The record-union., 1891-02-17
AMELIA UNDER FIRE.
Mrs. GiIIig's Maid Subjected to a Wig
orous Cross-Examination.
She Sticks to Her Story That She Did
Not Mean to SteaI-Her
Explanations.

The trial of Amelia Gehring, the young
German girl who is charged with stealing
various articles of jewelry, clothing, etc.,
from Mrs. Amy Gillig, while employed
as the latter's maid, was resumed yester-
day before Judge Davis of Marysville,
sitting in Department Two of the Supe-
rior Court.
Miss Gehring's attorney, Clinton L..
White, continued to question the defend
ant about the articles found in her pos
session. She identified an elegant card
case, and said it belonged to Mrs. Gillig.
1t had been packed among her Miss
Gehring's) things at Mrs. Gillig's request
when they were leaving Paris. She said
she had never claimed the case as her
own. Neither did she claim the several
rolls of lace which were found in her
trunk, nor the glove-case, nor the ele-
CANT lace skirt, all of which have been
heretofore exhibited during the trial A
seal for stamping Mrs. Gilligs initials
was also found among her things and she
did not know how it got there. She had
never used it, she said, though her ini-
tials We're the same as Mrs. Gillig's.
HER REASON FOR LEAVING.
after my trunk had been searched, )"
continued the maid, ''I told Mrs Gillig
that | could not remain with her any
longer, because she ill-treated me. She
made no reply, but walked out of the
room. | was dressing her hair when
told her that. While / was in her employ
Mrs. Gillig never accused me of stealing.
| left her because she treated me roughly.
The fine underwear which 1 wore when
they searched me had been given me by
Mrs. Gillig. / never stole it.''
Miss Gehring, in answer to further
questions told where she went after leav-
| ing the Crocker mansion. She went i'm
mediately to Mr.. Lang in San Fran
| cisco. Mr.. Lang had known her in Ger
many. Before she came to this country
she knew that Mr.. Lang was in the LIQUOR
business i'll San Francisco, and once
while she and Mrs. Gillig were stopping
at the Lick House, she made inquiries for
Mr.. Lang and discovered his where
abouts.
Mr.. White here announced that he was
through with the witness, and he gave
her over to the tender mercies of Mr..
Jones, special counsel for the prosecution.
INQUIsITIvE JURORS.
| Before Mr.. Jones commenced his cross
| examination, however, several of the
| jurors propounded number of conun-
drums to the witness.
Juror D. A. Lindley wanted to know
why Miss ,Gehring, when she was en-
| broidering the initials ga. g." on some OF
Mrs. Gillig's silk for present to Mrs
Glllig, as the girl testified) did not put
| Mrs. Gillig's middle initial, 'C,'' in the
| monogram.
Miss Gehring replied that GA. Gu
stood for Amy Gillig," and that she
thought was sufficient. The initials were
not intended to stand for ''Amelia Geh-
| ring" In answer to another question
from Mr.. Lindley, the defendant said the
other waiting-maids, who slept with her
had seen the fine silk underwear she
wore.
| Mr.. Lindley then wanted the defendant
to show him how she cleaned Mrs. Gillig's
necklace on the day that the four gems
were dislodged from it.
CLEANING JEWELS.
| Miss Gehring took handkerchief and
| rubbed each gem slowly and separately.
is that the way you did it?' asked the
juror.
Yes"
''Well, how was it then that four of the
gems were knocked out at the same
| time? ?'
81 don't know"
''They all came off together ?''
es. But l don't know how it hap
pened. l must have either rubbed toe
hard or too fast"
Other jurors asked questions, but
| nothing new was developed. The cross
examination of the defendant was then
begun. This occupied the rest of the
afternoon, and was slow and tedious.
Miss Gehring gave full history of her
life from childhood up to the present, and
told how she got into the employ of Mrs.
Gillig in Paris. she was questioned
closely regarding each article of clothing
and piece of jewelry found in her posses
sion, but in the main she adhered to her
original story, that she did not intend to
steal any of them.
The case goes on again to-day.