, 1863-10-21
RECORDERS COURT
TEAL OF JOHN B. IDEsON AND
JAS. A. MARSHALL.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH Ik-
TENT TO COMMIT RAPE,

| time enough to allow the counsel on each side I
opt n tho case before the Court adjourned for dir
ntr. Counsel for the prisoners In opening ia
the defense pressed home two points upon tn
= jury With great force tnd e&rnestness One poin
was that the aecnsatton ITSELF easily made, but r.
fitted with difficulty. ought to be received by til
jury with the grzTest caution and circuuspectio1
IN This counsel read to the Jury
OF the standard cases detailed in the book1. 4
which charges Of zape have been prosecuted a,
most or quite to the conviction Of The parties nc
oueed. but have turned out Afterwards to be utt.s
y without foundation, In fact
| Counsel dwe1t At length upon the obligation
devols1ns upon the prosecution to prove th
t"ten OF the prisoners, : proposition, (where &
IN this Gaze the-ntent has not demonstrated It sel
N nadion) the moot difficult to establish by satia
fAtto,y proof
In the afternoon, the presence Of large crori
In the Courtroom, evinced that the Interest for
merry excited in this case, had not yet died ava,
in the mind Of the community, A little after tive
O'Clock, Mrs. Becker, The prosecuting vftuesa
took her p>ace On the stand. She seem,
to be woman OF quiet, retiring nature
apparently about thirty years OF age. modesty bui
humbly dressed, end without any etrikingpecpl.,
ities Of loru, face Or demeanor. hespoke in Eng.
that Of her husband but with tone OF yoIee par.
ticu1srIy mid and eoft,
Dc 5ou live. A-oL North avenue In the city Of
GmSs Go,SSsso. -Ho" 1hs 1oag haye yoq lired here:
psme % j. Is il catharins Elizabeth Beeher: q.
Ss1s5s Eas9s mt Dastqa ss.t!en, on o. IL
fsst; Rsl5oad 2where AID vs
cane to htcago from Dnnton's Stxtion where iid
you nsst live A--At Kse Caasels, On North CfsrE
A-A wcek overa month. Q-W6st Il house @ dSpse dd sea
move Into -theI2 A-Into tic house On North
Gls1k street No: 4ss GLOW long did yoa ise ii1o
wteks, Q-Ihen what house id you 1 move W insei Into;
A.,lhto the honsa on North Avenue. Q-What
@1d ron keep n these houses on Clark etrset: A
H. qwhst 6as1nesa dd 81 .eo Rou ne1sess foliex
and ! cooked for hfsten bosrdess when % ny has.. h.
Did you ever sec thc defendants - III. 1deson sad
HI. 4arthaH At yo1f houee on North CLARK street!
oa Monds; dca s, Fns1 A., moat
both ofth-m theIei A-Yes ii: Q-Wa.t plaza s
it, Ain the afternoon. Q-Wh4t time IN tSe
afternoon Alt may be about three o'clock.
S-Mhsn S.sehs they came into the saloon, was Jour
tic city 10 buy something. Q-How long had he
bern game. Ale went away amer dinacc tod
p me ne Wss going to buy some bedsteads. Il may
came. Q-Did they both come 1ogethsrs
A-1es, sir; Q-When they got In there what
was fret said? A-Onc OF them asked for beer:
asked me to drink eome with them and did 60.
Q-What did thev do then: A-When they had
~ saat ahey c;ed for thsy
Vie bui told them did not Want beer nor wine;
band was At home; lo!d Them no: be asked me-
Where te be gone to: tod him 10 Is gone to the
ssS he asns swo ethes eesss q
stairs with him: That WIS Mr.. Ideeon. asked |
him vhat be wanted up stairs. BE sald viii tell |
ee Sad sster EFT M
bas tS Il hpn a'a 10 sass saas
spea 5a se t9a
W gtye yoa d9sen, wfhl eiye yea twenty Gut
ary auch woman. never did euch business, and |
never r. = u Do It Il you give ne the whole world.
Nh Se r. tx r. ena ySq - nsa better
Then says Il you don't let me alone you win see
what an going TO DO Then he 1snshed ana
aHd pulled the baby from my arms, and "a says, a. yo1 m
take ht into another room. Then this other gen
tleman took me and forced me into the other room
me and pulled me by thu shoulders, (the witness
here ehoKcd how ldcsoa took hold of ksr) and hcld
ne ne 80 that had to 60 With him. HctookMe By
he lad thrown me on to the bed Ireslsted with |
esl1 ia Ssd E,e.t trouble . sci loose ON lin.
looss from Elm. Q-What did yon aayi AZ II
e. Ed t9;a ed hin to ont On t25 senssody
ws.ts 70 lin you. a-oid IL: 1de]soa ] expose bis Is
ps1son: 40, II; TIC baby was crying veg
baby from Mr Marshall When Mr.Id.son 50 II isid me .
on the bed he tried to open his clothes. but I |
worked 20 with my feet and hands that hs could
NJ. Marshall aaid. Il viii let you ha1e cbanee
Gr. Smith, and when you are done will take
senarce; e nd nd noE you take hsr. and will try to
We viii tal;e her into tie bsck room" T1cn
they fook hold q me Together and made me 90 in
t. t. s5s klishea When thy got me into The kitchen
the door, on The outside, holding the baby In his |
ar1as, a2d Mr 1dcson had me in the kitchen. There
Il sd doo 9ass s the Kitchen ns into
then he locked the door aud rot me between The
chimney and tie doo.. Then he got my clothes
make dness. bad to work al could to ret away
from him Win bad worked and struggled 40
@ ss TO ; ct awsy ft9m him, came where Marshal
Smith d:d yon get It Of her. And 1deson said No.
the id bitch wouldn't let me Then they both
ifs asS ssfsa e1s
ssse s aps psoeeEse Sa e ne % ~
PACKET seok. 14esoa satd it i of ne uss oat,ing
Then Marshall said again. she M mnss Do Ii. A shis
time we all Q: Us in the bar room vheret there
vas table, and both Of them stood By the table
of tho lar room Then Mareha1l said Ie1e ie
Tlen T. 'ooE ~ h.nd and aI!sd it q! q! q money
hArs got to 60 It You must do It. said. ] viii
nevtr DO it II you XIII me- and 1deson said don't
care, have three OF four women every night
the door. The door Was locked and H.. MAJ
sha vent and opened it. ! neye: knca how
tne s e aoe %hsa he came u
eaid. What is the matter he7es and Mr. Ideaoa
jumped up to The bar snd eald that he wanted
1e:oxs had s:sated me had: aud vhsn he asked
n ne about It told htsn Ia Ger1an how It was
T.S Then 1s s. ~sbs ss,;o out and ta,s
wae too tired % notice any thing. was 50
III tutb.nd went out and cana back again and
back. Wheu he came back t6ere were two Others
with him; ana he gave Nh. 1deson good licking
6,os e5ao,ts Cd BY Mr Da!es: Q-wnas time
in the afternoon Go you now think it was .sh:n
between three and fou:. I could not tell exactly.
Il sctns to ne that they were there lon. time
Il lnss p rot bare been quite a. long AZ 1hnk
Q-Who lived in thi. house besides
yousf;s.t: year husband ,nd fanlly; AMI: Bef.
fsiher ales lived with hin. QNHoF oia I man "a is is
tsie Mr.. Bertrsm: A-Heis pretty old nau. I
don't dent X or ssaetiy hoE Old Q3Dia so7 sec any
Ts!s not 1t home: did not know at ih.. time. rs
7 Hid Er NJ rrh ffnrfh hA MI |
home @ Or not. Could moi not @ til: qaHov M many
rooms did yo1 and your hnsband occupy In tha
house: A-The ewas bar room and room be-
hid a bed IN It. Il was pretty large room and
that had tie bed In 1t open directly from the bar
.S Foop: ~. AmFheTs r. was 10 doc: betweea It and
The questions by the attorney Who was cno.s-eH-
a@1ning, the Tttnsss II vent on to state a. fouoEs
bar :oom, then the middle room and Behind that
was the kitchen. It was a summer Kitchen
door that opened into the lit hen was to The rieat
hand eide tight 10 the coroe. Of thta middle room.
Tas rG91 Of :: H.! + spgsa ' is
are windows painted With my husbands name,
The door had wintow On trs top Of 1t. We
conld not look On the street The Windows we're
OIL each eide OF the door. The hooss Ia right on |
the street. There is one window on the nllsy side
INTO the middle roon, o. ths len side. there Ia
little beyond the bed. There vas is no owl window wi IN
feken not 30 aseeas tie windows IL the otber
paft Of The house. These two windows opened
upon stable. which IL Just about as far from
tie kiteh,n The sldsEslS {The witness a1tsF
that by the term eIdewAtk she intended the pass.
age In the cour: room about twenty feet Of
The window IN the bedroom looked out to tho
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