Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-24
WHERE DID COIN LIVE?
PERPLExING TESTIMONY GIVEN IN
THE BIG CONTEST.
witnesses Swear That He Slept on Main
Street and Not at Delfna's House.
More Talk About Domingo.

The principal point dwelt upon by the
attorneys in their examination OF wit
nesses in the Cohn case, was the place
of residence OF the deceased. The con-
testants claim that he lived with Del
fina, took his meals at the Buena Vista
and Sainsevain-street houses and stayed
there most OF the time he was in the
city. The respondents are now endeav-
oring to prove that he invariably slept
at the house on Main street, next to the
cathedral property, and yesterday put a
number OF witnesses on the stand to
swear that he lived there. Among the
witnesses were buthers, bakers, etc.,
who were in the habit of delivering
goods at the house.
Sefora Maria de Sanchez, who lived
on Ducommun street at the time Del
fina resided in the Sainsevain-street
house, was called to prove the relation
in which Cohn stood to Delfna. She
did not think they were husband and
wife, and among the neighbors the
opinion was that the couple were not
married The witness knows J. A. Do
mingo very well. He frequestly visited
Defna.
The attorneys for the respondents
started in to prove that Domingo, who
is coming in for good share OF attep
ton at their hands, was the father OF
the girl Rosale, who died some years
ago, but an objection to their question
was promptly sustained by the court.
After this matter had been disposed
of Sefora Sanchez was questioned about
certain remarks made by Domingo
shortly after the death of B. Cohn. Ac-
cording to the witness, Domingo was at
her house and expressed great sympathy
with Del6na. His language was "Poor
Del6na, she is now undone If she were
only married to Cohn she would now be
a very rich widow"
Ii Domingo made the statement
which Sef1ora Sanchez attributed to him
he is afflicted with a bad memory, for
when he was testiiying in behalf of the
contestant he swore he saw the mar
riage contract by which Delfina claims
her relationship to Cohn. He then
stated he was at the house when the in
strument was drawn, and after seeing
the couple sign it attached his own sig
nature as a witness.
When the witness was turned over to
counsel for the contestant for cross ex
animation she was asked whether in a
conversation with Mrs. Mcrano about
two months or more ago she had not ex-
pressed entire ignorance of the facts of
the case. but that she intended to test
ify against the contestant because julius
Cohn purchased number of tickets for
rattle from her.
The witness denied having so ex-
pressed herself to anyone and stated
that she does not deal in rattle tickets.
Julian Valdez. formerly the keeper of
livery stable, was the next witness
called. He swore to having hired turn
outs to Delina whom, from what he
heard, he supposed to be COINS mis-
tress. The contestants counsel asked
him whether the bills for horse and car
riage hire were not made out to Mrs.
Cohn, and he admitted they were. He
made the bills out that way because
everyone called the contestant Mrs.
Cohn. He could not say whether she
was married to Cohn or not. He did
not know.
A laundryman. whose establishment
adjo;ned Cohn's house on Main street,
testified that lie did the washing for
Cohn's family for long time. He saw
Cohn at the house every day and night
Jesus Alias and Herman Zuber both
knew the deceased and the contestant
The general opinion OF the neighbor-
hood was that they were not married.
A great amount of testimony OF the
same nature was introduced before
court adjourned for the day.