The record-union., 1894-09-21
TEE NELLIE CLARK EXAMINATION.
Braman's Character Was on Trial
Yesterday.
Damaging Evidence Given Against
Him-Others Consider His
Character Good.

The examination of Nellie Clark, who
was charged by Gustave Braman with
robbng him of about $1,000 in money
and diamonds, was resumed yesterday
morning.
Joseph Anderson, who was for eight
years a Deputy Sheriff and Deputy
United States Marshal in Los Angeles
County, testified that he had known Bra
man in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and San
francisco. He had arrested Braman for
arson and murder.
City Attorney Brown succeeded in
keeping out some presumably damaging
testimony of Anderson, as we'll as of later
witnesses, by interposing objections.
Anderson testified that Braman's repu-
tation for truth and veracity was bad.
lie had known him personally at San
Pedro. Had been Informed he was fired
oil the Union street car line in San Fran
cisco for triekery. Witness had no per-
sonaI unfriendliness toward Braman, but
olsliked him on account of the jobs he
lad been engaged III.
Mrs. Constance Roye testified that her
husband, when living, was Secretary of
tile Hlbernia Bank. Since his death she
had been keeping lodging house. Bra
man boarded with her about eighteen
months ago. When he went to Guate-
mala he came to her and bade her good
bye. About fifteen days after she became
acquainted with him he gave her dia-
moDd ring and asked her to marry him.
Several months afterward he wanted to
borrow "a, GOO from her to go in business
with. At the time he gave her the ring
he owed her nothing. 1t was present
like an engagement ring. She told him
she would not marry him without know
ing more about him. w hen he asked
her for money she told him her property
was Tor her children. Al first he told her
he was very rich, and afterward told her
he had nothing. he paid nothing for his
board, and told her the ring was enough
for his board. He also tried to get pos
session Of her diamonds.
The witness was a French woman and
very excitable. and the City Attorney had
lively time when he came to cross-ex-
anime her, as she thought he wished to
attack her character. 1t was impossi ble
TO check the flow of her language, and
the court gave it up in despair. She tes-
tilted that her second husband tried to get
hold OF her property, and deserted her
When he could not do so and she got a di-
Vorce from him. Braman tried repeatedly
To get the ring without paying his board.
Captain c. L. Swan said Braman
shipped with him as a sailor, and was
with him eight months, when witness
solo the ship and paid all hands off. He
saw Braman at San Pedro. Afterward,
in 1890 or 1891, Braman shipped with wit
ness as second mate. Had never heard
anything derogatory to his character.
Braman put several hundred dollars in
witness possession on the first voyage.
and asked bis advice OH several occasions
regarding business ventures. Braman
had always had diamonds and other lew
elry since he had known him. He had
lar ft1a Yit,, IL,
when he came back from Guatemala.
j. Cantor testified that ne was manu-
featuring jeweler. Had known Braman
for about two years. Had seen in his
possession diamond ring, stud and
sIeeVebuttons. he ring and buttons
We're worth about 500 each.
Rob Roye said Braman gave the ring
which Mrs. Roye had to her, and told her
that he would eat with her until its value
was exhausted. Witness was present at
the time, Braman had been eating at the
house about two and half months at the
time.
H. O. Johnson had known Braman for
nearly ten years, both.in San Francisco
ana san Pedro. His general reputation
was bad. When Braman came to this
country he came TO live with witness and
had no money. Witness trusted him ior
his board and Braman did not pay him.
When he was asked to paw it in San
his pay, which witness afterwards found
was false. When Braman charged that
money was stolen from him. i'll witness
house none was found when the search
was made.
Dennis Collins, Assistant Superintend-
ent of the Union-street railway, testified
that Braman worked for the company in
1881. His general reputation was bad
and ne was discharged by the company
on that account. His fellow employees
spoke OF him as a blackmailer. He was
charged with inviting ladies on the cars
TO meet him at nights. The Immediate
cause OF his discharge was remarks made
by him to Mrs. O'Connor. for which her
husband was going TO kill him.
Il. u. Wellington, starter at the Pre-
sidio, stated that the general impression
among the employees was that Braman
was blackmailer and that they would
not believe him. Gripmen complained
that be stared at respectable ladies.
j. +. Anderson, recalled, said that he
had the search warrant when Braman
claimed to have been robbed at San
PEDRO. No money was found (Braman
had testified that he marked the money
he claims to have been robbed of in the
present case, because he could not iden-
tify the money found in the house at San
Pedro.
Witness saw Braman afterward wear
ing the Jewelry of which he claimed he
had been robbed and told him that if
Johnson were IN San Pedro he (wtness)
would prosecute Braman for perjury.
Henry Hendrickson testified that ba
had known Braman for about nine years.
had known him well and his reputation
was bad. Witness managed to get in
testimony that Braman owned a house in
Santa Cruz that was burned and was ar
rested for burning it, and also that he was
tarred and feathered at San Pedro.
a week before ne had johnson arraStad
for stealing 500 from him. Braman told
witness he had no money and asked him
To let him have room in his house. Wit
ness acknowledged that he had been in
State Prison and been pardoned out. He
was also put III jail for helping tar and
feather Braman, and said that ii he had
not protected the latter the citizens
would have hanged him. Witness was
sent to State Prison for connection with a
riot, but pardoned and has lived rep
utable life since.
A. Anthony was policeman in San
Francisco and testified to the GOOD repu-
tatlon OF Hendriekson. When Braulan
was arrested for the O'Counor affair tha
Chief of Police told him to leave San
Francisco and not come back again. and
he promlsed 70 go TO Mexico. Witness
would not believe him under oa,a. as his
reputation was bad. When witness was
investigating Braman's career he was
told he was blackmailer and had oot
money from married woman in San
Francisco by threatening to tell her hus-
band what she had done
/. j. Simmons stated that w. W.
Rhodes wanted him 10 take hold of tbe
case for Braman. He went and had
talk with Braman and was not satisfiad
with his answers. Braman told him thai
he made no complaint about his monev
being taken before he left the house. He
asked Braman if he could tell him the
name of any person with whom he had