Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-19

James sanity. Mrs. James "caught
on" and, laughing ironically, replied,
ooh, he was sane enough. He was sane
but he wanted to make others think he
was not"
Not getting suitable matter cut of this
the defense took trip to Oakland and
made inquiries az to the house the
Jameses occupied there. Mrs. James
repeated that there were three rooms in
it, and told who occupied them. She
stated the Mott boys were 10 and IL
years old. She stated that James
set forth his views plainly to
the effect that it was generally
perfectly proper thing for the sexes to
commingle in the same sleeping apart
ments and in the same bed. He said
when people were like him it was per-
fectly safe practice. He could do il and
be pure. Mrs. James told James it
might be that he could do it for time,
but that it was very dangerous, and the
time would come when he could not do
30 without sin. While he was acting as
a minister he tried to make converts to
these view He inculcated them when
he could. Whenever he found girl
whom he dared try to innoculate with
these doctrines, he made use of his op-
portunities. He tried to bring his wife to
these views. He was genius like Goethe,
and held the theory of eclectic affinities
with notifications. He told Mrs. James
that if two men and their two wives
agreed to snap for while, that was all
right. Mrs. James did not agree with
her liese lord and spiritual guide in these
matters. He has tried all his life to
teach her these views. He told her
when he was away from her he did not
feel bound to be chaste, and that when
he was away he did not hold her respon.
sible for what che did. Mrs. James was
asked how it came then that in his
letters to her he referred to such things
as sins on her part. She planned that for
years she had been talking of getting
divorce, and he wrote these letters to
have them produced in court. In short,
it was a long-hesded fabrication of tes-
timony to make for his case in such q
case. Mrs. James studied medicine in
order to be able to support her children
in case the worst came. Ii all went
we'll, then she could be of help to him.
She tried in all she could to look upon
him as pure man, but very peculiar. She
tried to persuade herself he was all right.
but the queerest mortal God ever made,
| She often blamed herself for not be-
lieving in him in spite of all she knew.
| She did this for the sake of her children.
He had great deal Of magnetic power,
and talked plausibly of his theories. He
quoted Scripture and often overcame her
objections. She stated that she could
not say positively that he had ever actu-
ally carnally known any OF these women
with whom he behaved SO queerly. She
was pressed to state her belief as to this
fact, but che reiterated the statement, 81
can't tell, can't tell" half a dozen
| times.
The investigation then took drift into
| certain conversations supposed to have
taken place between Mrs. James and
DR.. Williams. This was objected to, but
the defense stated that it was
for the purpose of impeaching
the witness. She said she
did not recall any conversations on these
particular topics with the doctor.
When the defense closed with Mrs.
James the Court asked her the ages oi
her children. She stated the eldest boy
was 5, the next boy 8, and the baby a
girl Of Is months.
On redirect examination there was
not much developed. She said James
confessed to sleeping with other women
but always maintained that he was az
pure as little baby in it. He said
however, that when the church tria
came on he would have to deny ever
being in the same bed with other women
for the reason that the world woulC
not understand him. He seemed to feal
the poor obfuscated prejudices on this
head that beset the dark intellects Of the
other Methodist preachers. They were
not far enough advanced in purity tt
grasp the views of the white.souleG
James.
G. s. Hussey, real estate agent ant
notary public at Long Beach, stated that
on certain date Mrs. James had sworr
toa complaint charging her husband
with attempting to kill her with q chair
James came in and denied the allega
ton, but said that If Mrs. James swore
to them once she would do so again, ant
therefore to avoid difficulty he woult
plead guilty and be put under bonds tt
keep the peace. DR.. Williams advised
this, and he and Hussey gave $500 bal
for James.
The defense attempted again to ring il
the insanity dodge, but Mr.. Husse,
stated most positively that James wa
mentally sound on that occasion.
w. w. Lane, notary public, testified
that on certain date James came will
Mrs. James and acknowledged their sig
natures to paper. James told him b,
did not wish any one to read it, that
was some agreement between him ant
his wife as to her studies. Lane tool
the acknowledgements, but learned afte
wards that James had deceived him al
to the contents of the paper. He ha'
not examined Mrs. James apart from
her husband, and therefore the pape
was not legal. He went to James AM
told him he must tear the certi6cat
and seal off the paper and return them
James did so. The witness thought th
paper introduced as the agreement be
; tween James and his wife, with bi
hole where the seal had been, was tn
one.
A. L. Fell was the last witness yester
day. He told of the disagreement
between James and his wife, rehearse
how harshly he spoke to her at times
told of James saying he must get
divorce from her, and if she attempted t
take the children he said he would shoe
her. Mrs. Fell told Mrs. James of thes
threats.
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