The morning call., 1893-10-20
HIS OTHER GIRL,
Nellie Horton Deserted by
Hagans.
A LETTER FROM HER RIVAL.
Mrs. Hagans Describes Scene That
Was Enacted Between Her Son
and the Defendant.

ton t0r the kllllGg Oh CuaTies hdsan n"1
been very interesting all through.
W. j. Martin, chief operator OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company. was
the first witness called yesterday. lie tes-
tilted that in 1890 the defendant was IN the
employ of the company, but was absent
from November 5 to Is. That was the
time when she is alleged to have taken
trip to Eureka with Charles Hagans.
Mrs. Caroline Wyman testified that in
November, 1890, she was passenger on
board the steamship Pomona from Eureka
to San Francisco. The witness remem-
bered conversing with lady on board
who told her that she had just left heI
husband and that he had gone to the
mines Mrs. Wyman was unable to Iden-
tify the defendant positively as her for
mer telow-pasSengeT, but said that she
noticed resemblance.
E. b. Hagans. father of the deceased.
was recalled. Attorney Heynsman re-
peated his question of the previous day.
knew that his son was discharged from the
Western Union Company for wire-tapping
in company with Fallon and Nagle.
Judge Wallace remarked that the ques-
ton had been asked and answered before.
Very we'll. your Honor" said Heyne-
man. "Of course, If my questions are
firing to the court 1 must express my re-
gret. and will not ask them. But have
a certain theory in this case which l wish
20 prove, and L feel it my duty to do all l
can to further my clients interests"
Judge Wallace replied, and Heyneman
retorted, until the Judge told him that the
conclusion was forced upon him that
Heyneman did not know much about
criminal practice. heyneman accepted
the rebuke with dignity and the case went
on.
The further cross-examna ton of Mr..
Hagans was not of very material import.
but the witness took the opportunity to
attempt a modification:of his extraordinary
statement of the previous day regarding
his advice to his son. He said yesterday
that he did not really mean that Charles
Haeans ought to actually slap Miss Horton
in the face, but only fguratively speaking
Mrs. Oma A. Hagans. mother OF the de-
ceased. was the next witness. She SAID
that she first met the defendant in 1891.
Miss Horton came to her house and said
she was friend of Charles Hagans. She
said she had a little money which she had
no immediate use for, and she wanted to
lend it TO the Hagans family. Miss Horton
told the witness not to say anything to
Charles Hagans about Harry Straub, as it
might annoy him. Charley is SO funny,
she said. But at the same time Miss Hor-
ton denied that there was any intimacy
between herself and Charles Hagans.
Asked what she knew of Straub. Mrs.
Hagans said she thought he was soldier
at the Presldio. and was telegraph opera
tor there He wanted to leave the army,
and finally lie did something which secured
him dishoporable discharge.
The witness said that Straub was not
Miss Horizons only visitor. Other men
came to the house. The witness men,
toned the names of Pitts. Jack OCon-
nor, a young man known as the Fresno
KID" another named Lynch. and soldier
from the Preside, name unknown. One
of these men called at the house one night
at II O'Clock and would not go away until
he had seen M isS Horton. The defendant
had retired, but she arose and went out
with this man. The witness did not know
what time she returned. The defendant
frequently was out with Straub until very
late hour. The witness never liked Straub,
and advised the defendant to consult her
sister Emily before linking her fate with
his. Finally Straub went East. and Mrs.
HagaDs understood that the defendant in
tended to follow him. For some reason or
other, however. the intimacy was broken
off.
In the afternoon E. B. Hagans was once
more recalled.EHe was asked to produce
certain letters from his son in Eureka,
which he did. But as they proved to be
purely business letters they were not in
troduced In evidence. A letter from firm
in Eureka, addressed to sc. r. Hoyt," was
produced. Mr.. Hagans repeated his state
ment that his sons reason for taking the
name Of Hoyt was to conceal the fact of
his travelling in company with that
woman"
Mrs. Hagans, recalled. stated that the
defendant dined with her on Christmas
day last The witness understood that
Charles Hagans had promised to dine with
tile defendant. and rather than permit her
son to dine away from home she extended
an invitation to Miss Horton. From that
day TO the day of the shooting the defend
ant never came near the house.
Ibid you ever nave any conversation
with the defendant concerning your son
and his treatment of her?
Yes. One day Miss Horton came to
me looking very distressed aud holding a
letter in her hand She seemed about to
faint. but when i spoke to her she straight
ened up. She said she had bad news, and
that Charley was going with another girl.
The letter was from Miss JacaueliD, 3
telegraph operator at Berkeley, and Miss
Horton said she was going over there at
once to see her, [ reasoned with the de-
fendant and urged her not to go.
"On another occasion the defendant
came to me in deep distress. She said she
=
but he would not come. She said, Mrs.
Hagans, do send for him; he will come if
you ask him. She was greatly excited at
the time aud threw herself on the bed,
clinching her hands. But declined to in
ierfere.
''The defendant after that behaved very
queerly. She did not work for two or
three davs. During this time she often
said: 'Pll fix him. l know just where to
find him. At last said: Nellie. Pm tired
OF this. You are evidently person who
likes to make scene. You want your name
and picture in the papers, Please 90 away
from here before that comes
Again. when she agreed to 60 to San
Jose the defendant wanted to see Charley.
When he would not come she spoke ia Il
way which showed that she had some bad
feeling in the matter"
The witness stated further that on one
occasion she heard a conversation between
her son aud the defendant Charles Ha-
gans was saying: "Pm tired of you .
your annoyances. You don't believe a
word l say, and you are always making
scenes. You are going to Straub, SO why
don't you leave me alone? / don't want
your company" The witness heard the
defendant sobbing while Charley was say
ing this. but he refused to make 1t up with
her. saying that he had no time.
s'Did your son ever see the defendant in
your house from that date up to the day
of his death ?''