The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-10
DID He BREAK IL !?
SIMPSON CHARGED WITH FRAorUR-
ING COMMANDMENT SEVEN.
Hfs Second Trial Commenced Yesterday.
Not Much of = Case Made Out
by the Prosecution
60 Far.


charge OF adultery was commenced be
fore Justice Seaman yesterday, but wal
not concluded. This is the second tria
OF simpson, who is charged with living
in open and notorious cohabitation and
adultery with daughter Of Mrs. Jacl
Skinner named Grace Thompson. The
jury In the previous case disagreed.
The first witness placed on the stand
was Mrs. Penning, who keeps a lodging
house in East Los Angeles. She swore
that Simpson and Miss Thompson had
rented room OF her and had lived
therein two days and nights as man and
wife.
Mrs. Colby, keeper OF the Hotel Nor
wood. at Sixth and Hill streets, swore
that Simpson and Miss Thompson had
two rooms at her house in January and
that they lived there as man and wife.
Mrs. Skinner, the mother of the
girl thompson, swore as to the cir
cumrtances under which Simpson met
her, how he had paid attentions to
Grace, and how she finally packed up
and left the house. Mrs. Skinner swore
that she warned the girl Grace against
Simpson, but to no avail.
at the afternoon session the CroBs-ex-
animation of Mrs. Skinner was resumed.
She admitted that she was anxious to
break up match which Miss Thomp-
son was about to make and had sug-
gested that she go with Simpson. At
this time, though, she had not seen
Simpson. Later she had told Simpson
that he must have no further converse
ton with her daughter on the subject of
marriage until he had first got divorce
from his wife.
E. g. Colby is the proprietor of the
Norwood hotel, at the corner of Sixth
and Hill streets. The defendant and
Grace Thompson had rooms IL and IL
in his house for rs or 26 days during
January and February of this year.
They lived together as man and wife.
Mrs. Julia Buttner, keeper of lodg-
ing house at 234 South Hill street, swore
that she knew Simpson and Mrs
Thompson. They occupied room IA at
her house in February. She had gone
up to the room and had seen the de-
PENDANT, Simpson, in bed. The couple
acted out as If they were man and wife.
j. K. Skinner, ex-chief OF police, testi-
fed that he had had conversation with
Simpson about Grace Thompson. 1t
was about three months ago. The wit
ness asked Simpson where Grace was,
and he said that it was none of his bust
ness. Simpson said that he intended to
marry the girl as soon as he could get q
divorce from his wife.
The prosecution rested and the de-
Tense placed Mrs. Baswitz on the stand.
She swore that Mrs. Skinner had told
her that she considered Simpson good
catch for Grace.
Henry Baswitz, the husband OF the
preceding witness, swore that the de-
PENDANT and Miss Thompson were both
rooming at his house now.
Miss Grace Thompson was called next.
She swore that her father lived at Tus-
tin, Orange county. She denied posi-
lively that she ever had illicit inter
course with Simpson or any other man.
She had room at Mrs. Buttner's in Feb
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that room. The witness explained
how Simpson happened to be in her
room at the time Mrs. Buttner swore she
saw her there. Simpson and another
man had boarded with her in January
while she had two rooms at the Nor
wood. She denied positively ever hav-
ing told Mrs. Penning that she was
married couple of months. She swore
that her mother had urged her on to
marry Simpson if she could. The rea-
son she had gone under the name OF
Bier at the lodging house OF Mrs. Butt
ner was because she had trouble with
her mother and did not want her true
name to be known. Grace swore posi-
lively that her father was now main
tanning her.
The trial OF the case was not con-
cluded, but will be again taken up this
morning. The general opinion seems to
be that the prosecution thus far has
made very poor case.