Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-18
THE HILL.AyERY CASE.
Tro Lives Blishted by Mans Dupiicity
and Cruelty.

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Yesterday was the day set for the hear
] ing of the case of S. W. Austin, charged
with falsely personating another, and J. c.
McGinnis and Eugene Avery, who are
charge with conspiracy in reference to the
fraudulent obtaining of marriage license
for the Hill-Avery wedding, which was TO
have, ought to have, but never did take
place. The same parties were examined
for perjury and subornation OF perjury, IN
reference TO the same matter, before justice
Henley, sitting as Police Judge and the
readers of the RECORD UNION are familiar
with the case, as the Court proceedings at
that time were published at length. Alter
an examination of some three days the
Court discharged the defendants. The
complaining witness did not testify at that
time, owing to the fact that she was too Ill
to attend Court.
Yesterday morning Albert NJ. Johnson
appeared in Court, and asked continu-
ance of the case until Saturday. He stated
as a reason for asking the continuance.
that his father, Grove l.. Johnson, counsel
for defendants was absent from the city,
attending Court in Placeryille.
w. A. Anderson, counsel for plaintiff,
opposed the motion, stating that Chas. L.
Jones, ofcounsel for defense, was IN Court,
and the absence Of Mr.. Johnson was not
sufficient cause for granting continuance.
Mr.. Jones said it was true that he
was counsel in the other case, but
that had been disposed of, and he
had not been spoken to by the defendants
since the former trial. He asked the Court
10 continue the case stating that no harm
could arise therelrom.
The Court asked counsel to agree upon a
date when both sides would be ready to
proceed with the examination.
The attorneys retired, and. after con-
sultation with the prosecuting witness,
they returned to the Courtroom. Mr.. An
derson stated that the complainant was in
a frame of mind bordering upon insanity.
He could not ascertain what she desired,
and was of the opinion that she did not.
know herself what she wanted. Her con-
dition was such that she would listen to no
advice. and ii was an utter impossibility to
confer with her regarding the case. He
asked to have the case set for hearing on
July Sd. The Court thereupon fixed that
date, at which time all witnesses in the
case were notified to be present.
At this iunctrre both sisters entered the
Courtroom, and commenced addressing
the Court. both talking at the same time,
in a wild and excited manner, claiming
that they did not desire continuance;
that this was simply trick of the
lawyers to enable Austin to leave
the State They declared that they
did not want the legal services Of W. a.
Anderson that they should depend en-
tirely upon the City and District Attorneys
The women became very noisy and violent,
and, the bailiff being unable to secure
" order in the Court, the sisters had to be
elected from the room.
None who heard their pitiful appeals to
the Court, and saw the strange, wild looks
in their eyes, would recognize in them the
bright, active, intelligent girls of one year
ago. They are mere mental and physical
wrecks-the result of mans duplicity.