The herald., 1895-09-07
Damaging AFF|DAVTS
Pasadena Officers Guilty
of an Outrage
JUDGE R0SS|TER HEADS THE LIST
Marshal Buchanan and COnsta-
bic Slater Good Seconds
LIQUOR TO EFFECT MARRIAGE
Father Deliberately Intoxicated to Gain
His Consent
The Mother Protests Against the Iuhuman
Proceeding
Daughter narried to a Brute Who Had Ha-
LIQUOR TO EFFECT MARRIAGE
Father Deliberately Intoxicated to Gain
His Consent
The Mother Protests Against the Inhuman
Proceeding
Daughter narried to a Brute Who Had Ha-
iigned Her and Composed Her Ruin.
Vile Stain on the Good Name Of the
Peerless Temperance Town

PASADENA, Sept. 6.-But very brief
space can be spared to reply to the en-
tirely uncalled-for editorial in the Star
this evening, based on what was first
typographical error, and secondly a
slight misconception Of the intent of the
Stars editorial of yesterday. Never mag
lining that the Star was in earnest in say
ing it ''lost no time in informing the
public of the fact" Chat it was a de-
fender of Kowalsky in the recent out
rage), we omitted the part which referred
20 that. The first issue after the event
said:
1.-The proceedings in court were regu-
ar, so far as can be learned from impair
''al witnesses, except in the exclusion of
spectators from the cour. room."
hen public opinion became SO strong
favor of The Herald position that in
next issue the old familiar Evening
,r developed into the Evening Echo of
he Herald, and has remained so since
until tonight, as comparison day by
day will show.
The only point the Stars attempted
justification of the affair of August 10Th
worthy of attention is .he statement that
the father of the girl had given his con-
sent to the marriage in the morning be-
fore the trial took place. 1t seems rath er
strange that he would still be ready to
prosecute the case against his sonin law
to be, and that the parties most inter-
ested should be still in ignorance of his
sudden change of opinion, which didn't
seem to show itself until he got pretty
we'll filled up on the marshaFs whisky
taken from a tramp's pocket six months
ago." We should Judge from the account t
that the marshal did not know what it
WAS till Samarano or some equally guilty
sinner informed him. The exceedingly
f1imsy excuse offered for the passing
round OF the whisky in tile marshal S
office sounds most ludicrous, in view OF
the fact that. according to their own ac-
count, there must have been several
stomachaches at least. Following are
additional affidavits:
State of California. County of Los An.
geles, IS.
Joseph Samoranc, being duly sworn &C
cording to law, deposes aud says: | am
26 years old and reside IN Pasadena, Cal.
l am the brother OF Emma Vejar. /
was present at the trial of Antonio Vejar
August Goth, last. l witnessed what to ok
place at said trial and also what took
place in the marshal's office, and the
conversation which took place there about
the marriage OF my sister to Antonio
Vejar. The city marshal and Mr.. Slater
and Mr.. Rossiter all advised my father
and mother to let my sister marrv Vejar
said that they could not convict Vejar for
perjury, and that Vejar would have
father arrested and sent to jail for having
Vejar arrested. Marshal Buchanan went
to his desk and got out bottle Of whisky
and poured out some whisky in glass
and offered some to all of us. Father
drank some of it and l drank some-he
offered some to my mother ana she would
not drink 1t. My father and moth er
would not consent to my sister marrying
Veiar. Ny mother said she would rather
see her dangnter die in her arms than
to marry Vejar. | was not present all
father drank more than once and got
under the influence of whisky or he never
would have allowed the marriage to
take place. My mother, Just before the
marriage took place, said to my sister to
come and go home, but Judge Rossiter
talked with her and told her he ought
to get married to Vejar right away
Father and mother could not understand
English very well and were misled by
the officers in the whole proceedings,
His
JOSEPH X SAMORANO.
mark.
Witness: I. A. SIMPSON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
IL. So q. 81. SIMPSON,
Notary public in and for Los Angeles
county, Cal.
state of California, County OF Los An
Viviana Samorano. being duly sworn,
according to law, deposes and says am
Is years of age, and reside in Pasadena,
Cal. l am the wife of Joe Samorano
was present at the trial of Antonio Vejar
on the charge Of perjury before jig. Ros-
sitter on the 18th day of August, 1895; say
and heard what took place at the trial,
and also considerable of what occurred in
the marshal's office, into which [ was
asked, togsther with eight or nine others
includipga the officers; Judge Rosster,
Marshal Buchanan and Constable Slater
urged Mrs. Samorano to give her consent
to the marriage of her daugbte. to An
tonic Vejar; this was done through Con-
RADIO Lopez as interpreter; she replieu
that she would not give her consent; that
he was worthless fellow. too lazy to
work. and would never support her; also
thar he had been talking about her in a
bad way; did not hear all that was said
TO the Inen, as l was not very near to
them, but was near TO Mrs. Samorano o
then the marshal or John Slater. l am
not sure which it was. got out fiat bot
tie of whisky, Q coud tell by the smell
Tor it was offered to me) and poured
out some in glass and offered it to Mr..
Ramon Samorano; he drank it, and then
they offered it to Mrs. Samorano, but she
refused it, saying as she did so to her
husband. 'You should not drink that or
they will make you drunk and so get
you to consent to the marriage" then
they passed around the room offering it
to the others, but did not see who else
drank. because l was talking to Mrs.
sam orano about the marriage that the
ofcers were crying TO force them to con-
sent to; neither Mr.. Samorano nor Mrs,
Samorano nor my husband consented at
any tlme that heard to the marriage; as
they came out Mrs. Samorano said to her
daughter Come, let US go home" but
thsy called her back; then they all went
to the court room except Mrs. Samorano
ana hrr daughter. Amalie or Emma in
English myself and Antonio Vejar; then
m nd L IN IN a nd