Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-19
FAIR GUN WIELDER
PUT UNDER BONDS
Women Shower Flowers on Girl
Who Drew Weapon on
Millionaire
NO DEFENSE IS OFFERED
Charge Against Miss Gibson Re-
duCed, and Myers Is Wit
ness Against Her
NO DEFENSE IS OFFERED

LONG BEACH, Oct. 1S.-Miss Julia
Ward Gibson, the Pasadena young wo-
man who drew a revolver on A. D.
Myers, the wealthy mining man, in his
mansion at 1900 East Ocean avenue
last Wednesday night after he had re-
fused to marry her, had her prelim-
mary hearing today before Justice
Stephen II. Underwood. The court
room on Locust avenue was crowded
long before 2:30, the hour set for the
hearing.
Women were present in notably large
numbers, as a result of quiet telephone
messages exchanged today by mem
bers of the w. C. T. u. and other Wo-
mems organizations, and they showed
a lively interest in the court proceed
ings Many of them carried bouquets
of chrysantherhums, and at the con-
clusion of the hearing these were pre-
scented to Miss Gibson, the older women
crowding around her, shaking her
hand, congratulatl1g her for her nerve
and telling her she had done right.
Beyond laughing when Myers de-
scribed the haste with which he left
his drawing room when she pointed her
revolver at him, Miss Gibson's only
other show of emotion was when the
flowers were pressed into her hands.
She buried her face in the flowers and
sobbed softly for few seconds.
The girl stiffened when Myers entered
the room and pursed her lips when he
told of her demand that he marry her.
When the case was called Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Blair moved the dis
missal of the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. e. ]. Fleming, Miss
Gibson's counsel, c.jnsenting, this order
was made by the court, and the deputy
district attorney at once brought
peace disturbance charge against her.
MYERS ON STAND
Myers was called to the stand and
told briefly of Miss Gibson's visit to
his office Wednesday afternoon. He
did not recount their conversation, but
in coming to their meeting at night
stated that he had been taking an in
Ventory of his house and was about to
20 to his dinner when the woman and
her father came to the door. He ad-
mitted them. Miss Gibson asked him
to marry her. He refused and ordered
them from the house. JUS then he
stepped out to ask his housekeeper to
hold dinner for a few moments. After
his return Miss Gibson drew the re-
volver.
"She pointed it straight at me-" said
Mr.. Myers, in answer to questions 81
got out of there as fast as could. I
started Immediately. did mot stop
to notice how big the gun was" Myers
gave his present residence as Hotel
Lankershim, Los Angeles. He sold his
home here Friday to w. G. Campbell
for 100000.
Attorney E. ]. Fleming, counsel for
the defendant, offered no defense,
merely asking that the court impose
moderate bond, as the young woman's
parents are poor people. He suggested
$3.50, butsthe Justice fixed the bond at
$500. Miss Gibson's father. William T.
Gibson, an aged and infirm retired
Presbyterian minister, signed the bond,
as did Attorney Fleming, thereby, he
said, expressing his confidence that
Miss Gibson would not bother Myers
in the future. The bond will hold for
six months.
Miss Gibson wore a modish purple
velvet gown, which was cut low at the
neck and fitted her closely, and a tur-
ban of q similar color, though of not
the same shade. She sat most OF the
time with her chin resting lightly on
the outstretched fingers of her right
hand. She looked everywhere but at
Myers, and he did not look in her df-
rection during the hearing. Miss Glib
sons mother, who sat beside her dur
ing the hearing, burst into tears when
the women in the court room offered
their expressions of sympathy to her
daughter.