things; / remember
the time because Mr.. Thomas was East
and he told me to stay. We all talked
about this; had no conversation as to
my testimony; simply state what !
know.
MR.. J. NJ. FOSTER
Was the next witness. He said: l re.
side in East Los Angeles; have been
here six months; am stranger here;
board at Mrs. Thomas; l heard con-
yersation there; Mr.. Thomas said she
had been subp@naed in this case; she
said she did not want to have any thing
| to do with it; she said. met Miss Per
kins first on the street cars; did not hear
her say she knew nothing about 1t. |
was In the next room.
CROSS. EXAMINED.
1t was before the express man came
that she spoke Of the car; several days
before.
At that time did not hear anything
about the car. The next witness was
II. o. SWEENEY.
| de said: reside here. am the father
of Budd Sweeney.
| In the year 1886 Budd Sweeney
told me that things had happened be-
tween him and Louise that he never
| would tell. Not in those exact words,
but It was something similar. He did
not use her name. He said, 81 know
| things never will tell" We were talk
| ing about this case. He said he had
heard lies were to be told about him.
| DO not know If he meant these lies. He
said on another occasion that Louise had
asked him to 60 away with him. He
| told her he had no money to support
woman, or he would. have been in
| Wells room aud saw Mr.. Unruh there.
I told them what knew about my son.
Collier asked me to-day to eat dinner.
/ am no great lover Of Collier. l have
not seen Mr.. Collier every day last
week. do not think saw him Friday
or Saturday. ! may have spoken to
him. have been with him very little.
have been near the Court house all the
time. / told Collier thought he had
missed It. demanded my fees, that
was all. think l told Collier first. He
asksd where my son was. He said
Budd was engaged. to Louise. told
him it was not so. told Budd to mar
ry her II be could; that she would make
him good wife.
Col. Wells here proposed several wit
nesses to swear that the reputation of
w. @. Hughes was good In every re.
| spect. The offer was objected to as
Hughes had not been impeached. OBJ
| lection sustained.
MR.. JOSIAH coUNFRYMAN
Was called, and said: reside in Pomo-
ma. Have been there eleven months.
Know Phillips general reputation. /
have never heard it discussed much.
! take it to be good. l would believe
him under oath.
| INSTRUMENTATION.
| I do know the reputation Of Will
liams. I know it from knowing him
myself. I have heard Others speak OF
him. Some say one thing, some the
other.
MR.. K. HICKMAN.
Know Williams. cannot say know
what his reputation is. / have not
heard II discussed much. never heard
anything about him until the last few
days. knew him by sight for two
years.
MR.. R. BILDERRAfN
| w a. cAu84 anu 1htus Fo3iuc IN los all
gsles. I al. County Assessor. Have
been so four years. was City Assess
or. / have known Phillip Williams
sixteen years. As to what others think
of him I know nothing. know
him myself intimately for sixteen years.
Mr.. White asked TO have the evidence
stricken out. The court ruled that he
had given none.
Mr.. j. BILDKRRAN
Was called and said: / reside at Pomo-
ma; have been there seven years; known
Philip Williams for twelve or thirteen
years; I know his reputation more or
less; 90 far o. know it is good; would
believe him under oath.
cRoss.kxAMIsATToS
mean to say I know him; have seen
him there; do not know he is consid-
cred . dead beat"
RAMON WEAR
Was called and said; an, farmer; l
owa my own land; own 1913 acres;
live about Il miles from the town; have
known Philip Williams ever since he
was ten years old; l know his reputa-
ton for truth, honesty and integrity;
his reputation in that community Is, l
belive good; from his general reputation
would believe him under oath,
Nh. WEST RILKY
Was called and said: I reside in Ventura
county; have been there ten or twelve
years; am . farmer; known ]. Il. Ca
welti for about twelve years; / live
about thirty miles from him.
| An offer wa. hare made of several