The herald., 1896-07-19
Examination of Simons, Charged
e With Rape
ALL THE HORRIBLE DETAILS
IntentIy Listenei to by the Pasadena
b. ~ Small Boys
The Examination Not Concluded and tn, Case
AdlopFn.d to Mondav-B,il Games.
9sgaiF News Brevlties

PASADENA, July 1s.-The examina
tion bf F. Z. Simons on the charge of
rape, which took place today before
judge Morrision of Los Angeles, sitting
in Recorder Rossiter's court, was of
such a nature that it should have been
held behind closed doors. A large part of
the testimony was entirely unfit for pub
lication, and it was especially unfit for
the ears of several small boys who
crowded into the courtroom. Simons is
charged with rape upon the person of
Lulu Dauterman of Peach Place, the
crime alleged to have been committed
over year ago. before the girl was
fourteen years old. Judge Rossiter hav-
Ing declined to try the case because
Simons is understood to have dislike
for him, Judge Morrison presided. Sim
ons was represented by Messrs. j. N.
Phillips and Ladd & Hughes of Los An
geles. Deputy District Attorney Will
liams has the case for the prosecution.
The first witness was the complainant,
Lulu Dauterman, who was accompanied
in the court room by Mrs. Ursulu Hold
ing, her mother The girl is bright dark
eyed and dark k-haired. and she answered
the questions put to her with great clear
ness and directness. She grew nervous
under the rigid cross examination and
broke down after mornings session. She
had known Simons for about five years
and had gone buggy riding with him and
her mother and Mrs. Simons before June
18th last year. On that day Simons en-
ticed her into his barn, she said, upon
the plea that he wished her to feed his
horse. He then assaulted her and threat
ened to horsewhip her if she told any
one. lie prevented her from screaming
by holding his hand over her mouth
Simons repeated the act on the 9Th of the
following July; after that she went
hTcsss acss once they stopped at GaamPlbbaeffdPss GaamPlbbeffd rs
saloon on East Colorado street, got
glass of wine and SimonS again made
an improper proposal to her which she
refused Simons told her he would
horsewhip her to death when she men
toned telling her mother. and also sug-
gested that she should make all the
trouble she could at home so that she
could come and livelet his house Pre-
Vious to the 18th of last June friends had
told her mother, and that date she had
herself confessed her relations with
Simons. She did not tell her mother
until her mother asked her about IT as
she was afraid of Simons and his whip.
She was powerless in his hands, and
they maintained the relations through
out the winter
Ihe session was resumed at 2: 30 o'clock
with Miss Dauterman still on the stand
Cross-eXamination failed to shake her
testimony, She testified that Simons
tried to make trouble between Mr.. and
Mrs. Holding to lead to their divorce,
and that he urged her to do the same,
which she did.
On cross-eXamination the defense
tried to show that the case was one of
spite on the part of the Holdings.
DR.. Rosenberger, who had made an
examination of the girl, testified that he
did not regard it as possible for any doc.
tor to state positively whether an as
sault had been committed.
prosecuting Attorney Williams made
sport of DR.. Rosenberger's medical
knowledge, but the latter insisted on the
correctness of his statement. and stated
tnat IN MS opinion the attorney had still
much to learn.
MRS. Holding was the next witness, her
testimony being for the most part mere
~ corroborative of that of her daugh-
ter The certificate of birth of the girl
was produced showing that she was
born August 3, 1851. Mrs Holding tes-
titled that she had heard some vague
reports OF Simons having improper re-
lations with the girl as long ago as last
October. but as she thought him good
man and a good friend. she never placed
any fredence in them. thinking they
tailed the numerous attempts Simons
,nau made TO have her get a divorce from
ner husband and the part Ladd & Hughes
had played in the matter, which was not
very complimentary to any of those
mentioned when Ladd remarked in an
swer to some objection to her answer
ing question. ooh, let her go on and
prove herself liar hv her own testi-
mony Mrs Holding said, I'm not
USED 70 being insulted in that manner"
ana Prosecuting Attorney Williams re-
married with great warmth. "That man
~; Ladd is not fit to wipe this lady's shoes"
men Ladd's partner, Hughes. put in a
paclIying remark to the effect that"WilI
lams was great big bull and not fit for
aeeent man to associate with" where
~, MI ul. Wliliams took a step toward
MN with a tumbler raised in very
ihreatenlng attitude Physical com
pat was only stopped by the PROMPT in
terferehce Of Constable Slater Mrs
, molaisx .ti1sn M went ton with her testi-
!ilony; 10 the effect that Simons had
tanning divorce, blackeninr her bue Uo
band seharacter, saying, "You must cot
a divqrce that man Is not fit for anv-
body to live with"
She stated that she had never heard
of any other scandal concerning her
Slaughter except this with Simons
Mrs. Walker neighbor. was the next
witness. She told of telling Mrs. Hold
ing about the stories she had heard on
the 10TH. OF, last June. Va
CouTf then adjourned until 8 a. M
MondS SS,os..g1 A'
oa -s4 BALL GAMES
game of base ball was played this
morning between the Azusa Stars and
the PaSAhena Juniors, and was won by
the visitors; score to t. 1t was the
secondRanle of the series, the first hav-
ing been won by the Pasadena bows at
Azusa fsefne weeks ago by the score of
Z to 6. :, a return game will be arranged.
The players were: Pasadena Juniors
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