The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-04
THE PARKER RAPE CASE
EXAMINATION OF THE PKuS
ONERS.
Nichols Held In $4,000 Bail-ClOugh
and Breslin Discharged.

The examination of the parties held for
the outrage committed upon Mary Jane
Parker upon the 9th ult., occurred at the
Jail, Monday afternoon, before b. w. Mar
shall, justice of the peace. 1t was under
stood in the morning that it would be held
at the town hall, and large crowd gather
ed about that building only to be grieyous-
ly disappointed, as the proceedings were
held in Jail with closed doors.
Hon. M. G. Evcrts, grand juror, appear
ed for the prosecution, Col. G. II. Joyce
and j. G. Baker, Esq, for the defense.
MRS. MARY JANE PARKER,
the victim of the assault, was the first wit
ness examined and testified as follows:
Was in Rutland on the 9th of July !;
lived at Mr.. Shermans in Clarendon and
started to go back there about dusk walk
ed pretty slow as my health was not good,
When started saw a couple of fellows
following me, one dressed in light clothes
| went into Mr.. billiards to get away from
them; went out to the door twice to see If
they were gone, and finally started on
again pretty soon looked back and saw
large crowd following one fellow was
ahead of the rest and run; he caught up
with me 1 told him not to touch me, or /
would break my umbrella over his head
he asked me to hide with him in the bushes
! refused, and he went on a little further
when he threw me down beside
the road and he got his desires
two others held me down and he
kicked me in the side and on the shin call
pJ for n han1ly arobiaf IN cfn
and put it around my neck to choke me-
(Witness here identified Richard Nichols
as the man. did not consent at any
time and gave him no encouragement
previously or at that time he overcome
me with force and by the help of others
my injuries are such that the doctor thinks
| can't get over them; have black and blue
marks now but not as plain as they were
Breslin and Clough had nothing to do with
the assault upon me Breslin helped me up
after Nichols left: did not see any one
when | was down but the three did not
see any one in particular at the candy
store and did not pay any attention to any
one there Nichols did not offer me any
money | did not see him in the crowd.
Cross-examned - Breslin spoke pleas
antly to me came up and picked me up
| was faint and did not know what he said;
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| saw Clough when started from the Ber-
wick House but did not see him after
wards
Re-direct-Breslin let go and run after
he had helped me up.
Cross-eXamined-I started on and cried
for help man came up with team and
said. MY God, what's the matter with
you = Another carriage came on and the
man said, IF you have any respect for
woman help me-" They looked over in
the field and saw crowd running.
Richard Nichols beng asked if he had
anything to say, replied that he was advised
not to testify at present.
JAMES BREsLIN
testified as follows Was at the Berwick
House one of the bell-boys there said
"there's a woman who used tc work for
John McConelly." Clough and | then
walked on slowly round Merchants Row
and saw some other fellows going along on
the railroad track the woman was in the
highway and soon saw her 90 into Mr..
billiards; Nichols was standing outside
talking with billiards boy we were
about quarter of a mile behind saw the
woman come out and 90 on and
soon lost sight of her saw
two other fellows running after her;
McDonough ana Donnelly; heard one of
them say, Lets go on after her.; soon
heard the woman screaming ran up and
saw Nichols going away from her; asked
her what he had done to her she said
nothing; Clough did not go up to her
picked her up and gave her her hat did
not see Nichols do anything to her; all the
boys ran before the man came up she ap-
peared much hurt and could not speak |
came on inside of the woods with the rest
Emmett Clough corroborated the testi-
mony of BreslIn in relation to his connec-
ton with the affair, and said he was in
town waiting for work and was intending
to take the 1;40 train for Burlington that
night
The counsel for the state entered a nolle
pros in the case of Breslln and Clough,
and Justice Marshall, after some good ad-
vice to them as to their future, discharged
them from custody.
Richard Nichols was held to bail in the
sum of $4,000 for his appearance at the
next term of the county court.
Bresin and Clough and Mrs. Parker be-
came recognized for their appearance at
the same time as witnesses.