Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-22
Gay San Pedroites at Ban
ming.
Fair, Frail and Fickle Alice
and Her Mashes.
Adventures of Middle-Aged Masher
and an Ancient L0thariO.
Papa Erwin Eiopes from San Pedro with
william Zimmerman's Light o.
Love-They Fly to the Passion
ate Climate of Yuma-Zim-
norman Goes to Jail.

Some former residents of San Pedro
have been having sort OF free love,
fighting and cussing timeup at Banning.
The Herald of that place gives the fol-
lowing lively statement OF the affair;
The past week has been prolific one
in legal circles in Banning, and both
courts have been in session. Judge W..
p. Morris, of the San Diego side, had the
star engagement played before him, the
chief actors being middle-aged masher
named William Zimmerman, an ancient
Lothario known as Papa Erwin, and
rather pretty little English woman,
whose maiden name was Alice Moore,
and her home formerly in San Bernar-
dino.
Zimmerman got in from Yuma Mon
day morning and made complaint against
Erwin and the woman for grand larceny,
alleging that they had stolen from him
$3.50 in money and sundry articles of
household goods and wearing apparel.
He also swore that papa had taken a
shot at him. the bullet passing through
his hat and taking away the only healthy
lock of hair he had left. Warrants were
issued and placed in the hands OF Con-
stable Carpenter, who dropped down to
Yuma and got his game.
The trial was set for Tuesday morning,
but Zimmerman failed to materialize.
He had walked to Beaumont and
taken the local for the west. He
was considerate enough, however, to
send a letter to Judge Morris stat
ing that he would not appear at
the trial because he slowed her still"
referring to the fair Alice. Of course
the Justice dismissedthe case, and Janu-
ary and May could have returned to the
passionate climate OF Yuma. Papa's
blood was up, however, and he swore to
a complaint charging the elusive Zim-
norman with perjury. Zim. was cap
tured at Cotton and brought back and
arraigned in court Wednesday morning.
At the trial the following facts were
disclosed Alice and Zim. lived together
at San Pedro but without taking the
trouble tosgetsthe sanction Of church or
state to their relation. Papa Erwin,
ship builder from San Francisco, in an
evil day dropped into the Eden OF Will
liam and Alice, and by the power OF his
eloquent tongue diverted the stream of
the fair Alice's affections. After awhile
Zim. went over to Catalina island. and
during his absence Alice and the festive
papa moved to Yuma. When William
returned and found his hearts delight
gone he was exceeding wroth, and fol-
lowed the couple with blood in his eye.
He found his ex-wife and papa enjoying
a sort of ''Rudder Grange" honeymoon
on boat moored in the Colorado river.
He proceeded to read the riot act, when
in
ton, saving that it was not necessary to
hit him, but as an evidence OF good faith
and to let Zim. know that he was
"heeled." This broke Zim. .'s combina-
ton and hence the arrests.
Erwin was careful to impress upon the
court that he was only acting as friend
and protector to the woman, and the
wav she smiled on the old sinner and
called him 'sHarry, DEAR" convinced the
court that Erwin was telling the rank
truth. The woman said, in the progress
of the trial, that it was making good
deal of fuss over such damaged piece
of goods, and there is no question that
she would be inventoried as damaged"
In the first place when put under arrest
she tainted and fell down the hatchway
of the boat, dislocating several ribs, and
then papa, in his anxiety to revive her,
discharged the contents of bottle of
ammonia in her face.
William was bound over to answer in
$500, which he failed to give and was
taken to San Diego. Papa and his fair
enslaver returned to Yuma. Erwin
points proudly to the fact that he is
husband, father and grandfather.
If he squares" himself with his wife
after she sees the Herald, he can get
rich by imparting his secret TO the
married men Of San Francisco.