The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
WOMANTHLLSOF .
CRUEL USAGE BY
REJECTED LOVER
Imprisoned Three Months in
Room, Beaten and Often
Threatened With Death
Police investigating Remark
able Story Which the Ac-
cused Man Says Is False


The senorita's voice rose TO q shrek
4 she volubly detailed the account Of
her imprisonment. Her eyes flashed
with anger. The other Mexican serv-
ants in the restaurant, she said, dared
not say a word, although they knew OF
her condition. fearing the anger OF
their employer. Finally, with a
woman's vile, she pretended TO care
for him. and showered him with ca
resses. The plan succeeded. She de-
cIared that Mendoza purchased her new
clothes and allowed her to go out.
Fled to Stockton
Then she fed 10 Stockton. She said
Mendoza followed her, swearing out q
charge OF grand larceny, and brought
her back The strange part of the
senorits's story is that on returning
20 San Francisco she was met by an at
torney. whom she said Mendoza called
"Csmpbsu.~ ana whose description an
swered TO that OF Alexander Campbell
OF this city. According TO her, Camp
ben informed her that Mendoza was
in a position to send her 70 prison
for a long term OF years and that II
she wanted 70 escape the penalty she
would do we'll TO return and live with
him. attorney Campbell. while admit
ting he had patched up the differences
between the two, in his capacity as
attorney for Mendoza, denied that he
had taken this method OF doing it.
On Campbelrs representations, the
woman said. she went back to Men
6oza, and was again imprisoned by
him in the room at the rear of the
restaurant. She said she was kept a
prisoner for seven weeks. and finally
escaped through Mendoza, following
one OF his furious attacks upon her,
negligently leaving the door unfast-
ened. Taking advantage of the op-
portunity she ran away q second time.
7 went to the home OF Dona Jesus
Castro at 1909 Chestnut street" she
declared through an interpreter. 81
was covered with bruises and wounds
from head to foot. / made my second
escape some time in July 1 had hoped
10 hide myself from Mendoza, but In
= few days he found me out. Last
Monday he came to the house and
called me out. I refused to go and
senorita Ysabel Castro, daughter OF
Sonora Castro, came 10 my aid, telling
Mendoza to go away. I was so fright
ened. however, that I thought it best
10 hide again.
Mendoza Still PurSues
II left Sonora Castro and hid my
self in a rooming house at 651 Vallejo
Friday afternoon / was in my room
resting when he walked into the house
and knocked at my door I told him
] would not see him and he threatened
10 shoot me. / would not open the
door however. so he went TO an ad-
joining room and climbed from it,
window into my room. When 1 saw
him climbing through my window ]
ran 20 Sonora Garcia. asking her Il
help me. Mendoza followed me, sttik.
ing me as I ran. When Sonora Carols
ran out OF the house TO get help Men.
doza struck me again and then rar
away"
Apart from the beatings the senorits
declared that Mendoza had forged hei
name TO a letter which he sent to the
residence Of Sonora Castro asking the
latter to let an eSpressman have her
clothes.
He has ali my clothes now" moaned
the senorita, and my dog and my cal
and nay parrot. too. think 1 never
wrote the letter"
Attorney Bradford, who is represent.
ing the senorita, said the letter VIII
be used in prosecuting Mendoza.
Other Side of Story
Attorney Campbell, speaking fol
Mendoza, told different tale. "Thes,
two people have been living together
FOR some time" he said. "A few
months ago another man appeared OF
the scene and the woman wanted L
leave Mendoza. When she did so she
went through the till in the restaurant
taking 800, and Mendoza swore our
3 warrant for her arrest. I acted al
attorney for Mendoza at that time anC
seeing that he cared a great deal fol
the woman I thought the best way ou,
OF the difficulty was to have their love
affair patched UP. 1 talked to the
woman and she seemed quite willing
to return Mendoza his money and work
in his restaurant again. Judge Shor.
tall, before whom the case was heard
dismissed the woman, it being evi.
dent that Mendoza did not intend tc
prosecute.
That was the extent Of my per.
sonal acquaintance with them, and tn,
woman's story that I caused her tc
return TO Mendoza by intimidating hel
is absolutely false. I did not hear O,
them again until today, when Mendoza
was arrested. He told me that tn,
woman had left him, but had made al
appointment to meet him at her room
ing house. He says that he never as
saulted her and that ali this story o,
imprisoning her is buncombe">
Miss Ysabel Castro. TO whose hous,
Senorita Torres fed after she said sh,
escaped from her prison. said that tn,