Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
SERyIA INVADEs TURKIsHTsRRIToRY
BOSNIA ALSO IN REBELLION.
TRIAL OF ALLEGED lBDTCIORS OF CHARLIE Ross
4NNSCBORDLNATE PRIEST
iEWS FROM THE BRITISH POLAR EXPEDITION.
THE CHARLIE ROSS ADDICTION
CASE.
Two OF the Alleged AbductOrs Ar.
raiSUeO for Trial.

PHILADELPHIA, August 3O-This being
the day fixed for the trial of VIM Wester.
welt, indicted as party to the abduction
and concealment of the child Charles Brews-
ter Ross, the prisoner was brought into the
dock, and at 10 o'clock Judge Elcock took
his seat upon the bench. Westervelt is a
strongly-built man, heavily bearded, and
apparently about forty years old, aud the
only noticeable thing in his appearance is
months has laid upon his face. As the crier
arose with the indictment in his hand, Mr..
Ford stayed him by remarking To the Judge
that when this case was last before the court
ii was on rule upon the district attorney
TO show cause why a bill of particulars
should not be furnished. What disposition
oeiaIy h kno% fa taat his ne o ah mot
formation on the subject was derived
from the morning papers, and before arrange
ment was made he would like TO see from the
record, If made up, what had been done with
that rule. Mr.. HOgart said the information
had been received from Judge Pratt that the
rule had been discharged. The record was
sent for, but the disposition of the rule not
appearing on it, the judge ordered the clerk
to make up the record. Mr.. Ford next read
the suggestion and affidavit of the prisoner
of the death of VIM. MOsher alias VIM. Hen
derson, and John Douglass alias Joseph
Clark, and the viewing of their dead bodies
by him at Bay Ridge, n. Y, on the 18th OF
December last, and counsel said they were
the cO-defendants of the prisoner in this in
dictment. Mr.. Sheppard Informed Mr.. Ford
that the deceased persons had never been
indicted n1dt The rS suggestion, however, was
Westervelt, the prisoners wife, who
was jointly indicted with him, having
voluntarily come from her residence
court and requested 10 be permitted 10 stand
her trial with her husband. Mr.. Hagert an
nounced that this was the first time Mrs.
Westervelt had been within the jurisdiction
CT this court, and she was or would be here.
The District Attorney did not know until
Mr.. Ford appeared with her few moments
prior to his mentioning her presence here.
The only defendant who had been within the
custody OF the court was VIM. Wester-
welt, and the cause had been prepared
with reference TO him alone, and the
try her Mr.: Brown was insisted H 'S that as as
the Indictment charged both with a Joint
offence, and il was not within the power of
the district attorney TO deny a trial or
bis collea que that the district attor-
ney had placed him under terms TO
produce her fer trial, and that officer
prise and refuse defendant her trial Mr.
Sheppard corrected Mr.. Brown by saying
that when he asked Mr.. Ford whether this
woman would come from New York and
submit herself to process here without the
use OF requisitiOn, Mr.. Ford declined 10
promise unless told then when she would be
wanted for trial. This being the only notice
10 her OF the intention OF the commonwealth,
be, on his part. declined, and so the matter
dropped. Mr.. Brown again appealed TO the
discretion OF the court in which il lay 10
order separate or joint trial. The judge
said that If this woman had been any time
within jurisdiction he would order her
trial TO proceed, but under the present
circumstances of the case he would not do so.
The prisoners were then arraigned upon the
charges of kidnapping, conspiracy TO kid
nap, conceal and extOrt money, TO which
they pleaded not guilty. The calling OF in
ton OF opinions upon the guilt or Innocence
OF the prisoners were then begun.