The herald., 1897-10-07
Went Through Her Hus-
bands Pockets
AND DISGUISED HERSELF
BUTCHER DICKASON CLAIMS
HE rs BEING FROZEN
A Suit for Damages Against the Los
Angeles Railway Company.
That Free Pass Episode


are assessed at s50,000 was resumed in
Judge Van Dykes department yester-
day
Mrs. Crandall appeared in court pale
and fragile looking as ever, but clotheo
In q ravishing summer costume. She
was upon the witness stand the entire
day, and the examination must have
been a severe tax upon her, considering
that the events testified to took place
several years ago.
In resuming the thread Of her narra-
tive regarding her experiences while
Mvfng as the wife of E. E. Crandall, the
witness said that all her efforts were IN
the direction of counteracting the in
fiuence of Mrs. Thompson. The latter
accused the husband of permitting him
self to be led around by the nose by his
wife. Each time he went to visit Mrs.
Thompson his wife expostulated with
him, but he maintained that when Mrs.
Thompson sent for him he had to go.
That she had thrown her love at his
feet and he could not turn away. AT
times he would cry and profess regret
and repentance for the manner in which
he had behaved.
About this time Mrs. Crandall said
she did something she had never done
before. She took down her husbands
coat from the closet and found in the
pocket envelopes addressed to Mrs.
Thompson and. bank book for money
deposited to her credit. She put these
In an envelope and addressed it to Mrs.
Thompson and replaced the packet in
the coat pocket. She then came back
from Long Beach to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Crandall stopped with the Brod-
ersons for a time, hoping that her
husband would come to her, and inorder
to compel him to do so, she obtained his
trunk from the Hollenbeck, Mr.. Gran
dali not having removed ii from the
hotel. One night, about midnight. Mr.
Crarydall came out to the house and
knocked on the window. Inasmuch as
his manner had changed so much the
Brodersons were afraid Of his making
some kind of an attack upon her, and
persuaded her to go upstairs. Crandau
went away then but returned about 2
o'clock in the morning and demanded to
see her. His wife threw on wrap and
vert down to her husband. He wanted
her to go outdoors and then wanted to
make an appointment with her for later
In the day. Each place she suggested
M. L. CRAFTS or the office of Judge
Stephens-he objected to and he left
without an appointment being made.
The couple did not meet again until they
met in Nashville, Term.
Mrs. Crandall heard. that her husband
had gone to Nashville, and che was con-
eumed with the same desire to see him
that agitated her whenever away from
him. and through all the difficulties
She believed that away from the malign
influence of Mrs. Thompson and amid the
scenes of his childhood, and realizing, as
under these circumstances witness
thought he would, the position he was
standing in and in which he had placed
her there was every hope that he would
settle down again to the old life of hap
piness and home. Mrs. Crandall mort
gagged her little home and with the pro-
Ceeds went to Nashville. Her husband
was surprised to see her, but she toli
him she was his wife, and her proper
place was by his side. He told her he
had a business chance. and on no ac-
count to tell any of his people anything
of their private troubles. He promised
that the past would be forgotten; they
would go back to Los Angeles; he would
go into business and they would again
go to housekeeping. Mr.. Crandall fur
nished his wife with thenecessary fund =
for her support in Nashville. and when
she went on to Cincinnati he lovingly
saw her off. She left him there, believing
that he intended to do all that he had
said. In avery short time however, the
loving tone of his letters again changed.
His wife wanted to return to him, but he
insisted that she remain in Cincinnati
Then he failed to forward any money,
and his wife was for time in poverty.
Il was waiting for a chance to turn
up said Mrs. Crandall, yesterday "by
which l might claim my husband. but it
didn't come. / had to do something.
made shoulder straps at cents each
I could only make six each day, and that
was only 30 cents. For the poor little
room I occupied I did parlor work, and
my landlady was very kind to me. But
determined to come back to Los Angeles
to see my husband, and friends interest
ed the mayor of Cincinnati and others
provided basket OF provisions, and vet
others with a disguise that I might
watch Mr.. Crandall. That was in Au-
gust 1893. When reached Los Angeles
went through to Santa Monica, where
learned he was stopping, and day and
night I watched the cottage where he.
and Mrs. Thompson were living. saw
both him and her the first night from
where I was sitting on the sand. An
other night I saw them in the plunge to-
gether. 1 determined to speak to him if
] could get him by himself
ION Saturday he went up to town. and
! also went, hoping to get the chance to
speak I failed, and returned to Santa
Monica on the evening train. Mean
time I had a detective watching Mr.
Crandail to find out if 1 could. catch him
in Los Angeles. Finally one day an op-
portupity offered, and as he was passing
me touched him on the arm. threw
back my heavy veil and looked him in
the face
What, Mamie!' he exclaimed.
Yes, Mamie. your wife replied.
"He asked me how long I had been
here, and told him seven days. He said
I must go to his room. I asked him
where. He replied down at the house
and asked why had not come there.
Would have been admitted if had
Gomez I inquired
AFTER pause he replied: Well, no.
] guess not
T "Whlle we were talking buggy drove