Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-06
ISABELLA ANDRASS
Tells the Story of the
Murder in Court.
WHY SHE STABBED NEIDMAN.

The Causes Which Led to
Tragedy at the Port of
San Pedro.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday mornin
the trial of Isabella Andrass for mui
der was resumed in Judge Cheney
court. Deputy Constable John J
Hogan was recalled to the stand ant
examined further by the prosecution
The dress which he had found in he
room the night Of the murder was in
troduced in evidence. Witness said
l found the dress and several othe
articles where she had thrown them
The dress was lying in front of tn
washstand, and when picked it VI
1 saw several spots of blood on it
front; they were still damp. l die
not examine the dress closely. The
knife l found behind the washstand
where it had been thrown upor
some rags and such articles. There
was wet blood on the blade of the
knife. In the package in which the
dress was brought into court was sew
eral old letters and some miscellan.
eous articles. A marriage certificate
was also among these. 1t showed
that Antonio Elizalda and Ysabel
Andrews had been married in this
city by Rev. Pedro Verdaguer on
August IS, 1883.
The letters and papers were given
back to the defendant as they had nc
bearing on the case, and the dagger
and dress were held as evidence.
The latter was a brown striped gar
ment and showed several dark spots
upon it's front.
RosEY WILSON
Was called and said: lived at San
Pedro. l did not know Henry Neid-
man, but knew the defendant. / was
sick in bed at the time Of the trouble
and knew nothing at all aboutit.
PAUL PAULsoN
Was called and testified: l was al
Browns dance-house the night Of the
murder. / was at that place about IL
O'Clock and saw Neidman there about
half an hour before he was wounded.
/ saw him in Gus's. He was dancing
with Pearl (Hinton.) l saw defend
ant come into Gus's-she went up Ia
the bar and took drink. / did not
see her do anything. / did not see
Henry any more until after he was
killed. l and couple of sailor chaps
went to Browns TO get a drink
Neither the defendant or Henry came
in there while / was there until after
the murder. While Henry was lie.
ing on the floor wounded / saw de-
PENDANT standing near him. Nobody
was doing anything to her.
JERRY CoMoCY,
A policeman, was called: He hat
known defendant for. several years
and had gone to defendants room
with her. He bad staid there about
three minutes. While he was there
she put some kind of knife Of
weapon into her stocking. AS she
did so she said somebody had abused
her in the dance-house and she was
not going to stand it. He told her mo-
to get into any trouble as she was 6
friend of his. II had known her be
fore she was married. Alter she pu
the knife in her stocking l went dowr
to the schooner where was sleeping
Owing to the strike could not gel
quarters in the town, and that il
all l know about the case. was
Deputy Sheriff at that time-sent tt
San Pedro TO keep the strikers from
doing any damage"
Characterization have knswn
defendant about six years, was quite
an intimate friend of hers. l do NO
know why she took me to her room
She did not show me any knife. She
simply said somebody had insulte(
her and did not say who had done SO
She was not at all excited, and | di(
not think she was going to hurt an,
one.
e. c. WEIGH
Testified: live at San Pedro and an
Constable there. | know defendan
and knew deceased. / was not pres
ent when he came to his death.
saw defendant little after 2 A. M
Monday morning when she came t.
my house. She made a statemen
then. On the morning of the 10th
prisoner came to me and gave hersel
up and asked me to take her to Lo
Angeles to jail, saying size was afrait
OF the sailors. She said she had gon
to Gus with Joe Ennis, and on goini
back to Browns she met Henry Neid
man just at the gate Of the yard wher
she lived. She had some words will
him, when Joe Ennis called her T.
him and said, take this knife and if h
fools with you any more, give it t
him. She said she took the knife an,
started in the gate, as she went il
Neidman grabbed her by the haiI
she fell, and he fell on top of her, in
moment he jumped up and sang on
for doctor, while she ran into he
room. She told me she was hurt O.
the arm and l tied it up for her,
looked like knife scratch. She ais
said, she was hurt on tn
back where she had been STRUCK
THE DEFENSE
Called Thos. Tompson back to th
stand. He said: / took her out {
her room and in the back door OF tn
hall. / saw several persons kick 9
her. l never touched her. l neve
choked her. saw some one kick 6
her just as she was going out of he
door. He kicked at her from behint
never saw any one kick at her frol
before. ! l never heard Isabella te
Hogan on the way to Jail to make m
quit choking her.
The court asked the defense if the
idea was to prove that the witness di
not receive the kicks and bruises frol
the crowd. The counsel for the defeni
said. Our idea is that Neidman il
flicted the bruises himself, and that
the reason we are so particular in g,
aiming witnesses as to whether the
saw any one kick or hit her-some sa