National Republican., 1878-06-21
THE GEoRGEToWN ASA ULT CASE.
Trial Of the Colored Men who Attacked and
Robbed Mlss Sullivan.

Robbed Miss sullivan.
Yesterday morning, In the Police Court, the
case Of Joe Williams, Otto Meade, Ike Weaver
Benjamin Bates, Joe johnson, and Lizzie
johnson, charged with assaulting Miss Alice
Sullivan on the 10th inst, was tried. The
courtroom was well filled by citizens Of
Georgetown, who took great interest in the
case.
Miss Alice Sullivan testified that after leav-
ing the store, about nine o'clock, she took an
F.strcct car, and reached the intersection Of
Market and Third streets about quarter Of
ten o'clock. She got out Of the car In the GEN.
tire of the street and passed diagonaliy across,
aud In doing so she met man in gray clothes,
who looked her very hard In the face. In
avoiding him she came into contact with the
crowd near the curb. Noticing how many
there were she thought she would fall behind
them; but finding they were walking too
slowly she then thought she would try
and get ahead of them, walked fast,
and got up to the two first ones, but could not
g,t any farther ahead, Ms the crowd seemed TO
keep the same pace as herself. until they
reached the tree at the corner of the house:
then the one nearest her stepped aside and as
quickly as he stepped aside witness stepped in
front of him. and then. noticing that the base.
mcnt window wns open, she reached out her
hand to close the shutter. Just ms she did that
she saw the man nearest her lean over us
though he was going to say something to his
friend. She fell on the bundle The next
thing she remembered was that he raised her
from the ground and took the bundle from
under her. She opened her eyes and looked up
at him just as he took the bundle from her
when he let her fall to the pavement. As she
fell to the ground again her head was in such
position that she could watch him as he wont
up street. He made no attempt to run, but
walked lcisurcly us far as the next house
When she fell she was helpless and unable to
call for help, but by the time he reached the
next house she rallied and called for help, and
at the hrst call he ran. Here everybody came
10 her aid and assisted her in tho house, and
the physicians were summoned.
Mrs. Sullivan, mother Of tho young lady,
| testified to Unding her daughter lying OH the
pavement.
DIR. Bowie Tylor testified that he attended
Miss Sullivan on the night of the assault, and
found her suffering with intense nervousness,
with an immense confusion on the right side
of her head, and suffering with nausea. She
was delriOuS for several days. but has improved
in the last few days. The panel with which
Miss Sullivan was struck was here shown. The
doctors opinion WAS that If il had not been for
| Miss Sulliyan't immense suit of hair the skull
would have boen fractured.
Sergeant Sturgis testified that he saw the
prisoners pass up Market street as far rs Sec.
ond street about twenty-five minutes to ten
o'clock. The witness detailed the account of
the arrest of the prisoners, whom he took into
custody.
| Lizzie johnson. in whose case nOie pros.
was entered, testified that, OH returning home
on the night Of tho l2th instant, she found
| Weaver lying on the floor and saw the goods
! lying on the table. The next morning Weaver
gave them to her. Joe Williams told her to
keep them. Ohio Meade said he had whack
| at them.
Fannie Smith, in going out Market street,
saw the prisoners and several others standing
on the corner. Saw Weaver snatch the bun.
I die and Joe Williams strike Miss sullivan with
Il slat from trCC.bOX.
Rose Keenan, saw the goods on Wednesday
night, when brought to Joe Williams house.
Joe Williams, Ike Weaver, and Ben Brooks
brought them there between twelve and one
o'clock and gave them to Lizzie johnson.
officer Edwards testified TO n conversation
which he heard In the cells of the station be-
tween Joe Williams and Otho Meade. Williams
said: You needn't be afraid, boys I'm not
going to give you away" Meade said: They
| haven't identified them" Bates said: " / am
not saying anything didn't come from the
country to-day"
Special officer Ben Harper and Officer Myers
testified TO the part they took in the arrests.
The court hold Williams, Weaver, Meade
and Bates in the sum Of 81 90 each for the
grand jury, and in default they were commit
ted to Jail Levi johnson, one of the gang
was dismissed, Us there was no evidence con
Meeting him with the assault.
After Miss sullivan gave her testimony, sh,
was assisted to her carriage, in an exhausted
condition, aud driven to her home In George
town, where she was attended by her physi