The San Francisco call., 1896-11-27

making it, saying that she could not die
without telling all the circumstances
connected with me suit against Vor
Tiedemann, which is founded, she says,
upon an attempt made by him under oath
to blacken her character.
Mrs. Spencer resides with her husband
about $50 miles north of Sacramento. She
is In the City now as a witness in the
pending suit.
Mrs. Spencer was injured in a railway
accident near Texarcana, Tex, on the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, and it
is from the effects OF that injury she is
now suffering. She was treated there by
the railroad physician. A strike taking
place about that time among the railroad
men she was unable to leave the place Tor
some time. Upon finally reaching Chi
cago she went to the Palmer House ana
placed herself under the care OF special
lists, but without avail.
She entered suit against the railroad
company and secured a verdict for $40, 600
damages. The higher court to which the
case was appeal d affirmed the Judgment
In the mean time the railroad ON pany,
according to its long estab ished custom,
had had detectives at work hunting up the
history Of Mrs. Spencer with instructions
10 discover something damaging against
her at all hazards
Dispositions were taken in this City be-
fore Lee d. Craig. acting as commissioner,
both on behalf of the railroad com any
and Mrs. Spencer. a. photograph of Mrs,
| Spencer was introduced and shown to Won
| Tiedemann, who swore that it was the
| likeness OF the woman who impersonated
| Mrs. Cristy In the famous Won TIede-
ann-Cristy forgery, which was the sensa-
| tion OF the courts in 1894.
This testimony so Calculated to damage
her case in Arkansas was ruled out by the
courts as being mad dmissib.e.
Immediately upon judgment being rem
dered finally, Mrs. Spencer came TO San
| Francis o and brought the matter before
the attention of The Grand Jury here.
| She had no difficulty in making il clear
that she was not in this City at The time
of the Won Tiedemann forgery and an IN
| dictment was, therefore, found against
Won Tiedemann Tor perjury, under which
charge ne is now in Jail awaiting trial. In
the course of her statement last evening
| Mrs. Spencer said:
About three weeks before / appeared
before the Grand Jury Won Tiedemann
| called at nv home, or where | was op-
ping. at 2724 Howard street. He came
| into he house under the guise of doctor.
| The card was sent uD. 1t was written in
| pencil. In such a way that you could only
make out the word doctor NY house
keeper showed him TO the sitting-room.
There were only three others besiaes nim
| in the room. My husband carried me into
the sitting-room. l asked him what his
/ business was. he answered that what he
had TO say to me could only be said alone.
I said to him that / knew of no reason
why l should grant him a private inter-
| view.
"He hesitated moment and rose to his
feet, and SAID: i can make you great
deal of trouble or can save you great
deal of trouoie, but TO do so my irterv ew
must be with you alone / asked then
who he was, and be answered that his
name was Won Tiedemann. Well, in pretty
strong language / asked him 10 leave the
house. l considered HIM a villain. He
did so with the assistance OF my husband,
and 1t was only my condition that saved
MIN from even worse treatment.
! The Grand Jury went before Judge
Slack after listening t. nv story. and in
dicted him two days later. They also
indicted Wilkins, who was his alleged
clerk.
They were arrested and, not being
| nome is 250 miles north of Sacramento.
/ have made two trips to testify in the
case. 1t has been postponed from the 22d
OF October to the ID of Novem Der, and on
ihe 18th of Novembsr it was put off TO the
23d of Novembe / was notified by DIS.
trict Attorney Black to he here for the
trial. 1t occurs to me very unnecessary
delay. but, above all things, why they
1 shOuld dra0 q Derson in tho copi;,,or +