National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-08

woman. The witness wore home the dress Of the
person who borrowed hers She remained ,s IN that
She knew nothing about the house. She started
Tor her sisters II was showing. and she stopped
there because sne had no where else to CO. She
The woman seemed 70 DO in distress and asked
her to loan her dress, that she might go and zee
but never In house. She did not know where
No. u was. This last winter gone by sho was at
Mia, Lille rsrrells house in 3oscphfno street, but
only inside the door. She never was al Miss Laura
l!obson's before September last. She was never at
Miss Streets, in this city, before last spring she
When she was Was at he ecoTed wo%ans her brother
searched for and found her there, whore she lost
the dress. They took her down TO the house Of
Miss Jennie Wilson, who Il now her sister-in.law
and afterward TO her cousin, May Miller, who re.
sides on Bethel street. She never had converse.
ton with Curtis about her and said that May was
fast.
In the morning,
AFTER THE TROUBLE,
Curtis offered hers dress and iewclry II she would
remain with him, but she would not.
woman's house. but the colored weInan's uncle,
who came to sec about some washing. No man
took any liberties with her person At that time or
at any other time previous TO the outrage In March
last, at the National Hotel.
Mn. Sarah A. Miller recognized Curtis. who In
response to the letter, called at her house to sec
Miss TyiinEs. Her testimony was merely corrob
oratlvc of tn, conversation that took place at her
residence. In addition. she detailed The appear.
derclOthing. which she examined: the latter were
stnircd. Her body was bruised and sore, and for
week later She walked lame. ,.,-
Jacob Fry. dcpdy marshal of the Baltimore po
lice fore. saw the prisoner In New Orleans and
brought him back to this city. On the way back
he denied the name OF Curtis, and said his name
Edward Ray, that he had never been In Rnlti-
morr since 1885, and then only passed through in
the cars.
Hotel could not recognize the prisoner, but the
register Of the hotel showed that r. H. Curtis and
sister arrived on the evening Of March %. 1877, for
tea.
with this evidence the Government closed.
| Colonel Corkhill
OPENED FOR THE DEFENSE,
and sod that they expected to show that the open;
| ncSs and publicity Of the rnprns at the hotel would
! have led To exposure had she male any outcry
and had the outrage occurred there as testified To-
Of The rooms n, "a end Is. which were on the iirst
! iuor above the parlor. Described their size. and
/ the condition Of the fasteninSs Of the doors. He
len and he fSSnd The iii was mmpaia. lie did not
know whether OF not the adjoining rooms were
occupied on the night In question.
Henry Thompson was walter At the hotcl
Remembers taking supper to 10 and Is to lady
aud gentleman.
but he could not rcgniZe the prisoner ~ the one
Edward Lewis, another waiter carried up the
breakfast. A lady was sitting at the window.
James Brant, walter number THREE, carried out
lie thought that two persons hal eaten, as two
plates ana glhSSCS were sDIled DWt ne COulu say
who cat The man had one arm.
e. Kate Mctellam'l chambermald, rooms % aud =
were Oh her floor. She made the beds, both ~
hccn occupied, there was nothing uncomnmon In
j. +. Joyce clerk was acquainted with the room,
Of the hotel, aud described the location Of % and
~ Any ordinary conversation could be heard
from them In the hall. Al the time OF the occur
renee all the rooms near the two In question wcrt
occupied by families.
Il was agreed h submit In evidence the testi
mOny Of Connolly, the Waterman, who was abscnt
to the effect that he duty that night in IT,,
hotel. but heard no screams.
This closed the te ,timony HIS Honor after eau
tioniuy the jury adjourned court until today.
LYSCHISG CROWD READY TO WORK.
Immediately upon the adjournment Of the court
the immense throng OF spectators that had n
manned IN the chamber went outside and unitet
with the large number that had been unable L
effect an entrance 10 the court room TO witness tn,
proceedings. They gathered in mass on the sid,
walk and street before the main entrance to tn,
east wing where II II customary to take the prison
. ers In and out and where they expected that Ray
with many aliases, would make his exit to tax,
conveyance to the Jail. Those who listened to tn
evidence of his shocking crime and the weak de
tense set up against 1t were communicating their
knowledge to those more ignorant, aud all wcrt
getting their 1b heated 70 an eTssd an,
prompt aud summary action, and threats to TAX,
the law In their own hands and string the man NJ
the nearest tree the argument being that the testi
mOny given. guilt against him plain, an,
there should be delay In meeting out condign pun
iShment upon such wretch. Deputy Marsha
Douglass who Is responsible for the safe custody
the prisoner. came to the door and looked
out, but was not at all pleased
with the state OF affairs. He hear,
the muItcrngs looked over the crowd, which wa
still on the ncrcase, and concluded that II woult
h. wiscst not to tempt the gathering In their ex
cited state by the prSence Of Ray. Accordingly h
decided to ehccknate them by strategy. II possible
The little old wagon, with n gray horse attached
was driven away out Of sight but finally returnc'
IN the opposite direction. stopping before the en-
trance to the west wing. About the same time
hack driven to the door of the cast wing. AIT
} a bsiliT appeared at the entrance. The crow
thought the Opportune time had arrived and be
gan surgng close 10 the steps, az II ready and wait
ing to receive their man. In tho meantime Ra
, was hurried through tho court house out into th
carriage. and driven away before the determine
= men could realize that he was gone Asthe yehCl
/ was disappearing clown Indiana avenue ther
I were parting wishes sent after the prisoner nor
emphatic than polite aud the suggestive remar
Q that he had not escaped hanging yet
E CIRCUIT CoURT-CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER.
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= ! VS.. SailOr Judgment by default PrOut, admin
TRAITOR vs.. Beveridge; verdict for plaintiff for 81 O,
Y Myers VS.. Cissel Judgment by default Richart
vs., Douglass Judgment by deianlt. lsaacs d Hicl
@ vs.. Goodman Jury respited