Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-21
The East WASHINGTON Outrage.


Yesterday. IN the Criminal Court, tJud'N
Wy,ieD the trial Of Cephas Jones, eolored,
charged with having on the 5th Of Nove.nber
committed rape upon the person IT Miss
Florence 7. Smith, young white girl On 10th
street. between and northeast, was con
Perry for the defence.
After our report closed Dr. R0tnu,us Foster
testified as to the condition OF Miss Smith,
and also testified to making a microscopic ex
animation of red spot on jones coat. and-
ing it to consist of blood.
DR.. Schaeffer corrOborated the last witness.
DIR. Hartigan also testified to the blood spot
on the coat
This morning the trial was resumed. Mr..
Newman appearing with Mr.. Birney for the
Mrs. Smith. the mother of the prosecuting
witness, testified that her daughters eyesight
was remarkably strong having seen her in
one end of the parlOr read with coal oil light
in the other end-a distance OF six yards. Last
night she read The STAR at this distance.
Sergeant Robert johnson testified to having
tried the shoes in the footprints in the alley
and finding several in which they fit. The
left shoe was gaiter with break in it. There
were few other prints there tsOme near But
have been made by the body; also there was
some blood there. On crOss-examinatiGn. wit
ness said the shoes were taken of the prs-
Oner s feet In his presence. Officer Felt was
with him and carried the other shoe. The
shoes were returned to Jones because it was
cold. There were about seven impressions
Buffers yard. There were no peculiarities
about the right foot impressions, but the break
was in the left shoe, and there were at least
three OF these impressions.
Officer ID. N. Felt testified that he first saw
Jones at house on 10th street east tMrs.
SpriggsD about II O'Clock on the night of tae
occurrence. Witness described his cloth
mat a Kev cSa
with him, and Lieut. Kelly told him to put the
nIpperS on him. His pants were muddy, par
ticularly at the knees and the coat at the Ell.
bows. The prisoner told him that he had not
been on 10Th or F street that night, and he
was taken to the house of Mrs. Butler, Mr..
Bogee and Lieut.: Kelly going in first a d af-
forwards to Smiths house. At Buffers, Mrs.
Butler said, That's Ceph Jones'" adding that
he had come to her back door that night.
Jones answered, Il came to the front door.
and couldn't get in, and l then went to the
house, and when Jones was taken in the room
where the girl was, She shuddered. She then
asked something about her father. and then
remarked, They all looked so much alike
that she could not say which was the one
then went to the station. searched the prison
er, and took the shoes off. After he was lock
ed up his brother was brought in and locked
him that night he would have been off to the
country III the morning. The witness
then corrOborated. Sergeant johnson as
James 4. McDeVitt (letectiye] testified that
be saw the accused at the eth precinct station
on the night of the occurrence: cOnversed
with him there We're number of officers pre-
sent. Witness examined the clothing: found
it muddy he said that he had fallen. and he
could prove it, but after he had said that there
were, number he could prove it by, he
torn Witness went out at the instance of Mr..
Smith to get the guilty party, and when they
reached the station found Jones under arrest.
Lieut.. J. f. Kelly (Of the Seventh precinct)
circumstances - n
Jones, who was pointed out to him. Witness
told tie prisoner that he was arrested on quite
serious charge, and Jones said - have not
assaulted or struck any woman Some one
said - Is that all?'' and Jones said Don't say
that it is any worse than that" He was taken
to Mrs. Buffers, and Mrs. b. identified him
and said She had heard n rap. and going down
she asked Who was that He answered
Its me, Maria I'm surrounded" and when
he came in his clothes and hands were muddy
Jones admitted that he had come to the door.
but denied that he had said anything about
being surrounded. They then took him to
Smiths house. and before taking him in he
him III, and She asked Where's father aud
receiving all answer she said something about
all looking alike.
Mary land Conference, VI. II. Church.
THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.
The Maryland Conference, NJ. P. church. at
EaStOn, Md, yesterday agreed to report OF
committee on boundaries appropriating the
proceeds Of the Broadway sale to the erection
OF chaDelin the northwestern section of Bal
tiWOre.
Rev. +. X. Washington, of South Carolina,
was elected to orders. The president was Or
dered, III default OF an invitation prior to No
vember l. to fix the place of the next annual
assembly, and notify the churches to provide
for the expenses of their ministers and repre-
sentativeS.
wOMAN's RIGHTS IN THE CHURCH.
The committee on Sufra re and eligibility TO
office made n report that every minister,
preacher and lay male member, having
reached = years of age shall be entitled to
On motion of Rev. j. NJ. Holmes, the report
was amended so as to give the right of voting
TO women. The offices of stewards, trustees,
class leaders, delegates TO annual and general
conferences are, however, restricted to quail
fled male members suffrage.
Rev. L: ID. Valiant, chairman OF the commit
paper, and reported that the charges made
against the publisher W. j. O. Dulany, in the
matter OF the convention journal by some of
a ase western E have been nDss
Injurious, unjust and not sustained by the
facts IN the case. The report was adopted
-, At the evening session 1t was resolved that
the Maryland district he divided into six sub
districts, with chairmen appointed by the
conference, and holding stated meeting dur
were announced by the President, D. w.
Bates, the chairmen OF the sub districts being
as follows: j. ID. Valiant b. +. Benson. S. b,
Sunderland, David Wilson. j. K Nichols and
Francis Brown. The following are the ap-
pOintmentS in subdivision No. 4. including
the section of the country: David Wilson,
chairman: Anne Arundel, ID. A. Shermer:
Severn, John X. Nichols: All Saints to be sup
piled; First Church, Washington, w. j. FLOYD;
North Carolina Avenue J. w. Trout: North
Street, David Wilson Georgetown. j. T. Muir
ray. j; Nj. Sheridan; Alexandria, w. II. Ora
ham: Potomac, H. S. Stern; Guilford, J. b.
Butler: Lynchburg, l.: w. Bates Campbell,
Va. A. c. Bergman; Mt. CARMEL, Va, W. T.
Valiant; Surry, Va, }. &. Sullivan; Norfolk,
Va, f. X. McGregOr.
The following ministers, wellknOwn in this
city, are assigned to the stations mentioned:
7. ID. Valiant, ST. Nicholas c. T. COchel Cecil:
X. s. Rowe. Warwick: W. NJ. Strayer. Snow
hill: DIR. +. SWentZel, Belair: r. Scott Norris.
Washington Street, Baltimore; j. W. Charl-
ton, South Baltimore; W. S. Hammond Star
Church, Baltimore: S. j. Ferguson, Finksburg;
W. L. DUNN. StewartstOWn: 5. b. Sutherland
Westminster: Jesse Shreeye, Frederick Dr.
f. j. DrinkhOuSe. Editor Methodist Protest
ant: j. 7. Ward, President Western Maryland
College Fl. c. Gushing, Vice President do. j.
J. Murray left without appointment at his own
request.
Amusements.
National Thedter.-"Zip'' was presented in
excellent style at the National last evening
with Lolita in the title role, and the same
strong support which rendered "Musette'' so
smoothly and with such good effect "Zin''