The herald., 1895-08-15
Elsie Shipton Tells Of His Rela.
tions With Her
THE SISTER CORROBORATES
fhe Alleged victim Describes What Took
Place Between Them
hrs. shipton Stated What She Knew Of the
Arrangement by Which They Came
with Mayne- Bail Is $4,000

The examination OF Clifton Z. Mayne
upon q charge Of rape was begun before
Justice Owens at II o'clock yesterday
morning, behind closed doors.
Deputy District Attorney James ap-
peared for the state and James Copeland
Of San Diego and H.J. Stevens conducted
the defense.
When the case was called the district
attorney announced that the people were
ready to proceed. The defense, however,
asked for postponement of the examin-
alton to allow time for further prepara-
tion of the case. The request was denied
and the case called for trial.
The first witness put on the stand was
Della May Shipton, the younger of the
two sisters whom Mayne had pretended
to adopt. She said she was IL years of
age, and first became acquainted with
sMayne in San Francisco under the
name of Loftus. She continued to know
him by that name until she was brought
to this city by hi M during the latter part
of February Of this year. At that timo
the supposed Mr.. LOTUS met her and her
sister at the tram and conducted them to
lodging house on Fifth ana Broadway.
where they occupied room adjoining
his for about ten days. During that time
Mayne had not entered her sleeping
apartment that she was aware of. There
was door connecting his room with
that Of the girls, and witness was told by
her sister that Mayne had entered their
room on one occasion during the night.
From the lodging house the two sisters
were taken by Mayne to Mrs. Wright's
house on Flower street. Here the same
arrangement as to rooms was made, the
two adjoining each other with a door be-
tween. Mayne stayed there most OF tne
time. Almost every night he entered the
room occupied by witness and her sister.
and went to bed with them.
Being examined as to her knowledge of
the relations between Mayne and her sis
culiar things. and upon two occasions
when her sister went to Mayne's room-she
accused her Of improper conduct. which
was denied by Ler.
Witness gave further testimony a. to
having moved from Mrs. Wfight's to San
Francisco. where she resided with her
mother end worked for living.
Z Miss Elsie Shipton was next called to
the stand. She testified that she was IA
years Of age at her last birthday, on the
, lZth o1 June OF ,tnls year. her testl-
mony corroborated that previously given
by her younger sister as to the time Of
meeting Mayne, the circumstances of the
meeting and the places of residence ocCu-
pied during her stay here.
q When questioned regarding her Iela-
tions with Mayne, Miss Snipton said that
the first improper advances made to her
by Mayne occurred while they we're stop
ping at the lodging house on Broadway.
"After moving to Mrs. Wright's." she
nearly every night. At bis solicitation
went TO his room and remained most of
the night with him upon two occa-
sions."
Miss Shipton stated in detail the be-
ginning of her relations with Mayne and
her efforts 10 restrain him. These rela-
tions con ntinued all OF the time during
their residence on Flower street.