Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-20
WILLIAMS NOT DEFINING,
The Demon Was Not the Los
Angeles Man.
A Man Who Knew Williams Well
Refutes the Story.
The Slick Rascal Williams In No Way
Resembled Deemin0-rhe State
ment OF Charles e.
Lloyd.

"Yes, knew Charles H. Williams,
formerly of Los Angeles, intimately we'll.
and if the published cut of Deeming is
anything like correct likeness, you can
assure readers OF the Chronicle that
Deeming and Williams are not one and
the same person." So spoke Charles E.
LLOYD, whom San Francisco Chronicle
reporter interviewed at his home, No.
465 Walnut street, Oakland, on Sunday
evening.
"My acquaintance with Williams be-
gan in Los Angeles in 1887" continued
Mr. Lloyd, land continued for about
year. 1t was brought about by the fact
that am musical director, and at the
time mentioned was conducting the choir
in DR.. Fay's church. The choir is vol
unteer one, and upon application by
Williams, and the discovery that he had
a very fine tenor voice, he was enrolled.
Subsequently Williams went into the
real estate business, and gave him desk
room in MY office. At this time l was
the manager of the Whittier Land and
Water company. Some months after
our acquaintance began Williams met
and married Mrs. Mamie Catching, a
most estimable woman, with some means,
and up to the time OF his desertion of
her there W as nothing to indicate that
their happiness was not complete. So
absolutely did she confide in him that
she gave him her bank book, with the
result that when he fled he left the poor
woman penniess. On the morning of
his flight he left the Office, saying to me
and others, III any one calls tell them I
will return in about two hours About
noon inquiry was made at the Office for
Williams, and an Office boy was dis
patched to his home. The boy returned
with the information that he had not
been there. The matter was dismissed
by me until Mrs. Williams came to the
office in the evening" inquiring for him.
Upon learning that he had not been at
the Office since morning she became
much agitated, but was pacitied by the
statement that he had probably been
detained by his business. When morn.
ing came, bringing no absent husband,
the wife became almost frantic. She
was wrapt up in him, and as the truth
began to dawn upon her we thought
her reason would be dethroned.
A search of the house showed that
Williams had taken all of his per.
sonal effects except some collars and
cuffs, toothbrush and kangaroo bag,
the latter containing Masonic emblem
and some data stating that Charles
Mitchell had been made Free Mason,
etc. Thinking that he might have fed
to Australia, of which country he made
frequent mention, letters were forwarded
to certain persons there. but no replies
were received, nor have any tidings ever
been obtained as to his whereabouts"
Continuing, Mr.. Lloyd said: civilians
took the precaution to pay all of his
bile before absconding, evidently with
the intention of leaving no one behind
him who would have any pecuniary
interest in his return except his wife,"
Williams was about five feet six inches
in height and weighed about 14O pounds.
He was rather good looking, and
splendid conversationalist, taking par
ticular delight in such controversial
subjects as religion and politics."
Mr.. Lloyd denies that Williams of
Los Angeles had any particulh- fascina-
tion for women, Mrs. Lloyd emphasizing
his statement by the assertion that she
and many other ladies of her acquaint-
ance "never could alb de him."