Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-09
The witnesses Aliot were next called, and re.

| out in the cold.
None. Aliot at 'his time made his appear
ance. shrugGing his shoulders, and stated tn 1t
ne mad taken his wife home, for the street was
| TOO cold. He was sent back after her, and they
i returned in a few minutes.
ne *ltness being unable to speak English,
! ind
Emenael Aiiot was sworn-And testified that
ne Is hair dresser, and keeps bralds Tor sale.
Witness recollecls having seen G.. W. Mciill,
" he is much learer than he was. recollect
him perfectly but not correctly. l recollect
having braid OF hair stolen, which recov-
. cred by taking it from the persons pocket.
know not what time it was-from eight to nine
mol tbs about. 1t might have been as long ago
as last Christmas. A gentleman came in with
lady, and the lady asked witness to sell her
SOME hTaids, but lac could not find the color re-
GEiIf and turned to look for the right color
thinks it was light hair which the lady wanted
v lille he was looking for the braid his wife
, perceive d that one of the braids was missing
end be took the braid from the lady's pocket
ard told her, Madam, please CO." AS soon as
LIE took tfe braid out of her pocket she told him
10 make htr one like it only little darker: but
he Told her 10 60, to step out, and he has ne yer
seen Ter since again. She was in his store only
ten or Twelve minutes, and consequently can
rot say what Ter gestures, manners, or conn
toL"Ece We're. The braid she asked for was
tie exact color OF her hair but the braid taken
Nj. Bradley here called for the produ ction of
Ms susan w. Dixon.
Mr.. Dasidge objected, saying that the wit
The Justice decided that description of the
person should be first given.
he examination vas continued as follows:
Questlon:-W ould YOU know the person if
you saw her
All ~,r:-l'n tell you that when l see her,
hut IT IS probable that l would know her.
Ion,t know whether her speaking would ia
ShIi;te ny recognition of her.
MIR. bradley again asked for production
OF Miss Dixon, and was refused
Tie witness was asked TO d ribe her, and
r. liz n III \,
tut that il was probable he ould recognize
Ii, ii lie saw her
i. The Jus,ice.--Was she large or small9
Ans~6r-lt IS Impossible for me to tell.
u Lr>tIcn.-WhatW was her complexion, fiorid
orp.lai
amswrr.-Bon't recollect; but her hair was
IL LII chestn
Cues tion.-W hat was her age?
Answer Prom ~ to 20
tgu,srion.-N hat " rs her height!
Ans wtr.--1 can't recollect.
CUE .,9H.-WaS she AS tall as Mad. Alliot!
hnsW ur.--l y ould have told. yon long ago if
knew.
~. bradley callca the attention of the Justice
10 the ulimg vi Judge Fisher, where he made
l1l>onrI 20 before q witness for Identification,
r,tt Ut il stIce decided that The precedent was
nu- .eTInEDe 10 he case.
fy Sir. baN ldge.-The braid which was taken
liDrG tie lady pocket was little lighter than
hei oni h;lir, and has been sold.
Vt: sffap'cy declined to examine nj ad. Alliot,
on IT, efpH'td that h"r evidence would, as far
LtI ht~.;zaG, and she as s"or and examined
~ III cont
80 tc~'ititc that the braid was taken about
u,n- months ago-thinks II was before Christ
It;t--..ld She Was in tho sore at the time The
i i-g1t Y 10 took the braid very lady
nike person. complexion blonde, checks rosy,
Ia haT lhih than stout. Don IT collect whether
sac " as tall CT short, as IL has been too long
c.. Tnnk. that sh. Wore a black dress, bat
doe Rot r@toilect whe ,her she wore cloak.
a II = called on her about The first of Septem-
b. % inquire if she was the person who took
TIT h.sIc, and asked ner (wltness) if some lady
had hot taken the braid, and she replied
8 YES Witness is not quite cerLhir that the
laGS no visited her is the same who took the
brad, ;nsd would not like to embarrass any one
b. haIEing Il, as 1t las been so long since.
SIr 0 toiu the lady who called to see about the
braid. she told her that she could not accuse
h !, because she was not quite certain, az it
YVES 30 long since the affair took place Wit
mess Gid not show the braid which was taken
from the Iady's pocket. One lady was In COM
l'aIy with the lady no came IN September,
but witness does not remember q gentleman
being present
Mr.. Creecy here came forward to see if wit
ness could not recognize him as being one Of
the party, but she did not recognize him, nor
did she recollect that, after the ladies came to
her store, one OF them left and returned with q
gentleman. The braid was sold some time
ago-before the lady called. When the attempt
was made to steal the braid young gentleman
was with the young lady. The young man
as about 81, %, "A or 26 years old, and witness
thinks that III cGiA was the person. She had
Only seen him once and thinks it was he. She
did not pay any more attention to one than she
did the other.
by Mr.. Bradley-They spoke In English, Of
which the witness understands but little bat
ySuns man was present Lat the the time , Of the
as interpreter. The lady spoke English, which
was inter preted to her.
C.E Creecy recalled by Mr.. Davidge.-Wit-
ness went to Aliot's with Miss Susan Dixon,
but Mons Aliot was not present. Nine. Aliot
and interpreter were present, and Nine.
Aliot said that she miss Susan) was not the
LADY who took the braid, who was fatter and
had rosy cheeks. Some braids were shown,
and he understood the interpreter to say that
one OF them was the one stolen, and he also
understood one of the ladies to ask that it be
retained, and to promise to compensate for any
loss thereby. Miss Susan compared the braid
with her hair, and witness thinks that it was
lighter.
BY MIR. Braaley.-Miss Snsan has lost flesh
since last winter, and he never saw her with
rosy cheeks. Witness does not think Madame
Allots statement is correct. He left the store
with the impression that Miss Susan was not
the lady who took the hair.
By Mr.. Dayidge.-Within seven months
McGill has been attentive to Miss Susan.
Objected to- The interpreter gave as Nine.
Aliot's reason for thinking that Miss Susan
was not the lady who took the hair, that her
general appearance was different and that the
person had rosy cheeks.
BY MIR Bradley.-Witness does not recollect
how Miss Dixon was dressed when she went
to Aliot's; but thinks she was dressed appro-
marked it. He never was SO much attached to
Miss Dixon as to notice her dress particularly.
He generally noticed lady's features. Laugh
ter.
MIR. Da,idge rested the case here, and con.
tended that it had been fully made out, and
that the defendant had signa11y failed. The
crime had been augmented by the course pur.
sued by the defense. 1t was a base attempt TO
blacken the character of an innocent girl and
he asked that the defendant be held to answer
before the proper tribunal.
Mr.. Bradley said that this was a question
involving peculiar circumstances; and he could
not but believe that Mr. McGill was justifiable
in the course he had pursued. He (McGil)
thought he was dealing with a lady for whom
he had an admiration, and he supposed that
ad miration was reciprocated; but because he
felt 1t to be his duty to tell this lady OF sis
ter's shortcomings he was scorned, and in self
justification he wrote q plain and full state
me Mt TO the father and mother. He Bradley
believed the fac Is as contained in the letter
were strictly true. But the refusal Of the court
10 allow Miss w attie to be confronted by the
witnesses shut the defense out from positive
proof, and he was therefore panied to report as
his solemn con viction, that he believed the
facts to Re strictly true. He apprec lated the
pos ition of the unfortunate lady. and Would do