National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-19
THE REFORH SCHOOL SCANDAL.
THE THIRD DAY OF THE TRIAL-TESTI
MONY FOR THE DEFENCE.


MONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
At the opening Of the third days trial Of the
case Of Miss Kate Story against Freeman W.
Howe, superintendent of the Reform school, for
alleged breach Of promise Of marriage, the de-
fence called the defendant, Freeman W. Howe,
who testified that plaintiff engaged at the school
on the I'd Of January, 1872, and resigned April /
following. Witness Identified q book containing
entries, and read, "Aprf l, Kate Story dis
charged" 1t was witness duty to employ and
discharge servants; in June witness wife became
very i'll, and it was necessary to have assistance
and he sent for some one, and the party brought
Kate Story out. This was on June n, and his
wife died June "a. She (plaintiff) went home
July /, and witness found some things belonging
then. On the 9Th young man called for her and
informed her Of her fathers death, and witness
discharged her and paid her subsequently,. In
the latter part Of July, when the institution
was moved from the farm above Georgetown to
the new place, he needed help, and he engaged
her again. This was the 18th Of July. After
be left the old location his sister, Mrs. Mosher
was taken ILL., On the 18th Of August the school
removed to the new location, four miles out on
the BlAdensburg pike. Miss Story occupied the
adjoining room to his, sleeping with one Of his
children. On the first Sabbath in December Mrs
MOsher, in moving the bureau, found some let
submitted to witness and returned to a drawer
from which 1t was supposed they came. Kate was
absent at the time and returned late, and witness
Qlu not speak 10 ner until the following morning,
when he asked her about them, mentioning the
name of Frank Douglas. She said that she knew
the letters contained bad language, and she did
not know what they wrote such letters for. On
the 18th she was paid of and sent home on the
following day; but she wrote him and Mrs.
Mosher pleading to come back; the letters were
sent by me man who was sent to the Government
farm: she plead the destitutiOn Of her family,
promising to do better Witness referred the
matter to the president Of the board, (Mr. Sar-
CENT? telling him about the pleading letters and
her promises, why she was discharged, sc. Mr..
Sargent said as they needed help she might be
re-emplOyed. She returned on the Sth of Janu-
airy, witness having informed her on the previous
day that she might do so. Some time in February
she complained Of not feeling we'll, and her con-
dition was reported to him; think she said she
had chill, and witness gave her some quinine.
Never gave her any pink powder. or any other
medicine but quinine. She complained Of neu-
rslgi8, and she said she had taken cold Mrs. NJ.
told him, and he thought there was something
wrong. Witness told plaintiff that he believed
something was wrong, and she would have to
leave. She denied this, and stated that she was
a virtuOus girl; she commenced to cry, and finally
acknowledged it. Witness told her that she had
treated them at the school shamefully. She said
the father Of the unborn babe was Josh Gallagher;
that she had been with him &C.. on the 18th or
18th Of December. She stated that she was TO be
married On the next Sunday evening, and asked
If he would not allow her to remain, stating that
she was TO marry man named Beach, from Vir-
ginia. Witness agreed that she should remain
until Sunday, and she came into the city to get
things for the event. Witness brought her in aud
took her out and stopped at a bakers and ordered
q CAKE. witness dOuDteQ II She intended TO get
married, and so told her on Sunday, when she
placed her hand on the Bible, and said: i swear
on this Bible that intend to get married tonight
to Mr. Beach" She said the minister, Dr.
AtkinE was engaged and would come ont On the
cars. When the hour grew late and no groom
and no minister appeared, she said that the man
must be sick. She then asked TO stay till Thurs
day. She then became dissatisfied with the cake,
and asked for larger one, and gave the baker
an ofGeF I6f another cake, which witness counter
manded. On Thursday morning following wit
wnnE liant he hAw -.
Kate subsequently came to the Institution again
and nursed Mrs. MOsher who had been badly iu-
jured by runaway; that she begged him for
money TO go away; that she wrote to him several
times after she returned home, and he wrote to
her to meet him at Riley's. She did meet him,
having large size satchel with her. and he pur-
chased ticket for Indianapolis for her, paying
$3.50, and also gave her 81. Witness sent her IS
at one time, SO ut another, and SOS at another;
tie last sum to be returned. He sent those sums
as charities. witness never spoke to the woman
about marrying, except as to marrying Beach;
never got on her bed; all her statements to his
having improperly known her are utterly false
Witness never walked with her and never gave
her $40 or any other sum to buy medicines.
The defence called DR.. Aaron W. Miller, who
testified that there was no preparation known to
chemistry which would produce lasting effect.
Mrs. Cover testified to finding the obscene let
tiers near or on the bureau of Miss Story. She
saw the parties daily, and there was nothing in
the conduct or manner Of defendant showing par
TALLY towards plaintiff; knew she took thread
belonging to the school. Plaintiff told witness
about the marriage to Beach. Plaintiff was not
considered truthful at school.
HARK FROM THE ToNBs.
Charles Dudley testified that in 1872, in May or
June, he saw Miss Story lying behind a tomb
stone in the Presbyterian graveyard with young
man. She got up and brushed the dirt from her
clothes. Witness did not see her commit any bad
action.
Cross-examined. The graveyard was place of
common resort. There were a number Of persons
in the graveyard at the time 1t was Sunday at
teTnoon. Witness has resided in Georgetown for
fourteen years; had lived in Alexandria before
that, and was there charged with house-burning,
but the charge was false.
Miss Catharine Grimes testified that Miss Story
had told her that she was going to marry man
named Beach, from Virginia. Witness and Mrs.
ser went to Washington and bought pair Of kid
gloves and some ribbons for her. Beach did not
come, and she said II was very strange. After
whfds she told witness that Beach was coming up
the next Thursday to marry her. She bought
cake for that occasion. Witness had been shown
Joe Gallagher by the plaintiff from car window.
Miss Nichols one of the employees Of the Re-
form school, was next called, and testified as to
the reputation Of Miss Story at the Reform school.
She had the reputation Of not telling the truth.
Miss Nichols cOrTObOrRted the testimony Of the
preceding witness as to the conduct of Miss Story
at the Reform school.
The defence here closed, and the plaintiff here
called in rebuttal two witnesses, who testified
that her reputation was good in Georgetown.
The case was then adjourned until this morn
ing.