Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-07
The Sattora, Hotel Outrage Case.
TRIAL. OF RAY, ALIAS CURTIS.

Curtis. alias Edward HeughtOn. alias Edward
Richardson, indicted for having, on the 18th of
of Ella Tydings, f. Il. KarsGn. of the Sun Of
fee, Baltimore. testified TO the insertion of an
advertisement in that paper by party look
ing like the prisoner; Edwin k Gtiy, clerk at
BarHum'S hotel in Baltimore, testified to RAYS
registering at their house on March 10Th under
the name OF r. III. Curtis: r. J. BEashearS, who
kept the newsstand at Barnum'S, remembered
seeing the prisoner there: Col, Dorsey, of New
York, testified TO seeing the prisoner in Bati-
more, about March ~, at Rarnun'S hotel: l..
A chase, OF New York, recognized the pris-
Oner aS having been at the Presbyterian hos
pifai in 1870 under the name of Richardson:
he afterwards worked in witness office some
three or four months.
TESTIMONY OF THE SISTER OF ELLA TT DINGS.
Mrs. :. johnson, whe lived at 5ls Asquith
street, Baltimore, the sister of Ella Tydings,
recognized the prisoner as the Curtis who had
an interview with her sister, Mr.. Miller and
herself: he came to take Ella TO his sister in
Alexandria the girl was required as a nurse
TO child Of two years; ne %antea her to 60
cent to an address in Alexandria: he gave the
name of Major Curtis: she never saw him
again; the girl was to be sent to the depot the
neNt.day; she was then l. or is years old On
'cTOSS.eXaminatiOn by Col. Cook. she said she
never knew Ella ID be away from home for any
length of time: Ella was sick at heme at one
time with a cold: came home enCe after losing
dress; did not know where she was when
she lost the dress: she was not at witness
house or Mr.. Miller's; she did not know her
IN the northern section of Baltimore but did
not know where she had been.
SECOND DAY.
ON the opening of the court this moaning
the room was crowded with spectators.
Oliver j. Miller was sworn and testified that
he resides at No. Boundary avenue, Bal j.
more, and knew Ella Tidings, who came to his
house in January or February, 1871, to help in
the house work, and remained there to the
evening of March %: witness identified the
advertisement in the SHR, and said Elias Sis
Irl,
and showing him the advertisement asked
him TO answer it. and he did so. The answer
was addressed to Mai. +. II. Curtis, country
merchant and left at the Sun office. The
camesin with Mrs. Johnson. The prisoner
said he had been requested by his sister to ad-
he and his sister having been left orphans he
had a kindly feeling for orphans. and said he
thought she would suit They then arranged
that she should leave ut 3 O'clock, and he took
her to the depot, where meeting Curtis he was
Informed that he had made a mistake about
the time OF departure, and he tCurtiSl went to
the hotel tBarnums s., while witness remained
with Ella al the depot, She seeming not to want
TO remain there alone. When Curtis returned
they had some conversation and he gave him
letter written by his wife to Curtis sister.
= and o'clock at his house. She was crying
when she opened the door and walked in.
Dropping bundle on the floor she threw her
arms around his wife'S neck and exclaimed:
My God, Mrs. Miller, am ruined Witness
walked ont OF the room. Ella face was very
red and much swollen from crying. Ella went
ON to state that She had been detained at the
hotel in this city Che NationaU. Next saw
Ray on the Goth day of December last, at
the parish prison in the city of New Orleans
He was passing by the name of Edward Ray
Marshal Frey and Il gentleman named Minor,
he (wItneSS) went up TO him and called him
Major Ray said you must be mistaken, and
asked where he had met him. Witness an
Swcred that he had seen him in Baltimore, and
he tprisOner persisted that he was wrong
Saw him the following day in the court room
and came on with him to Baltimore, leaving
him at the City Hall i'm that city. Witness did
not know where Miss Ella lived before she
came to his house, and they took her because
she lad no permanent home at that time.
Witness said that he signed the name Miss
Ella Tydngs. Her proper name is Martha
Ellsworth IydingS. Witness went to New Or
leans after an interview with the marshal of
police III Baltimore, who said he was wanted
TO identify man.
John Dady, of Baltimore, testified that he
T.. depot, in this city, who left on the /: 30
train. Never saw him again until he saw hiI.l
when brought from New Orleans. When he
saw him on the train he was sitting alone in a
Philadelphia car. Thinks 1t was in March
last when he saw him. On cross examination
witness SAID he was messenger of the Union
Transfer company, and he ives certain that
the prisoner was the man he had seen.
TESTIMONY OF ELLA TYDINGS.
Ella Tydings. The victim Il girl OF medium
height; spare build, fair complexion blue eyes,
night hair. combed back, and done up in a
plat, of modest appearance, and quite good
looking. She Wore Il black alpaca dress
black gloves, cashmere shawl with red center
white bow, with an ornament hung from Il
chain on II, black straw hat trimmed with
black velvet. red bow, and her hair was done
up i'll pait, tied with Cardinal ribbon. She
she was sixteen years old that in March last
She was at Mr.. MillerS. Recognized the pris
oner: saw him at Mr. Millers on the 25I of
mafch hi last thefe was was some conversation
TO go 10 Alexandria. and she said that she
supposed she would have to go: saw him the
next day about O'Clock at the Calvert street
depot. and they came to Washington remenl-
Der his asking Oh the train if she was not 60
ing to strange place, and she said, yes - ar
rived mere about 5 O'Clock, and when they got
it was Impossible to go to Alexandria thai
night. as the last train had gone and he had
some business to attend to and took her
to the National hotel, only a short dis
went TO the room the servant and the man
tCurtis) went with her. There were two doors
TO the roOm-One to the hall and the other to the
next room, Curtis went into the room and re-
mained until supper time: Curtis coming i'm
once asked what she wanted for supper. After
supper, which was in Curtis room. she return
ed TO her room, leaving Curtis in his, where he
was reading, and he read to her. She retired
between and 10 O'Clock, after closing the door
between the rooms and placing a chair against
It. After going to bed to sleep She was aroused
hy some one, 1.-THE gas having been turned
Out). and asked who it was, and he answered
me. She told him to go out. and he said
that he would presently, and she started to go
out, when he threw her back. On being pressed
Tor the details the witness burst into tears
Resuming; she said she fought him and begged
him To let her go. She halloed. and he said il
was no use. They fought for about - min:;;;ias
About lOminutes after he put fandkerchiefin
Ha1 in, II;
IN the morning heard him tell the servant thai
his sister was sick. She told him that .hs
wanted to go home, and he said she VOL nnt
see h his sister or home He promised
money from the Franklin ,.ank and ID if fo she
would promise cot to tell any one he woIiI
depot but don't sn0w what time it was. - She
s STS an, S,fN =. the depot, and lady gave her
' n an water. They reached Baltimore at
clock. and she went straight to Mrs. Mil
ler'S, to whom she related what had happened.
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS met
last evening; present. MeSsrS. Collins lin the
CHAIR, Reed secretary, Bacon, Hume Stew
art and TAFT. Chief Engineer Cronin present
ed his report for the month Fphruary tat