New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-09-15

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questioned in the most nterTnina bs o5onar
sue was on the stand more than twd lor1rs bnt n
no essential particular could she be made tn con
uasge s hsfseH; it was impossible 10 believe fhat
me cfnd could invent 80 monstrd1a st,rv y
nave it taught to her to repeat nom -5er1ors.
neg testmony closed the first evenings session.
~ - heedy, On the second evening" testified that
If vas roara she grl on sunday evening, the l9th
~ - N@ mas merely superficial examination He dig
covered nothing indicating that ali outrage mad
oeen committed; did not make tbhrongb eyanri.
na.on because it did not apDear n ha 3aessaayr,
rms witness admitting that he hdd bia 5nIon5a
rom the Eclectic College In Cineihnati nd eist
ne had once manufactured and soI r4r;aa aitu -
this CITY, {though whIst keepind dg,,1,.storsS
was terribly criticised and scorehed by ysI Iudgo
| Semmes. Se1oA0o W 'aose
Dr. Drew testified that as t;rofl;e r,1,,,;a:
he thoroughly examined the gir 81 Hors
nings two days after the time Of tNe aIlesag -
rage. He fonnd very palpable eIfdencas az yso
lence but was unable to state what sort n 10
ence. The iHfslible test of innoccnce vgas yo4s
| nnt 1t appeared to have gone at sona ursval,5
period. The peculiar character on fhi5 teetiroor,S,
/ sholected the Doctor to lenutbehed ami epvnyn
! questioning By counsel on both sfdes.
IT. Haft Wss examined At sTeat Ea,t.tTt v,,,a 4e
theoftes oi the case; all the pointt f33 r,lrgaiol
ana MEDICAL knowledge that ennd rosoiaI tb
ght upon the mysteries created III t
tory reports Of the previous Tas1,;i n II
From what he stated strong poins sr @
the prosecution. The exaIntatib, ~ 8. aig i5y
1 closed tie second evenings seasieg, n III; Hiia
On the third evening the defense intynanesa
witnesses mainly to prove an dljifor te syisota
Mrs Turner aunt of the prisoner was esa aniTsa
She stated that size took in Sc and III,
living and did the Doctors washing. Wba1s M
heard of the charge against him che 1raf no t;r,,
IN inspecting his nen but discovered rlotbs IL
confirm the truth Of the charge On lie safnrsaaU
when the alleged outrage was 1bernetrated ts,s
Doctor came to her house at III ;Y.;-s,,faa 70 Z
O'Clock; she knew it because Id shaved her & he
watch on arriving. soon aftarggatd III ,ass IN
Mrs. MARKS, IN the Fourth District Her a,,,bsar
(not the one that went to the hoIel INT ara,is
corroborated her mother only III ti1is tat ysLItt
the mother testified that when tile Doctny v;i5 .s,
the house early Saturday he ger,t r1n ssira ar
put on clean shirt, the daughter testjfied thaf he
did not go up stairs as lie was Id the parnr will
her all the time. Mrs. Marks living on Third street
in the tourth District, testified as TO the time of
Doctor arrival at her house OH Saturday after
noon 1t was at half-past o'clock.
Mr. j. +. Otis testified to dining ia con,rary viii,
tle Doctor on the Saturday, at The hotel They
sat down about o'clock; how long tie Doctor
remained at table ne could not tell. Mr. Hildrefh
OF the hotel described the internal plan thereof.
me Doctors room was at the head Of the first
flight Of steps ascending from thu rotunda on The
Gravier street side. Mr.. HIS statements as to The
possloillty or inpossbity Of seeing children pass
to that room from the Common Street side, by
means OF the rotunda opening in that floor, proved
| to have no particular bearing on the case, This
with the lengthy debates Of counsel flied out tie
third evening.
On the fourth evening, Mr. Al Neafus and da,.gl,
ter were examined to the time on Saturday that
the Doctor, with Miss Neafus and Miss Marks came
irem Mrs. Marks to their house On Felicity Road.
He came at d Or o quarter to 4 O'Clock and re-
manned till 81 or 10. Miss Marks and Young Mr.
Marks were examined as to the time OF the Doc
tors arrival at their house. 1t was III exactly.
Mr. Marks inclined to the belief that Sophia Iatz
was suspicious girl, because he had seen her ay-
ing with some boys in the street in front of Mrs.
Bells residence.
| Maria McDermott, chamberIlafd at the 81.
Charles, testified that she staid all the time on The
which nvyIxy rvJo yI,a
went to her meals, and she took her dinner at ~
The Doctors room faced the stairway, and was the
most public room on that floor. She saw no chill
dren on that floor during the Saturday afternoon
or any one going into the Doctors room. Jerry, i
waiter at table, and Barney, the baggage master
were also examined. Jerry waited on the Doctor
at table that day: The Doctor ehme in minute or
two after the dining-room doorswere thrown open,
and sat at table'tl about 81 O'Clock, or a few
| minutes later. Witness noticed that he appeared
to be in hurry, and left the table sooner than
usual: he did not stop for the pastry as was his
custom and just after he left witness looked at the
clock and saw in was 25 minutes to four. jerry
described the location of the Doctors room. Bar
ney the baggage-master also described the location
| OF the room; but these two men, az well ~ the
chambermaid, located it On thesecond floor, above
the rotunda, whilst Mr. Hildreth had located it on
the first floor above the fotnnha. It ii probable,
though, that the three witnesses did not err wilt
fully for the interior of the ST Charles ia intfi;ate
and difficult to describe and the witnesses were
awfully belabored and puzzled by Judge Eenlmcs,
and by Judge Reynolds, who assisted on this oeca-
sion. Barney also stated that lie was in the rounda
all the time. and that on the Saturday lie saw no
strange children going up the 1otunda stairs.
THESE were all the witnesses examined aIil the
foregoing is the sum and substance Of their tcsti.
| mony.
At one part of the examination Juff@a sefnD,as
introduced the gardener of thd Cafrollton Gardens
1 and had him sworn for the State. He was prn-
eeedng to ask him about the Doctors visits TO the
gardens at inherent times and about the different
girls he was with, when Col. Field objected, and
demanded to know the object of introducing this
witness. air. Semmes stated that hi intended 10
prove that It was o habit Of Ehe prisoner TO take
liberties with you0g girls whichever he lad the op.
pertunity. The Recorder refused to admit his
testimony and The witness was set aside The
witness remained about court though, BIT. Semmes
not knowing but that he might be wanted sooner
or later. It happened tia rid 9ardeaer's valuable
knowledge was not needed.
Another curious feature OF tIle examination wste
t4ls Inc defence labored mulch to slow that the
children were not seen by any one going 10 Dr.
Hale2s room, yet did not undertake to disDroye
tho visit by introducing the Miss Turner who Sophia
said had shown the way TO thA room. The failure
to introduce this young lady to the court, though
she was IN attendance part bf the tnae, operated
badly against the effort to show that the children
did notyisit the Doctors room. Sophia had told
a lie, this girl would surely have faced her.
The attempt to prove an dlib as shown above
was a failure. The outrage was alleged to have
been committed between three and six o'clock on
the Saturday afternoon. jerry the waiter saw the
poctor slt down 10 dinner az s. and leave at half
past !. From this time till 10 minutes TO 4
when he arrived at Mrs. Turner's IA iapse of ID
minutes,) nothing was known of the prisoner, save
what was told upon him by Sophia Matz The tes
timong for the abb could only take him to half.
past 3, and pick him up agdin ut 10 minutes to /
As TO the rest of the day after o'clock there was
no question regarding his whereabouts. He wen
from Mrs. Turner's to Mrs Marks and from TIM
/ placeto Mr. Neafus where he slaid to late hour
The arguments took plaeeon Thursday evening
Col, Field spoke over two hours ana made tie
, most able and elaborate offence we ever heard
) him make in any criminal case Mr.. Semines, on
the other hand, made powtTfu effort FOR the pro
, secution, and treated Bithbut mercy the weak
, points of the defence. The Recorder stated that
, he would render his decisbn on Tuesday at IL
. O'Clock. The prisoner. throughout tile exanina-
ton and the eeaseless staring of the crowds, bore
himself with great ealmness md self.pos8easiou.
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