The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-08
ELSIE TELLS HER Sad STORY
Clifton E. Mayne's Victim on
the Witness Stand
HOW SHE WAS RUINED
She Was Forced 10 Yield to the Wishes
of Her Destroyer
Mace Mayes Convicted of Cattle SteaIing-A
Great Victory for Law and Order in
Antelope VaiIey-Couit Noes

the trial of Clifton E. Mayne for de-
bauching Elsie Shpton, a 13-year-od
girl, was resumed before: J Judge Smith in
department one Of the superior court
yesterday morning. The people are rep
resented by Assistant District Attorney
George NJ. Holton and Deputy McComas,
while the Interests of the defense are in
the bands of James l.. Copeland formerly
district attorney of San Diego, and W. J.
Murphy. also of San Diego. There were
but comparatively few spectators in the
court room wnen the proceedings began.
When the case was called, Mr.. Cope
land, who had reco ,ered from his indis-
position OF Tuesday, renewed the motion
for continuance on the affldavits pre-
sented by Mr.. Murphy Tuesday, but
Judge Smith refused 10 entertain the mo-
ton, saying that it had already been
passed upon.
The work of selecting the jury was
then proceeded with on the usual lines,
with the exception that Mr.. Copeland
INTERCEPTED each juror as to the effect,
if any, produced by Judge Smiths re-
marks IN regard to "a put-up job on the
part of the defense to secure a continu-
ance," made oy his honor to Mr.. Muir
ply on Tuesday last, when the case was
first called. This remark was made in
the presence of the term trial jurors, and
he was anxious to know if it had preju-
diced the Jurors either against himself or
his client. All the jurors who had heard
the remark denied that it had made any
| impression on them.
Nine jurors had been secured by the
noon recess, and the jury was completed
about 2:30 o'clock, when the following
were sworn in to try the case: Newell
s. Montague. Stephen Alden. William
Alfred Bates, oscar L. Grub, Charles
Seward, G. Ii. Northcraf', Alcande A.
Bayley. Alfred H. Edwards. Georpe N.
Paine, Louis Bailey, Isaac Leonard
Fetterman, Jonn Caleb Salisbury.
Clerk Logan then read the mplaint to
the jury, and Elsie Shipton was called
as the first witness. who, after being
sworn, took the stand.
Elsie is pretty gi!l, being intelligent
and WITH develop mcnt considerably above
the average for girls of her age. She told
her story in strai -htforward manner.
without the slightest emharrassme 1t.
and when she left the stand 1T was the
general impression that she had told the
| truth.
Before proceeding with the testimony.
MIR. Copeland asked that the hearing be
| conducted with closed doors, and that all
| Witnesses be excluded from the court
room ard not allowed to talk about the
case during the trial.
Judge Smith refused to exclude the
public, saying that all who could be
seated comfortably could remain, but that
he would not permit the room to be
| crowded.
AT this point Mr.. Holton called the at
tention Of the court to the TACT that
mum Der of schoolboys had come into the
room, and he asked that they be ex-
cluded, which order was made by the
court, and the youngsters were invited to
retire.
Mr.. COPELAND then asked that Consta-
BILE Harry Johnston also be excluded, but
Judge Smith refused this, as Johnston was
needed by the prosecution, he having had
a great deal TO do with the case.
Elsie then went on with ner testimony.
to which frequent OBJECTIONS were made
by the defense. She said that she lived
Angeles in the latter part of February
last. She first met Mayne in the Van
Ness odsing house in that city, where
she had gone with her sister to take
Christmas dinner. At this dinner Mayne
never said anything about her living
| with him. About week later she again
met Mayne, going to his lodging house
with her sister. At this meeting her
cousin, Belle Converse, was also present.
Mayne never said anything at this meet
ing, but just told them stories. She
never saw Mayne again after that until
she met him In Los Angeles. Mayne had
written to her mother saying he would
adopt her and her sister, and sent item
money to buy some clothes and to pay
| their car fare to Los Angeles. Mayne met
them at tue Arcade depot on their ar
rival and took them to the lodging house
at the corner of Broadway and Fifth
streets, where they ad rooms and WHARF,
they remained a week or ten days. She
saw Mayne every day. They then went
to Mrs. Wiieht's on South Flower street.
| Mavne told them he had room at the
Nadeau. After they had been at Mrs.
Wright's two weeks, Mayne came there
| sick aid took their room she and her sis
ter taking the adjoining room. When
| Mayne got well they went back into their
own room. while Mayne took :he one they
had ben occupying, which was connected
| by folding doors, which were locked at
that time. On the 18th OF March she I'M
locked these doors while sweeping out the
rooms and forgot to lock them. That
nlsht Mayne came into their room after
they went to bed, got into the bed with
herself and sister and tuok improper lib
critics with her. She saw him the next
| night, when he again came into her
room and got into her bed Her sister
| was in BID with her, AMI she thought
she was awake. This took place on the
30th of March last. She was at that time
ID years of age. She was IA on the 18th
of June.
Mr.. Holton then proceeded to question
the with ess as to further acts Of criminal
| Intimacy on the part of Mayne. when
counsel for the defense objected. Mr..
Holton said that they would show that
Mayne kept up his criminal relations
with the girl all during the month of
APRIL, but the court sustained the objec-
ton for the time being and Elsie was
| withdrawn. .
AT this point Judge Torrance of San
Diego came into the court room and was
invited by Judge Smith to take seat on
the bench. Judge Mex inley of depart
ment six also dropped IN.
Mrs. J. Ii. Wright was the next witness.
She told about answering an ADVERTISE
ment of Mr.. Lotus for some responsible
party to take charge of his two warIs and
| superIntend their education. She met
Wayne. who sad that LOTUS was the
girls father. but that he did not care
much for them, and was IN Mexico.
Mayne said the father had maue him the
girls guardian. and he had iull charge Of
them. She then took house at No. 1897
South Flower street and tue girls were