Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02

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and its reputation for quarrels, feuds,
fights and domestic inharmony was
most smphatically upheld in case
tried in Justice Selph's court yester-
day afternoon.
Charged with threatening to kill his
wife with a deadly butter knife, or an
article of cutlery of similar keenness,
ana with having brutally beaten his
wife's friend and guest, Fred W. Bish-
Cd was on trial and his wife, Mrs
Charline Bishop, was the complaining
witness.
In addition to the atmosphere of the
little town being conducive to 1rlc-
ton, it also creates an uncontroliapie
desire TO engage in lengthy speech, II
the witnesses who testified yesterday
are to be taken as a criterion.
Mrs. Charline Bishop, the complain
ant in the threats to kilr' charge,
testified that Bishop told her, during
the fuss last Saturday night, that
.she would stay there (meaning their
home at Watts) dead or alive" After
making this statement Mrs. Bishop
began to talk about events that had
no bearing on the case at q rate OF
speed thai had the court reporter
hustling to take down her words. The
Justice had to interrupt twice before
he could stop her.
'sYou are not making q speech,
madam" said the court; you are an
swering questions.
Tells of Quarrel
The witness Lnen told about quar-
rel May IS, when Bishop snatehed up
a knife and threatened to kill her. She
said herself and 7-year-old daughter,
who was present at that time, rushed
from the room. the little girl being
the first to leave. She declared as
she was passing through the door
Bishop sprang after her and slammed
the door, which caught her foot and
pulled off her shoe. She picked up the
footwear and ran down the road and
overlook her daughter. Bishop fol-
lowed them and they made up,"
but she was afraid to reteurn to the
home that night and with the little
girl walked from Watts to Los An
geles.
Mrs. Bishop stated she has been
married two years and three months,
and that herself and husband have
quarreled almost constantly during
that time.
On cross-examination the witness
stated she supposed the difference in
their ages was the cause of most of the
quarrels between herself and husband.
They were married in Los Angeles.
Have you been quarreling over your
ages?'' asked Attorney Allender for the
defense.
mo; but 1 suppose the difference in
our ages causes the trouble"
The husband is about ten or fifteen
years the senior.
you say you have been married but
two years and three months, and your
daughter is ~ years old?" she was
asked.
yes" she replied. Mr.. Bishop is
not the father of the little girl"
Were you previously married"'
Il don't think that has any bearing
on this case" she replied.
Did you ever strike your husband z"
well, 1 am no angel. Yes, I did
strike him. l hit him in the face as
hard as 1 could.
did he ever strike your"
She admitted that he had not, but
said he had taken hold of her and
shaken her.
Mrs Bishop stated Mrs. McCollum
had arrived at their home Monday and
had remained up to Saturday, the day
of the trouble.
Friday, the 26th, she, her little girl
and Mrs. McCollum came to Los An
geIes and secured a house, on which
they paid deposit of So; that she was
tired of living with her husband ana
intended to quit him. Upon their re-
turn to Watts that evening they stayed
up until after o'clock, and this lrrl-
tated Bishop, who arose the IolloWlns
morning in a bad humor. None OF
them spoke until at the breakfast Ia
BILE, when she started to stir the cream
and he said: Put it down. 1 can STIR
it up myself.
When Bishop ordered Mrs. McCollum
to leave the place, said Mrs. Bishop,
she (AIrs. Bishop threw her arms
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one went the other would also 60
In referring to the time when Bishop
Is alleged TO have attempted to kill his
wife with a table knife, Attorney AL
lander said:
Now, Mrs. Bishop, what kind of
knife did he usep"
TT was just knife" she replied.
'rWas it a butter knife?"
mo. It was not a butter knife" she
replied with some heat.
twas it a cheese knife?"
trNo. It was not a cheese knife"
She finally stated it was a table
knife.
where was the fork?"
Il don't know. 1 was too excited at
the time"
Attorney for the prosecution objected
10 this manner of cross examination
and Attorney Allender said he wanted
to find out where all the deadly
weapons were at that time.
s'He had the knife in his hand and
was so mad that his hand was tremb-
ling and shaking" Mrs. Bishop de-
clared.
(which way was it shaking; up and
down or from side to side?"
The objection to this question was
sustained.
What did you do upon the occasions
when your husband would quarrel al
Il usually began to sing song" she
replied. 80,
SNo. I did not"
'Well, why did you sing%
ITO keep from hearing what he sald.'
what song did you sing?"
The objection to this question was
sustained. The counsel for the de
tense protested and said the title OF the
song might be Of benefit to the de
PENDANT.
Mrs. Anna McCollum of Stafford, Ariz.
was the next witness. She corroborateC
Mrs. Bishops statement regarding tn
events which occurred since her arriva
at the Bishop home.
Bishop took the stand and said hi
wife and Mrs. McCollum returned hom
at 1880 o'clock last Saturday; that h
had packed the visitors suitcase ant
wanted her to leave but wanted hi
wife to stay
He declared that he never mad,
threats to kill his wife, and on Ma!
10 the trouble arose over his wife re
fusing to prepare breakfast for DO!
who was employed by the witness. III
told her IL she would not allow tn
boy to have breakfast he Bishop