Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-09
LOCAL NEWS.
a STORY OF SIN AND sUFFERrxG
IPial 0f RernArA Nay Tor Ahorsa.~

hEsss - NY W. ADDYIIO0.
This morning, In q q Criminal Court, the
case OF Bernard NAV, charged with having
on The - IN of Nav laSt produced al abortion
Morris Sss c 81 ~, i5ssINse n sr Ea
torney prosecuting, and Messrs. W. A. Cook
and u. 4. Cahill, defending. The following
CLARK. JosSpS n Hilton R y s9ge Mo- b
aE sn, James NJ Thompson, John A. seloy,
| eeorge honaldsoo, Edgar z. Edwards, Henry
I ~ nm ID MoGill, Warren Dent sni a.
THE TESTIMONY.
] US -" arc tesuned that she veal 20 a
/ house In the northeastern part OF 49,, sif.,.
/ with Mr.. Mulholland. IN June last AMI
/ found the girl In a deplorable condEtioD uifb
no undsrgsrments on, aud no food in inc
! house. The prisone r came 10 the house where
| witness was visiting and asked Tor a WASH
! erNoman 20 40 10 the house where the girl
was and said that ne would leave the key;
! aud thst she went there. On cross eNamina-
| tion witness said thst She kept house fOr
| some one on iSth street, but declined TO stale
ior whom she Kept The place, stating that IL
! MdiGdd ThscGeT, colored, testified that NAY
| came iof her 10 wash and she went ID tue
!%s' vt ne way lntnoiuced her 10
! the clothes loof ei as IL a beef had beer,
| outchered' May went TO the once and came
| home IN the afternoon and went-ap stairs, IA
little time witness heard a woman SCREAM
and say, "Oh! me, i can't stand this must
die. i can't hvei" Witness went mp two
Steps and heari her say, Thank God, some
one is coming" May came down looking as
pale as death. 90 croSS-eNamina.ion witness
says she heard May slap the woman's jaws
and h, T say that he ought 20 .be asna mel of
himself, he Threatened TO serve her worse al
night and she said that she would hollec
murder.
OeJccT SsRiino testified that Madame White
| gave him some Information CA the i2th ~
June last, and he Informed Lieutenant Kelly
| Oh lt. snd Win Lieutenant Kelly ant SER
| geant Mtlstead went % tue house ON tith
I street, between and northeast; found the
house locked up, but borrowed a key and
Went In, when they found the girl very low;
| Madam White, who was along. was askei
| by May, when he came home, who put the
| job up" Witness did not hear the answer
| but heard Madame White ask who performed
| the operation, aud the gtrl said thar Nav al
| IL al Der request aud She did not want any
| thing done on account OF the family: May
said IL was the first snap he hai-ever got
| into.
Liea John r. E,I,v testified To having re-
| ceiyed Information from Officer shilling aud
To going TO the house. The girl was sick, and
| when they went ia she seemed alarmed. Mrs.
| White Was present, and the girl said 20 her.
| Mrs. White, you ought not TO have done
\ this" witness sent for Dr. Bracket, and
| when May came IN, witness arrested him;
| heard the girl state that May had done IL at
her request; after this, May asked witness
| 10 advise him what TO do, stating that he
| did rot want il 20 get into the papers; when
| lr. Brackett came he advised that she be
| removed, aud he nad her sent 90 the Lying
| In hospital. On cross examination witness
said that the girl gave her real name as
Beach I'm confidence, stating that she mai
| some little respect for her family.
d.. BTOckeff testified that he was called %
| go to the col ner OF 10Th and streets north
east; found the girl suffering from extensive
hemorrhage, and from the history OF the case
case OF malpractice; witness at once re-
| quested her removal to the hospital. Cross
examined:-Aside from the history OF the
| case could not say what was the real cause
! OF her condition al the time.
| STORY OF THE GIRL.
| tUd Ho1-ts sworn Ella Is a fine looking
I ri of hon "A and
alpaca, with white 'kerchief around the
/ neck; black hat, gray veil, and checked
shawl.l-Witness became acquainted win
May on the attn OF January last, lived with
! him over six months, At the corner of i0th
and streets; witness got out OF her trouble
| by May getting doctor and using an instru-
| menf, after having used medicine. Bernard
| May was the cause of her trouble. The rest
| of the testimony was unit for publication,
put IL caused sensation in the court room
| hep On cross examination witness said her
name was Ella Morris. not Beach; did not
know Madame White until May seut her to
| the house May intended To sell out aud leave
| her In her then condition, and she then SUD-
mitted to the operation; she went TO live
| with May on the 9Th OF January last. on IA
street; witness did not tell Lieut.. Kelly the
| truth when she said that her name was
! Beach; never said i'm the District Attorneys
office that her name was Beach.
This closed the evidence for the govern
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
| lie cefeiiSe called Or n 0s'Oa, who testified
| that he saw the girl before this occurrence.
| She required treatment, but he declined q
| disclose the nature of the daceaSe because OF
Tie COZ nseaiial relations Of physician ant
I patient.
Mr.. Cook asked number n questions ola
Chos. q Eyslasr testified that he was assist
| ant District attorney In June last; the woman
| now giving the name OF Ella Morris, al the
| Police Court In June last gave her name as
| Amanda l. ach, and subsequently she nal
| given that name in the office.
| Mr.. Cook at this point submitted that apart
| from the NJ me there could be no conviction
had been no proof Of danger to life, and an
4 nounced that the evidence was closed.
| ARGUMENT FOR DEFENCE.
Mr.. Cahill addressed the jury, claiming
| that there was no assault; and IL there was,
but Beach, then they would bring In q YER
| dict OF not guilty, for OF course as the indict
ment charges the offence to have been COM
| mitted on Ella Morris, IL could not have
been committed on Amanda Beach. III there
| was no life there could be no abortion. He
argued that the character OF the witnesses
| was such as 10 throw discredit on their
statements, and he alluded 10 the job put up
The foreman of the jury said that he did
not understand the testimony TO bear out
| tie statement OF counsel
Judge Macarthur said his understanding
conceded with that of the juror
Lieut.. Kelly and Officer Shilling were re
| called, and said that IL was May who as
| VINO put up the Job and not the girl.
| ARGUMENT FOR THE PROSECUTION.
District Attorney Wells claimed q ver1scL
| OF conviction, remarking that he could see
| but little TO answer In the defence, q "a in
| reply TO Mr.. Cahill's argument he denied
| that the locality Of 18th street was such a
l locality as described; there were respec. able
| women there; there was a Chapel there.
| What III this woman was prostitute. She
| could tell the truth. He then pictured the
scene at the house where the girl was found,
| and said that even IL the woman came from
| hell her feelings would be aroused. He then
| pictured May married man holding posi-
| ton under the government taking up with
| the comedy looking woman who nal been on
| the stand, and treating her in the manner
described by the witnesses. He urgci that
| the jury conisdor tie evidence well
THE INDiCT MENT An ABORTION.
Judge Macarthur asked The District attor-
| ney If he had paid much attention 10 tie in
| dictment.
The District attorney answered that IL was
| found under the >iatute 1.-THE legislative actD,
and tine offence was one under com mon Law.
The Indictment was rasd Judge MacAr-
| thur examining the legislative act.
| Judge Macarthur said that the indi ctment
| itself looked like an abortion.
| The District attorney said that he took thu
Indictment as he found IL, and Acknowledged
| that IL was not artistically drawn. He also
read the section OF common Law applicable.
Judge Macarthur said that he had some