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CASE OF MISS WEBSTER.

- ''''hJ PNH''N'E'1i y 10 IIdCH IDlIF
mented on by the papers Of the nou-sloye
holding States, and as the evidence, upor
which she was convicted, has Leen Gale,
tor by some Of the Eastern editors, we have
thought proper to publish the following re.
port Of the case which we have just re.
ceived from a gentleman at Lexington
Louisville JourHal.
Special term qfihe FayeHe Circuit Coprt
-lL3n. RichaldaA. Buckner. Jr., vregjdjug
Tuesday, December 17th, 1914. "
Commonwealth, ! Indictment fol
as. stealing negro boy
Della A. Webster, & Louis, the property
Calvin Fairbanks. of Thos Grant& Co.
The case coming up for trial, in answer
to the question whether She was ready lol
trial, Miss Webster responded in the nf.
firmatIve, but demanded a .eyaiate trial on
the ground that she did not believe she
could receive fair trial iftrod Jointly with
Fairbanks, because Of the prejudice exist
ing against him, and of certain evidence
which she understood was to lie Produced
against him at the trial by which she be-
Ieved her cause would br iniuriousIy af-
iected. Having made afjdavits to this ef-
iect the motion was granted.
Fairbanks applied iot a continuance
was sworn and stated that some OF his
most inlportant Witnesses were absent
particularly a Mr.. Allen. of New Yo.k Inv
whom he expected to prove that there
were no neerops in comnany with him ON
his Journey to MayaviIIs Ar.o that Nj.
counsel, John NJ McCnIIa. had IatqIv le,t
Lexington and he had had No onno,tnnitv
OF EMPLOYING Others The Com, ,bera-
upon, appointed William Z. Ei.kead os
his coungei: and after .o,na delale cy,n,cd
his applicaton and re,oondad him, ,o i,iI
Miss Webster was ihe0 arraipned and
pleaded MT gMHg.
For the Commoawpallh-lIr,AH A. Fl Rob-
ertRon. CopunonwaaIth's Attornev. as.is-
led ly Richard Pjrdeu, Esq
For the defencc-l[eesys N. c. John
son. Combs, and Shv.
Aftersome difficulty, a inry having been
empanncIled, the ComnoIweai,h COM
menced the examination Of its wjtnessos
whose evidence was as follows;
Miss Webster. TO. some mogths nrevions
to her arrest, taurht school in Lexing,on
and boarded with Ms. Glass. About
the first Of September man calling him
self Fairbanks came to the house and en-
quired for her; was told that she was alb
sent; stated that he wished very much to
see her, for, although entirely u6acouaint-
ed with her. he knew some of her friends
in Ohio. When Miss w. came in, Fair
banks introduced himself, and Immediately
desired a private conversation with her
They retired to IA separate room and re.
NAMED there together and alone for some
time. At Miss Webster's request Mrs.
Glass consented to receive Mr.. fairbanks
as boarder in her house. and from mat
time, until day or Two previous to har
arrest, they held long Conversations To.
gether, and seemed desirous of avoidinq
observation. On Monday. the 23d or Spn7
temher. Fairbanks called on Parker GRAIN
to inquire if he could get n hack to On 70
4hdlSEIne OIL lUe next saturday, CRAIG
told him he could. On "Wednesday ho
again called to provide against disanroint-
ment. On Saturday he came to Craig and
ordered the hack to be sent to Mrs, Glass;
where a Young Iady would ioin him Vie
asked if he could ge. to Paris that nighl
starting at Gue O'Clock. Craig told him he
could. How long it would fake him Io go
to Maysville and return! and was ansyor0
ed four davs. lie then remarked ,ha, be
would start at five thatevenino. po to paris
that night. and Maysvlle the reyt dav ifI
it was not TOO hard a drive The hack
called agreeabIy to jDstruction NJ Mr.,
GLASS;, and Miss Webster got inro il viii
Fairbanks, stating to her Ia6dIadv ,hnt shn
was going to spend her Sabhath in Ver-
5uiles with some friends, and wouId retnm
early on Monday morning, Instead 81
yoing directly to Pmis as Fairba,ks han
stated he intended to do. it was moved
that the hack was at the bosn,toI at xiv
o'clock, and at the Bruen House in Lexing. /
ION at half-past six, where f,oo b,ugEs, boIb !