Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-14
MAsHER MOROPOLUS,
His Persecution of Pretty Jesus
ita Lopez.
An Amorous Greek and His Esca-
pades.
The Trial Yesterday Befors Judge Smith.
The Charming Complaining Wit
ness on the stand-Evidence
Against Defendant.

Judge Smiths branch of the superior
court was thronged with spectators of
both sexes yesterday to witness the trial
of Angelo Moropolus, the amorous
young Greek who has been before the
courts several times on charges of mash
ing, peeping over transoms and traits of
the mashers.
The general charge against Moropolus
this trip is malicious mischief in annoy
ing Jesusita Lopez, pretty Spanish
girl, with his undesired attentions.
Moropolus sat next to his codnsel, @. @.
Stephens, and was an intensely inter-
ested observer of every move made.
Deputy District Attorney Diehl con-
Quoted the case for the prosecution.
Moropolus is man whose personality
is decidedly against him. He would
not be recognized as peer of Glaucus
or Spartacus, but strongly suggests the
overshadowing power of the wrath of
the gods.
The complaining witness, Jesusita
Lopez, is bright-looking Spanish girl
of twenty summers. She possesses all
the typical beauty that was brought to
this land from Andalusia by the con-
quistadores, with bright sparkling ex-
pressive eyes, an olive complexion and
a rich profusion of raven tresses. She
is a student of the normal school, and
gave her testimony in clear, concise and
straightforward manner, that told
with the jury. She was the first wit
ness put on the stand, and told her
story as follows:
''My home is in San Gabriel; in Feb
ruary last l resided on Third and Clay
streets. On the night of February -,
Miss Frazer and my sister were with
me, and we occupied the back rooms.
Our rooms were on the first floor and
faced on the yard. The window was
twenty feet from the street. was at
tending the normal school, and was
studying that night. That evening Isaw
Moropolus standing one foot from my
bed room window at 10 O'Clock. I re-
returned at midnight and Moropolus
was seen to leave the yard at l O'Clock
in the morning. There is shade to the
window, but anyone standing outside
can see into the room. When saw de-
fendant 1 went to the hall door and
looked at him and could see him very
plainly, as it was beautiful moon
light.
IT saw the defendant the next day at
East San Gabriel; my sister and Mr..
Fuller were present during the conver-
sation. asked him what business he
had lowering around that window that
night. He said he wanted to see who
was there. told him did not want to
be annoyed by him, and he said he
would always annoy me. then ordered
him to leave the place.
"Prior to February 9th 1 told defend
and-in December, 1S90--when he came
to the door, that did not want him to
follow mo or annoy me any more. It is
three years since I saw him. He has
followed me on the street several times
and stared at me. He has followed me
to church, and took the liberty of sitting
by me in the same pew. On the street,
if stopped at store he would stop
also.
"On the night OF February 9th I was
frightened very much when saw Moro
polus standing at the window. l was
never introduced to defendant. He
called on business once at house where
I was boarding on Aliso street.
On cross. s.examination, Miss Lopez
said: ''I do not know that Moropolus
was an admirer of mine. When l was
in the parish church I was sitting in
the pew of a friend and he followed me
in and stared at me. When he came to
my house l told him ] wanted him to
stop following me. He did not say to
me that he admired me very much and
wanted to be my lover. My mother
came out and told him that he must not
annoy me and to 60 off.
when I saw Moropolus standing at
the window on that night, | went to
another bedroom and slept with Miss
Fraser. That young lady went and
called on the people upstairs, but they
were asleep. did not call for l was
frightened too much to do SO, and Miss
Frazer called for assistance. He took
the liberty at one time when / was alb.
sent from my room to leave box of
oranges there. / sent the box of oranges
back. When he called at my sisters
house she told him to leave the house
at East San Gabriel, and as there were
no men in the house che called on Mr..
Fuller, neighboring farmer, to take
him away. told him that day that he
had no business to send me box of
oranges. Since Moropolus has been un-
bonds in this case | saw him at the
depot when was going to San Gabriel.
He then got buggy and drove out
there. At the depot he stared at me-"
w. L. Fuller was the next witness
placed on the stand and testified: 81
know Miss Lopez; saw Moropolus at
the house of the Lopez family at San
Gabriel; Miss Lopez came after me,
saying she wanted me to send him
away. Invent over and told him to 60
away. He wanted to know what au-
thority had to order him away. / told
him the sisters, one of whom was sick,
were annoyed. He said he would not
90 away, but finally turned up the rail-
road track. He came back again and /
told him to go away. think he said to
Miss Lopez at the steps that he had
gone to her room because he loved her.
The front door was locked by the ladies
to keep him out. When he turned to
go back to the house I stopped him and
told him he must go away if he did not
1 would place him in the hands Of an
officer" M
Teresa Lopez, a sister of Jesusita, was
put on the stand: 81 was residing with
my sister at Third and Clay streets when
Moropolus came to the house and stood
looking in our bedroom window at 10
O'Clock at night. There was light in
the bedroom, and we turned the lamp
out to see if he would not go
away. / saw him standing at
the window from 10 O'Clock until
/ O'Clock in the morning. when we went