New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-16
THE HUME RAPE CASE.

The hearing of the charge Of rape against Nelson
A. Hume, on the complaint of Sarsh j. Morrill,, came
sn yesterday afternoon, before Justice Quackenbush
q the Jefferson Market Police Count all the parties
being present, with their attorneys The examination
IVES conducted privately The complainant, MIS-.
Merrill is woman Of middle age of medium stature.
She gives her testimony in very low voice, answer
ing only such questions in writing, and voun'
tesring nothing. The husband, Mr.. Samuel c. Morrill,,
is man Of, perhaps, Fifty years of age thin and ca
dsverous. He has, for time previous to the Or.
rsst of Hume, scted the part of man either insane,
exceedingly nervous wild from the afiicton which
the statement Of his wife has caused him. He trembes
constantly and seems to be excited almost to despera
tien.
The defendant, Mr.. Hume, is man Of slight build,
hight csmple Sion and mild feature.
The following is the affidavit which Mr. Hume
vac arrested, aud brought to this city, the llth
mat:
Cry end cear'y Nss. Ye,k .-sar.h J. morrill, Q, New
ae Merrill was the City New York during the month
Jan 1857 and SsSss T no S S ES&s SG so
arss name ~ss think Nelson also boarded there was
Ssns during my stay spiritual circles 100 called formed
o. often aweek IA the psoT OF the house the SAID
= he osur.f q the time there claimed that
sptpa ssdum and efforts Were 9on'.n, @.ss to &C.,
the third In Jane 1851 circle was pat into trance
enc ohiu,ed while in the rsaes this was in
arlor and when Of the trance and con-
sisus found myself IN my the bed which was on
the nooI with paro said ~ A. Hume with
became conscious aud discovered this saaS
Com him. ana told him he had ruined and Womb
kn be thfesteaed 70 take hs told one; al
wss isseunisy on my pan. .nd without my consent aud 9e
therefore that be be apprehnded and dealt
fsth sossrdps ,olA~. tsisnsd) SARAH J. MORRILL,.
The above affidavit was made before Justice Qasok-
ssbush on the 18th of June last, since which time
nshns has been done about IT, for the reason as near
N can be learned that Morrill, who has been al the
While In the city running from one department of the
pohos to another, would not, or did no, dsfray the
travelling expenses which must necessarily be incarred
IN making the arrest of the defendant. Toe s'rest,
however, has at LIST been made The following is the
testimony Of Mrs. Morrill,, the complainant, so far
TAKEN in her cross 81 animation upon her original at
1avit:
Sarah Jane Merrill, being sworn, on her cross ex-
animation seys-She resides in Newburyport, Mass
heY sssbands name is Samuel G. Morrill,; she Is ~
wears of age and has been married ~ years; she has
lever resided in NewYork her husbands business is
h Nsv.York; she has two children, aged respectively
n and wears; she has lost three childrea she lost
sns. Il disd two months ago Monday It was u months
- vbsn Il died; she had seen Mr.. Hume lin answer
A. he Question II she knew Nelson A. Hams she first
- him AZ Mr.. Thom's No. IS Robinson street, this
Sss. u vas during the moatss Of Nay and June, 1857;
Scs yecose. In shat psrt Of the house s1e hfs,
I'm, LsI bspj fst ia:ieSsses Ter 70 H'"si na&'