The record-union., 1893-09-05
BEER And DOODLE.
Ben Sears Experience With Ruby
Cummings.
The Woman's Own Admissions Show
Her to be Creature without
Modesty or Shame.

The brazen street walker, Ruby Cum
mings, who unblushingly stated on the
witness stand that she has lived for three
years with Sill Carly without the formal
ity of even a marriage contract, was in
the Police Court yesterday on a charge of
having robbed a countryman named B.
K. Sears who had fallen into her clutches.
She was defended by E. C. Hart, and City
Attorney Post conducted the prosecution.
Sears testified that he met the woman
near the Western Hotel on the night of
the alleged robbery. A friend of his
made some remark to her to which she
responded, and they followed her.
This friend left them after they had
some drinks together, and she accom-
panied him to a clearinghouse, after ask
ing him to get a room, as she had no
money and was a stranger in the city.
lie got bottle Of beer and a glass. She
had glass in the room, from which,
when he came up with the beer, he drank.
He knew nothing after he drank the sec
Ond time until he awoke i'll the morning
and found only 325 left in his pocket out
OF about SS5 which he had when he went
into the room with her, and she was gone.
Mrs. h. Bastian, who keeps the lodg-
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man and Sears on the night i'll question.
He came and asked for a room, which
she rented to them. While Sears went
down after beer Miss Cummings raped
at her door and asked for a glass, which
was given to her.
II. c. Beckman testified that the Cum
mings woman, who had a room at the
Union, came in several times that night
before u O'Clock, and again between 3
ana O'Clock in the morning. She had
drink sent to her room, and paid for it in
gold. e..
Her counsel moved for the dismissal of
the case on the ground that the prosecu-
ton had only been able to make it ap-
pear that suspicious circumstance con-
nected the prisoner with the robbery.
They had failed to make it appear that
she had taken the money. A burglar
might have entered the room after she
left it and taken the coin from Sears
pocket.
The court, in denying the motion,
stated that motive was shown in this
case as to why she might have stolen the
money. She requested the complaining
witness to get the room, which argued
lack of means. She left the room before
o'clock, and as she had claimed to have
no money, and atterWard paid for beer in
gold, it argued flight on her part, which
would be an indication of guilt. She
went to a room where she was staying
with another man, although she claimed
to be stranger in the city and to have
no room. He could not dismiss her un-
der the testimony, which pointed to the
fact that she robbed Sears.
Ruby Cummings was then called to the
stand. She testified that she met Sears
on the street on the night in question.
He accosted her and asked her to drink
with him. She accepted the invitation
and went to a saloon with him where
they had several drinks. He then es-
cOrted her to room i'll q lodging-hOuse
where they had more beer.
The fair witness then informed the
court that her new-found friend snored
so loud and his breath was so offensive
that she abandoned him to his fate and
went to her own room, and that was all
she knew of him.
She admitted that she had 'a little lao
on" when they Went to the room, but as
she Is weak, delicate woman, and he
"snored like hog" and his breath was
so loud, she could not remain in his com
pany, so she left him sleeping. She did
not take Sears to her own room because
the man she lived with (Sil Carty) was
there, and it would have been somewhat
embarrassing.
While the inquiry was in progress Mr..
Hart objected to the use Of the word
jag" and required Judge Post to give
MN dennltlOn OF 1t. Which he did to the
Senator's satisfaction.
Ike Zemansky, the pawnbroker, testi-
fed that last Thursday Carty was in his
place of business, and Judge Post asked
if Carty did not say to him that his
woman had turned trick" the night
before and made $40, but as it would be
hearsay testimony the witness was not
allowed to answer the question.
City Attorney Post in his argument
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longing to the lowest and most contempt
ible class of female acknowledgements
who go upon the street to seek victims
and then rob and plunder the men who
befriend them.
The court thought it would not be pos
sible to convict the defendant before
jury, and therefore ordered her discharge.
While the woman has the outward an
pearance Of lady, the cool and unblush-
ing manner in which she testified to her
own degradation stamps her as danger
GUS person in the community.