The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06

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DECISION IN rus CAss op Mr.. ANON Dp.
vIIL..sJustics David n, Smith vesterdsv
:. .srsoop .sodSssd r.. Sss; s n ~ G.s
In Committed adultery with MARY 4. Niece
willie ssid Medee was sonhned a. a prisoner
y IN, sbs Nm d.v Of f,,,oh., isos . v.tp.n.
issded agsipSt Grtios Ddyaii oh Tic snidAvit
q Msfy y; Fsy6s, shsrsips in WIN adgiterf
III instsnt, III. puyaii cane before me and
WAS such n wsrpsn, out n III hands Of some
S SsS a, , S. !. Va. sT that
Inc coinmunity wS.se Ia eouid be found Al
any time, and that II any such warrant hsd
been i'm Iied he deIf, a ded A Immediate ioyes.
doeEst Il appe,ted That Sdsh 4 wstsens N haS
besn issued N I have ststej, but tNat tnc
same had not been returned, ncyertheiess as
the ss.Y, u, HpS (, when Y n !. issued Va. q
trste to regard the defenda5t m properiv he.
fore me, and entitled 10 he ipyestiSstiop. he
dem snded that no might answer for Inc Of.
from the injury on such An accusstion N n
should be faIse ar mot nroved In fhe co,,r.s
OF the trial il api,e fed tSst The warrant hsd
witnesses 10 The afidsyit' ID ~ dstieeted ~
"A oificef that ,he, fhtsht serve II. And Nv
MT. Moves delivered to HiertSnsht Keliv NiiR
instruofIons. boweyer. not u serte IL mil
further orders. ana may Keiiy bsd sftervs N.
returned Tho VARIANT 10 Nos:s who ma s;xsn
il 10 his counsel. who produoed IL before ms.
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usi,ce IN s,iovs vnnin .uh,sss M oharasl
% any citizen = me
anowisdss would thu sS obisin ep,rsneg r. the
pairing 81 , de.,ss9yins mans Isputssti9n,
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ensshsassa "a nn,,,J nniy og ,h uoh
b. riotiyss fiSyins no prapef Connection with
tpIs, w ~. essn MAJ u p.nna .tih.d sM
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t Mas sonnnvu w LII On the W W. y. ,nususs
nr hc,nhas is.t, ha IL ,sa,,,,i.a ~. :. ~ ~.
r 70 an WIN Maay Me1ee p,spner eonn n,s'
or sns q. istceny, a ~ ths s tae saui
tsIous ~ NsIeouuse petveen Wy ue,en MI NY
OF Monday ~ TSursday yg ielIoWinS tbe dsy on
wn.en wi.neh vas sent 70 prison one
. rs. Iuftne. mat me Knows mat wn
tn9asusy hiH 2, m s n,L nshH hne
IN snht .nesn e the sMns 10y a .ne
jn,, apd she feeoneGts t thM ner ehiid nae oeen
70 see net on mat p nhtttiicuar usyi uhtot tu-
ny mtatey ior tno eseaioy u ,s wispe ~.
on,eeIs oi tne lhi' that the ue,enuhnt Mt
no On guy o une Ja on Ssr .ne oa sae Mrr
Whilst .Ss say. that Ike Ssfendsnt did have
auuiterous lntereourse WIN her 10 dhe JAZZ
on the Mondat IhYIsdaI risht Httsr she
was put In Mrs. payner room ~ tne Jaii, and
did come into her room after she had
undfesseh AND gone ~ PEG, put that
mhen ne approached neg on fne OCCASION
clothes On, and had not gone to bed but va.
sitting by the window-it 10 prvpeS 70 state
that these witnesses were examined out q the
hat ne was ss psrsy vnSu. Hssn .Ss Ws:
sent to jail, and up to that time had meyer had
earnsi knowledge OF any man that after she
h.a been there three d,ys the warden MT
duently the defsndant and come three ~ four
others Of the officers Of the jail that this was
her habit during the entire period OF her I'm
peatedly, on all occasions, gratihed the sensual
appetites Of these men. 1t is, certainly, .
most remarkable circumptance, that perfectly
yi5tuog. woman should suddenly gesoms 90
to the age Of twenty one or two years without
ever having known . man, all Of q sudden give
up her body to the use Of half q dozen men =
the known course Of nature gives this state
ment the lie. The fall from virtue to abandon.
ment 10 not a sudden plunge, but q gradual
progress, and 1t cannot be believed that this
woman sunk SO low In so short time. but
this conclusion Is sustained BY direct evidence,
for 1t 10 testified to by credible witness that
before Mary was sent to jail, and during las
spring and summer, he repeatedly had 10;
tercoursc with her. She 10. Therefore,
by her own showing and by the evidence
OF others, proved TO be an abandorel woman,
and a common. prostitute confined in jail on .