Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-11
MISS PERKINS HISTORY
As Told BY Her Early As
sociates.
SAN FRANCISCO DISPOSITIONS,
Where it is Alleged She Went
Her Friends and AS
sociates.

sociates.
When the Court convened at 9 O'Clock
Yesterday moruing Mr. Eugene Roscoe
Wis called as the iirst witness Of the
dy. His testimony was;
4 am So years of age; reside at Bun
Eng; did reside at San Bernardino; was
q hackman; drove hack between Sar
bernardino aud Riverside in 1883; then
from San Bernardino TO Cotton; that
was in the summer of 1883; drove te
and fro four times day; Cotton House
was my headquarters; Mrs. Laird KEEP
the house; she ceased TO keep it In Au'
cast, 1883; was on friendly terms with
the lady; saw Miss Perkins there In
June Of that year; the reputation OF She
iouse was bad; it was considered a
iuuse Of easy virtue in disguise; they
brofessed to keep hotel and something
slss--fast women; Mrs. Shorb, Mrs.
ryler and negro woman stopped there;
Also a Mrs. Campbell; the latter left the
house and went to San Bernardino; Mira.
Lard was considered fast woman;
Miss Perkins was considered fast; she
i was behind the bar and | drank with
her; saw her drink beer and wine; she
worked behind the bar the same as any
barkeeper; drank ia the parlor with
plaintiff, Stoddard and others; saw
....f m
and scuffie with her; saw the plaintiff
and Stoddard out riding; saw Mrs.
Laird and the plaintiff somewhat under
the influence Of liquor--feeling good;
she used to drink with men would call
fast; saw Martin and plaintiff sitting on
sofa; he had his arms around her; a
bed room adjoined the parlor; l have
heard the colored women at the Cotton
House spoken Of as bad.
DISCRIMINATION.
MIR. White wanted to know how he
come to testify here. Witness said he
come because he was subpenaed. Did
not know he had an option about CON-
ing. Did not see Collier about 1t. Spoke
to no one except Col. Wells. Got his
mileage and a few dollars. Has not
talked to Unruh. Has no contract to get
money for 1t. Has girl l6 years. Knew
the reputation Of the hotel at Cotton.
Did not speak Of seeing Martin sitting
on the sofa with his arms around l. ,uise.
Did not converse about this, except to
Col. Wells after he was subpenaed.
That was two or three days ago. Began
making these trips in last part OF March.
Stopped over night at the hotel oil the
way from February up to June. Did
not remember seeing Mrs. Tyler in the
early part Of the year. Is snre Mrs.
Tyler was at the hotel when Louise was
there. Il sure the room of the parlor Is
No. l. The colored girl was there at the
time, too. Knows Miss Perkins came
there in juno.
REDIRECT.
Carried Mrs. Laird and Miss Perkins
from Cotton to San Bernardino three or
four times. Left them at the European
Hotel, and generally found them there.
T. II. STRICKLAND
Lives in Orange. Is 81 last May. Lived
here in this city October, 1888, till he
went to Orange short time ago. Lived
In San Bernardino and Cotton. Was in
Cotton in 's2. Kept the Cotton House.
Gave It up TO Mr.. Laird. He went away
one day and never returned. After he
left his wife kept the house.
Odd you know the reputation of
that house between 80 and '63?
Alt was house of easy virtue.
ON 1882 did you have conversa-
ton with plaintiffs mother as to this
house,
Al did. There was no one else
present. / told her the reputation of
the house. 1t was ut the house of Mrs.
Perkins. near Compton. Counsel sug-
gested that they lived at FL Monte at
that time. Witness corrected his testi-
mony, placing 1t at III Monte. Mrs.
Perkins said she wondered why the
why. She said Mrs Laird probably did
not know anything about 1t. Witness
told her she did.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Sold out the hotel by the Sheriff
under attachment. Does not know
whether or not he slowed away lot Of
cigars. Had them in a trunk. Did not
have them taken away. He had moth
ing to do with taking them away Did
not know the attachment was coming.
Pat them in the trunk because he want
ed to do so. Never sold them. Never
got anything for them. Knows Collier.
Spoke with Collier about this; spoke Of
it yesterday.
REDIRECT.
The cigars were mine. Put them into
the trunk and left them there.
Here arose question about the hotel
register from Cotton. Mr.. White said
he desired On behalf OF Mrs. Hunter that
it be returned to that lady when the
court was done with it. II had been
embezzled by a person who obtained it
from Mrs. Hunter and turned IL over to
this defendant without her consent.
Mr.. Williams said, carp did it--old
carp"
Mr.. White lin an aside)--"The old
scoundrel embezzled it,"
The defense wished to put in certain
pages Of the register to show the char
acter of the Cotton House. Plaintiff OBJ
iected on the ground that nothing had
been identified therein excepting the
names signed by Miss Perkins. II was
offered also to show plaintiff registered
herself under different names and 81
hailing from Boston, New York, Sar
Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles
Here arose q dispute between the Couri
I'd Colonel Wells regarding these offer
7 the register. The Court said If ths
offers are not specific hereafter it will BE-
regarded as contempt. Counsel ther
read q long list Of names, nearly all ia
cetious or fictitious apparently, as guest
at the hotel. They were all objected e
and the objection sustained. In thii
reading the plaintiff manifested good
deal Of Interest, especially when the nam'
Of 5toddard was read, and while the at
torney was searching the record for th.
number Of the room he occupied
Usually she sits wide awake to the pro
ceedings but not otherwise betraying
her emotion which is splendidly unde
her control.
GEORGE BRAsxIGAN.
He il q waiter. He lived at Cotton
Was waiter ct Mrs. Lairds hotel il
1889. Was there until 1888 The.
went to San Bernardino to the Europea,
Hotel. Saw plaintiff at Cotton at Mrs
Laird's. In June when Miss Perkin
was there MIRA. shorb was there. b
reputation the house was bad; very bad
1t got bad name from the women VIII
were there. There were women ther
with a bad reputation aud Of eas.
virtue. There was a bar in the house
Saw plaintiff there in the bar
saw her drink at the bar. Neve
saw her behind the bar or tending bar
lever saw anything wrong about he
.duct. She was as other young 10
,sfs. At Mr., Martins carried drink
her in her room. Saw her and Mr.
irtin out riding. After the dane
dsrtin drove them home. The ma
! rho brought them got intoxicated. II
Jarried them drinka in their room tina
night One was glass Of soda water
The man who brought them was an en-
J. gineer ON the railway. She was wit
Mrs. Laird most of any. The genera
conduct at the hotel was rs ut any othe
hotel. Was at the dance, so-oailed.