The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-12
court OF General Sessions.

Before Judge Bebes, aud Aldermen Oakley and Chap.
man
TRIAL OF ISAAC I JEwETT. on CHARGE or vfo-
LArnc THE PERSON or MISS tLBiAsA o0CsGAs, AT
goon N THE UNIVERSITY
maEcs ll-This care, which has been before ID.
Court for nearly year, was this morning called Tor
tris The defendant appearsd. attended % counsel
snd announced himself ready 70 proceed TO trial A
jury therefore called, and the Assistsnt District
Atorney proceeded % spsn the case to the jury lie
reprrssntsd the &c npsinant Misc Geurga., youDg
lad Who hsd been carefully reared by tender ia.
cher her mother having died vb.n she was ute
young he ssid he should show that 10 lsaS the de-.
-eudant was introduced 20 her, at the house Of
Gtsnc that he began visiting her not IS sutton a.
nrst bat - friend. In the course Of three or four
years his visits becam. more frequent and finally he
declared bis Intentions Of making her his wife. Her
father, however, did not think Mr. Jewett wa. the
Cor his dsughtsrs husband, and circumstance fol
losing rendered IL Necessary for the complainant and
dsfsE asnt TO meet, II o. all 10 the street sh. met
him in this way several times and conv.r.sd With
bim but always in the Of her sister or other
fsnsse friends lie had store, alternately In Broad
VA, Beeoker street, and the Borery; aud At these
,rspt places she alec called upon him seven years
acqusihtanee and three years Of intimate frep ashp
hsf Induced her 20 sgppose him honorable In al his
tntssueps On the 9TH Of March 1900 sne had been
out shopping and vas returning hons, When the de.
reDdsnt aocosted her 1T the corner Of Prince and
Greene streets and induced her to accompany him to
his resins At the University, TO see some pictures
which had been painted by his brother There Q
portrait Of his father and onsof his sister among the
paintings She asked II there would be NO impropre
fy in her roius there lie ,sid no. that ladis. visited
there every day she vent uth him and after he had
got Der into his room b, accomplished the offence for
lie prosecutor said would be made cut by the testi
mony He then proceeded 10 call Witnesses
CIbiapa NJ GourRse was the nrst witness called She
~as handed TO the witness stand By her father re
spec able looking gentleman whose hair vas perfectly
wh ened By age The witness herself IL interesting
An appearances has good features and rather large and
~xDrrssive eye. when she frst appeared In court
cbs closely yelled but At the request Of counsel
rhe moved her veil that her voice might Be rendered
more audible. She testified % follows -
reside st No. "a Bedford street I've With m "a
thsr his name IL John james joseph Gourga' ne mas
r-sited there nearly ten years an "a years OF aeei
mn father Las sir children besides myself have tvo
~sitfs and four brothers; am the youngest msmDer
OF The family, have mother living; knov the
seven yssrr; hr,t became scqusintsd With him ct
ehe house Of hrs 7 W Reeves, ip Howard street ne
hss visited me at my fathers house since that time
q - Have his Visits hsd any peculiar objscts az he
stated 70 you' A-Hes sir. Q.-For What purpose
has be vist.d you' OBJECTED 70 BY defence. 0sjec-
Glen ovrrulsd By the court A. The object Of his
visits. ss be decisfsd u. 70 make N his wife
Avn before this comp amt made against him
On Tuesday, the 9Th OF msrch about oclock In the
uftsruoou I had been to ths lower part Of the city
ar retui ming homs took Prince street on nv
way home and had nearly reached the osrner OF
Greene street when the defendant up behiDd me
epoke 20 me and assed me TO wss vith him he ,sid
n Wished TO take short walk after walking fev
pfsts he ssi ed me II would 90 up 70 the diversity
a ssRed him what he wanted me- 70 go there for b.
nsss he Wished 20 60 10 the University. ana see
eoue paintings of his fstbsr and lister; sskst him
share mpro priety In going, h. said No none
stsu.r he said AZ wss room n tbs Joint occupston
81 s.If end his brother; he said that the door "a.
x-on and ladies' sent in there during tbs ssy tols
I, IN there was no imrepristy 1 would 60 Tsa'