Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-05
PUREST RAY SERENE.
But lis His Luster Realty a $4,000
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the Times was resumed before Judge
Shaw yesterday morning, the first wit
ness called by the plaintiff was Colonel
Otis, president of the Times Company.
He was asked what the circulation OF
the paper was year ago, and answered
that it was about 1900 copies. He
stated that the paper circulated to some
extent east of the Rockies, but not gen.
erally. Other witnesses followed, people
who had read the article in the Times,
and who knew Ray. They all coupled
his name with the story. Colonel
Raw himself was on the stand in the
afternoon. He said he came to Cali
fornia in November, 1888. His family
followed five months later. lie
knew the woman referred to in
the Times, Mrs. Jennie Nichols, ill
February and March, 1889. He made
her acquaintance in February and con-
tinued this acquaintance more or less
until she left Pasadena last summer. He
knew her as Mrs. Nichols, and never
knew her to be called Miss Nichols.
The defense then called Allen G. Hug
gins. He stated that he was the hsgman
for the Santa Fe Railway Company at
the crossing of Colorado street. He
knew Ray and Mrs. Nichols. She lived
near where he was stationed. She lived
in lodging house kept by Mrs. Green,
who was supposed to be her mother. He
had seen Ray visit the house where she
lived in February, 1883, one evening be-
tween 8 and O'Clock. Several attempts
were made to show by this witness that
kbaro -on rraof daa1 of n0oe;y ~
Pasadena about the aged banker and
time, but it was objected to
Mrs. Nichols we'll, seeing her five or six
times a day. She usually wore pair of
bracelets, on which were rather loud
moved along. He knew Mrs. Nichols to
months prior to leaving Pasadena.
George Monfort was called. He had
known Mrs. Nichols prior to her being
visit the house where Mrs. Nichols
O'Clock. Here the defsnse made an at
woman was bad, but this was objected
E. II. Willard was called. He kept
Nichols lodged at the house and boarded
there for about ten weeks. She
left there and went to the Brock
way house, kept by her mother, Mrs.
Green. One day while she was at the
to her room. Willard saw him come in
Hn
quiries of any one, nor go to the Office.
entered it, closed the door and remained
there before. The woman called herself
This witness noticed the bell bracelets
the young lady wore. They could be
heard at distance of fifty feet as she
moved along.
Mr.. Gcltman was called. He kept a
cigar store in Pasadena acrose the street
from the bank over which Ray presided.
He knew Ray and knew Mrs. Nichols.
On February %, 1889, when the
about O'Clock in the afternoon he saw
Mrs. Nichols 60 to the door of the bank.
Ray opened the door and she entered.
She stayed there two hours. The bank
was closed and the blinds down.
This story seemed to disconcert w. T.
Williams, attorney for plaintiff, and in
cross-examination he put Goltman
through bis PAGES. The witness said he
did not keep time on them while they
were shut up in the bank. He did not
watch to see her come out, but he did see
her 60 in and see her come out, aad he
al oh in
about two hours. He told w. o. Swan
of this queor visit that night
at supper. He could not see if
others we're in the bank during the
time the woman was there because the
prove Captain Moody had talked to the
asked him where he boarded, and who
to tell this but being pressed, he said he
paid it himself. The lawyer then asked
why he had hesitated to answer at first,
and much truth, Because that was q
matter entirely personal to me, and none
of your business" Williams then tried
to show that it was Mrs. Col. Burge, of
Chicago, who went in the bank. A little
ulsCuSblOH tOOk pldC0 UobW00u LILO dtlOT-
| neys as to the title this suppositious per-
son bore, what regiment she was in, ETC.. !,
etc. At the end Goltman was very posi-
tive the person he saw go into the bank
on this holiday afternoon, when the
''blinds were pulled down." was the
young woman of the bell bracelets.
w. e. Gainor was called. He was
clerk in hardware store opposite to the
lodging house kept by Mrs. Green, where
Mrs. Nichols lived. He saw Ray go to
the house three to seven times. On
cross-examination he would swear to
only three visits, but felt very confident
there were more. He described Mrs
Nichols as young person of 26 to %
years of age, with dark hair. slight build,
very slender. He said she was
petite and pretty. Ray usually paid his
visit to the house about noon.
DR.. George L. Fitch was called. He is
of San Francisco. He knew Mrs.
Nichols in Honolulu in 1884. At this
stage an attempt was made to prove that
the woman was of loose and immoral
character, but before this could be
done Mr.. White was forced to
amend his answer, which was done in
due form of law. Then the doctor told
him Mrs. Nichols had lived at his house
in San Francisco. Her conduct was very
improper. He had seen young man
who circulated newspapers come up the
stairs with his arms around her. He
had known this man to spend hours in
her room at night. She was then sep.