The record-union., 1897-10-07
THE CASE OF AMY ANDERSON.
SOMEONE HAS INDUCED HER TO
SWEAR FALSELY.
She Now Evidently Wants to Shield
Her Guilty Male
Associates.

The examination OF Bernard Stead
man-generally known as Ed. Stead
man-charged with having had Grim
inal intercourse with the fifteen-year-
old girl Amy Anderson, was commenced
in Justice Henry's court yesterday pu'
not concluded. It will be resumed TINS
afternoon. The examination IS pelng
held with closed doors. There are I"o
other men similarly charged, n. Clppa
and Fred Stevens.
The Anderson girl was the hrst VIZ
ness. She testified to having visited
tamale joints at Oak Park and IN TINS
city to see Mrs Lizzie Wamble, the
woman who stands charged with nav
ing solicited male patrons for her
The girl testified very reluctantly
and denied having had improper reIa-
tions with Steadman.
District Attorney Ryan asked her IL
she had not made a full statement TO
him in his Office in the presence OF
Daniel Healy in which she had freely
acknowledged having had improper re-
lations with Steadman and other men.
Mr.. Ryan could not conceal his sur
prise when the girl replied, NO, sir.
The District Attorney asked her if
she did not know she was under oath,
and that to testify falsely would be
to commit perjury, to which she an
swered that she did not know what an
oath meant.
Judge Henry then instructed her in
regard to it, and Mr.. Ryan again asked
her if she had not made a full state
ment to him and Dan Healy.
This time the witness went so far as
to acknowledge that she had a conver-
sation with him regarding Steadman.
but she evaded all questions that would
tend to establish the guilt of the de-
fendant by saying, 81 don't remem-
ber"
It was apparent that she was not
only a very unwilling witness, but that
some influence had been brought to
bear upon her to shield Steadman.
Mr.. Ryan asked her if it was not a
fact that Steadman had talked to her
In jail and threatened her if she testi-
fed against him, and if he had not
handed her notes containing vile Ian
guage and obscene pictures.
This she also denied, but finally ad-
mitted that Steadman had talked to
her about being in jail, but said that
the notes were in reference to Lizzie
Warnble. Here again her memory
failed her suddenly, and all endeavors
Of the District Attorney to get her to
tell the truth We're met with the an
swer. Il don't remember"
She was then temporarily excused.
and Mrs Lizzie WambIe took the stand.
She is a coarse-looking woman, 81
years Of age, with short hair. which
gives her a decidedly mannish appear
ance
She testified that Steadman had met
Amy Anderson in a private room at the
Oak Park tamale ''parlors," and that
afterward Amy showed her money that
Steadman had given her. On another
occasion, at a Fifteenths street tamale
place Steadman had also met the girl
in private and given her money.
The witness was subjected to a Sc
we're examination by Mr.. Ryan. He
said: Although you were aware of the
fact that this young girl held guilty re-
lations with men, you made no attempt
to save her. nor apprise her mother of
it. on the contrary, from your own
words. it is clear that you not only
consented to it, but likewise. encouraged
her in it."
At this the witness hung her head
and her black straw hat was pulled
halfway down over her face, either
through shame or fear.
The prosecution then introduced a
copy of a Folsom State Prison commit
ment. showing that Steadman had been
convicted Of a felony in Oakland in
1888 and sentenced to Folsom Prison
for a period Of five years for placing a
young girl in house Of ill-fame. Gov
ernor Waterman, however, pardoned
Steadman after the latter had served
less than a year Of his sentence.
The examination win be contineud
this afternoon at o'clock.