The New York herald., 1878-08-15
DECOYED AND ASSAULTED.
JEANNETTE HAwKEn's sEaIoUs AccusATft

JEANNETTE HAwKERs SERIOUS ACCUSATION
AGAINST rwo YOUTHS OF EioHTEEN.
In tho Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
Jeannette II. Hawker, tnirtcen years old, CON-
pl1inant against two youths OF eighteen Ono of
them was Edward Murphy, clerk, living at No. 900
Eleventh avenue, and the other John Kerwin, who
resdes 10 tho same hous ana 10 employ I'd in law
yer's oni,e. In alldavt Jeanette tells tho ioI-
lowing story:-on Sunday night she went IRON
her house, at No. go West Foriy.sevcnth
street, to the rvor front TO eujoy The air. Whilc
stroiipg on the per she was saued by Kerwin, who
convcrsed with her aud nualiy invited her 10 10
rowing with him on Tocsdny evening shc accepted
the proposa, and, according arraug t. MOI IA "a,
ner house on tho evening IN question Al eight
O'CLOCK AID went with him to tue 100, OF West Fiiy-
second street At that place Murpby's orotbcr.
Micnaei. Keeps boathOuse and when tncy reached
u Murphy himself was ioungIng auout. Ker~in IN
be would 10 along 10 row them. lbe thrcc
then got into boat aud were soon lar
experience nj nrst prevented tho girl IRON noticing
anything suspicious Va The actions OF tho young
Fsr couple VI bours the Uvat WAS rowed up and
down. ana whc1 ~ was near eleven O'Clock they
headed 1t Tor tue Jersey shore At tuis time Murphy
was at the oars and Ksrwin, who was sntiug iu the
stern WIN Jeanuct.s Dcgan TO talk innoraiiy 10 her
ana then proceeded 10 take liberties with her which
she resented. hc persisted. however, aud sue
screamed and struggled, whereupou both no
and Murphy threatened to upsot tho boat
u she vncrcd them any Resistance. rncy were
now on the Palisades, and the little craft
was brought up near rocky ledge running out INTO
The RIVER. All was quot about tnem aud ,hcy weru
lar Out OF the way oil vessels moving aDout In the
water Murpay Then TOOK III the oars, caught hod OF
tue gr auu Threatened hcf again ~ she did acccds
TO his proposition. Sno rosistod, but both he and
kcrwin held her TIL thcy Dad elected Their purpose
The boat was tncn rowed out into tue river, but
the why 10 the Guy they again assaulted The gir,
in spte of her struggles. she was quite overcome
with lear anu mOruicatIon nov, anu begged tnem 10
take her home For while they ouiy fidiculed ncr,
but at last the boat was headed Tor tue shore nnd the
grl was landed at The loot OF Thirty sixlb street.
JsAnhette went away cryinR and was met Uy Oihcer
WASH OF the Twen.icth pr ecinct VINO questioued her
aud learned of the assault that had been COMMITTED
Tue boat and It's occupants had elt the pisr, the
ON cor took tue gr to the Twentieth prcciuot station
house wDerc sbo mate complaint Oiiiccr Can
MEX was sent iD quest oil Murphy and Kerwiu, anu
iovnd tncm 10Th at their resencc where he arrested
thcm.
Mucn taken TO tho Jefferson Market Psicc Court
yesterday morning they both pleaded uol guity aud
Judge Murray he'd the case lIlI The routine
affairs VI tue Court had been disposed vI Tben ue
gan an investigation, whcG MAS Tor several
bours. lna gifi tod hcr story ss cited aUuvs with a
dfectgcss that spvkc well Tor It's truth Uut the Two
pf ,sUDers sissdiasty ucntsu HAVING u al, misuscd
nrr ibc inviaiOu 10 10 rowing aud tue trtp on tho
rver they admitted, but any attempt At assault they
posltivsiy aSYsd. Tue Judge, however, coininiitct
tbem soh ~ 81 V0J. Murphy sugc.eacd Ia procuring
JonasnsD, but hrwln was iocKod w.