The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-10

night on a charge of having embeZZled a
watch worth $50 from Mrs. Rebeeca Scott,
wife of John Scott Of l416 Howard street.
why did she embezle the watch?'
That is the question the courtroom spec
tatOrS asked of each other as they gaZej
upon the pretty features OF the frlendless
girl, who sat there for the first time in her
life, struggling against a cruel destiny and
stern, unmerciful justice. Several ladies
were present, including one who sat beside
his Honor upon the bench. They also
looked with sympathetic eyes upon that far
girl who, during her short but turbulent
career, has thrice tried to end her earthly
existence by suicide.
HER ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.
Once she jumped from four-story win
dow Next time she took arsenic and on
the third attempt she swallowed chloro-
form. Each attempt at self-destTuctiOn,
however, was a failure by reason of the
treatment of the Police Surgeon and-an all
mercifui Providence.
SucE. in brief is the career Of the tall,
stately demi-blonde who was tried yester-
day afternoon. Her rosy cheeks, ruby lips,
and the tender, confiding look in her blue
eyes at once won for her the sympathy of
spectators and the thirty citizens who had
been summoned to serve as jurors.
More than a dozen OF the talesmen were
excused because they frankly confessed
that they had sympathy Tor the pretty de-
PENDANT, and could not render verdict
sending her to Jail. When jury had been
selected and the complaint read Mrs. Scott
was called as the first witness for the prose-
cutinn.
ION September 25th," said she, ''the de-
PENDANT whom | had known for two years,
came 10 my house and asked 10 take my
gold watch downtown for the purpose Of
having crystal put in it. The day before
| had met her at the house OF friend at
1418b Howard street, where she was then
living. When she looked at my watch and
saw that the crystal was gOue, she said:
IN take it down to Andrews diamond
palace and have new crystal put in
Well, after / gave her the watch she said
she would bring it back the next day. |
did not see the watch again until last week.
when bet etve Rogers showed 1t to me-"
Did Fannie tell you where she was going
to have tne watch fXef?"
Eyes, alta jewelry store, but when went
there they said no such watch had been
left"
NO MONOGRAM WAS ON THE WATCH.
During tile crOss-examination Mrs Scott
admitted that the watch she entrusted to
Miss Bashford did not have a monogram
upon it when she gave it to her.
"Who put the monogram X. s. upon it?"
asked Attorney j. Ii. Long.
Il don't know"
Uncle Jim Rogers testified in reference
to the arrest of the defendant She told
me-" said he, "why she had pawued the
watch after obtaining it. Then She gave me
the pawn-ticket, showing she had secured
$40 on the watch at a Market-Street pawn
shop, where | recovered it. AT that time
she said ste would swear by the grave Of
her dead mother that she did not intend to
embeZze the watch.
Joseph Arnheim, the pawnbroker's clerk,
said that on September 9th the defendant
pawned the watch for SO and asked that
the monogram "R. s." be engraved upon it.
She said she would come aud redeem the
watch on the next day, but failed to re-
turn
Without quayer the accused took the
stand and depUsed that she is an orphan
and aged IS years. She had never before
been arrested for crime. Il lost my purse Q
on thrs way DOWNTOWN" laid she, land so
was compelled to pawn the watch for SO,
because l needed money. Previously Mrs.
SCOTS daughter, Rena, said she wanted a
monogram engraved upon the watch. After
pawnlng the watch l went the next day
with the money to redeem 1t, but the pawn
broker said 1t was still at the engraver's.
Before L could again go after the watch
was arrested. | never intended to en-
bezzle The watch, and If had l never would
have had the monogram put upon 1t.
HER TEMPER IS VIOLENT.
Asked whether she was ever committed
to the Magdalen Asylum, she said: Yes,
but not for a crime, but on account of my
temper"
why were you sent there, then ?"
81 was sent there to see If the Sisters
could not regulate and subdue my violent
temper"
AIT rney Long made an argument in
which he cOntended that no intent to COM
nit crime had been shown. The jury re-
tired, and after celebrating an hour failed
to agree upon verdict. 1t was then dis
charged from further attendance and Fam
ME returned to the City Prison to remain
there until tried on the charges of larceny
pending against her.
Several ladies' well known in social and
charitable circles called upon Chief OF Po-
lice Crowley yesterday and said they were
anxious and willing to provide Fannie with
good home If the charges against her are
dismissed. Perhaps they will have their
wish granted.