The herald., 1896-12-18
Dr. Wilson as president of the Parkhurst
loo ono
AFTERNOON SESSION

DR.. Wilson as president of the Parkhurst
league.
AFTERNOON SESSION
On the reopening Of court at pm.
Madame Van and three of her fairies
were discovered seated within the rail-
ing, and the crowd of spectators was
q solid mass of humanity, such as it was.
AS court had ruled against the motion
to dismiss the case the taking of testi-
mony for the defense was begun, but 1t
ended quickly and to the great discom-
future of counsel. The first witness called
was the buxom feminine specimen who
said her name was Dolly Allen, living at
the same address as the defendant She
remembered distinctly the visit Of DR.,
Mclean and his companions, and would
know all of them If she saw them again.
Mr. Decker, one of the party, she could
not see in the court ROOM There were
four men in the crowd that came the first
night, arriving at about 80 m She
said some of the men seemed drunk, and
Mr. Decker, who wore bicycle suit.
was quite drunk. The rest of them were
jolly, seemed to be full of fun and wanted
fun and music No liquor was drank
there in her presence. The liquor that
was drank was hers. some she had left
over Witness treated the crowd, or
dering her colored maid to bring in the
beer. The So that was paid was for the
kicking and not for the beer.
who paid the money!" asked Attor-
ney Rush.
Mr. Mclean and Mr.. Rush" answered
the witness, who quickly discovered the
break and corrected herself by substitute
ing the name Ross for Rush
DR.. Mclean asked me to favor him
with a dance. He didn't do anything
but just look on. DR.. Mclean suggest
ed the kicking. Mr. Ross and the doc
tor bet. Miss Ida and kicked. 1t was
declared draw. The doctor gave Mr..
Ross dollar back. and he gave me the
money, saying I had earned it. 1 said
l would treat on it. They behaved all
right, sat around, and some of the la
dies sat on their laps"
who sat on the doctors lap?"
II did"
AT whose suggestion"
"The Doctors"
What did he say?"
He said 1 was a nice, large girl. The
other men We're sitting around on sofas,
the girls with Them
Did they appear to be intoXicated?"
''They seemed to enjoy the drinks, but
were not any more drunk afterward than
when they came in.
Where was Decker?"
Lying on the lounge"
What was the matter with him?"
He couldn't stand up
"The next night they had a stranger
with them?''
Yes. On leaving, the first night DR.
Mclean said he would return and bring
friend. Madame Van was not in the
house the first night
On cross examination. conducted by
Attorney Thomas, the witness said that
she was 21 years old, has lived in Los
Angeles since last April. has no busi-
ness, gets an allowance from home of
$40 or $50 a month. In reply to a ques-
| ton, witness said her dress cost $50, but
was given to her She was present when
Dr. Mclean and his companions called.
Did not remember the names of the
| other men than DR.. Mclean, Mr.. Deck
| er and Mr.. Ross. Decker was lying on
lounge when witness came into the
| parlor. Other ladies were present
| Don't know the full names Of the ladies'
| though they live in the same house
Don't know whether or not Madame
Van was present the first evening"
| BY Mr.. Thomas: Then, if you testi-
| fed that Madame Van was not there
| the first evening, were you mistaken?"
Il don't know
Witness didn't see any liquor drunk
| except what she herself had ordered
| and given to the crowd She was III
another parlor during the earlier part
OF the evening. She said she paid her
| maid SO or $4 a month, but does not
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a couple Of weeks. She was not in wit
ness employ on November 81.
| Then the witness created a sensation
| by saying that the crowd visited the
house three times-on December Sd, 4th
| and 5th She swore positively that the
visits were made on these dates and
| not on November 9th, as stated in the
complaint, or 2Sth, as related by wit
nesses in addition. AS the complaint
| against Madame Van was filed 'Decem-
| ber Sd and the warrant served on the
Attn it was plain case that the girls
| statements were wrong, but she stuck
| to them.
Attorney Rush's attempt to help his
witness fix her dates availed nothing.
| She stuck to her statement because
| she knew that a sick girl had been taken
from the house on the Sd and died on the
| 4th, and witness had told these facts
to DR.. Mclean.
| Some further questioning followed
| in relation to Madame Vans alleged in
toXcation on the dates referred to and
the witness was excused. Attorney Rush
called in vain for Rev. ]. A. B. Wilson
! and Mr. Decker. who had been subpoe-
naed, but had not shown up.
DR.. Mclean was put on the stand in
| rebuttal, but his evidence as to the pay
ing of money to Dolly was all ruled out.
! This ended the evidence.
J Attorney Thomas wanted to waive the
opening argument, but Attorney Rush
would not have it that way, and conse-
quently he made a brief plea, repeating
! the arguments he had made against the
motion to dismiss the case. Then Jud
| Rush gave one of his pyrotechEic
speeches in which he roasted the PARK
hurst society and it's agents, and con-
tended that no case had been made
against his client.
He was followed by Mr.. Thomas, who
contended that everything necessary had
| been proven.
Attorney Rush desired time to present
authorities to show that it was neces-
sary for the prosecution to prove the
responsibility of the employe who sold
the beer and he will have half an hour
Saturday morning, after $3.50, to present
them. The Schultz case will follow i'm
| mediately after the conclusion of this
case on Saturday morning.
FOR THE CUBAN FLAG