Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-11

ence of liquor, At that time the repn-
talon of the Cotton hoase was pad. IN
June and July, 1882, the Shorb woman
was there, Mrs. Tyler, Miss Perkins ana
Mrs. Laird. Mira. Shorb came from
house OF prostitution TO the motel. IL
was lust across the street. The reputa-
tion of Mrs. Laird was bad for chastity.
His brothers used to sleep with her.
Knew about the proposed dance. Was
not there.
CROSS ExAMINATioN.
Ror, in Missouri Had been in Ari-
xona Have lived in Los Angeles coun-
10 Wa. here in 1888. Have been here
off and on. de has gambled here.
Went up to Cotton yesterday. Got the
no el register there. Did not get it from
his father. Came because he was sub
poenaed. Did not know he could OBJ
ject. Did not take any interest in this
case. Was asked to get the register and
did so. Did not talk about this case with
Collier. As to the Tyler woman
he only knows there was woman there
known as Mrs. Tyler; will not swear
certainly that Mrs. Tyler was there at
the same time as Miss Perkins.
REDIRECT.
Witness told how he got the register;
The clerk gave it to him; he did not en-
bezzle it. From what he saw did not
think Miss Perkins was at all under the
influence Of liquor. Saw her drink;
think she took beer. but should say she
was not at all drunk.
). II. cAwELTI.
Lives in Ventura county; been there
since '68; Is a farmer; married ia 'S2i
knew Miss Perkins in Ventura county
since 70; lived with her family in 70;
the Perkinses left there in 10. Miss Per-
kins at that time weighed about 100 lbs
and was nearly as tall as she is now. In
| '78 saw her. He and Jack Methvin
were hunting cattle, about half mile
from her fathers house; she and Budd
Sweeny were together; they were one
quarter of mile from the main county
road, near another road; II was valley;
they were round the point Of hill;
they were lying together; they were at
some distance from any house; there was
little cave round the point Of hill;
Sweeny was at that time working for
Mr.. Perkins; the place was sort OF
play house they had made there; it was
made of rock and brush; Louise and
Sweeney bad made it; they seemed from
their position to be in the act of sexual
Intercourse "Details here too gross for
publication. = REPoRTER.l Sweeney
saw witness and turned his head
away. lie saw Miss Perkins
face. Sweeney spoke to him
about It afterwards. Sweeney said he
had intercourse at other times. While
he works ed for Mr.. Perkins, all the family
slept in the same room; Mr.. and Mrs.
Perkins. Miss Perkins and Sweeney.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Gets no compensation. This was in
1878. IL pretty certain it was in that
year. They went from there to Hue
meme; does not know how long they
were there. 1t was in October to De-
aember, 1878. Thinks Sweeney was
working at Perkins house then. He
may have been visiting there at the time.
Mr.. White tried TO suggest that Sweeney
was not with the Perkinses ct the time.
Swears Sweeney told him in a har-
vest field in Ventura that he slept in
the same room with Louise and her pa
rents; that he used to get into bed with
Louise. Came down here Thursday;
came to visit a brother at FL Monte;
brother gone to San Bernardino; has
been with Methvin since he came here;
slept with him one night; has been with
him q good deal since; they are ct the
same hotel; came alone; Methvin came
here last Saturday night. Charlie Sc
BIAS ian was mp Ia Ventura; told witness
he would be subrenaed. Knows Bruce
Methvin; he 10 now at Springville, Ven
tara county; he had q row with Methvin
a couple Of weeks ago. Zebe Methvin
was there too. Did not talk to Bruce
Methvin alone; did not speak to him Of
this case; as to telling Bruce Methvin
that il he would come down here and
swear to having sexual intercourse with
plaintiff he could make q good deal Of
mcnsy, no such conversation took place;
George Barron asked him how he came
here and he told Barron he was here TO
SEQ some one and would have to stay
until this trial was over, as his uncle,
Charlie Sebastian, told him he would be
subpenaed. Did not tell Barron that he
knew nothing against the character Of
plaintiff. Knew VIM. Butler, of Pasa-
dena; talked TO him; told him he was
here on business and would have to stay
until tho Baldwin trial was over; did
not mark $40 piece on the palm OF his
hand and say he knew that much of the
case; made no such statement.
The plaintiffs counsel held on to this
witness for all there was in him and
probed him at all points for any weak
spot in the subject.
l. A. Brazel, of San Bernardino, took
the stand. Is often in Cotton; has seen
4 -. Ro<rarj1r.n nj his
stable: drank with Clarke in 1888 at the
Cotton House; Miss Perkins was behind
the bar.
IKE HARRIS
Was called. Lives at Vernon; left
Ventura In '7S; came with the Perkinses;
knew Miss Perkins year before that;
lived IL miles from Perkins; worked for
Mr.. Perkins; Miss Perkins used to visit
their place; called on the Harrises;
drove Perkins cattle here; when Miss
Perkins came here she would weigh
100 pounds; was not so tall as now
by four or FIVE inches. That was In the
Fall of 1879. Coming down he and
Louise had little courtship; they be-
came engaged to marry; he was about
eighteen years oldj Bad Sweeny came
with them. The Psrkinses settled on the
Mcdonald ranch: worked near there;
visited her often; she did his washing;
worked for Perkins year afterwards;
worked for Perkins on the Baldwin ranch
for two years, up to 1882 or 1888; went
home then and lives with his parents
ever since; was engaged until baldwin
came to see her. As TO her conduct be-
fore the Baldwin acquaintance, saw her
at good many balls and dances at FL
Monte, did not think she behaved very
decently; she went to seven or eight
balls; he did not object to her going; has
seen the boys kiss and hug her in the
hall at Ell Monte. Blakeley used to
come to see her; Brewster also came to
see her; others came TO see her at the
house. could not remember the names.
About that time saw her going down to
the river one night in the bushes with a
Young man; II was four or five rods from
the road; witness was a-horse.
back; the horse shied; she had
gone in buggy that way; the
buggy was about half way off the road
to where she was; saw her in compro-
missing position; could not tell what the
young man was doing; supposed it was
all right. At the ElMonte dances she
went at In the evening and returned ~
s next morning. Has seen her drink
ardent spirits at the ranch.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION
OF this witness by Mr.. White went into
his association with Cswelti during their
. stay in the city, but failed to elicit any
thing. Told Sweeny about his engage
ment to Louise. Told him also the
story of the buggy episode. Told him
: what he had seen. Could not give the
. words. The place Is between FL Monte
and her house where she was in the
the river bottom.
The clock struck ~, and an intermis-
sion was taken until p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court reassembled at 2. N. pre-
, cisely. Ike Harris was still under cross
examination by Mr.. White.
, Witness said he had met Cawelti at