Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-16
SHOPLIFTING,
A Case That Attracted Considerable
Attention.

At IL O'Clock yesterday morning
Jeanette Payton, colored woman, ap-
peared before Justice Austin and jury
for trial upon the charge of petit lar
ceny. The first witness called was
Annie Adams, who resides at No. II
Sepulveda street. She testified in effect
that about May 1st she and the de-
fendant went shopping together, and
called at the Peoples store on Spring
street. The witness purchased shoul-
der-wrap, for which she paid As cents,
and, on leaving the store, the defendant
opened her parasol and disclosed a fine
beaded cape, which she said she had
'swiped" while she was in the store.
On reaching the house on Sepulveda
street she tried it on and repeated her
statement that she had stolen it, in the
presence of Mrs. Burkes. On Sunday,
the 1lth inst, the defendant attempted
to 'beat' her out of $5 which she
owed to the witness for rent,
and, as Mrs. Adams refused
to allow her to take her trunk
away, the defendant went out, and meet
ing Officer Dunn on Ducommun street
asked him to go round with her and
assist her in getting her trunk. While
the officer was in the house, Mrs. Barkes
called him at one side and informed him
OF the stolen cape, which was then in the
disputed trunk. He demanded the key
of the trunk from the defendant, who
threw her arms round Mrs. Adams's
neck, and begging her not to "give her
away" offered her $25 to square mat
ters The officer, on finding that such a
cape as had been described was in the
trunk, arrested the defendant, and she
and her trunk were taken to the station
at 6 O'Clock in the evening.
Mrs. Catharine Burkes stated that she
saw the defendant wearing the cape, and
corroborated Mrs. Adams in as much as
she knew of the affair.
Ofhcer e. ). Dunn, OF the police force,
stated that on Sunday afternoon, May
llth, the defendant stopped him on Du-
commun street and requested him to
accompany her to No. II Sepulveda
street, as she was about to demand her
trunk from her landlady, and there
might be trouble. He accordingly went
with her, and asked her while on the
way whether or not she owed the land
lady anything, and she assured him
that she did not. On arrival at
the house the defendent demanded her
trunk, and a stormy scene ensued be-
tween landlady and tenant. Meanwhile
Mrs. Burkes took him aside and told
him about cape which the defendant
had stolen and also about five pairs of
stockings. He obtained the KEY and
opened the trunk, finding the articles
therein as described. He then placed
her under arrest.
Miss Ida Collins, a saleswoman at the
Peoples store, remembered selling
shoulder wrap to the witness, Annie
Adams, who was accompanied by the
defendant, and identified the beaded
cape as one which had been missed from
her department. M. A. Hamburger,
one OF the proprietors of the Peoples
store also identified the stolen cape and
at this Juncture the prosecution rested
its case.
Isaac Myers was then called for the
defense, and stated that he was a dealer
in ladies' underwear. In February last
the defendant, with whom he was ac-
qualnted, gave him small beaded cape
and asked him to keep for her as she
was going to move. He did so, and
subsequently returned it to her. On be-
ing shown the stolen cape, the witness
was unable to swear that it was the
same one which he had kept for the
defendant
Alice Hooker, half-sister of the de-
tendant, stated that she arrived here
from Kansas City about three months
ago, but did not see the defendant until
three weeks ago. While in the police
court with the defendant ON Saturday
last, when the latter was held to answer
to the charge of burglary, she heard
Mrs. Adams threaten the Payton wo-
man, stating that she would see ''that it
all came out in the washing case in the
higher court"
Myrtle Madison, friend of the de-
fendant, was brought down from the