The herald., 1894-10-27
TWO SISTERS At LEGAL WAR,
A Trial With Some Spicy Side
Lights.
An Aged Mother Tells of Her Daugh.
ter's Mad Infatuation.
The Loyshorn Forgery Case Reveals the
Domestic Secrets of the Clark
Family to the Curious
Crowd. ~

ing developed in the trial OF J. G.. Lay
ehon for forgery. which was begun in
Judge Smiths court yesterday morning.
The jury was secured at noon and the
district attorney. who is personally con.
Quoting the prosecution, called O. e.
Geiger to the stand Immediately upon
the opening Of the afternoon session.
Geiger's connection with the case
is that he furnished some money TO cash
a note to which Lsyshorn is alleged 10
have forged the name OF Mrs. Maggie
Henry, who is the prosecuting witness.
After Geiger came Mrs. CLARK, the
aged mother of Mrs. Henry and Nellie
Clark. The testimony given by Mrs.
Clark reveals very peculiar state OF
affairs. Lsyshon has lived with the
family, consisting OF the three women,
for several years. He wants to marry
Miss Nellie Clark and Miss Nellie Clark
wants to marry him. Miss Nellie's els
ter, Mre. Henry. Ia bitterly opposed to
the match and 60 is the mother.
Leyshon does not deny having signed
Mrs. Henry's name to notes and wars
rants for her salary as teacher.in the
public schools OF the city, bat claims
that he was authorized to sign her
name.
Leyshon was acqutinted with the
Clark family in Colorado. In his cross
examination of Mrs. CLARK Attorney Zue
G. Peck, who is defending Leyshon,
brought out the following:
1.-THE relationship In Colorado was very
friendly"
"We took him in when he came to
California from Colorado. He stayed a
year. Was completely broken In
health. We were very sorry for him.
"Was your family not friendly to
him?"
II wasn't doubling his honor then,
but I didn't want him to go with my
daughter"
II thought that q man ought not to
come into woman's house and live two
or three years without paying.
Il spoke to him in reference to his
marriage with my daughter. Ialso told
her to tell Leyshon to take the 800
note to the bank and to use $50 and pay
me 500. Then you must either get
married or he must 60 to work, I told
her.
"Leyshon told Nellie they would get
married the next day. Then he went
away"
Ibid you not say to Leyshon that you
would put him behind the bars where
he would not fool another girl? asked
Attorney Peck.
mo sir |"
"Didn't you say: Il will put you, you
bald-headed villain, l will put you
t,av mill Sao
young girls?'"
''No, thousand times mol called
him q shameful old tramp"
"Is 1t not fact that you believed that
the associations between your daughter
and Leyshon were improper, and that
he did not intend to marry her?'
mo, didn't think that then. Now
know he has deceived that girl all
through"
"Do you remember making some berry
pies for Mr.. Leyshon, and when he was
eating them in Mrs. Henry's house on
Boyle Heights he asked permission to
sign your name to q note ?"
mo, sirP'
''Did you not cause to be published in
Los Angeles paper an article relating
to the character OF your daughter, Miss
Nellie Clark ?"
An objection was sustained.
Upon yesterday did you not say to
your daughter that she must seek an
other home when the trial is over ?"
II did,"
"How old are you?"
"Oh. Pm older than I'm good. Pm
old enough to have little sense"
lent your memory unreliable!"
"No."
Mrs. Maggie Henry was put on the
stand. She testified that she did not
sign the promissory note upon which
the charge of forgery is based. She was
not aware the note was in existence
until it was sent to her for payment BY
the bank.
The case will be resumed TODAY.
Quite large crowd is attracted to the
court room on account of the peculiar
phases OF the case. Miss Nellie Clarke
sits inside the rail and occasionally
lends aid to Leyshon's attorney. She
is a pretty girl and dresses in good
taste.