Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-20

THE LOS ANG]
sir! He came to time" The intima.
ton was too plain that Williams had
some sort Of hold on the "old man,"
which made it unsafe to refuse to COM
ply with his demands.
With Gorham Williams went to
Philadelphia and thence to Chicago.
There Gorham bought q ticket to San
Francisco, by way of Los Angeles, for
Williams. Gorham signed the name of
Arthur Gorham, Jr., to this. On this
the defendant came to California. When
he got to Los Angeles he stayed over for
some days. He had good deal of
money with him.
WOLF IN FINE CLOTHING.
Here the attorney for the defense in
troduced list of names of dentists, tail
ers and what not, with whom Williams
had business relations. A specimen
brick of this part of the edifice is one
Wolf. dealer in gents furnishing goods.
Williams went on to state that this Kan
sas City dealer, whenever he got any
thing particularly fine in the way of
"daily gear" as the Scotchman says, de
rigueur, he would send word to the hotel,
and Williams would 60 down and select
such things as he thought would become
his complexion, or make symmetrical
his manly form. Williams, it will be
recollected, YES the glass of fash
ion for no end Of the young
bloods of the Angelic City,
and his scarfs and neckwear were the
admired of all admirers. For these little
trifes Williams ran up large bills, and
Gorham always paid them. He told
these people that Williams was his
nephew, and that all these little matters
were all right.
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.
During the narration of these matters
the District Attorney frequently made
objections. He alleged among other
things that Mr.. Brooks was ''leading the
Witness" The Court warned Mr..
Brooks not to put these questions
in leading or suggestive form any more,
and not to repeat the same question.
The Court stated that in case Of such an
infraction of the rules Of taking evidence
again he would fine the attorney. Mr..
Brooks put the next question in such q
way that the Court looked upon it SEEM
ingly as if done in the way of defiance.
He therefore ordered the reporter to take
down an order of the Court fining Mr..
Brooks $25 for contempt, and committing
him to Jail at the rate of one day for each
dollar until the fine was paid.
WHAT WILLIAMS DID ON THIS COAST.
The defendant then went on to state
that when he arrived in Los Angeles he
went to the Nadeau He registered as
A. G. Williams and went up to his room.
In short time he returned downstairs
and met Mr.. Maynes. The gentleman
greeted him kindly and shook hands.
He stayed at the Nadesu few days,
during which time he gave Mr.. Maynes
bills for 500 on different occasions to
get change for him. He had 500 or
$500 when he left here to go on to San
Francisco. From the Bay City Williams
ljourneyed to Victoria, Seattle and Port.
land and back to San Francisco. Soon after
this he met Maynes near the entrance
to the Baldwin Theatre. Williams was
staying at the Baldwin Hotel. Maynes
was at the Occidental, land asked Williams
to call there. He was registered at the
Baldwin as A. @. Williams. He went
to the Occidental with his own team to
take Maynes and his wife out riding.
Before the drive he asked Maynes to 60
with him to the Nevada Bank as he
wished to draw some money. He ex-
planned to Maynes about being identified
as Arthur Gorham, telling all about that
phase of his affairs. Maynes went to the
bank to identify him, but they did not
know Maynes, and would not take his
identification. Maynes then took him to
la cigar store not far off and in
troduced him to the clerk as
Arthur Gorham. Williams then went
out with Mr.. and Mrs. Maynes, and
afterwards went to the cigar store, where
the clerk introduced him to the proprie-
tor, and the proprietor went to the Ne
vada Bank and identified him. He got
$500 by the use Of Arthur Gorham's name
on that occasion. There were no ques-
tions asked about it. The draft was duly
honored. When Mr.. Maynes took him
Ito the bank he introduced biz. as Cor.
ham. He always drew his drafts in the
name of Gorham. He had q definite
understanding with the 'sold man" to do
this. 1t was to throw Frank and Jim
Gorham off the track. The "old man"
only exacted that he should let him
know he was about to make draft.
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iers of the banks. Williams did not try
to counterfeit Gorham's handwriting
He merely signed Arthur Gorham's
name in his own handwriting, and the
"old man" had to "fix" it with the bank
clerks to pay the money on these drafts.
After this first draft, through the
Nevada Bank, Williams drew a second
for $50. This was for the Johnstown
sufferers after the flood. That draft was
duly paid.
THE LAST DRAFT.
Williams came back here June I'd
1889. He rode up to the Nadeau.
Maynes was in the door, and said
Hello! why thought you were dead OF
had gone hack East" Williams ex.
planned to him where he had been in the
interim. He still had some money when
he returned to Los Angeles. After a
while this gave out and he wanted more.
Maynes agreed to identity him, and took
him to the Southern California National
Bank, but said he knew some of the
people in the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, and he would prefer to do bust
ness there. They went there, and Will
liams was introduced to Harry Fleishman.
o. W. Childs, Jr., sent on a telegram
to make inquiry if draft made by Ar
thur Gorham would be good for $500,
and, satisfactory reply being received,
he drew as usual, got the money from
the hank and in a dav mr. two 1eft horo