The San Francisco call., 1895-11-16
She Had Not Been Told of the
Existence of Wife Num-
Der One.
THREATENED BY HER HUSBAND
Warned That She Would Be Prosecuted
for Bigamy if She Appeared
Against Him. .-f


Judge Lorigan's court to-day. Her state
ments carried with them an impression of
truthfulness, and the rigid cross-examina-
ton of the defense failed to entrap her
into contradiction.
When the case was resumed this morn
ing Judge Lorigan denied a motion of the
defendants attorney. to strike out the
alleged marriage contract between Ferrer
and Miss Patton on the ground that it
had not been acknowledged. before an at
torney. Miss Patton was then recalled.
Under cross-examination by Attorney
Black she stated that Ferrer had intro
duced her to his relatives in Oakland and
San Francisco as Miss Patton.
He explained to her that for reasons of
his own, which he was unwilling to dis
close at that time, he did not want his
folks to know of the marriage to her.
Subsequent to the agreement of mar
riage Mrs. Perkins had told Miss Patton
that Ferrer was married man. She then
went to Ferrer in tears and demanded an
explanation. Ferrer denied the story and
warned her that great many people were
apt to tell lies about him. In conclusion
he told her that she was the only wife he
had.
One week after the verbal contract she
went to the Yosemite House, in San Fran
cisco. at which place she lived with Ferrer
as his wife. One night Ferrer told her
long story about a girl who had married a
man, mistreated him cruelty and finally
deserted him. After the conclusion OF his
sad tale he said that the life story he had
told her was his own.
That WAS the first intimation she had
that Ferrer was a married man, but the
story was so indefinite that she did not
think of its significance until long after
ward
Several days later Carmen Alfonso, a
niece of Ferrer, and Mrs. Constantia Fer
nandez called on her at the Yosemite
House. The niece inquired as to whether
she knew Ferrer was married man, hay
ing q wife and baby III Oakland.
She told her visitors the story told by
Ferrer as she remembered it. Carmen
Alfonso then told her that she had wanted
Ferrer to tell the truth long before, and
she was sorry that he had not taken her
advice.
Miss Patton adhered to her story of the:
agreement OF marriage, and q lengthy.
cross-examination failed to shake her tes-+
timony. When accused of having been
aware of Ferrer's previous marriage at the
time the agreement was made she put con-
siderable spirit into her prompt denials.
Mrs. Sarah D odero and John P. Majors
testified that they had attended the we'd
ding reception given on November % at
Miss Pattons home in Santa Cruz. The
prosecution then rested its case.
The names of Miss Petra Richards, Miss
Lola BALI, Y. Taylor, Mrs. V.'Taylor and:
Mrs. Romo, witnesses for the defense, were
called, but there was no response.
Bench warrants were issued, and a
Deputy Sheriff was sent to Oakland, the
home of the delinquent witnesses. They
will be brought into court tomorrow.
The first witness for the defense was
Miss Carmen Alfonso, the prisoners niece,
a brunette, aged 19 years. She testified
that she met Miss Patton the latter part of
October, 1894.
She had received letter from Ferrer, in
which he stated that he was going to Port
Costa and wanted her to go 10 the Yo-
semitic House and stay with Miss Patton
during his absence. After some hesitation
she went to San Francisco in company
with her mother, Mrs. Fernandez, and in
troduced herself to Miss Patton.
She stated that she asked Miss Patton if
she new that Ferrer was a married man,
and received an affirmative reply. She
acknowledged that Miss Patton told her
the prosecuted husband story related TO
her by Ferrer. Miss Alfonso said that
Miss Patton cried over her predicament,
and i'll order to make her feel better she
(Miss Alfonso) took her around to call on
a few friends, introducing her as Miss Pat
ton of Santa Cruz.
On being cross-examined by District
Attorney Harrington, Miss Alfonso ad-
mitted that she had taken great interest
in Ferrer'S case. In response to a ques-
ton. she reluctantly stated that she made
a trip to Santa Cruz visited Miss Patton
and attempted to intimidate her into stop
ping the prosecution against Ferrer.
Failing IN this she endeavored to pre-
vent Miss Patton from coming to San Jose
to testify. She had a copy of the penal
code with her, and called Miss Patton's at
tentior to the fact that Ferrer's relatives
could prosecute her for blgamy.
Miss Alfonso denied that her people had
tnIedtelleu w employ lawyer 10 prose-
cute Miss Patton, but in this connection
the District Attorneys office is in possess
sion of letter which, it Is said, fatty
contradicts her testimony. The letter in
question is one written by Ferrer to Miss
Patton within the past two weeks. 1t
covers fifteen closely written foolscap
pages, and is made up principally of en-
treaties. threats and promises.
The letter was sent to Miss Patton
through Santa Cruz attorney. Ferrer
begins his lengthy communication by call
ing Miss Patton's attention to the fact that
his people are "craZy Wild over the
thought that he should be even accused OF
crime. He informs her that if she does
not cease the persecution they would hire
an attorney from San Francisco to prose-
cute her for bigamy.
The case would be taken entirely out OF
the hands of the District Attorney OF Santa
Clara County, and nothing could save her
from a criminal prosecution. He next
tells her that her 14-year-old brother,
Walter Patton, who was an employe OF the
printing Office run by him in San Fran
Ssco, had collected So, which he had