The herald., 1896-07-21
NEWS NOTES FROM PASADENA
The Simons Rape Case Draws a
Crowd
THE BOYS ARE BARRED OUT
rne Testimony for the Prosecution Is
Concluded
The Defendant VIII Set Up an AIlbi-coun-
eli Procsedings-Ssciai Doings and
News Brevlties
THE BOYS ARE BARRED OUT


PASADENA, July 20.-Another large
crowd gathered in the recorders court
today to witness the proceedings in the
Simcns rape case. After the trial had
proceeded a little while, the court or
dered the room cleared Of all boys under
Is years Of age, but the testimony was
clean today, compared with Saturday.
The FIRST witness was George Holding,
stepfather of the complainant, Lulu
Dauterman. He told his wife that he
did not wish Lulu to go with Stmons,
and threatened to whip her If she did
90. Slmons persisted In coming to the
house after her from last October till
March. Once the witness tried to whip
his daughter and his wife interfered.
Tie struck her with his open hand and
the daughter ran away to a Ee.ghSor's.
HA Was ast in the habit of lighting with
his wife, but had struck her twice. Mr.
Holding and his wife were at Simops'
house last New Year's, and then they
ha.a some words, partly over Lulu. lie
had punished Lulu several times. though
not severely. Was not intimass with
Simons, but escor1ed his wife to his
house.
Mr.. Holdlng testified that Slmons took
Lulu to als house last April. and Mr.
HexIfrg had her taken away by legal
procesdspss. He considered Simons
responsible for his trouble with his
wife. Esad 40 Knowledge Of his daugh-
ter's relations with Simors until her
confession on the 18th Of June.
The spaxt witness was Nellie Suther-
lanA;;aEsa II. On July %. 1896, Lulu told
her that Esnsons was familiar with her
and she (Aaiss Sutherland) .o1d her
mother. Last Ccspber at Holdings.
when Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Sutherland.
Mrs. Holding. Mrs Simons ard I.ttAu
were present, wit9ass had admitted 20
them That Lulu had made the above con-
fessa0n.
Here ,Alse prosecution rested, and At
torneys a7aiiApA, sar ane dssense. moved
for atdsasaIssn. esaich vas denied.
Mrs. EasdanS wn1 recalled and Sess'-
ned that SiInAAs wAs in the yard on
June g41sf, and that she did not poSipe
anyth7h& unnxazHsl about him, but the
Giyl swAs :3y4ng on ths !%,snge sick. ShN
dfd not sres,aal hapaz,g laid Mrs. Toms
that Na-. .SHo&6a1x Scok her head under
his as4n 'Ania3oHnAaA her 2ace with his
dst. SAs ,daa hat remember having said
that sfSe,weuld put UP e23oo to prosecute
Simsns. sashad told Mrs siroons When
that hksy,Was ruRainx MI. Eslaafsg down
that AhA, fSgSu!A have, TO nrove some Of
her WerASyH itisest 32s00.
Lulu DAAte1usan testified that she had
on .sdzeMl soncaslons gone to Slrn6ns'
house, yoss1stiSns sS. nv sAnv3tatiou Of Mrs.
6imorB. She bad not told her that her
stepNaxher had struck her.
The first, Of the testimony to try and
proyetan alibi for f3fsnvne was here an
oAA fAY M
defense that he was at the house of
Slmons at birthday party on June 20.
1895, and that Simons was at work on
that day on a corralfor Mr.. Morgan, on
South Raymond avenue, where he had
talked with him between and $3.50 p. m.
Mrs Salisbury testified that Lulu Dau-
terman was not at her house on the day
OF the party. but on cross-examination
she became badly mixed as to dates.
William Morgan testified that Simons
worked for him the last week in June, a
year ago, but couldn't say as to the
Saturday in question.
Mrs. Darrow had been at the birthday
party but could not swear as to the date.
Angel Rameriz testified that the party
testified that Mrs. Holding had come to
his house asking for protection. w. S.
Nosworthy testified that Lulu came to
his house last spring and wanted him to
arrest Mr.. Holding. Louis Anderson
swore that the party was on Thursday,
the 9th. M. P. Irish swore to the same
date, being Mrs. Walkers birthday.
Messrs. Williamson and Charles Davis
were called, but testified to nothing new
that was material Some school bows
were introduced who testified that
Lulu's reputation was bad.
Mrs. Simons was called and testified
that her husband could not have been
y a rt~lf =, = 20
legged assault took place, namely, July
9Th, as he was at home and the Holdings
were not there; that she did not see the
Holdings from July 4th to the 7th; that
Lulu had never slept on the lounge in
her mouse until last November; that she
always. put her upstairs in the spare
room; that Lulu tolG her that bad stor-
les were being told about her Gulu) and
5imons, whereupon she told her to tell
her mother and ferret out the story; that
At the time all the women were together
20 get at the truth of the stories, Lul,,
nad said, How could that be, when
simons never touched me?" She also
the 10Th. oay'
j. w. Rogers and William Mattoon
test1hed that the reputation of I.uI,,
was not good. r. E. Simons the do
fendant,. was called and had just be-
gun TO testify, when Mrs. Simons was
oouooh,y .dheH with mysteries and all
proceedings were stopped until she could
recover. Court then adjourned tiII 7oo
D. m. .-'' ''oo
AT the evening session the testimony
was concluded, and Simons was held r.
answer IN the superior court, with hail
hxed at $4,000. vail
COUNCIL MEETING
The city council met in repu,ar CO.,
sion this afternoon with President Hsrf-
well and Trustees Hamilton, Patten
Reynolds and Washburn present. The
city clerk gave notice of the filing of the
reports of the commissioners on the
matter OF the benefits and damages on
mittee is composed Of NJ H. WEIGHT r
Williams and G. e. Brooks. The total
amount of damages, S2369 32 The ass
essment for expenses, $3.50. %, and the
Incidental expenses $1676I
Ihe report ~ the same committee