Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-26
The National Hotel Outrage.


Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, Judge
Wylie, the case OF Edward Ray, alias Major
E. III. Curtis, alias Richardson, alias Hough-
ton, charged with having, on the oath of March,
1871 committed rape on the person OF Miss
Ella Tydings, an orphan girl of Baltimore, in
room at the National Hotel in this city. was
continued after our report clOsed-MeSSrS.
Cook and Corkhlll for defence District AttOr-
ney Wells for the government.
On the cone usion of the cross examination
OF Miss Tydngs, Mrs. Marion S. Nichols testi-
ned: She had charge of the ladies' room at the
9th street depot in March, 1877: could not reg
Onize the prisoner, but knew Miss Tydings,
who came there in March, 1877, and seemed
much distressed: when the man went out Miss
IydmgS went into the private room, and was
very SICK; witness. at the suggestion of lady,
gave her salt and water, and after vomiting
she seemed better; her eyes were red, and she
looked as if she had been weeping; when the
man came back he asked where the little girl
was, and She told him; they came there be
tween IL and O'Clock, and it was the half
past O'Clock train that they took to go away:
the man with Miss Tydings looked very much
Edwnrd Lewis, a waiter at the National
motel, testified that he carried the breakfast to
ting at the window, with her hand and hand
kerchief to her face and seemed to be weep
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connected with Miss Elias departure from
home, and those transpiring on her return
Deputy Police Marshal Frey. of Baltimore,
ssS-tiitu tHdt lie HrSU saw hay IN december.
1871, at the parish prison, New Orleans : he had
conversations with him on returning to this
city; he said it was a mistake, he was not the
man that did the deed and had not been in
Baltimore since the year 1866, and then only
passed through in the cars With this testi-
mOny the government rested.
THIRD DAY.
Inc court room was again filled to day, and
at a few minutes past 10 the prisoner came in
and took seat with his counsel.
Jas. +. Joyce, clerk at the National hotel,
cd fnrt hn .Infn
and explained to the jury the location of the
rooms said to have been occupied by the par
ties and described them, stating that they
were three or four rooms from 9Th street. and
were more frequently occupied than others,
and the books show that on the night in CUES
ton r5 all the rooms in the vicinity were let.
There were bolts on both sides of the cOmmu
nicating doors now. A Waterman is on duty
there and patrols the house. Witness and MI.
Ienney went to the rooms and made an ex-
pertinent, and heard easily an ordinary tone
OF voice from within the room.
DIR. CON NOT AN EXPERT.
Dr. {. &. Cox, for the defence, testified that
he had examined the stump OF defendants
arm, amputated above the wrist, leaving about
tWo-thlrdS of the forearm. There is less mus
eIe IN the arm, and It's weaker than the other
He heard the testimony of the girl as to de-
lendant holding her hands under the stump of
the arm.
Tn defence asked if he thought it possible
lOf the defendant to have committed the out
rage?
The government objected, on the ground
maj the witness was not an expert to raDpS
and the objection was sustained.
He was asked if he could give the opinion
OF the MEDICAL profession on the matter, but
lie was not allowed to answer,
VIM. e.. Hoffman testified that he was EN-
plOyed i'll finishing up the rooms in the Ma
tiOnal up to March, 1876, and recollected that
he put bolts on the doors OF the communicat
ing rooms especially of those on the Avenue
front of the third floor. On discrimination
witness said that he could not now remember
that ne put the bolts on any particular door:
Redirect. W illness made an affidavit on the
18th OF March. The District Attorney read
the affidavit, in which he says he put the bolt
on the door in question, and witness said he
doors of the third floor
+. Tenney tOf the National hOteD testified to
me location OF the rooms, and explained it to
he could not tell when the new bolt was put
on. and the wood looks as if it was fresh cut
r, Thos Hardin testified to the registry of E.
III. Curtis and sister on March 2ld but could
not recognize the prisoner as the man.
Miss Nettie Willis testified that size resides
IN Chew street in Baltimore has known Ella
character for chastity. The witness was ques-
TONED as 10 where she had known her. but
was not allowed to answer
Ada ware testified that she resided in Bati-
more IN 1876 and -, and was acquainted with
Ella lydings knew her reputation for cha5-
THY prior to March, II, from hearsay, and it
was not g0od. Several other questions were
asked and ruled out. On cross .minat0n
she declined TO answer as to how long she had
lived i'll houses of il-fame.
Sadie Davis testified that she knew Ella TyCl-
IlSS. she was asked several questions as to
being with Ella i'll houses of ill-fame, but not
allowed TO answer. On crOsS-eXaminatiOn she
SAD that she tWitness) had lived in houses of
Ill lame Tor two years.
Pearl Levy was called to testify as to Ella
Iydings character, and testified that she knew
her, but she was not allowed to answer fur
Their.
Sarah Street was called for the same object
out was not allowed 10 answer.
Mrs. Emily johnson was called for the same
OplPct- but not allowed to answer.
WIN MCCOY, carpenter at the National hotel.
testified that he had been employed there for
Il months, and there were two bolts on the
communicating door. On cross examination
witness said he did not tell the District Attor-
ney IN March last that new bolt had been
put on, and did not say that he did it did not
see the Assistant District Attorney there.
edlrect:-What he said to the District AT
torney was that one of the bolts looked like it
was new.
Catherine McCleland.a chambermaid al the
National hotel, never noticed that the sheets
In those rooms had been washed and laid Oh
chair.
TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED MAN.
Edmund Ray, the accused took the stand,
and testified that lie was in Baltimore, stop,
ping at Barnums Hotel, in March, 1877; never
never was in the Sun office ;came to Baltimore
in March from New York, where he had been
10 have an operation performed on his arm:
received a letter directed to Major Curtis:
met Capt. Kennedy; showed him the letter:
the letter contained one signed Miss Ella ~
dlngs; and 1t stated that she would like to 60
INTO the country, and thought that she would
suit. 1t made no reference to an advertise
ment
The witness was on the stand when our re.
port closed.
AmUsemenls.
National Ihedter.-The DAILY company gave
a fair performance of BulWer's ptaV. "The
Lady OF Lyons last night. Miss Fanny Da-
VenpOrt, who is a fine looking woman, and at
times bears a marked resemblance tn har l.,