Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-16

/ CnINrSAL couHr.-Tral Of Patrick Keenan,, for
aiding asd aedttsg John Eberiy, john Hickman,
and John Donghsrty, IN committing rape upon
the person Of Laura iSehscisg nran.-When our re-
port closed yesterday, Officer Homer had testified
acknowledged that he was the hackman that
drove the three marines and the woman at the
time the rape, Of which they had been convicted,
was committed.
Mr. SpaIding testified that It was in his restau.
rant that Laura Schwingman met the three ma
rines. Witness keeps house near the railroad
depot. Eberly talked In German with her, and
afterwards told witness that she wanted situa-
ton. She went of with Eberly, and the other
two followed soon.
Mary Hsissler testified that she was in her back
building and heard a woman scream; went to the
front window and saw the prosecutrx, who told
her of the outrage the marines had perpetrated
upon her; witness told the driver to take her to
fist at the driver, who she said was az bad al the
marines; she was bloody and her hair hung down
about her face; witness sent her to the guard
house to make her complaint to the authorities;
witness got a candle and looked in the drivers
face, and 1t was Keenan, witness never saw no,
heard Of Laura before this night.
Josephine Mules testified to facts in corrobora
ton OF those detailed by Mary Heissler
Officer C. G.. Eekiof testified that neYt mo,n;no
ne ne saw Laura In the watch-house, and saw her
identity the marines
=, Officer H. Ward testified to hearing the glass of
the coach break, and woman in it scream, as It
passed Wiilards' Hotel very fast, down Four.
teenth street
Corporal Ha,ckins (marne) testified that on the
hight In question he heard Eberly and his COM
panions confess to each other to the struggle they
had had with some one, in conversation with
each other. They said they had met with Ger
man woman, and had criminal intercourse with
her several times; they also spoke Of struggle
with man, and Of a box that had fallen from
coach; they exuited over what they had done.
Witness inferred from what they said that they
had forced a woman.
The evidence for the United States closed here
MIR. Berry, for defence, called to the stand
Mrs: Jnsne,nann testified that she knows Laura,
who lived with her one week, and left because
she didn't do her work well, and sometimes went
TO the brewery and stayed too long.
Mr.. JgeneD1dnn testified in confederation of
what was detailed by his wife. Knows nothing
whatever about the character OF the prosecurix;
witness has never heard talk about her character
before the rape case came up; her character was
not talked Of before, nor while she lived with
witness did she indicate that her character was
questi enable.
Mr.. Solder testified that he knows Laura; she
lived at witnesses house last September; she asked
every man II he wanted to marry her; she was
fond OF men, She also asked men to drink with
her.
Mr.. Koch testified that he knows Laura, and she
lived short time at his house; never heard her
| character questioned before this case came up.
She behaved well while at witnesses house
Thos. Smith testified that on the day Of the
| alleged rape he met Keenan, and his hack on
Fourteenth street, between l and streets He
was driving slowly, and witness passed the
hack he heard laugh sounding like the laugh of
a young man or woman.
George Donoho testified that he knows Laura bv
sight; her character for chastity is bad; knows of
his own personal knowledge that she is not viz
tuous woman.
| c. Boyle has known Keenan, eleven years He
was in the employ Of witness two years and was
| an honest, correct man; was always much fonder
| of whisky than of women; drank very hard
Mr.. Beasl,y testi fisd that he has known keenan,
several years and has often employed him He
was always well behaved, and was often preferred
| by witnesses customers as driver.
| DIr. NcGrGU testified that Keenan's character
is good; never heard that Pat was in a scrape be.
| fore.
| c. Golden testified that he knows Pat a, long a,
| six years; knows him to be an honest upri pht
| man. He never got into fuss before. He used
| to drive ladies to the country in his hack. Has
known persons from Marlborough to come on the
| stand and ask for Pat, and refuse to have any
| other driver. An outrage could not be perpe-
| trated upon woman who resisted in witnesses s
| hack without his hearing 1t.
Mr.. Duffy Gail-guard) test fed that the conduct
OF Laura at the Jail has been loose. She has tried
| to get men to kiss her.
J. Nc Donald has known Pat two or three years
Never heard anything against him, except that he
| drinks freely. Saw The hack on the dav in oues-
ton pass Wizards HOTEL witness heard scream
and some one spoke to Officer Ward to follow the
carriage, and he made some Indifferent reply
Ann Pagan (pfisoner at jail) testified that she
knows Laura, and that her conduct in the Jail has
been very indecent. She asked colored men to
come ard kiss her.
Thomas Smith (prisoner In jaiD also testified to
indecent behavior on the part of Laura in the Jail
George Johnson testified that Laura lived one
month at the house where he lives, and was under
his direction. She behaved well while there and
did what she was told to do.
The evidence for the defence closed here
The jury was then addressed by Mr. Berry,
who was followed on the same side by MIR. Rat
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United States.
The case was then given to the jury, who with
out retiring to their room, returned verdict of
guilty. Adjourned.
To-day-Th court met at the usual hour, and
| took up first the case Of the United States agt
Herman JurCwitz, alias Herman jaeger, In which
the prisoner at the bar was charged with false
Pretences, and with defrauding Chas. Duchanoy
| The defendant was represented by Messrs Dan
ner, Mlllct and Carusi
Charles Duchanoy, sworn, (Gustave Fo.sberg
| sworn as Interpreter )-Witness knows prisoner
| Saw him first on the 10Th of January last Came
to Witness house to thank witness for some Kind
ness witness had extended to him. and called him
self Count Herman DE Jurowitz Naletty, Major in
the French army, and was refugee He told
witness of the draft he had left at Wizards in
pledge for a weeks board at that Hotel and want
| ed board with witness Witness gave him the
amount OF the demand against him at Wizards
| in bank notes and change and released the draft
which witness took in pledge from the Count
whom he provided with room in his (witness's J
own house. Witness went to Mr. Riggs (banker)
with the draft and requested him to draw on
| France for its amount. The Count lived at wit
ness's house about three weeks. Witness was in
duced by his representations to give him the
| money to pay his board, because he believed the
papers and draft exhibited by the Count to be
true and genuine. When the Count came to wit
ness's house he had no baggage of any description
with him, and he tried TO explain this crcum-
stance TO witness. Witness afterwards found
some papers aid poems, written In German in a
drawer OF the Counts room, which pa pers witness
now has in his house. The Count represented the
draft to be genuine and good for S, coo francs
Geo. w Rtgss, (banker.) sworn.-Testitied that
he has seen the draft in question: and that the one
i'll court is the one which presented to witness
| at his banking house. 1t is valueess in several
respects 1t is made payable to the order of the
drawer, and is signed by two parties. The ndorse-
ment Oh the back is in different handwriting
1t is not the usual form of French bill 1t is
drawn In New York, and is signed two days SUBJ
sequently in Paris. The date is printed New York,
and the word Paris is written over the words New
York, without the latter being erased
John Glass testified that he knows the prisoner
Has known him in Germany five years He was
forest man. ian inspector or attendant upon for
| ests His name is Frederick wager He was a.
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