The San Francisco call., 1896-06-28
HAD JUDGE AND
LAWYERS FIXED.
An Alleged Statement of N.
C. Carter ArouSes His
Honor's Ire.
FOR A JOKE ON FALVY.
Unique Reason for Shifting
Trouble TO a
Friend.
HOW LUCKY BALDWIN BETS.
He Puts Money Mainly Oh His Own
Horses and Then He Keeps
Mum.

Attorney Crittenden has developed
habit In the cross-examination of the de-
fendant in the Ashley Baldwin suit of
commencing proceedings each morning
with an excursion into the personal his
tory of the witness. This habit was not
departed from yesterday, and as so TT of
appetizer Baldwin was called upon to
state from how many of his wives he had
been divorced. He said he had been di-
vorced from only two. One of these he
lived with twelve or fourteen years. An
other of his wives died after he had lived
with her about five or six years.
From this delying into ancient history
Crittenden brought the case up sharply 10
the matters decidedly modern. After re-
ceiving from the witness an acknowledge
ment that Mr.. Unruh, his first wife's first
cousin, had been rendering him assistance
in matters referring to the case, Mr.. Crit
tenden asked: Has Unruh been endeav-
or1ng since last night to see witness who
is under subpoena for the plaintiff p
Baldwin said he had no knowledge TO
that effect.
Have you sent any one. to see Mr.. An
derson since you were asked about him on
the stand p asked Crittenden.
81 have not" was the reply 81
wouldn't give five cents to keep him off
the stand. I'd rather have him here.'
The witness was asked if he knew a man
named Carl r. A. Won Arenholdt. After
his Honor, the attorneys and the stenog-
ra pher had successfully struggled with
the orthography of the name, Baldwin said
he had met such person.
did you send Carl Won Arenholdt to
Pasadena on business connected with this
case?" queried the examining attorney.
Bald win said he understood that Aren-
holdt was there on some such errand, but
he had no knowledge OF it except the
mans own statement.
"Don't YOU know" insisted Crittenden,
.'that Arenholdt was employed to 60 to Los
Angeles to endeavor to get Miss Ashley
to compromise herself by some improper
act?''
81 don't know it," answered the de-
fendant; II heard so."
At this point Judge Slack gave evidence
of an unusual interest in the proceed
ings els this man the one who is said to
have carried stories to Miss Ashley con-
cerning me?" he asked Crittenden said
it was not, but he would reach him in
moment. "I am very desirous that you
do so,' remarked his Honor.
Mr. Crittenden then commenced upon
the tack indicated. In answer TO ques-
tions, Baldwin had admitted that he had
had been his friend for fifteen or eighteen
years.
t'Did you ever have any conversation
with him about this suit ?' he was asked.
Baldwin answered that he told him it
was blackmal suit, but this was ordered
stricken out.
did you tell him to state to Miss Ash
ley that you had the Judge and the law
years all fixed in this caseP'
Hardly had the nnpStiOn escanad Crit
tenden's lips when Baldwin exclaimed ex-
citedly, II did not, and he won { testify
So" He was warned by the court to
answer directly.
didn't you send Carter to see Miss Ash
ley ?'' asked Crittenden.
~ did not" replied the defendant. "He
said he was going and | told him not to go
for me. never received any report from
him and he had no authority TO act for
me-"
Judge Slack expressed desire to have
Carter in court and asked Baldwin where
he was. Baldwin said he was in Santa
Anita "If you would like to have him
here it would be no trouble to get him.
he said.
"Can you get him here?" asked Crit
II don't want him." was Baldwin's
reply.
The circumstances OF Miss Ashley's
alleged downfall at the Baldwin Hotel and
the subsequent occurrences at Hotel Coro-
nado were then gone into at length.
Miss Ashley's visit TO Hotel Oakwood
was also exploited at length. Several
references were made to Andrew Ander-
son, a former employe of Baldwin, and
from the manner in which the aged de-
fendant answered it was evident Anderson
was persona non grata to the witness.
did you say to Anderson" asked Crit
tenden, II hear Miss Ashley has baby
and there is apt to be trouble. If there is
want you to help me lay it on Falyy.
1t would be good joke on Falvy.'"
Baldwin said he did not make such
statement to any human being, and An
derson was the last man in the world he
would tell such thing.
The witness was shown a cardboard
badge with a string attached. He was
asked il he recognized it. He said it was
a badge of admission to the grand stand of
the st. Louis racetrack. "That is not a
lady's ticket" he declared. mo lady
could be admitted to the stand on that
ticket"
Asked to explain the difference in price
between tickets for ladies and those for
gentlemen Bald win said the former cost
81 and the latter 81 so. When it was shown