The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-11
TIE HlGasT0Wa q. J.) SCANDAL.

Disgusting RevelatfOns-A Carnival of Obscen.
ity, Licenti0usness and lum-Nr. Norris
Asserts His Innocence.
The article in Thursdays HERALD, containing an
account OLA charge OF rape preferred against James
c. Norris, from Hightstown, member elect OF the
New Jersey Legislature by female named Rosy
McCann, has been instrumental in ecitng further
developments purportng to excupate Mr.. Norris
from all guilt and attaching the alleged crime 70
another party. The accused called ON the HERALD
reporter, at Trenton, on Thursday evening" and ex-
pressed his cagerness to have him read the er pare
testimony just taken for the defence before Mayor
Mills, OF that CITY, 1t Will be seen from the suboned
evidence that although the innocence OF Mr.
Norris 1t reveals degradation of morals revolving to
o Christian community, and an extreme cuipaOiIlty
on the part OF the motel proprietor, Mr. Archer on
whose premises the outrage was perpetrated. Mr..
made before Justice Mills relates that on the day Of
the night In question he had been to a ''moving,n a
imbibed copiously during the day. ON returning to
HightStown In tho evening he stopped al Archer's
hotel and saw quite q number OF persons there and
invited about thirty OF tnem who were In the bar
room, to take drink. Afterwards he walked back
into room TO enjoy the music and saw three
females and seven men dancing there. Shortly after
Bob Lanning, the bartender, went into the apart
ment in company with the plaintiff, Rosy McCann
They were both Intoxicated and iel on the floor.
sss d4Ds OF water 'n and w6s r sara
through the kitchen TO the dining room he
stumbled over woman VINO was lying on the
ground. He tried to place her In o chair, but the
seat aud herself capslzed. lie thinks 1t was the
same woman the complanantl whom he saw
dancing with the bartender. He denies having
given her cider drugged with whiskey or taking
forbidden liberties with her. Finally Mr.. Norris
stated that he left the hotel with Mayor johnson OF
Hightsown, between haf-past ten and eleven
O'Clock.
Mayor Johnston, Of Higntstown, on oath deposed
that ne went into the barrUom, with others, where
he saw 1--WE women. The bartender entered with
the plaintiff. lie saw Norris participate in tho
dance with Miss Archer, cousin OF the landlord. as
his partner, but did not observe him do anything to
Rosy McCann. lie saw the complainant drink and
swung round by Lanning, the bartender, both being
drunk. The witness had not drank AM thing for
til or four months, and accompanied Norris home
plaintiff lying 'stf Dlind drunk' In The shed, and
Archer the proprietor, asked him to assist him IN
getting The woman out; Archer caught the female
by the Feet and dragged her into the yard aided by
witness. alter remaining there q short time they
TOOK her to the barn, aud in q few minutes Archer
seat the bartender to her and he TOOK ner into The
hotel and she went to bed; the bartender Lanning,
tod the wlne3B she procured the rum at Purdy's
dlstlery, and that he gave her more Alter some
further uniInpOrtant testimony the witness stated
That the bartender had since absconded 10 Phila-
dephia.
z. McGowan deposed that he saw Rosy Mccain,
the plaintiff, dancing with the bartender who threw
her down on the floor, when Mr.. Norris picked her
up; witness subsequently saw man with her In the
II was Norris or not; the bartender gave her some
cider after the defendant had lifted her up; he saw
the parles In the shed about half past ten O'Clock;
there were others looking In through the window,
but did not recognize Norris nor the bartender In
the shed with her, nor outside he thinks Norris
was gone home when tho parties were ut the
window. IL IL peculiar feature In the case tnat
McGowan. after relating what purported to DO his
representative that II he had been sworn he would
have told diGerept story, but Justice Auls osioves