Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-13
EVENING STAR.
The Hardtrx Morris Seduction aad
sfreoffnR Ga.R

siresttaG Case
TIE sEpUCER suNn VISIT. AND THsrAruvH
wHo SHOT HIN AC9UirTEo % rHE sHoOI-
he.
It~iu be remsmber>d nat on tse so.A o.
AugUst last George g.. Wding. an editof OF A.
Indianapolis ne~s paper. ykot Au1 wouuda1 one
solomon Moritg, OF that Cigv, for having Sc
ducec HaFcing's dAu ghtCr 81 luteresti 4 voans
lazy, aged eighteen yesrs. The trial o. the
csSe ~ recently called On the criminal court
OF Aud SnsPo a. and the prOscca c'Dg ~ mess nst
slitA ring = NaI'y pros Wa entered. TIE fnfia-
napoiis correspondents OF the Cincinnati C...-
rlfrctGi thus sketches
Tss sCENHs ~ THE COURT KrsN
tn The hr~t afternoon, when the ~sNe va
named Tor u1si. the coart room wAs -r89Ied
NTH interested spectators. An ewes ws-e axsS
ur"n Major Jonathan W. Gordon. the ftstiG-
gushed sWytt engaged for the defensr, uutil
NJ. Harding appeared, when the attention vas
ClFicen peiHeeH he Two. Mr.. II srding H. a'ta
nan - any rate mo forces attention Hfb
The moot unobtfusive appearance snd mara4r
mat can be Imagined. He comes into = place
more Gietly ard takes Nd less room fhan a.,
ooey nan alive. Not that he T. insisnirrant-
looking by sly manner Of means. IN tie Coz
usTy, he IL rather above the medium height.
ard muscular in proportion. but he csrrIes hlr,-
self In a mOdtst-i nat almost said tiinid-uaV
stepping softly. snd with las head poisei little
90 one SIDE. He has strong. intellectual head
and ordinary features. wiyh tAe exception OF
magnifcrrt blarh ewes. They a~e largo and
black, with urarly always \ pleading, auNiou-
expression that Va transmitted 20 n talented
ard Inflated fsrghtsr. On the particular daY
have me ntiOued, they wore n ssf trouhled
look, which won mo GVArt he stood a VII he
the outskirts ot the croSd, and as the afternoon
wore away. came forward and took seat near
the reporters table, shaking hands with hts
friencs. in silence.
Atlepgfh Major Gordon obtained hearing,
aud said - Judge ,iOfJOn.
''Nour Honor. my client, not wanting q have
tbs indictment ,pofnting 30 a paper In hts
hsnC1 hanging over him any longer, h ready
ior aud insists uPOn b.. trial The prosecuting
witness Is not here. He has gone west prob
ably to grow 10 with tho country. hut / an
Wiling 20 have the case tried hys iury COM
PoSsd 81 tie fathers and brothers aud sous OF
our land ~
WHEN THE CASH WAS NOlTE FROaFQwrRn
Major Gordon. made another eloquent appeal
Ia behalf OF mis- client, and the Judge waving
personal feel ng iu a matter 81 violation 0f law
TIE jury decided the case. Whareupon a shout
Of satisfaction went up from the crowd agaiu
gathered In large numbers 20 hear the result OF
the indictment. The horrible tragedy under
lying the case H. vet too fresh iu the minds % he
community fm COugTatu ztions 60 be unmtKed
With pain, and almost before the decision Wa
made, Mr.. Harding hsd gone quietly Out OF the
court room 90 acQuaint his anxious and devoted
wife " ia the result. The general sympathy Tor
Mr.. Harding = sf- ction has taken the "a bsfantial
form OF patronage a. hts Herald n no longer =
newspaper venture. His circulation has largely
increased, and the editor tastiies MS apprs.
citation OF the fact by presenting the pubia
With vastly entertaining, instructive And
readable paper.