, 1875-12-11
THE COURIER.
rhrca of Its Eorce Tried for
Libel.
rhey Try TO Justify, md Pro,luce Some
Strong Testimony.
Tbo Other Side Pin Their Faith on au
Alibi,


Some urne AK0 tho tarailh JnsF fof1hH m In"
alctpent for tbcl nrainst II. ]. Perry, John Both
1cll, and |. Il. Hanfoth, CONNECTED with tho
Courier, d morning paper published h this citY.
Tho complaint uas nado by Mfes Alzfna 4.
rartons, Who It WAS alleged. had been soriouaty
vronsol by publication in that paper. boazing
d.,o OF Sent. AZ. Tho publication In question scs
forth that A1iss parsons had euHnaredA gentfcmal
nttuc1 Traucts Harold Stovona, and by hor cun-
pinc why's and personal attfhctions had won him
rom his wifo aud homs and Induced lin 10
tako Mp with her in life Of open ndu]tcry. Tho
.riclo was very mlnnte IN detailing THO scandal.
Tho caso drom larga audience Of that clo-
mot Of society which t1i!ists for tile vulgar aud
sopbatioua1. aud tho intercat was heightened by
ths fact that since thu allegation WAS made
stevens wfe had commenced t1lvnrco proceed
iugs against hm. Tho parties to tho affair
1rrc, Of couree, amoag tho earliest III rnntt,
and 1t III seldom that i'll case of tlts kind Ao
riitolees or respectable . Glars Of people are
implicated.
TIFF rnosECuriSu WITNESS ..
Wa robust lady Of about 80 sun,mero, and Of
moro than ordinary Intelligence. Her features
zero clearly cut, 1er dress neat. anil her general
appearance that OF = lady accustomed to goot!
society. In fhet, Il cnine out aHtiag tho tziai
That Blle was : Indy of somo htarary attainmonta,
nd ono who iu former years hst, Rninnd ropn-
lation lu ccrtaiu circles ~ an authoress.
NiIs. arEvKNa ....
vh6 Tho nOxt object OF interest, and tho fact that
kba beld d young bhbo In her arMa whtto I'll tho
wttuess- Stand added to her prominence. She
was lady scarcaly past hor toens. with pleas
spi face. .....
Tie other characters in tho case can vol 10
passcd With nero mention: Mt. bto7apB had 4
esdayerous look. occupied back scat. and WAS
ftst recognized by the audience when placed
mon tho stand. The inevitable mothar-n-laW
bid evidently aeon bctter dayB,-tlays when her
World Of troub'oa were less. The other Wit
neesas we1e fair ad1,i1tnre Of tbs sublime ard
Ridiculous, especially The wonaon.
THE 5ulY.
Soms tlmo WAS spent III imparcling tho Jury,
Ifr. 1rulo, who appeared fer tho drfoudantH,
fixing especial pains In his part OF tho work.
It ia safa to say tlat II tho object was to socuro
sfury notably ignorant Of cycrythtnE, the ti1no
xes proAtatly spent. II was selected, howoser,
from tho regular psnel-n fact ~ no 1neans
tho body were men WHO could not understand
lho meaning Of tho commitment everyday
language and for whom the most commonplace
,de1 could not be 80 pimpliAoo a. to moot their
comprehension.
Tie jury being secured, tho case waa opened.
MISS AlxiaA A rAllBoSa,
Tho prosecuting wituoss, WIS sworn: sho WA
losEdiug on Jackson strcet and knew tue do
fsndants na botng. connected with tue Courier.
Cross-exaxnirlcI: 8hc had livod Ut various
Places In tho city. and ut QUO timo in tho house
Of Yrs, StoYepB tho mother of Frantin Harold
Stevens, No. 157 Walnut Htteet.
Mr. Trnlo tried to e1tort some confessions
from tho witnese Of improper conduct with Etc.
yspB on other occasions than tho QUO named, to
Which Tho Court objected as not being proper
esoss-e ! animation.
The stste'B-Attorney then road tho libclous
article III question, aud announced that le had
completed QiH cAep.
Iii. I'rudo took tip tho dofenso aud u,ado a
ssloment 70 tho jury Of what be expected to
prove, which In general te1ma was that lie OK
recsod to Justify tho chargo upon which tho is.-
tictmcnt Lad boon found.
NAsoN II LnoHfS,
IN attorney, was tho flint wisncBr. Ho know
ill4s Pa1hons and BtevenH by sighs. Mr. Trutlo
than attempted to olcfs from tue 'sItnoes aolno-
thing 10 reference to what no had soon OF Sto-
,ens and Miss Parsons keeping company In vari-
GUS places, to which objection vas made, Which
NAs sustained by the Court.
WILLIAM WALLACE D1r0HAM
WAS tho next ultuoAa. IIo was acquainted With
the PARTIES, livod near thon', aud saW tholn klss-
ing one SuotbeS.
Cross-crananed: 1Io wns positive that ho
hsd soan the parties as ho bad detailed. lIa
watched thar moVoments through natural
eanosity, Just - bis quoAtionor would under
timiiar circumstances.
This brought Nj. Read to his feat, and ho
saled tho wi,uoss liar and loafe1.
tbs witnbsd apologtEcd for bis remark and
raid that he had told the defendants OF what he
had ssen. Hs had seen ber in = room with
Stevens swicc, opce At II o'clock ak night. uie
aife saw tho samc that llo did. nud overheard
Mus Parsnns in tbs mcautimo delivering . "lec-
taFs" to Btorens on political economy, uonAn'a
lights. ETC.
Tue Court thon took recess until O'Clock.
Tia drat wituaaa calt0d uaa
MIS-. 1hANc1s AARoLD STEVENS,
but tho a!selnpt Of Mr. Trasde to draw out GER
tain anawets from her, which were not regarded
pazsnaat was checked BY tho Court. aud nht
sAa allowed to rctlrc.
MIS- HIDALIA SMITH,
uothor Of Mrs. Stevens. Hss next called. 6hs
knew Miss patsous, and sav her at No. 157 Wal
out strost on tho 2lst Of sepsombor. bhe saw
hteyenB and Miss pataous acting Huspciously
she lived next door to No. 1871 and when sht
NV the conduct Of Mtss l'arsons that evening
lle climbed laddsr aud looked into the room
Sae sent for N oft!cor to artest tho parties,
cross-exdmfnsd' 6ho mas cortaia that VITA
shs s.y occurred on t4e evening ct the slst o.
!ect
VA called. lie had been seus fos BY Mrs Smith
90 tue evanIag of tho 2lst Of September Il
nata % arrest, lIo did not 90 into etcyonH
house. because ho had io warrant. lio did uo
&eB elthor MiBa p&rsons or bteVons.
Mis-. LEE
TN the next Witness. Bhe was living At Mrs
Smiths seIt. q. aud xaA asked to climb tue lad
att md look Ut Hteyens md ! Indy In + room to
Ee1hor. Bae saw the lsdy's faco, but did no
tnow positively that 1t Waa Miss Parsons. TIL
Hitnesa had q hu1bsud, who 1t tho tituo lived .
w usH!son street. Ats had not lived With hB
husband for tiva Heaks At tho time. Bho hat
bsel before married 10 a man IAuea Brown
sho died ou tho 10Th Of Juno, aud aha nA1riee
Leo tho 18th Of July following.
h1Na. HTEVENs
vas again called. Bhs saW Miss Parsons ani
~ husband IN the room togethor on tho dat
Mentioned. Sue was positiso that shn vas no
mistaken In the date, because she wtotc 1t dow
It tle timo.
I, 3. AANFpnp,
fourier reporter, teatltisd that he hsd HtIsts
sae article IL question; inst lc did noE kao,
Miss pasaons, etc Mssars. Ferry and Hothwel
40 tsstifled tbst they did not know 1aisa Far
..a,hs1
m NEHCTTAL.
Iha defenH@ Aats rested tho case, when th
Prosecution called lnbart Inock ip rebuttal. Il
aaH 6tesenA In hia storo 1t o'clock tho nigh
e question, aud remained there iii hour Al
tetn vent down towa With h,m, aud Tematne
hls company until II o'clock.
nyobn II. Driver WRs called. Ife know Mis-
aa;A1ona. had knoWp her Tor threa yeArh, aud tn
fnI o. September met her It the Fort Wayn
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