The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-02
THE MILTON OUTRAGE.

EXAMINATION AND DISCHARGE or DIR. MIL
LAR-THE PRISONER RECOGNIZED BY MIsa
HgNsER-A FAILURE TO PROVE THE cory
MISSION OF THE OFFENCE CHARGED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO 1HE HERALp.l
PouGHKRErslx n. Y, August, l, 1879
There has been much excitsmout In tho village Of
Milton to-day the arrest Of DR.. julius Miliar OF
that place. charged with committing tho outrage on
Miss Henxsr at DR.. Hasbrouck's house tho night oil
July L. As soon Miliar's arrest was made known
the villagers treated It with dersion, ana In their
minds acquitted him beoIo no had u hearing.
The arrest was brought about BY detective
from agency IN New York, who has
been In ths vicinity for about three weeks, and the
result oil his espionage hos terminated In farce. Az
the story goes, last Friday evening Mss Hsnssr
in an upper window in DR.. Hasbrouck's house, be-
tween and seven O'Clock, and saw Miar 10 tho
post oifco some distance away. Sue called Dr. Has
brouck's vile up stairs and pointed him TO her,
saying, THAT resembles The man who seized inc 10
The parIor the 4lh OF July night" Mrs Hasbrouck
said, .'That Is Dr. Millarn On The strength
OF ibis scene DR.. Mlar arrested. rhs
prisoner had n hearing before Justices Craft
aud woolscy to-day. mo nrsI witness Miss
Henser sno Was aitired In black alpaca
aud wore veil over her bon st aud her testimony
was given modestly. She rstod tho story OF the So
calIsl outrage as II has already been published and
retired. When Mrs. DR.. Hasbrouck was called she de-
scr,bed tho scene la tho window told above, and
then Miss Henser recalled, when Identification
She said
.'rnAT Is THE MAN."
have seen the man saw from tho window In the
street since that lItne; u was evening; have
seen him IN TINS court room; he 10 IN
can point MIN out; That is him. the person next TO
Mr.. Brandon (ponting with her Ian al DR.. MliiAr,
who guzcd sagnt AT her through his largo specaces
Is that The man you believe 10 be Inc person who
~ your house on the night OF the AN OF July aud
assaulted your Objected 20 aud the objection over
On her cross examination witness said:-I recog.
nize HIM by bis general Appearance, his walk
especially; no was belwsen walk "A catch
mo IN the parIor; he walked when 1 him In tho
street; recognize MS whole department, hts bearing
and nsars; neither of tho mon had glasses on thar
nigh.
THE scxSg ~ THE rAxLoR
During hcr testimony witness also stated that while
she sitting AT ths piano shc hoard tho crsak OF
shoe or boot, and turning around saw the Two men
the sil Of Tho door. only nve feet away; she sot
up to 20 toward the window. whom the tall man fol-
l3woi her around liable, nrst one way and tbon the
other, although sho dd NOT scream or mako any out
cry Sue had plenty OF time to notice that tho tall
man had ON patent leather boots or higty polished
boots or shoes; had a mask covering his entire
head aud lace, WITH only sychoies. ana had
collar turned up coat boitonsd up close;
he seized her by Inc arm, put sus arm around her
81. chest: MS Ssue. we're soi.' IKE wom.ns' Sus
larger; his lace vas wide At inc Top but sunk ncar
Tho chin, snd the nnses nails OF the hands
closely paired and tho hands white
REcoUSiriox os HANDS AND FEET.
The prisoner was directed 10 snow his hands. He
slapped his right hama table before tho Cours,
violently and witness said tnat looked like the hand.
lie showed his foot, and she SAID looked like
loot
NO PROVED.
Al tho conclusion OF tais witness evidence. TO the
surpriso oil ali the prosecutor rested. linen George
H. Williams prisoners counsel. moved Tor the pris-
ones's discharge On the sfound tust evidence nsd
been produced showing, ne was charged IN the war
rant that an attempt had been male 10 outrage Miss
Henser. &c. An argument followed, Ia which the
TACT wac deveioped that tue prosecution had no more
Witnesses aud the Court discharged tho prisoner. SO
the noted Milton Outrage still romans story whom
will PROBABLY never DO cleared ny. DR.. hiilaf mas the
sympathy of the people OF Milton generally. he had
four or nve repuabIe witnesses In waiting TO prove
complete abb, but he was not put upon his defence
IL ~ no doubt true that on the night OF the 4Ih Of
July he was at home sick with maiaral lover.