The national Republican., 1867-08-29
LOCAL DEPARTM M ENT.


SERIOUS CHAnoE.-On Monday last, Miss
Ellen Jane Seip, aged seventeen years, and re-
siding at No. 1877 street, In the First ward, ap.
peared at the ofBcs Of Major Richards, Superin.
.tsndsnt Of Police, and made the following an.
''davit: 'r.
,,,h wsS, y H.sn p IssY tp.1, e iss -
tho house Of William q. MeCrssry, in this city,
and put To bed. While there opiatss were ad.
ministersd to me BY the said McCrssry, and
while under their influence he forcibly ravished
my person. I was taken 10 the house Of said
MoCrssry for professional treatment, the said
MeCrssry protesting 10 DO physician. re-
mainsd there until Thursday morning following,
being too weak to leave my bed. On the even.
ing Of Wednesday hs attempted 70 ravish my
person, and administsred opissss during thsdsy.
.- Signed, ELLIN JANE Bsir.
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me. this 10th
day Of August, 1867. A. Q. RIcHAnps.
Major and Sup't N. p.
Accordingly the suPsrntsnden., as ca eefeto
Justice Of the pescs, issued warrant charging
"Wiliiam @. MoCrssry with foroibly ravishins
her person and committing 9 rape upon her, the
said Ellen Jane Seip, on the 18Th instant" Tho
warrant was placed In the hands Of Detective
Coomes and Miller, and they served It at the
once Of the Quartermsster General, where the
accused Is employed as q clerk, and he was taken
70 pOllVo uthu4uhttofpt Wupto ho was uoiu uuth
morning. when the case was called By the tuper-
intendent.
There was quite number Of the friends Of
the parties present at the trial The prosecution
was represented BY Mr.. Albert N. ssip, brother
to the complainant, and the defence BY Msssrs.
W. A. Cook and = Burgess.
Miss Ellen Jane Seip was hrst sworn, aud tes-
titled that she resided as above stated that on
Tuesday, August 18th, she was lying In the
house Of her brother, In . back room, on o
lounge, suffering with cramps and pains In the
stomach, and was groaningi that Mrs. MoCreary
came In and asked what was the matter. and she
answered that she had pains that Mrs. McC.
went out and called tho Doctor, her husband |;
Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Moffatt, and Mrs. Taylor had
come In. MoCreary, after asking what was the
matter, got some brandy and water and gave
her, and told hsr that she could not stay by her.
self. 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 his own house.
When at ths front door, he stopped and kissed
back room, and put her TO bed. The Doctor
ths aceuss6) came up and gave her medicines
and then went out to the druggists to get NOR
phine, which he gave her twice, In spoon. II was
weak at first, but the last was bitter. He then
Effected his purpose. He had the door and win.
dow closed. His little girl only was present, she
having bsen put TO bed In the same room. After
and gave more medicine, which made her numb
and weak. She could not raise her arms She
was giddy and weak the next day. The Doctor
came up at 81 or 0 o'clock the following night,
and was In his drawers at tho time and laid
down beside her. His little daughter was In bed
at the time, and she (witness) turned towards tho
next morning she got Lizzie ttho dsugkter) to 60
over to her house and get her clothes-Mrs. Tay.
lor, after she went to bed In MoC. 9 house. having
taken them back to her house. She was very
weak, and locked the door when she won't In her
house. Mrs. O. invited her. when she came
down stairs, to take some breakfast but she de-
clined. 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 objected
10 being forcibly taken from the house. and forced
herself back as best she could. Hetold her that
sbe must Co. There was no ono present but him.
self and wife ut the time. 1t was . small room
she was put into. At the time the set was COM
mitted he was undressed. Before committing
the act he ill-treated her. Wednesday night he
was on the bed ten minutes, pretending to be
asleep.
By Mr.. Cook: Witness came to the city about
three months ago, at the request Of her brother,
from Easton, Pa. She had very. severe pains In
the stomach. When the accused was kissing her
at the front door, hs said he would treat her as
brother would. She was crying at the time, and
the nsiRhbors could have heard her; II was about
Q O'Clock or after. She would have remained
at the house II she had not been taken away by
the Doctor. She did not send for the Doctor, or
say that she wanted him to come. Tho Doctsr
did not get between me and the little girl. Did
not soc him any more till Wednesday evening.
when he got in bed with me In his drawers. A
little girl was In bed with mo. 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. Tay.
lor's, oolored woman. Did remember that Mrs.
MoCreary gave me letter while my brother was
away. Had pains on Wednesday, and they did
not leave me TIL o'clock Wednesday evening.
The Doctor gave me medicine. The pains made
me toss about, and gave me much suffering.
Here the witness tainted and had to be con-
Quoted out of the room.
DR.. ]. II. Thompson was sworn, and testified
that on Tuesday he was called on to examine the
plaintiff. Received brief statement Of what
had occurred, and was requested to make an ex-
animation. Made It at night, but the investiga-
tion was not very satisfactory, and 1t was re-
newod again next morning. From the evidence
which witness had heard, II he had been called
in to such case, and tho young girl had not
had her menses, he should have been, after see-
ing her condition, very apt to have made an sI.
animation In order to ascertain whether she was
aborting or not. Could not tell whether there
had been any connection or not, and would not
pretend TO say she had.
DR.. n. Howard was called in on Monday eve
ming and made an examination, (oeoular digital,
but saw nothing indicating that violence had
bean used.
DR.. Thompson thought patient profoundly
under the influence Of morphine could not bs
conscious, and therefore not capable Of resist.
ing rational influences. In cases like the Pre-
sent, II was not unusual for hallucination tc
ensue.
Miss Ellen Ssip having revived from her faint
ing spell, resumed. When l left DR.. McCreary'
house, I returned on Thursday evening" saw
Mrs McCreary, and told her. thought was
In the family way, and believed the doctor did
1t She Mrs. McC) said she did not believe any
such thing.
A colored woman, named Taylor, testified thai
while the brother Of Miss seip was absent sh'
went over to take charge Of his house. Every
day that Miss Seip was away witness was in th'
house of and on. While Miss Seip was III my
self and Mrs. McCreary went TO see her. When
we got there, found Dr.. McCreary sitting by the
bedside Miss Ellen was on the bed crying, and
seemed to be in great distress. Asked her whaI
was the matter, but could get no answer. Wher
asked her i'll should stay with her, the dooto
said It was not worth while, as he intended /,
take her to his home. Afterwards saw the doc
tor taking her to his house, with his arm arount
her waist. Miss Ellen was crying bitterly al
the time Saw him take her to bis house. NeI