Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-14
MOTHER MAKES
PERJURY CHARGE
HAS DAUGHTER ARRESTED ON
FELONY COMPLAINT
Struggle over $500 Lot Results in
Strained Relations In Family.
Woman Faces Prison
Sentence

on a warrant sworn to by her mother
Mrs. Helen Annie Rosenberg was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Com
stable De La Monte on q perjury
charge, the outgrowth Of a long and
weary family struggle for a lot in the
Charles Victor Hall tract, valued at
$500.
The trial was held last February,
concluding in judgment for the defen-
dant, Mrs. Rosenberg, in an opinion
handed down by Judge Monroe of de-
partment six, following night session,
February 20.
Since that time the family relations,
including the various disturbances be-
tween half dozen or more daughters
and sons, have become strained to such
O point that they erupted yesterday
morning when q warrant charging per-
jury against Mrs. Rosenberg was sworn
to in the district attorneys office, and
Constable De La Monte completed the
chain in the family row by arresting
Mrs. Rosenberg during the afternoon.
When the case was tried the evidence
presented by the various members Of
the family was so confusing that but
little of 1t could be believed.
Doubts Every Witness
Judge Monroe, in giving his decision,
stated: IT don't believe a single wit
ness in this case. L don't believe Mrs.
Robinson intended to deed the prop
eTty to her daughter outright. L am
satisfied she cot the money from the
man who had once been boarder at
her home and that when she feared
he might get it back she put her lot in
her daughters name. l am satisfied
that the witnesses came into court
with made up stories all for the pur-
pose of keeping this former boarder
from securing tLo money"
Judge Monroe thereupon allowed the
lot to stand where it had been In the
daughters name and threw the case
out of court.
That was on February 10, and since
then the family row has been in a
condition of fermentation.
Mrs. Robinson. the old mother of
many Of those concerned in the case,
alleges now that her daughter gave
false evidence. With the statement of
Judge Monroe standing as it does on
the minutes Of the court there can be
no doubt of the courts opinion of the
case.
The evidence brought out at the trial
was to the effect that in March, 1905,
Mrs. Robinson condu, ted a boarding
house in Seattle. She had been mar
ried several times, but her husband
at that time was -bins"n.
Loves His Landlady
One of the boarders in the house
was man named William Unkil, a
clothing merchant, md he fell violently
in love with the la lady, offering her
$500 with which to obtain a divorce,
lavishing money and jewelry upon her
and finally compelling her at the point
of a revolver to accept $500 with which
to lift a mortgage on the lot in Los
Angeles, which is now causing the
family agitation.
At least that was the testimony
given by the witnesses at the trial,
and during its recital Mrs. Robinson
tainted
Then the testimony began to get
hazy. Mrs. Robinson admitted she left
Seattle in a hurry and came to San
Francisco, where her daughter, hear
ing that Unkil was going to kill her
took the money and kept it for a while
and then returned it to her mother upon
her arrival in Los Angeles.
The evidence became still more hazy
in regard to what happened in Los
Angeles. The mother didn't quite
know why she decided it 20 l.er daugh-
ter in trust, but other members of the
family stated that it was to keep Unkil
from getting the property back.
Mrs. Rosenberg declared that the lot
had been given her as free gift, and
In view of the evidence advanced
Judge Monroe refused to alter the deed
and the case went out of court.
Mrs. Rosenberg will probably be put
on preliminary examination during the
early part of the week.
w. Ona Mo- ton is the attorney for
Mrs. Robinson.