Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

gray suede slippers, her attire was per-
feet, and she made a striking appear
ance as she sat with her elbows on the
table, telling her story.
MRS. KRAUss TELLS STORY
ST have been very unhappy since I
married Dr. Krauss, nine years ago.
He has written considerable on surgery
and quite a few of his books are being
used in medical schools as textbooks
throughout the south.
1.-TWO years ago 1 met Mr.. Griffith
after had been at the Angelus hotel
about a week. I grew very fond of
him, and in fact was infatuated with
him. He asked me to advance him
some money on the American Girl
mine, which he said he owned in Red
ding, Cal., and on which he said he
had an obligation of $4,000 to meet
very soon"
''in June. 1908, he visited me in Mem
phis and here ] advanced him some
money"
Just how much Mrs. Krauss refused
to state.
"But before that entered into an
agreement with my husband whereby
was to get a divorce and he was to
pay me $3.50 a month alimony and give
me $4,000 as settlement Griffith
knew of this, but for some reason or
other 1 could not get my divorce.
wanted to get it so that 1 could marry
Griffith, with Whom was infatuated
at the time, but Krauss learned of this
and would not allow me to get my
divorce.
Several months later Griffith re-
turned to California and I found out
his mine in Redding was no good.
followed him there and asked him to
return the money l had loaned him,
but he refused, and then I demanded
that he marry me. tried several
times to see him, but he would always
want to see me In the district attor-
ney's office.
DID NOT MEAN TO IKHL
''I went to his office this morning to
talk over the matter with him and
see what he was going to do. didn't
go there with the Intention Of shooting
him, but always carry revolver for
my own protection, and when he
slapped me 1 drew my revolver and
fired. / didn't mean to hurt him, and,
as 1 am a pretty good shot, / shot him
through the arm Just to hurt him a
little"
At this point Mrs. Krauss arose
from the table and announced that
was all she could tell She refused to
'divulge the names of her relatives,
saying that she did not want their
names to appear in connection with it.
Mrs. Krauss gained notorlety in San
Francisco last May, when she charged
Griffith with defrauding her out of
$4,000. She then went to Redding and
represented herself as his wife, and
again denounced him. Then she came
to Los Angeles, where she remained
several weeks, reiterating her charges
of fraud.
Mrs. Krauss and Griffith first came
to the notice OF the local authorities
last year about July, when Mrs. Krauss
was called to the offices of the chief
of detectives of the district attorneys
office, S. A. Browne, regarding COM
plant which had been made against
her by the Lankershim hotel, which
charged with defrauding the hotel out
of SIS by means of worthless check.
GRIFFITH MAKES COMPLAINT
The following day Griffith called at
the office and made a complaint against
Mrs. Krauss, charging her with threat
ening to kill him. After an investiga-
ton of the facts was made, Detective
Browne succeeded In having Mrs.
Krauss consent to leave Griffith alone
"She called on me innumerable times
after" said Browne yesterday, land
asked me If I couldn't do something to
make Griffith marry her. The woman
seemed nlduly III lOV0 with MIN. Ollo
day when she was up here she said in
the presence of witnesses that IL he
didn't marry her she would take a
'plunk' at him, to use her own express
sion." -
DR.. Krauss is a bacteriologist of
more than passing fame and the author
of many medical works which are used
as text books in the leading medical
colleges throughout the east.
Mrs. Krauss Is an authoress. having
written a number of books. She is the
author OF Southern Mocking Bird"
She stated she came to Los Angeles
about two weeks ago, but refused to
divulge where she had been staying.
Griffith Is well known in mining cir
cles, having owned some of the richest
mines In the country. He has operated
in New York, Pennsylvania and Cali
fornia, but for the past few years has
had offices in Los Angeles He has
been staying at the Hotel Alexandria.