Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-02
ASKS COURT TO
FREE MRS. FORD
LAWYER WANTS CHARGES OF
BLACKMAIL DISMISSED
WARRINER DECLARED TO HAVE
HAD AccoMPLlcES
Defaulting Treasurer of Big Four Road
Testifes in ConVict's Garb.
Remains Calm Under
CrossaFire
ASSOCIATED Pressl


CINCINNATI, Feb. Mrs. jeanette
Stewart Ford may be freed tomorrow
from the charge of levying blackmail
on Charles L. Warriner, defaulting
treasurer of the Big -Four railroad.
This unexpected turn in the woman's 5
trial came this afternoon when the
Womans attorneys demanded the dis
missal of the case on the ground that
the prosecuting attorney refused to sub
NIT to the court Il transcript of evil
dence given before the grand jury. A
decision will be rendered tomorrow.
This move by Mrs. Fords attorneys
created a sensation, following, as it did,
the declaration of the woman's lawyers
that "Warriner was not the only guilty
person in the $643000 defalcation,' and
that before Mrs Ford's trial was con-
cluded they would compel the reVela-
tion of his alleged accomplices."
Warriner, attired in his convict garb,
under the most rigid cross sS-eXamination
preserved his calm Indifference, and
again related on the stand the story OF
his relations with Mrs. Ford.
Warriner answered the questions in a
cool, Unconditional manner. He entered
the court room with an overcoat con-
cealing his convict uniform, and Mrs.
Ford's counsel insisted that he remove
it.
Sensations Few
The proceedings failed to develop any
incident of as sensational a nature as
WARMERS declarations of the first day
that he had paid Mrs. Ford $4,000 in
hush money
Early in WARMERS testimony yes
terday the prosecution took care to es-
tablish the point that the witness had
int a n
Ford. and had seen her only on those
occasions when she demanded money
OF him. Further emphasis was placed
on this aspect of the case today.
Warriner testified that Mrs Ford had
called on him at his SUBURBAN nome
one night last spring.
"Was that the only time she came
there?" e4o-. a.,
exposure last autumn
''Ptlt before that only once?
yes" IT,,
warriner said that on the occasion
in question she told him she had 9usI
come from Chicago, where she had had
a VOW with Edgar S. Cooke; that she
was ont of funds, and that Sne aSheu
For money with which to pay her nolei
hill He said he gave her $50 or $5V, an
that he had in his pocket. Inc Iact ~
that this interview took pace Oh ~ I1.
porch of his home was empnasIHeu W
the questions of the prosecuHIIloli' HI Ford
Then more letters from Mrs. + oru
+o Cooke were introduced. one, dateu
February 5. 1903, SAID:
Tell-TaIe Letters
"Saw Mr.. w. today for the flrst tlllle
since [ struck Cincin. Got some liloloS ~,
from him to pay my hotel plll anu 10 20
your birthday, but not ehousn ~
snare you q ten-spOt BESIDES.
II ettars also were introduced to snow
Nrrs Ford's jealousy of Cookies WlIe'
~ them she referred to Mrs. COOKE III
nncomplimentary terms and accuseu
her, Of interfering with the writer al
fairs. ,,,a =, War
riner was offered in which she Wlieu'
"Deserted in my hour OF trouple'
memorandum on II 10 Coonc s'S
mo "This is pretty bad to be hoaIilS
,eo,,nd ms, {" was acknowledged by the
u,itness TO be in his handwriting
"Did Won ever receive any coInmu-
,,ioation from Mrs. Ford that dld not
nsll for money?" queried Assistant
Prosecutor Cash.
oVe1.v few" was the answer.
Attorney Thorndyke, for the detense'
caused an adjournment until tolilor
row NV moving that the charge De ais
missed because he had not peen Iui
ili.I,od With a transcript of Warriner's s
tnstinonv before the grand jury which
indicted Mrs. Ford ~. -4.4.5
Prosecuting Attorney Hunt stated 9
+hat he had withheld the grand jury
testimony tlls because he feared that
names of innocent persons might be
mentioned therein and thus unJustly
be drawn into the case.
THE motion was taken under ad-
visement.