Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-15
HELD TO ANSWER.
An Examination on a Charge
of Seduction.
HE PROMISED HER MARRIAGE
DR.. Fay's Servant Girl Tells the
Story of Her Downfall in
Judge Owens Court.

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
case against j. II. Snowden, charged
with the seduction of Annie johnson, a
domestic formerly in the employ OF Dr.
Eli Fay, was called for preliminary ex-
animation before Police Judge Owens.
It being generally understood that the
case would be heard within closed doors
only few spectators were present IN the
courtroom when Deputy District Attorney
Phibbs moved the Court to exclude all
persons from the room except defendant,
counsel for both sides and the officers OF
the court. Hugh J. Crawford, the de-
fendant's attorney, vigorously opposed
the motion, stating that as no delicacy
had been shown hitherto there was no
need for any at that time, in his opinion.
He however accepted the motion of the
District Attorney, provided he amend
it 30 as to allow the reporters to remain,
which was agreed upon. The proceedings
then commenced with the examination
of Annie Johnson, the complainant, who
with the aid of an interpreter testified in
effect as follows: "My name is Annie
johnson. am native of Sweden and
% years of age. Have been in this
country about year and q half, of which
thirteen months have been spent in this
city. I know the defendant, j. ID.
Snowden, and have been acquainted
with him for about seven months past.
First met him at the Bellevue Terrace,
on Pearl street, near Sixth. We both
worked there, as laundry maid and
he as q cook. I did not keep company
with defendant there, although he spoke
to me occasionally. left there for DIR.
Fay's house five months ago, at which
place the defendant came to see me al
most every night. He had intimate re-
lations with me for the first time about
three weeks after I had been domiciled
at DIR. Fay's. 1t was about
the third week in August, and
in my room in the rear of DR.
Fay's house on Fort and Fifth streets
The defendant told me he loved me ant
that he wanted me to have company
with none else and that he would marry
me soon. 1 allowed him to be familiar
with me after he promised to marry me
but not before. He told me also that il
I married him he would provide for me
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had a ranch in New Mexico worth $10,
600, and that his father in Kansas City
had promised to give each of his
children $22, 900, and he further said thai
he had 5000 of his own money in bank
in this city. All these statements were
made before he was intimate
with me for the first time.
No other man ever was familiar with me
before Snowden. He visited me num-
Der of times in DIR. Fay's house; some
times twice week, and other times only
once week. He generally stayed with
me all night on theee occasions, until
after began to have, trouble; that is
until 1 knew that was in a delicate con
doctor, over drug store nearly opposite
when l told him of my condition. Hel
name was Mrs. Or. Wells. He remained
outside, while l went up stairs for exam
ination. She did not tell me anything
about my condition, but gave me some
medicine. The last time the defendant
was with me all night, 1 was taken sick
and he went for DR.. Brill in the morning.
I believed ali the time that the defend
ant was single man, but now know
that he is married.
On cross-examination the witness re-
iterated her former statement in almost
every particular and evinced determin-
alton to conceal nothing. She stated in
addition to her direct testimony: 81
crossed the ocean alone when on my
way to this country from my home in
Sweden. never had any beaux before
l met the defendant, but have walked OF
the street with other men. At the time
kept company with the defendant die
not need any interpreter, although al
our conversations were carried on il
English. but though did not under
stand everything he said to me, I knew
what he meant when he said he wanted
to marry me. I did not know the mean
ing of the word PROMISE" and am posi-
tive he never used it at the time he saic
he wanted to marry me. understood
him much more readily than do you
Ito the attorney. The money and
land he told me of did moi
offer any inducement to me
to allow him to become intimate with
me; but the promise of marriage and re
lease from work were influential in my
ruin. l would have done the same
thing if he had promised to marry and
love me, even if he did not have any
money. Before / went to DR.. Fay's house
/ had room on San Pedro street, and
the defendant came there twice to see
me, but never had any intimacy with me
and although his hands were on my
shoulder and his arms round my waist, ]
never allowed him to go further. was
alone with him there on both occasions
for an hour, or possibly an hour
and half. The house in ques-
ton was private, and 1 occupied
the room next to the one in front. He
never made mention of marriage down
there. A gentleman told me once at the
Bellevue Terrace that Charlie, as we
called him, was married, but Snowden
denied it and believed him. I never
had any conversation with Tom, the
pantrymsn, about Snowden's being a
married man; but Katie, a chamber
maid, told me about it afterward. My
room at DR.. Fay's was on the back
porch of the house. The defendant
talked to me quite while and promised
to marry me on the first occasion.
I do not remember whether we said
anything about marriage on the next
occasion, which was about two nights
after"
Redirect. "The defendant was present
and heard the other man tell me that he
was married man, but he laughingly
denied it, and when I asked him in
private afterward, he also denied it."
Mrs. II. 8. Fay was the next witness
called. She testified that she was the
wife OF DR.. Eli Fay, and that she arrived
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