American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-06
THE RAPE CAS- E.
TRIAL OF E, P, ROBERTS,
Reported for the American Republican,
BALTIMORE CITY COURT.


violence upon the person of Mar9aretta
Ehrmann, otherwise known as Margaretta
Syler, german girl, on the night Of the
9th Of July last, there was large number
of persons thronging the Court ROOM and an
unusual number Of legal gentlemen within
the bar. The names and ages oil the accused
are: Edward Pelham Roberts, aged II; An
drew Jackson MuSgravc, aged is; William
Sterling, aged %; Thomas Carmichael, aged
Il; and Daniel Mcintosh, aged II. AS Sc
parate indictments had been SGEerally found
against each, Edward =. Roberts, party
10 the charge, was first called and auaign-
ed. lie having plead "not guilty." jury,
composed of the following banned gentle
men, Gall from the regular panel, except the
two Tasty were summoned TO Try his case:
John L. Barber, Ihos. S. Williams, Jas.
IT. Carlisle, William G. Welhercli, George
Brown, John II. d. Boon, John A Boslcy,
John Busk, VIM. T., Patterson, Thomas q.
OwngS, James II. Valiant, and George w.
Waters. By agreement Of counsel the case
was postponed ill tomorrow morning, at 10
O'Clock, and the jury adjourned accordingly,
with instructions from the Court to toThcar
ConYersng with any person m reference t.
the case a. issue. Court adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Get. 90. The Court met
all the Judges present George Il. Richard
son, Esq, Attorney General Of Maryland
and VIM. Hamilton, ESD, appeared on the
part of the State; aud ChaS. Il. Mayer, John
Nelson, and Geo. C. Stokes, ESq'rS., on the
part Of the defence.
The accused was arraigncd, aud the Jury
being called and Swcrn, VIM. IL. Gatchcil,
ESD, in clear and distinct tone, read to the
Jury the ndictmcnt-drawn up by Frederick
D;rIrp ,ii In. nh. E.,
and enghiness. 1t contained seven counts:
Grst, charging each separately with the rape,
{makiug hvc;l 6lh, each as adcrS in commit
ting the offence; and It'll, assaulting with in
tent 10 commit rape. At suggestion Of Coun-
sci. the numerous witnesses IN the case were
Withdrawn from the court room to an adj
Joining chamber.
G. r. Richardson, Esq. then opened the case
by stating what the State expected 10 prove.
The girl Marearetta Ehrmann, on the night
of the 27,h Of July last, in company with a
young man named Sylcr, while passing along
Fleet street, near the Hartford run bridge,
were overlaken by the five young men; and
assaulted. Syler was struck, and knife
being drawn upon him, he fed, and was fol-
lowed with the threat OF ''d--n YOU, We will
XIII YOU, if you return" Syler soon after
wards met Waterman Hess, stated what had
occurred, and returned to the place with him,
where he had been attacked; and, IN APP
preaching it, he cried Cut, "Margarelta,
watch" The aSSdilantS rose up, and fled
',ia. b. ard =, .,r sr,nathin@ in . stacd lone
as The Waterman and Syier approached
Mr. Richardson here handed 10 The jury a
plat Of the scene and nei9hborhood OF the
outrage The prisoner at the bar, Roberts,
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