National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-08
THE CITY HALL.
TRIAL or CURTIS. THE MODERN
TAR0UIN.

Prove an "AiibI"-Other Matters In the
Courts.
The second day Of the trial OF Edward Ray. alias
Curtis alias Houghon, alias Richardson, took place
before Justice wylo In the Criminal Court yester-
day. In expectancy OF such Developments the
chamber was packed with curious crowd and
for a wonder the majority Of them twere
white men all anxious to hear what the witnesses
might disclose.
The bar was strongly represented, the members
evidently cvncing as much interest In the cause
rs though they were advocates on one side or the
other.
The court opened at the regular hour. counsel
on both sides and the prisoner being In attend.
anCe. Colonel Cook called attention to the fact
that the witness Mis- Ada Ware. for whom an at.
ta.hmcRt was issued was arrested and confined in
the suard.house on the night previous. His Honor
replied that he ordered her release on leaving col
lateral. which had been dome
Oliver J. Miller was the first witness called. lie
resides ut N" Boundary avcnu, Baltimore, Nd,
and had lived there for ten years past.
He had known Ella TydiiiEs since January or
She was assisting his wife IN the household duties,
and remained there until the evening Of the 2Jd
Of March. lie saw
TIIE Advertisement IN THE suS
and answered II, carrying the snnr tn the Sun n.
fee in person, where II was !rnppcl IN the letter
In II he stated that there Wa young lady In his
hnllrc an orphan. and thought that she would
suit aud asked the cnunrSman 20 call and see
Ray stood upl He recognized the man rs tho one
that called the following afcrmO"n NJ his house TO
see The lnlv In the pfcsenCG OF Mr.. Johnson
and NJ TydIrss thl man said ,hut he wanted to
get lrl, mn ORPHAN 10 go Ia AieNnGlrlh. Va, and
nurse his sisters children, g. she had repeatedly
asked him tn get a girl for her whcu lie came To
Baltimore. In reply to why H. came far to SCI
cure ~ nurse he said those nhtnined near where
they lived wanted 10 60 home too frequently, and
MO- llI toll 1ts Titt a FnN
:sAier further conversation lee ,aii he thought she
would suit. and she expire SCI willingness to 90.
lie wanted to leave tho "riluwlry nrning bit
Mr., Johnson aid the clnEc, Of Mis-, Ella could
not he ready IN that time and he told her To send
them hy express IN his care az thry would reach
her IN safety. II was finally ,l,'rful that they
should 90 the next nfleru"uu. sud the witness,
about hRlf.paSt three O'Clock 'nNL Ml.s 1ydngS :,
tile station ut Calvert street end u her IN the care
her again she next day. She opCmcl the door 81
his house and walked In anil WIS crying at the
time. She dropped hun lie c'Hsped his wife
around the neck. and said:
"MY COD. MRS. MILLER. AN RUINED
/ Her face WAS rel and much Swslvu. His wife said
/ to her Well, Ella tell us qUirk about 1t and per
] hnps wO may catch him."
Miss Fila then went on n state that she had beer
| detained nj the National Hotel in this city--'fur
PRESENT.
( lie next saw the prisoner OIL the last day Of De
cembcr, 1871 at the Parish Prison New Orlcan.
and q that time he passed under the lame Of Ed
| ward Ray.
lie went t" the prison with Marsha, Fry aud
another gentleman and saw him. No promise
were held out Ia the prisoner. tie addressed him
a. Major. aud then Ray replied 4 guess you arr
mistaken" The witness said no. Then he wanted
IT, know where the witness met him. aud no ~
piled nj his house, the depot, snd .nlOOn wherI
he asked the witness tu drink. md he declined
Ray replied, You srr mistaken in the man" Thi
witness said no; Il am positive that yon are th'
man." lie accompanied him back 10 Baltimore
and len him At the City Hall
Cruss-cxanned: He did not know where Mis-
Tydings had been before she came to his house Il
live she had been there from one TO two month";
Martha Ellsworth lydings but she was familiarl!
' john DGrads re,ldes In Baltimore, and rscog
nIzcd the prisoner lie first saw him at the Baltl
more and Potomac depot about year since. IL
Wa alone at the time walking down the platform
lie then saw him again on the train going to Balti
more, and next on his return from New Orleans.
miss TYDISGs rEsrINoSY.
Miss Ella Tydings was the next witness examined
and the crowd stretched their nccks 10 get
glimpse at the young lady as she entered the cham
and niodcstly, with her eyes set on the door tool
the chair assigned her and gave her testimony II
II sUhlu.d voice. At times she Wa weeping, nn'
almost constantly the handkerchief was KEEP
To her eyes She i sixteen years OF age beloV
tho ordinary height, has null, round face, AM
good figure; her eyes are blue, hnr brown, an an
and wore cashmere shawl. There was nnthin
either in her dress or conduct but would favorab
diNagrecaOIe duty 10 Perform but told her story a
best sho could. and at the same time showed to tn
count, Jury, counsel, and audience how eStremc
pnluhIl was tn" position in which she was placed
AMER giving hrr residence and age she said tina
her father AMI mother were dead; and had beet
SINE she was six years old. She went to Mr.
MillcT's to live IN Fcbunry last Ray stood up
she knew him rs Curtis, and first saw him At Nj
MilicrS h1ll,e on tho "a OF last March, in tn
presence of Nj, Miller and her sister. The CONVEX
SstiOu was addressed 10 Mr.. Miller and her sistc
and she could not remember ~ lie asked her
she would like 10 90, and she replied that she SUI
posed she would have to 20. She next saw him
one o'clock tho following day. at the Calvert stree
depot They came To Washington. on the wa
psc S and sSo repIed ySs They reached hsi
about three O'Clock. lie left her at the depot for
hort TING; then Same back and said thai he hn
! could not Oily get to Alexandria that nigh
=. lie then took her to the National Hotel, walkin
T.. the distance.
Tho servant and curtis accompanied her to III
room. There were two doors to 1t. one led to III
hall and the other 10 the adjoining room: on u
latter there were no fastenings and the door ",
open. Curtis went IN the next room and rcmaine
: until supper time. Then he asked her what ii
o would have for supper, and afterward they cat l.
, reading to her She retired between nine and tC
o'clock shutting the connecting door aud puttir
! n chair beneath the panel. When she went TO be
, She had on a.nght.g gown and under garments. 81
: had Just gotten asleep and was aroused by
/ SOME ONE AT HER SIDE.
a The gas that had been burning low was out, Al
l. tho room was dark She could not recognize hin
she asked who II was and he replied 1T Is me
she told him to go out. aud he said that he won
pre,cntly. and then she started to go herself
seized and threw her back and tried TO outrage b
h person. lie did not succeed at iirt, but tried
n hold her down. and she fought, begging him to |
= her 60; and he said that he would In few mi
y utcs, She followed; and he said that II was
Q use ny no one would hear her. She screamed, al
k he put handkerchief IN her mouth. lie remain,
c In the bed oil night and would not let her get u
s. In the morning she hoard him tell the servant n
a la ks - I
y rumped the bed in his own ROOM as he said,
prevent suspicion.
The witness begged 10 20 home, and he told h,
that she would never see her sister again, and
|. she said ANYTHING Of what had happened he wOul
:, kill her He said that he had N go back to III
" FRANKLIN Bank, Baltimore, 10 get some money;
J. would Ia ke her and then they would 90 10 Ne
= York. She consented "a 20 back. She was We
r sick that morning and lady attended her at Il
ii depot. When she got TO baltimore she went In
4 the lady's room, then followed out behind lat
\ and then went straight TO Mrs. Miller's hou'
II where sh0 told her what had happened.
o CrOSs examined The breakfast was brought
the room; she said that she did not want any.
said that she must eat but she did not The
~ was a lock on the connecting door, but no bolt
2 either side While struggling with him he got h
a, hauds aud held them under the stump of his ar
n He would not let her get up aud she laid ava
. all night crying. II was after the breakfast III
sho sat at the window In his room when the 81
want took away the dishes. There were
pf DRINKS BROUGHT Up
O. into the room the night before She did not wa
to take any but he made her. Her clothes We
washed ut home 10y Mrs, Miller.
She knew Sarah street.
The District Attorney objected TO proceeding II