Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-28
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Allegations 81 Miss Ellen Jane SeIT
Against DR.. w. q. McCreary.
Dismissal Of mcCrearv frsm the Quarter.
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Dismissal Of ncCrearv frsm the Quarter
master Gener9rs Office.
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On Moadsy last. MISS Flea Jane Seip. aged
II years, and residing at No. f47 street, in the
First Ward, appeared at the Office OF Majof
Richards, Superin endent of Police, and made
the following afndayit:
Woshsngton, ID. c.. August 90, 1s6,.-On the
18th Of August, 1867, was taken 70 the house
of VIM. q. McCreary, 10 this city, aud put
to bed. W bile there oDlates were administered
to me by the said McCreary, and while under
their influence he forcibly ravished my per.
son. was taken to the house OF said McOrea-
ry for professional treatment. the said McCrea.
there until Thursday morning following, be-
ing teo weak to leave my bed. On the eve.
ming of Wednesday he attempted to ravish
my person, and administered op,ates during
Signed. EGg ELLEN JANE Sxrp.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this s6th
day OF August; 1867 A. O. R1cHARDs,
Accordingly the Superintendent as ex- co
aJustIce of the peace, issued warrant cnars.
ing aWm. G. McCreary with forciby ravish.
ing her person and committing q rape upon
her, the said Ellen Jane Seip. on the 18th in.
stant.' The warrant was placed in the hands
OF Detectives Coomes and Miller. and they
served it at the Office Of the q uartermaster
General, where the accused is employed as q
clerk, and he was taken to police headq uarters,
where he was held until this morning, when
the case was called by the Superintendent.
There was quite a number of the friends of
the parties present at the trial. The prosecu-
ton was represented by Mr.. Albert N. Seip.
Messrs. w. A. Cook and Burgess
Miss Ellen Jane Ssip was first sworn, and
testified that she resided as above stated; that
on Tuesday, August 18th. she was living in the
house of her brother, in q back room on a
lounge, suffering with cramps and pains in
The stomach and was grooming; that Mrs. Nc
Creary came in and asked what was the mat.
ter, and she answered that she had pains: that
Mrs. Nice went out and called the Doctor her
husband; Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Monatt, and Mrs
Taylor. had come in. McOreary. after asking
ter and gave her. and told her that she could
not stay by herself. She did not want to leave
the house, but he said that she should 60 and
took her around the waist and carried her to
stopped and kissed her. Mrs. McCreary
took her up stairs to back room and
put her to bed. The doctor 1.-THE accused.)
came up and gave her medicines, and then
went out TO the druggists to get morphine
which he gave her twice in spoon. II was
weak at first. but the last was bitter. He then
went to work, kissed her in the mouth, and
put his tongue in her mouth rolled it around
pu, his hand on her breast. and bit her right
breast, and then threw himself upon her. She
told him 10 stop. and he asked ii she never
expected to have ANYTHING OF the sort done to
her He then effected his purpose. He
had the door and window closed. His
little girl only was present, she having
been put to bed In the same room. Af,er he
and gave more medicine, which mada her numb
and weak. She could not raise her arms She
was giddy and weak the next day. The doc
tor came up at sH or O'Clock the folio ing
night, and was in his drawers at the time, and
laid down beside her. His little daughter was
In bed at the time, and she witness turned
towards the daughter, and he got up and
went out. The next morning she got Lizzie
or.1 n
get her clothes, Mrs. Tay lor, after she went to
bed in McC. S house having taken them back
The door when she went in her house Mrs. G..
invited her, when she came down stairs, to
take some breakfast, but she declined The
next afternoon she went to the wife of the
accused and told her what had taken place,
but she would not believe witness. She OBJ
iecred to being forcibly taken from the house
ana forced herself back as best she could He
told her that she must go. There wa, no one
present but him self and wife at the time. 1t
was small room she was put into. A. the
time the act YVES committed he was undressed.
with his person exposed. Before committing
the act be ill-treated her wi his hands. say
ing 1t was to force her courses. ednesday
night he was On the bed ten mint tes, pretend
ing TO be asleep.
three months ago. al the request OF her brother.
from Easton, Pa Her courses i'll July failed
and she has not had them since She had
very severe pain in the stomach. When the
accused was kissing her at the front door. he
said he would treat her as q brother would
She was crying at the time and the neighbors
could have heard her, il was about six O'Clock
or after. She would have remained at the
house il she had not been taken away by the
doctor. She did not send for the doctor or
say that she wanted him to come She saw
10 get off. She said, .sOh doctor, please stopit.n
The doctor did net get between me and the
little girl He got on top of me without any.
tning on. Did not see him any more till
hnn ho0 in, haA
me IN his drawers. A little girl was in bed
with me. l was afraid and went for the little
girl to sleep with me. While my brother was
away did not stay out very late. One night
was out all night, at Mrs. Tayior's, colored
woman Did remember that Mrs. McCreary
gave me letter while my brother " as away
Had pains on Wednesday and they did not
leave me till six O'Clock Wednesday evening
The doctor gave me medicine. The pains
made me toss about and gave me much suffer.
ing. The doctor got on top Of me-THere the
Witness tainted and had TO be conducted out
Dr.. J. H. Thompson was sworn, and testified
that on Tuesday he was called on 10 examine
the plaintiff Received q brief statement OF
what had occurred, and was REQ uested to
make an examination. Made it at night but
the investigation was not very satisfactory,
and it was renewed again next morning
Found no swelling nor abnormal I'M amation;
but en- separating the parts found a fissure on
the pSsterlor OF the hymen, as IL II been inter-
rupted recently. The parts were slightly
ioSoiateu anu Oitu some lIltle. Iris might
have been caused by the insertion OF the finger
or speculum. or by any other hard substance:
Inc nail OF finger might have produced H.
The orifce was sufficiently large to admit
sexual intercourse. From the evidence which
witness had heard, il he had been called in 10
such case, and the young girl had not had
her meases, he should have been after seeing
her condition. very apt to have made an ex-
animation in order to ascertain whether she
was abortiDg or not. Could not tell whether
tnere had been an y connection with q man or
not, and would not pretend to say she had
DR.. r. Honard was called in on Monday eve.
ming, and made an examination. (occuiar di.
lence had been used. There was slight ifs.
sure OF the posterior Of the membrane Thus
was two weeks after the alleged violence T he
slight rupture might have been produc ed by
the insertion OF the finger, speculum, or any
other hard substance. Had no evidence from
been violated. Morpnia admitted in repeated
doses might have produced sleepiness and
numbness Of parts; 1t would relieve pain, and
IN case ofabortlon would have a soothing in
nnence. 1t was very unusual TO administer
opium in solution. In some constitutions
very usual 10 administer laudanum in case
OF pain, and some times In abortion.
DR.. Thompson thought patient profoundly
unoer the infi nence OF morphine could no. be
conscious, and therefore not capable of resist
ing rational inf uences. In ca ses like the pres.
ent' 1t was not unusual for hailucinaton 10
ensus.
Miss Ellen Sip having revived from her
fainting spell, resumed: When left Dr. Me.
Creary's house, / returned on Thursday even.
ing, saw Mrs McCreary, and told her
thought was in the family way, and believed
the doctor did 1t. She (Mrs. McC.) said abe
did not believe any such thing. i told her
believed the doctor had done s0mefhfuO ma