The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-13
Photograph CnIled From Pinkerton'S
Rogue Gallery-SealSkin Coat
Of the Gold Brick Man.

Charles A. Williams placed
himself in communication with
Cheyenne yesterday in the hope
of inducing his former wife,
Mrs. Emma J. Maggie, to exOner-
ate him from the charges pre-
ferred against him as quoted in
The Call from the police records
of Ludlow-s street Jail, New York.
Williams need expect 10 help
from that quarter. as the follow
ing statement made last evening
by his ex-wIfe will show:
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. TT am
going to write to the young lady in San
Francisco and tell her what a villain
Charles A White is" said Mrs. Emma
j. Maggie this evening. Il was his wife
for over a year. and I consider it my duty
to warn any woman who may be under
his influence. Before 1 married him he
was apparently kind, considerable, cul-
tured. generous and all that a man should
be- After I was married TO him twenty
four hours l began to realize that he was
a fraud, and before 1 was his wife six
weeks 1 knew he was a demon. l was
married to White on August 81 1891, at
my residence here. Before our marriage
he informed me that he was a part owner
Of the London Illustrated News and
owner of several books and that his in
come was $4,000 a year.
Il soon found out that he had no income
excepting what he secured from me.
Within a few weeks after our marriage he
began TO habitually use the most indecent
and profane language to me in the hear
ing of my friends and relatives. On June
Is, 1892, White, who had been East sew
eral months, returned to Cheyenne early
IN the morning, and, without any cause or
word of explanation, commenced throwing
books and other articles at me, and fin
ally threw a water pitcher.
ION June % he struck me three times
N the face with his clenched fist. That
night he kicked me in the side, inf1icting
severe bruises. On the LIST of July he
ehoked me and bit me in the face, so that
blood flowed from the wound. AT the
same time he struck me behind the ear
so violently that l was i'll for several
weeks. During the same month he drove
NE out of my house.
in August he rushed upon me while at
when my son threatened to shoot him. In
The same month he struck me repeatedly.
On August % he had prepared a mortgage
upon my property and a promssory note
for SO 0o0. and requested me to sign them.
[ declined, and he beat me violently and
threatened to kill me, and under the fear
Of his threats l signed the papers. After
this his abuse continued, and he told me
ne intended TO take all my property and
cave me penniless. He had shortly after
marriage, secured from me a power of
attorney. and under it had signed checks
On my deposits in the local banks, taking
altogether about $40 600. On September 6,
1882, White left, saying he was going to
New York and would not return.
81 was so frightened and crushed by his
treatment that it was several days after
he had gone before I could even muster
courage TO tell my story to a lawyer. I
commenced suit against him a. once for
divorce and in my petition alleged what
| have told you, and at the trial proved
the charges, the divorce being granted
me at once.
Il commenced civil suits against White
to recover notes, money and securities
amounting to nearly one hundred thou
sand dollars. I recovered a considerable
amount, and had the slight satisfaction
Of knowing that he spent six weeks In
Ludlow street jail pending the proceed
ngs to bring him back here on the charge
Of embeZZlement and larceny.
White was not only cruel and abusive
to me but his habits were of the vilest
character. During the year of our mar
ried life a notorious woman who went
by the name of Zoe Owens, living in Chi
cago, came to the city and announced
that she was Whites wife. When pro-
ceedings were commenced against White
IN johannesburg an effort was made to
have me testify against him, but 1 re-
7 tod tn oil
Of him from my mind, the year that 1