Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-04

CHARGE OF ASSAULT, &C.-Yesterday, Mr.
VIM. Rease, who keeps a restaurant opposite
WIZARDS, was before Justice CLAYTON, having
been arrested by detective Donaldson on Mon
day, on a warrant issued on the oath of Mrs
Sarah Fink, charging him with feloniousIy
assaulting her on the 29th ultimo, and by force
having carnal knowledge Of her body against
her will and consent. Mr.. ]. ]. johnson ap-
Peared for the prosecution, and Mr.. w. Y.
Fendall for the defense.
Mrs. Sarah Fink was sworn and testified that
she has known Rease since she was a child,
and that recently she and her husband have
been boarding at his house. He took liberties
with her, but does not know on what date
four or five days ago. He tried 10 make a dis
turbance between herself and husband. He
wanted her TO run away with him, and she
refused, telling him thai she could not part
man and wife. He said that he had $1,000,
with which he would set her up in business.
She suggested her situation, being then in deli.
cate health, when he said that that could be
made right. She could take some stuff, and he
would make his servants wait on her. Her
husband was drunk, and they had her con-
cealed in Rease's room, where she slept with
his wife, he (Rease) sleeping on the mattress.
OE the morning of the occurrence, Rease's wife
got up and went down stairs, and Rease came
up TO her and threw her down on the mattress
At first she thought she could defend herself,
and did not make an cutlery, but when il was
too late she couldn't call out. She supposed
he accomplished his purpose. She and her
husband left the house the next day.
Cross-examined by DIR. Fendall Witness
did not complain until after her husband came
PLANT to the Justice Saturday; is certain that
1T was only two days after the occurrence. 1t
happened about nine o'clock-half an hour
after his wife left. When she got up Rease
was lying there, and ne commenced TO talk,
running down her husband, and persuadIng
her to run away with him. He said he and his
wife had had difficulty, and he was gong to
leave her, for she had been writing and CORES
ponding with some one. He had got up and
dressed, and he threw her down on the mat
tress quick. After il was over she lett the
room, and didn't speak to him again. When
mis- wife left the room she told witness to lock
the door, and thinks she did. Witness told her
husband when she made up with him. She
had been married about six months.
X. 4. Fink swOrn.-Witness is the husband of
the complainant, and was married on the ith
Of July last.
Aary Mclaughlin, Mary BraybeI Jenny Johnson
and Anna Johnson testified that the prosecuting
witness was concealed in the room of Mr. and
Mrs Rease, which is over the kitchen, and that
any noise made In IL can be easily heard down
stairs, the kitchen not being plastered: that
Rease refused to go in the room where she
was, except when some one else was present
Mr.. Fink recalled.-Rease has taken his wife's
things for board, but he did not owe ANYTHING
having paid in advance. Witness gosa letter
on Friday signed by his wife, stating that she
had gone to Philadelphia. 1t was on Monday
the warrant was issued.
The case was briefly argued by MesSrs. John
son and Fendall, and the Justice held the ac-
Cused TO bail fer court, remarking that he was
obliged to do that or ignore the testimony of the
complainant.