The record-union., 1897-10-08
INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS.
AMY ANDERSON SAYS SHE WAS
THREATENED.
Yesterday She Told of Her Rela-
tions With Steadman, Stew
ems and Cippa-

The examination of Bernard or Ed
Stea oman for criminal intercourse with
the fourteen -year-old girl Amy Ander-
son was resumed yesterday in Justice
Henry's court.
Amy Anderson was called to the
stand and testified to having received
three notes while in Jail. They were
from Steadman, and she tore them up
She said, in response to questions by
District Attorney Ryan, that she was
threatened by Steadman and Mrs
Wamble with violence if she told what
the notes contained and that the rea-
son she did not testify against him on
the preceding day was that she was
afraid
Steadman also talked to her from his
cell, but she could not remember what
he said
She admitted having criminal inter-
course with Steadman on three occa-
sions Mrs. Wamble induced her to go
with Steadman. The girl was overcome
with shame when it came to telling the
court of the nature of her relations with
Steadnlan, and wept bitterly.
She, testified that she gave one-half
the money received from Steadman to
Mrs. Wamble. The latter told her she
would get her lots Of friends.
She testified that Mrs. Wamble told
her that all three Of the defendants
Steadnan, Cippa and Stevens would
beat her if she told on them.
On cross examination the girl testi-
fed that the only person who had talk
ed to her since the preceding day was
the District Attorney, and all he said
to her was to advise her to tell the
truth. What she testified to on
Wednesday was not the truth, but
she had told the truth now. No one
had asked her to change her testimony,
but her mother told her to tell the
truth.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, the girls moth
er, testified that the girl is in her fif-
teenth year, and is her Oldest child.
For four years she had supported her
children by going out to work. Occa-
sionally Amy was away from home
in company with Mrs. Wamble She
found the girl at the Fifteenth-street
tamale place at 8 o'clock one night and
took her home.
The District Attorney then sent for
lone Fisher, the colored woman, who
was Amy Anderson's cell companion in
the Jail. She testified that notes came
to the cell for the girl. Steadman talk
ed 20 Amy through the cell. using OBJ
scene language, and she (the Witness)
advised her not to answer him. Stead
man also threw over notes and a cigar
ette to the girl. He told Amy to testi-
fy that she had never held criminal
relations with him.
Mrs .Wamble told the girl in Jail that
If the latter testified to anything that
would send her (AIrs. Wamble) "over
the road" she would fix her when she
got out.
District Attorney Ryan then informed
the court that the two witnesses who
had been traced to Stockton were not
yet found, and under the circumstances
he would close the case for the prose-
cuti0n.
J. c. March, counsel for the defend
ant. moved that Steadman9 be dis
charged, and that the document ad-
mitted in evidence on the preceding day
be stricken out, as it was not certified
to-
Justice Henry denied the motion for
discharge, and took the latter under
advisament
The defense here rested, and the case
was submitted without argument The
whole matter was then taken under
advisement until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The case Of n. Cippa was then taken
up. The testimony was much the same
as IN the Steadman case, and he was
held TO answer, as also was Fred Stew
ems, the other man involved in the
case.
The examination of Mrs. Wamble
was continued until Tuesday next.