The herald., 1895-09-06
0dium Brought About by Her
City Officials
A PARENT INTOXICATED
To Induce Consent to the Marriage of
His Daughter
Story Of the Case-Affidavit of the Hap
less Parent-Statement Of the
Girls Mother

PASADENA. Sept. 5.-A chrome
awaits The Herald man on application
at this office. His nerve is wasted on a
town like this and he ought to be pro-
NOTED TO higher spheres. Go up higher,
brother;, you are too modest by half.
Star.
Well, brother Star come right along and
we'll conduct you one chapter farther, if
you can stand the stencil that smells to
heaven and cries, loudly for a cleansing
OF the Augean stables of Pasadena, in
which lies the accumulated filth of
years. The Herald has taken the precau-
tion to see that each and every statement
herein contained is supported by atfida-
Wits. In the Issue of August so, 1895, of
the Times, in the course of f1overy ac-
count of the perjury ''triar' of Anton
Bejar, and ihs subsequent m arriage to
the girl. principally devoted to eulogy of
Recorder Rossiter, there are the following
words:
'Still the parents would not relent.
and then sit was that Recorder Rosslter
assumed the role of Cupid. with Marshal
Buchanan and Constable Slater as atte nd
ant spirits, and the three by persuasion
and arguments SO far melted the stony
hearts of the obdurate parents that they
called and the ceremony performed which
bound the two together for life
The Herald correspondent is somewhat
ct :loss to show just how the Cupid
of poetical fancyshad hand In the pro-
cesdings, but as for Rossiter and the
spirits we will tale unfold that will
cause every respectable citizen to demand
that he and thescity marshal and all the
0p hot of Iuct
be Immediately removed from office. On
the occasion of the trial of Vejar, viii Oh
occurred on August 29th, the recorder and
his satellites gathered in the marsbars
Office and the latter taking a generous
sized flask of whisky from its usual hid
ing place, proceeded to offer glass to
the father of the girl, whom they had
taken into the lnquisitorial chambe to
persuade" him that he ought to give
his consent to the marriage OF his
daughter to the scoundrel who had ruined
her. This he stoutly refused, although
they gave him several drinks of the per
suader," and even threatened him with
the jail il he continued to refuse. Their
persuasion" and arguments, as the
Times has it, had no better effect upon
the mother of the girl, whom they also
tried TO fill up, but she wonld not have
the vile stuff which sne sa W was only too
surely making her husba nd uaccountable
for his actions. She knew only too well
the character of the fellow that these rep
resentatives of law were trying to induce
her to accept for her daughter, and stead
lily said no to all their arguments"
Finally the father reached such a stage of
unaccountability that he says he is not
sure what he said. and the marriage GER
emony was performed. He signed some
thing, he knows not what, but the moth
er of the poor girl says she did not do So
but the recorder signed for her without
her consent. She and her husband both
say that she did not so much as touch
the paper. The witnesses to the scene in
the marshals office say that there were
present, in ADDITION to those already
named, John Slater, constable. and sew
eral others; also the brother of the girl;
and that all drank. or at least the record
er and marshal put the glass to their
lips and pretended to drink with the
others, though more was given to the old
man than to any of the rest.
The following is a copy of the affidavit
of Ramon Samarano, father of the girl:
State of California, Los Angeles coun-
ty, IS.
Ramon SamorAno, being duly sworn,
deposes and says:
That am the father of Emma Bejar.
That she is 16 years old and was born
April %, 1879.
tonic Bejar was tried before JIG. Rossiter
on the charge of erjury.
| was the complaining witness. Before
the proceedings commenced Marshal
Buchanan took me into his room and
took down a flask of wins sky and poured
some out into glass and handed the
same to me and | drank ii. He also
handed some to several in the room. He
and Rosssiter drank some, or pretended
to do so by placing the glass TO their lips.
After all had drink Rossiter and the
marshal then advised me to give my
consent to the marriage of my daughter
with Bejar. replied that l did not
want to.
My wife was in the room with us and
they offered her some whisky, but she
did not take any.
| had not taken a drink before that
time on that day. Marshal Buchanan then
handed me some more whisky in glass
which | drank and then the whisky was
handed to Antonio Bejar and he at.
tempted TO get my wife to drink some,
but she refused.
The officers then urged me to allow my
daughter to get married, but | still re-
fused. Then Antonio Bejar handed me
another glass of whisky which | drank.
Antonio Beiar then told me that unless l
gave my consent to the marriage | would
be arrested and put into Jail. Marshal
Buchanan also said the same thing. |
told them that they could go ahead and
arrest me, | did not care. L was quite
drunk by that time.
Judge Rossiter was in the room all the
time and heard the conversation. He
was standing near me.
don't remember much what I said
after that. | remember | held up my
hand and was asked something about my
daughters age. l was asked to sign a
paper and did so, but L don't know what
the contents were.
My wife always objected to the mar
yiage and did not hear her give her
consent.
(Signed) RAMON SAMORANO.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
This 9th day OF September. 1896.
BENZ. w. HAHN,
Notary Public.