The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-05
G. e. MOSER'S CASE.
Miss Cameron Denies All
Accusations.
WOMEN IN THE COURTROOM.
The Accused Is Placed on the Stand
and Swears That What he
Wrote Was True.

on charge Of criminal libel. preferred by
Miss Frances Cameron, was full of sensa-
tional testimony.
The interest which has been taken in
this case from the moment of its first pub
LEGATION. over six weeks ago, has steadily
Increased. Yesterday morning the Police
Court was packed with dense crowd of
spectators. un il the swinging doors at the
end of the lobby could scarcely be closed
on account of the ihrong.
The number of women in attendance
was also greater than at any previous day
Of the trial. The interest shown by the
women in the courtroom at one time got
the better of their judgment. and the cour,
was obliged TO rap sternly for order and
tn eaten expulsion for a demonstration of
theirs.
When the case was called at 1890
O'Clock the defepdant occupied his usual
position beside his attorney, Mr.. Aram.
He was provided with sheets of paper and
a pocketful Of lead pencils, and would from
time to tine draw diagrams of the Interior
IF Mrs. CamerOn's house and submit them
10 his attorney accompanied by sugges.
lions of line OF cross-questions designed
to confound the witnesses for the prose-
cution.
Miss Cameron sat to the right of the
Judges desk with her aged mother beside
her. She was dressed il dark blue suit
and wore a light straw hat. She appeared
10 have lost much OF the nervousness that
distressed her on previous occasions.
The first witness called was Mr.. Outram.
he was put to severe cross-eXamInatiOn
concerning the wherea bouts of the en-
vel0pe that contained the libeious letter.
The evidence of this witness was the only
ground upon which the rosecution claimed
to esta blish the fact OF the mailing of this
letter in Oakland. Mr.. Outram had care
leSslv left this envelope with his attorney,
Mr.. Powell, when he had gone to consult
him with regard TO prosecuting Moser.
MIR. Outram's mother was then put upon
the stand TO testify about copy of the
libelous letter which Moser sent her by
messenger-bOy in order to further publish
the libel The testimony was ruled out.
Mrs. e. p. Outram was called and testi-
fed about receiving the letter and iden IT,
fed the same.
Miss Frances Cameron" called the
clerk. and the crowd settled itself to hear
the story of an old mars prosecutions
from the lips of the aggrieved party her.
self.
Miss Cameron iripped through the
packed courtroom resolutely, and took
feet self-cOntrOl.
In answer to few questions by Mr..
Church, she told ready story of her re-
lations with Moser, and explained how
she had been followed and tormented by
the aged Adventist. She denied the truth
of the old mans charges in toto. and said
that she had only taken one ride on the
s;reeicars with him. and had not at that
time gone up on hilltop back of Berke-
ley and remained there an hour or more
with Moser. as the latter insists she did
When the defense took the witness at
the opening of the afternoon session the
attorney asked OF the court that all of the
witnesses OF the prosecution that had not
as yet testified be first excluded from the
room. The motion was granted. and Miss
Cameron'S mother gathered up herlwrap
and went out.
Mr.. Aram then proceeded TO put the
witness through rigid cross-eXaminatiOn.
When he found some difficulty in trapping
her on the story she had just told he
hranched out onto line Of his own and
made close inquiries in the home life of the
young woman, asked "A bout the location of
their three rooms and had her draw dia-
gram on the court blackboard to indicate
the position of the various pieces of furn'-
ture In the stiing-rOOm, the doors by
which IL was entered, etc.
He also tried to draw from Miss Cameron
facts with regard TO a canary-bird that
used to escape from its cage at Miss Cam
eron's house and fly about the sittingroom.
Sometimes the lounge would be drawn
out and placed in unusual positions. osten-
soly by accident, during the heat Of the
chase after the canary.
All these things the witness denied.
Aram then tried to have the witness adj
NIT having repeatedly been alone with
M0ser in the Stting-r00m, but she denied
everything.
He asked what they had done on the one
occasion that Miss Cameron admitted hav-
ing been alone with Moser
Il played the piano." she said.
did you play sacred music for the old
gentleman?" asked Mr.. Church. inno-
Gently, and everybody Joined in the laugh.
Then Mr.. Aram tried new dodge. He
offered q picture of Miss Cameron with
child in her arms and imputed If the baby
were not the witness. Sns denied it.
On redirect examination Mr.. Church
reduced certifca te from physician in
the East setting forth the parentage of the
child and clearing Miss Cameron entirely.
Mr.. Aram objected to the introduction
OF the certificate and breezy wrangle was
precipitated between the two lawyers.
Flom the din of the hubbub Mr..
Cburch's clarion voice rang out: 1T is a
base effort TO besmlrch this witness char
acter. and is only another creature of your
clients lmagination!"
At this there was a scene of great ex-
element in the COURTROOM. the spectators
breaking into handclapping aud cheers.
Judge Allen was on his feet in an instant.
The amGsed smile that he usually wears
was replaced by frown.
"An0her demonstration like this" he
Numbered. ''and | shall have the lobby
cleared and the offenders arrested. This
applies to women as we'll as ren. We are
not conducting show!'
Nobody wanted tn leave and the silence
that Immediately followed was almost OPP
pressive.
When the embryo riot had subsidized the
witness W as excused and her mother called
in from the anteroom and placed on the
stand. She seemed to cherish grudgc
against Mr.. Aram for excluding her from
the room and snapped viciously at him
when she answered his questions. Her
testimony was brief anG coufi ed to an ac-
count Of visit Of Moser to the house.
The conduct of the defendant through.
out both this examination and that of Miss
Cameron was amusing to the audience.
AS an idea would strike him he would
communicate it 10 MIR. Aram and watch
the effect OF the question as it was put. AT
the witness repeated denials he appeared
shocked and aggrleved, shaking his head
sadly as he t0yed with his golo-headed
cane.
With the conclusion of Mrs. Cameron's
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