New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-09
TIE MIKE NORTON ASS4 UT CASE.

cROss-ExAMINATiON OF THE CONFERENCE.-THE RE-
FI-sys To GIVE HER TRUE rAME-THEORY OF
THE DEFENSE.
Saturday afternoon Judge OtterbOurg, in
company with counsel Capt Williams and tho accused
men, handcud, went to Bellevue Hospital to crossex-
anime Mrs Col. Merritt " on her affidavit charging
Capt Ryan and Miller OF the tug Mike Norton with afro
ciois assault on July 20. The complaint made by Capt
Williams charging the prisoners with the crime, she pro-
nounced true she said that there were others also
whom she could identity. she readily identified Ryan
and Miller among dozen men in the ROOM Her testi-
mony was mainly ~ follows:
7 was born near Springfield Mass. am married I
did not state thar hay husbands name Was oo acSort 81
this matter having occurred de- not want him 10 know
it, have child but refuse TO tell where IL nave
been in Orleans two three Winters but not under
the meme OF Dutt0n II Is two years since resided III
stay ed at the Arlington Hotel in Washington but do
NOT remember having registered under the name OF MIS-
WalirOn of Tennessee refuse 10 tell hat my own name
is lived at Peniied Rochester, under my own name
shall not say whether represented myself III Br0ohJn
~ the wife OF Gen. Arlington refuse to answer whether
made false accusation against woman ~ Brooklyn
Of having committed an abortion upon me; have been
months continually before to washin gton; have
since been restrained from using 1t LenesiDer tn ~,
boat at the time assaulted but could not be mistaken
about these two men, - tLoy came BACK second ne
identify him; the day OF the assault came from HoDo
ken but / refuse to say from what part; Il
anv boat in particular; I told him what boat L
wa, looking for do not remember the name or the
boat; he said he would show the boat, but atcfward
20 seabeat, as he called IT, 10 see the
captain: waited the WHAT while no went 10 see
whether the captain board and he returned ana
said that the captain not on board, ana that All
hands were drunk; man who represented hlm,eI as
tic captain induced me TO go Oh board; wien Wtnt
aboard the boat did not either OF the prisoners II
was about hour after before saw either during that
hour was being the kitchen and everything De-
longing to 1t singular that should go on Doat
under such circumstances, but not ,eprshensibe, as
was looking for placed stewartess had never served
ia that capacity Ia my life was in rather Feeble heath
I went boat to hide myself ~ nrcn as any ing
else for feared that would be taken back to Washing
ton aftor assault rushed from the boat after run
ming a short distance found officer; returned with
the officer To the minutes; real name Is not
Louisa Merritt told me IT the TUinns 10 sign
any name chose to the alidayit gave the name vi
Louisa Merritt - >,,.,
The witness thea signed the name Louisa o. Merritt
10 her testimony but admitted that that was not her
name and refisl ii to give her real name.
ON Saturday Cast Williams and the Uifcers wh@ mace
the arrests on the tug made aidavits concerning such
facts as they knew. Tho defense Will he based ON tlo
idea that this Assault halucinaton in the dis
ea,ed brain the complainant which sho Is nriy con-
ynecd is true. but which nevor occurred Dr. Andrews,
at Bellevue Hospital says that ho has no reason To- be-
eye that the has been assaulted as she describes