Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
WOMAN'S THREAT
FIGURES IN SUIT
JUDGE REBUKES PLAINTIFF
FOR STATEMENTS
FORMER BANKER TESTiFIES IN
GORMAN DAMAGE CASE
Receiver Lewis Charges That She
Threatened to Throw VitroI in
His Eyes and Denies
Her Allegations

"If I killed you a jury would not
convict me; when you trihcd with me
you played with dynamite" was the
extract of a letter written by Mar
garet German and read by w. II.
Carlson, former president of the de-
funct Consolidated bank, from the
witness chair in Judge ZIrtton's de-
partment of the superior court yester-
day.
Carlson was called up to testify in
the suit of Miss German against Evan
Lewis, receiver of the bank, from
whom she demanded $4,000 on account
of personal injuries, alleged to haze
been sustained July q. 1909.
Yesterdays proceedings opened in
Judge Bordwells court and began
with a severe rebuke administered by
the court to Miss German because of
several letters written by her, in which
she accused the judge Of prejudice.
These letters were occasioned, it is
believed, on account of q continuance
of the trial granted by Judge Bord-
we'll some time ago.
Judge Bordwell transferred the case
to Judge Hutton's court, ald Miss Cor
man, taking the stand, said Receiver
Lewis assaulted her in front of his
office on the top floor of the Chamber
of Commerce building when she called
for a dividend on her deposits in the
Consolidated bank.
Makes Serious Charges
"ie grasped me by the shoulder.
tore my waist, and then clutched me
by the throat and threw me to the
floor" she said. II tainted and was
restored to consciousness by women
employed in other offices. I have
since suffered considerable pain and
have lost more than twenty pounds in
weight"
The woman said she also was conf
PEELED to undergo an operation on ac-
count of physical trouble caused by
the treatment she received at Lewis
hands.
W. II. Carlson was a familiar figure
in the court room where, more than a
year ago, the receivership proceedings
which ended in his being ousted from
the Consolidated bank, were heard.
Surprise, owing to the enmity exist
ing between the two men, was oc-
casloned when the former banker was
called to testify in the receivers be
half.
Carlson declared Miss Germans ap-
pearance was better now than before
the experience she said she had with
Receiver Lewis, and speaking with ref
erence to her reputation for peace and
quiet, he accused thu woman of max
ing frequent threats to do him bodily
injury.
Miss German has threatened my
life many times" said Carlson. Last
Monday night she came to my home
and a police officer had to order her
off the premises. She threatened TO
throw vitriol at me, and members oc
my family and I have a letter from
her, saying no jury would convict her
for killing me-"
He Reads the Letter
Then Carlson read the extract given
above. Receiver Lewis denied the
statements made by Miss German. The
woman, he said. created disturbances
on several occasions in his offices and
on the day in question she threatened
to kill him.
II told her to leave the building" :"
said the receiver. "She fell on the floor
and began screaming like a crazy per-
son. l raised her up and assisted her
six inches below the corridor floor. It
was on this account that she fell. She
had previously threatened to use Wit
riol on me-"
Witnesses gave corroborating testi-
mony for both principals, and the case
was submitted, Judge Hutton giving
no Indication when he would render
a decision.