Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-10

| They drank together. They drank
lemonade, whisky punches and beer.
Think Miss Perkins some times went
behind the bar. On one occasion she was
behind the bar and drank small glass
of beer. Gave the history of the water
episode. Miss Perkins was squirting on
the boys. Then Mrs. Laird took the hose.
Virgil carp got glass of water and
threw it ON Mrs. Laird. She got pis.
tol and said she would shoot the D.
- -. They put up half dollar
and pacified Mrs. Laird. They all took
drink.
Odd you know Mr.. Stoddardg
Al know him. Have not seen him
for some months. Saw Miss Perkins
riding with him. 1t was in the after.
noon.
@ What was the reputation of that
house while Mrs. Laird had charge Of it?
A.--Well. 1t got to have pretty hard
name. There were fast women there.
Mrs. Shorb, or Shorbs woman was
there. There was negro girl there
also who was OF bad reputation. Think
Mrs. Tyler was not there at the time.
She had hard name. Knew Mrs.
Shorb. She came. to his place to get
drinks with the other girls. Did not
know lie kept house of ill-repute at
| Cotton. She did at San Bern ardino.
Mrs. Laird aud Miss Perkins wanted
him TO get another man and take them
out one night. This was about III
O'Clock.
CROss-ExAMINAT1oN.
Mr.. White-Is it not true that you
and Atkinson wanted the ladies' to 90
aud they would notY
A.--No, sir. did not ask them to
go. They wanted to 20 bui not with
Atkinson. Think Mrs. Tyler was not
there when Miss Perkins came.
MR.. J. W. CLARKE
Was called. Had lived for two months
in Cotton. Was at the races in San Ber-
nardino in July, 1888. Has seen Miss
Perkins. She was on the race track at
the races in a carriage with Mr.. Stod-
dard. They were alone. Saw her next
at the Cotton House, in Cotton. Miss
Perkins was behind the bar. She waite d
on him and his friend. They talked to-
gether. Thinks Mr.. Stoddard intro
duced them. Thinks 5toddard was
waiting for her to take ride.
W. O. HUGHES
Was recalled. Said he wanted to cor.
rect some statements he saw in the
Express this afternoon. They were
about the negro girl and man named
Hooper, or Cooper. She went to live
there as a servant in the house.
MR.. PHILLIP WILLIAMS
Was put on the stand. lie was in Po-
mona and Cotton in 1888. Stopped at
the Cotton House. Was there in June.
Saw Miss Perkins az Cotton. There
were in the house Mrs. Shorb, Miss Per-
kins and Mrs. Land. He saw Miss
Perkins in the hotel. He saw her wait
ing behind the bar on customers there.
Saw her drinking there. Shook dice
with her for the drinks. Drank with
her twice. He drank wine; she did,
too. Saw Frank Stoddard there at the
hotel. Saw Stoddard at P. NJ. go out
with her. They were gone about 3
hours. They returned. He was writing
in the room right opposite his. He was
waiting for Stoddard to come home.
Witness went down to saloon. As he
returned he saw Miss Perkins and
Stoddard come home. She went
through the parlor to her room.
Stoddard went in the parlor after.
wards. He (witness) went up stairs.
Heard Stoddard 60 to Miss Perkins
room. Witness waited till o'clock for
Stoddard, but he did not come. Next
morning he got up at s. Stoddard's
room was opposite. Went into Stod-
dard's room. The bed was not dis
| turbed. Went down stairs and saw
| Stoddard and her come out Of the bed
room together. They came out and sat
down to breakfast. Mrs. Shorb had
breakfast with them. 1t was bed
room off the parlor where they went
into, and came ont Of another loom
leading into the dining room. Miss
Perkins told him she was from San
Francisco. She wrote her name on the
register as Sallie C. Davis Under this
she wrote Verona Baldwin. He saw
her write the names. She said she
wrote sthis name because that was
the name she went under in San Fran
cisco. This was the name Davis. She
said sometimes she went under the name
Verona Baldwin.
The register was here put in evidence
and identified as her writing.
Q.--Did you see Stoddard next morn
ing,
Ayes sir.
Odd you converse with him?
A.--Yes, sir.
Q.-What did he say?
Objection. Sustained.
Odd you ever speak to Miss Per
kins of it,
A.--No, sir.
Q.-Do you know Of the reputation
of the housef
A.-No. sir. Did not hear 1t dis
cussed. Saw her dance there with the
barber. Had seen her drink many
times. Saw her drink at Meek's place.
Meek sent drinks to her at the hotel.
Mrs. Shorb was there. There was
woman named Minnie. She went to Po-
mona afterwards. She came there as
prostitute, and was driven out of there.
Heard Mrs. Laird swear at times, Miss
Perkins was with the boys in the parlor
when the liquors were brought in. Mrs.
Hunter was there. He was bartender
and clerk. Heard Hunter speak of Miss
Perkins. Some one asked him who that
piece was He said never mind. She
will be worth 500, 900 before long. She
has something better than a mine. She
will have some Of Baldwin's coin.
In June 1883, Mrs. Laird came into
town. Miss Perkins ran the house
while she was gone.
cRoss-RxAMINATIoN.
As to the Stoddard matter--He saw
Miss Perkins go into her room. Stod-
dard went into the parlor. Heard him
90 to her room. Did not see him go into
| her room. Heard the door close.
Mr.. White--Are you gambler
A..-No, sir; do net think | am, /
know an not.
Q.-Do you play poker.
A.--No, sir.
Q.--Why did you 20 to Cotton when
| you had relatives ct Pomona
Al had a right to 20 where /
liked, ! guess.
Odd you tell any one what you
knew?
Al have--did not tell Unruh. Know
him. Did not speak to him. Did not
speak to Mr.. Baldwin Of it. Spoke to
the lawyers of 1t. That was a week
ago, to Col. Howard. Came here be-
cause was subpnnaed. Spoke to no
one else. Spoke to the boys about the
Stoddard matter Just after 1t occurred.
Spoke to Stoddard of it. Spoke to sew
eral. Does not know them now. Did
not know them well at Cotton.
REDIRECT.
Saw Miss Perkins and Stoddard 60
into the parlor. They did not go to-
gether. Heard Stoddard's footsteps
and heard the door shut.