Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
HARMER'S LETTERS RECEIVE
PATHETIC RENDERING
"THE MORE 1 WRITE THEtMoRE
1 WANT TO"
QuickIy-Prosecution Refuses to
End Case, Money Being
Returned

of names and numerous alleged vic
tins, appeared in Justice Albert L.
Stephens court for preliminary hear
ing yesterday. She is charged with
obtaining money from George w. Har-
mer under false pretenses.
Mrs Jones insisted on her legal
rights Immediately after entering the
court room, and through her attorney,
Frank w. Allender, demanded that the
place be cleared of every person ex-
cept the justice, attorneys, the con-
stable who arrested her and her al
legged victim, Harmer. She was sue
cessfuI in this and smiled victoriously
as the large number of witnesses,
among whom were many women, were
forced to leave the room and take up
quarters in the smaller and not half
: as entertaining apartment reserved by
the justice for his chambers.
Harmer was the first and only wit
ness yesterday. He is 48 years old,
he said, and believed Mrs. Jones to
be some years younger. His story was
substantially the same as that pub
lished heretofore. Harmer invariably
referred to Mrs. Jones as "she," which
is not surprising when it is remembered
he now knows her by at least ten diff
ferent names.
''She,' said Harmer, indicating the
woman he first. knew as Mrs. Dora
Nelson, Offered me half interest in
1900 acres in San Luis Obispo county,
in 800 head of stock and a large dairy,
if | would let her have $500 to invest
in fifteen Jersey COWS she was pur-
c .asing from c. E. Bradley of Whit
tier
Harmer said he gave the woman a
check for the money, thought it over,
stopped payment, made another visit
t. the house, listened to further stories
Hbout her possessions, including, among
other things, several huge diamonds,
nd finally gave in
She did things quickly" said Har-
mer. 1.-The first day 1 met her she
spoke of marriage. Later she gave me
a ring which l used in measuring a
diamond engagement ring 1 bought
January II, less than two weeks after
1 met her"
Harmer still had the little gold hoop
given him by Mrs. Jones. The dia-
mond ring, for which he paid $157.50,
was turned over to her.
Says Woman Proposed
Witness testified that he gave the
woman other money in addition to the
$500 for an interest in the fictitious
ranch. On one occasion, he said, he
gave Mrs. Jones another $500, which
she promised to return, with an addi-
tlOnal 800 for the accommodation.
He denied that he had proposed mar
riage to Mrs. Jones. "She was the first
to mention it," he said.
Then Mrs. Jones' attorney read a let
ter written by Harmer few hours
after his first meeting with the woman,
January 1.
Dear Dora,'' he addressed her, with
the statement that the words sound
good to me-" Continuing he wrote:
Il do so want to be to you just what
you expect to be to me. l hope to see
you tomorrow at 3 o'clock. 1t will be a
long time before then. 1 will not in
any way do contrary to your will if 1
know it. / will be just as true as can
be to you in any way honorable and
right. You must consider what a great
blessing you can be to nle. You and /
are now partners in a business sense,
and 1 hope you will think enough of
me so we may become life partners.
want to be that one to make you
happy
Harmer ended the letter by saying,
'the more 1 write the more I want to-
Attorney Allenders tones were full of
rathos as he read the letter. It brought
a flush to Harmers face and a smile
to Mrs. Jones' lips. Harmer said he
wrote the letter. but did not intend to
put so much feeling into the lines as
the attorney had done.
Now, was not that a proposal of
marriage?' asked Mr.. Allender.
mo; it was not" responded Har-
mer. "She opened the way for that
letter; said she preferred me to 9TH
ers."
Didn't you get your trousseau
ready?'' demanded the attorney.
Harmer resented the insinuation that
he was effeminate, but admitted he had
bought a few glad rags"
After the croSs-eXamination was con-
cluded Mr.. Allender asked the court to
CI In faf1T ls1if
Mrs. Jones.
1--WE DESIRE said the attorney. "to
say that we admit Mrs Jones got the
$500, but only as the result of trust
agreement, by which cattle were to be
purchased. We are willing to terrnin-
tae the trust now and we offer to re-
turn to Harmer his $780,
G. Ray Horton, deputy district attor-
ney, made objection. The suggestion.
he said, was ridiculous. Justice Steph-
ems ordered the case to proceed, and an
adjournment was taken until today.
Associated with Mr.. Horton in the
prosecution is A. Lincoln Walker, Har-
mer's attorney in several pending civil
matters.
Another Alleged Victim
Paul Durand, living at 5000 Avenue 6S,
says he is another victim of Mrs. Jones.
whom he knew a year ago as Blanche
Black Durand says the woman tried
to induce him to invest $500 in Jersey
cattle at that time, and that he had
the money ready but demanded first to
see the animals.
'She offered me all kinds of induce
ments If l would invest in her San
Luis Obispo ranch,'' said Durand. "and
told the same story she told Harmer.
1t looked too good to me, and I wanted
q. sight of some of that property. When
she found she couldn't land me that
way she tried to sell me some dia-
monds. looked at them and told her
had tin cup filed with such stones. .
Durand admitted, however, that the
woman secured SIS from him.
Are you sure she is the same wom-
an?" he was asked.
Durand said she was. "I can't forget
her lower lip and the way she FUCKERS
it," he said. "I remember the first
time she did that and asked me how if
looked. / said it looked good, and she
wanted to know why didn't taste it.
I did,
Durand is expected to be a witness
IL the present case.
The names so far known to have beer
assumed by Mrs. Jones, or Mrs. Joseph
Batchelder, are: Mrs. Dora Nelson.
Mrs. Fay Loewenstein, Mrs. Minnie
Leitner, Mrs. Fay Leitner, Miss Qeeny
Sinsheimer, Miss Queenie Titus. Miss
Elsie Clark, Miss Minnie Jones and
Blanche Black.