The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-22

The Venerable Old st. Louis Scoun.
drel on Trial.
One Of His Last Victims Tells the
Story Of Her Rum.

From the -. LOUIS Tunes.
Sullivan Z. Case. man Of advanced ag
and benevolent cu1utenance, whose crime
hsve ALREADY been limited To the ST. Loui
public, through the columns OF the Time,
was after frequent conIinusncss arraisne,
M the Criminal Cour, Yesterday for tria
ola seven charges of rape. This foul rim,
the II accused of having committed up u ,
nnmber of little girls varying from . to l.
wears of age.
Though the defendant had employed tvs,
attorneys IN succession. at the calling o
the case he wa- without counsel, and tn,
Codrl appointed Me--rs. John 1. Martin
-nI Cornelius Mcbride To- defend him
Oae oi thee gentlemen advised Cas-. to
PLEAD GUILTY,
but he shook his head aud = I'D that he WIS
ready for trial, :, ting that he could defeat
the charges by proving that he had used
no force with the children and that they
Lad acted at their own free will in thei
terrible relations with him. lie will ut.
t-mPt To Introduce testimony to show that
the gi. l. ale III bad character and that he
arri.'i ON his cri .ninal relations with III. m
ior 4 long time with their Consent.
Daring the Latter part OF Iii. criminal
e'r-er Case lived a. NJ. so! Morgan-stree;,
where he kept IL it'll ;;-w-lry establishment,
u wing hts shop in the front room and eat
sag anJ sleepln, in the back room, where
ne also perpetra,ed his ioul crimes, wreck
ing the iive- oi almost u cummunity of
little girls. an putting ds-pur into the
h-atiSoi "a DE- III n.o,h~rs. HIS victims in
mist im~t'nce> were daughters oi
HIS " Isr INTIMATE. FRIE ps,
persons who h,d kniwn him tor halt u
,rur, oi wears and VINO, briievins that he
MAS old and ion ely, h,vins io-t bath u wife
anal children III years that were past. sen,
their little ones To comfort him aud keep
him Company.
Tie c.'.e tir-t appearing upon the docket
i tina, in which the pliucip.i wi,he>. aud
victim Is Clara Crun, aId Mrs. Ann e. I'm,
In.fihe al Cars. Wa ciiie,! IL the hT>i
~iIne-s at ten minutes IL 1 o'clock.
Ia coming face To lace with Case she
I~ca,n- vi"iently excited, aud brgan abu-
.ns him very freely IN lou. Voice, but
" - immediately restrained by order vi the
ruErt, aud w.,> -ub-t qientiy removed iroin
the root.i and Clara Cr,Im placed upon the
stand. The child. however, cried pileou-ly,
ind would MT proceed To testify until her
mother was brought back into the court
ruon AMI allowed 10 take seat near the
Witness stand. Clara stated that she had
b, en- in the habit oi visiting Csc Il long
ime previous To Nay. ., 1873, when the
'ffrnce alleged IN the indictment w-s COM
mitted, and that he had generally treated
her kindly. hut once before Christmas he
Iondisd her aud afterwards told her th,t he
Sou!d give her gold ring 81 CaIistmas
i she would MT tell her mother At an-
other time he threw her down upon the he'd
md put his hands upon her. but ~ he
'gain begged her to keep quiet and did
give her the ring - he had Promised, she
-virsinsd from telling her mother. On the
Ith of May she went under direction of her
mother to the house OF Case, where he
's,pmited the crime charged against him
lara in giving her testimony, much OF
which is unfit for publication, wen, into
minute details, explaining exactly the
treatment she had received from Case, stat
ng that he had placed his hand over her
Mouth To prevent her
FROM SCREAMING.
Is soon a. she wa- released she went out |
1 the door and started home. but - she |
Grned the nearr-t corner she Was Arrested /
" police officers aud taken to the Seventh !
tr~rt station, where she VAS closely Quss- |
Toned as To what had passed The police |
AL received private inform .iion ii what |
Ias Transporting daily at Ca,e's house, aud
hey had been watchin. the place for vic !
Ims. IFhen tr>t asked whether Case had /
,i>,I>ed her, the girl denied il, but when |
ne III the officers threatened To have her |
xauiined by a doctor, she told the truth
he gave - her reason i r this denial that
he police scowled u, her and that she Was
After heing questioned she was convened
} the D'sIenssrv, where inquiry by the
bctors developed the horrible ftc,s. The
hid said thst after the police rele used her
ne went home but did aot tell her mother
hat had h'pp~nsd because SINE friends
ere present. Subsequently, an officer came
mi h"rriti-d h-r parents by Ieiatiny the
i-yus,ing particulars.
Al the time the otftnse was committed.
|r-. Cium lived in tine rear OF NJ. 1923
"rth Eighth street, which IL bn, few
oeks distant from the corner of Eighth
nj Morgan. near where Case lived Mrs.
s.-s,E..l Ill. 4 A g.. 4
,-e'+ ansi had known him almost init
ately for fourteen years. When she q IT
came acquainted with bim he had Il wife
vi one child, IN adopted daughter. wh ,m
? Ia ais" charged with oniraying. After
e death oi his wife, about two years ago,
,se pretended t. he
LONELY,
I'd IA he had given out the i.iea that he
~ ion,i of children. Mrs Crun used To
nj her lrtie daughter over to his house
y nm hour or so whenever convenience
'i,ed her, having not the Temotest idea
ut hr wac capable Of such infamy.
notwithstanding the gravity Of the
,arg~s preferred against him, this vxnera-
e scoundrrl has the impotence to smile
vi
SPEAK HOPEFULLY
an acquittal. Consistent with the spirit
total 'iepGavity. he boasts that he can
i'm his free,iom on trchnicaiities. There
bat little sympathy for HIM. however,
al though he may be assured oi an i'm.
initial trial, conviction il s,mo.t certain.
l." persunai appe france lie il Not ~ re.
il-'ve as nigh, he imagined. lie appeared
cnurt neatly dressed in dark clothes,
ack cravat and white shirt. aud his BALI
'ad and gray hair aud whi~kers are apt to
'citr sympathy With strangers.
Wen 6rst placed in Jail he wore only =
.avy mo,s>tsche. brt since hat lime, prob
''y bscsnse he wished to look unlike hi-
cture, which appeared in the criminal
Kettles soon after his arrest, he has allowed
= beard tn grow. and now wears il mutton
Iop fashion. The case will be taken up
Rim nj I'D o'clock ,his morning.
While giving her testimony the little
ri burst into tears frequently, aud became
e subject oi much sympathy.
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