The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
THE HEIRESS APPEARS
Neumann's Guilt Made Clearer
by His Own Witness.
HE TOOK A JOKE SERIOUSLY.
The $4,000 Beauty Testifies in the
Famous Matrimonial Fraud Case
-Neumann Goes TO Jail.

Charles Neunann produced his Slu.'To
hsfress before Commissioner Emery yes
terdav. but though she had been called 10
testify for him, her evidence dld more IMAM
that OF any other witness to clnch the
charge OF using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. The girl is Ada Gaeoel, ratnel
co-,-elv German dalnsel OF Is years, who
lives with her parents at 3l5 Aloha street.
The result OF her testimony was that Nsu-
mann was bound over 10 the grand jury,
with pail fixed al $50. in default OF which
he was sent 10 jail
Just before the case was called the younS
woman walked into the commissioner
room and took a seat at one end OF the
desk She was the center of attraction, eS-
pecialiy by the government officials an0
Detective Mcdonald. who has worked up
the case against Neumann. Inspector Cor
dan and Jack Mcdonald were put on the
stand by the government and related the
events leading up TO the arrest, as stated
in the Post-Lntelligencer of September %.
After this testimony was in, Neumann's
attorney moved that the case he dismissed.
on the ground that no violation OF the pos
tai laws had been shown.
Commissioner Emery denied the motion.
and the $1,000 girl was then placed on the
stand There was a death-like stiffness IL,
the room as the witness arose to he sworn.
She advanced toward the commissioner
and raised her right hand, but before TAX
ing the oath said to him in a whisper that
could be heard all over the room
Judge. do not want my name 10 get in
the papers. Please keep Il out. won't you2'
Mr. Emery promised her that he would
try and then administered the oath. Unit
ed States District Attorney Brinker told
her to tell the court all she knew about
the transaction. She said:
About three or four weeks ago | visited
the Neumanns at their home in South Sc
attic, and during the conversation some
one asked me il / wanted to get married.
l jokingly answered Yes and Mr.. Neu-
man asked me how much money I had 10
make man happy. OF course, I took il
all as a huge joke. and said: oh. about
$4,000 This was all that was said about
the matter, and / thought nothing more Of
IL until | read OF Neumanns arrest. ] do
not know whether my face wore a smile
or not when | mentioned about the $4,000,
but I surely thought he knew I was jok-
ing. have made no acquaintance through
the advertisement placed in the POst-Intel-
lgencer. and did not authorize him to adj
vertise for husband for me in any way.
Our conversation about the matter was all
in German"
When arrested Neumann told Gordan
and Mcdonald that he had received $50 let
ters with so in each but had returned the
money because the ladies were engaged
Mr.. Brinker in order to find out if he had
communicated TO the witness since asking
her il she wanted TO get married. asked
her If she was engaged. She said she was
and had been for some time, but had not
told Neumann.
At the conclusion of the girls testimony
Commissioner Emery overruled motion
OF the defendants counsel TO release the
prisoner and bound him over to the grand
jury.