The herald., 1897-08-25

her mothers knowledge and she intend
ed going to a friends house on Sixth
street. between Grand avenue and Hope
street.
The witness got somewhat tangled up
when speaking of having told of her
escapade with Earlston TO other people,
nor did she become much more lucid
when taken in hand by Mr. Williams.
He kept you all night and you told
no one; is that so?" inquired counsel in
surprise.
Eyes, sir"
"Why?"
Because 1 wanted the matter kept a
secret"
Were you afraid of your father and
mother?"
Eyes, SIR
That concluded the examination of tn :
girl and she looked as if she was glad
the trying ordeal was over.
Her mother, Mrs. E. Minot, gave her
testimony with deliberation, and yet the
statements seemed so curious as con-
cerning her own daughter that they
seemed slightly incongruous. After
they had been married by Rev, MI
Knighten," said witness, "Mr. Earlston
called me into the back parlor and told
me what he had done to my little girl
on the 29th of May; that he had found
her sweet, pure girl, and that he loved
her dearly and would be good and true
to her From that time he never did
live with or support her.
Being asked regarding her daughter
going out upon the evening when she
met Earlston, Mrs. Minot said that it
was not ten minutes after she missed
her until she had all the officers on that
beat looking for her. Early next morn
ing-about 6:30-she found her hiding IN
the clothespress, and in hysterical con-
dItion. About three weeks after the mar
riage Earlston come to the city from
San Diego and went to live with asgirl
named Mary Wells at the St. Charles
hotel Having asked permission to visit
his Wife who was i'll in bed, he told Mrs.
Minot that he only went with the Wells
girl because he had got her into trouble:
that he had to take her around and
spend money on her so as to smooth her
down and buy her off.
That night Il was understood that
Earston was to watch by the bedside
of his wife, but in the early morning
hours the mother heard him go out, and
she arose to see how Beulah was faring
She found the bedroom door closed, and
upon entering the rooms discovered that
the two windows. that had been lowered
for ventilation on account OF the heat?
had been raised and locked, the transom
over the door had been closed, and the
lamp had been turned up until the light
was flaring out of the chimney.
The defense objected to this testimony,
but Mr.. Williams contended that it was
material, inasmuch as it showed the in
tention and attempt to kill the girl. and
in so doing destroy all evidence of the
marriage, which he claimed was fraud
ulent one.
Justice Young wanted to know of Mrs.
Minot why she consented to her 15-year-
old daughter marrying man quite un-
known to her, and whom, up to the time
of the ceremony, she had never seen. The
question was easier asked than an
swered. The witness stated that when
Detective Goodman reported to her that
the girl had passed the night with Earl
ston. she though it the best and wisest
course to pursue to consent to the mar
riage
Thomas F. Minot the husband of the
previous witness and father of Beulah,
corroborated his wife in many particu-
lars. On the 29th of May he stated that
ne hunted around for his girl till nearly
midnight and then he informed the po-
lice officers on the beat to keep lookout
for her. Next morning he saw Beulah
| in the clothespress about o'clock. Earl
| ston he never saw until the night after
the marriage, in a saloon at the corner
of Los Angeles and Third streets
| Mr.. Minot could give no other eXpla-
nation than his wife for having allowed
| his young daughter to marry an utter
| stranger.
One or two other witnesses testified in
| the case, rroborating the main points
of the story as told above. Taken in its
entirety the narration would seem like
a yellow-ba cked penny dreadful, were
it not very modified relation of actual
| fact.