The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-04-02


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| Quincy, ILL.,, March 22-The case o.
Miss Alice Lyon, "a. Professor North, FOL
an alleged attempt at rope, vas taken NJ
before Justice Rearick this afternoon. Thu
court room was crowded, many being from
Mount Sterling. Miss Lyon vas placed on
the stand, and gave history Of her travels
and troubles from the time o: leaving
Mount Sterling Friday evening.
She alleges that North spent some time
in her room on Friday. at the fremont
Hou.e, after the train arrived, which wss
at ten o'clock; tina, he then left and told
her he might be back; that she waited
awhile, then disrobed and went to he'd that
be soon after came back, knocked at her
door, and asked to be let in; that she told
him she was tired and had retired. lie
asked her to open the door, Is he wanted to
tell her some:h hing, and that she dad 80. and
that be came in, fixed the shutter
and Ere, and then, against her
will. disrobed and vent to bed with her ;
that she resisted and did not think he &C.
complisbed his purpose, but he remained
al night in the room. She acknowledges
that there Was bell, and she knew the ure
Of il, but did not ring it because she did
not want the world to know her troubles.
The next day she says he asked for
giveness. They went to Hannibal,
rs he said, to take the boat for Hamilton,
ILL.,, to which place she had started from
ML Sterling to visit relations. At HAnn,-
bal they went to hotel and had rooms ad-
joining. She said there he repeated his do
inss Of Friday night. She opened the vim
dow ot the hotel to jump out. and Va. pre-
vented BY him; that he forcibIy undressed
her there. and put her to bed, sid again re-
manned in the room all night; that Sunday
afternoon they came back TO Quincy, and
again stopped at the fremont House. The
Professor North rntreated her to 60 over
; into Missouri and marry him that evening.
She called upon the proprietor for proiec.
ton. which vas accorded, and she did not
see Professor North until the next morning.
when he torcibiy took her from the c. B. 4
z. train on which she was for the purpose
Of going to her fathers at Augusta, for
which act North was arrested, pleaded gull
~, and was fined SIS, which he paid &C.
knowiedging its justice.
The girl says she did not intend to make
the matter public. Her father and friends
insisted upon her filing a complaint. Sew
eral witnesses were put on the stand Who
we're present. at the depot affair, who stated
that Miss Lyon had not charged North
with any criminal intent, only TO 20 over
the river and marry him. A number of
prominent citizens of Mount Sterling
we're pu: on the stand, Who testified TO the
previous good character Of Professor North;
also, some from Carthage, Illinois. where
he has resided ten years. At last Professor
North was put on in his own defense, and
denied point-blank being in bsd with the
girl, acknowledging his love and affection
for her, and saying that he would under no
circumstances do her wrong. and that he
had never at any time or place had inter-
course with her.
1t is acknowledged BY all that North
made poor defense but his friends say it
vas out Of regard and affection for the
girl. to whose good character he testified
emphatically. Whether Professor North,
Who is a graduate Of Yale, q leading mea-
Der Of the Baptist church. superintendent
Of Sunday school and president Of Blue
Ribbon club. is = guilty libertine or .
hero who suffers for the sake
Of woman he loves, is .
question which has advocates on both sides
That he endeavored to shield the girl By
his evidence, seemed manifest. He is =
fine, intelligent looking man, and she is .
good looking and modest appearing girl.
Her affianced, o. J. Cotton, Of Galesburg.
is constantly 6y her side. A letter from
her to lady friend in Mt. Sterling vas
put in evidence BY the defense, but not read.
1t details the entire affair, but only charges
North with wanting to marry her. The
court adjourned until seven O'Clock. and the
attorneys sre now arguing the case.
At ten o'clock p. N. the argument VA
concluded, when Justice Rsarick said that
great improperly had been committed
by Professor North, and also by Mis- Lyon
but the evidence vas not sufficient to hold
the defendant on = charge Of attempt a
rape, and he therefore discharged him. a
which their was considerable applause, and
the Professor received the congratulations
| Of his friends.