, 1879-04-08
STEVENS.
The Young Men Unanimously.
t,L
Leave Town. ~
Attachment, Are Issuod. and the Trial
Goes Over till To-Day. -

Attachments Are issued. and the lrlal +. +.
Goes Over till To-Day. e -.
The trial Of Potter atovonB for lilo murder .
NJ hia wife Mamie, by shooting. In Jcficrson
Park, June 90, 1878, was to have begun In tue d.
CrtHtnaI Cnurt, before Judge Rogers. yesterday
morning, hut fur the rcasou given below u,ef6 "
was defcrmcnt until to-day. The httendanee
wn. not as large NJ was expected, stff|, there 3;
we're few nf tic scats nnocc,Ipict. Among tho
loDkers-on were ten or fifteen women. Perhaps .
the crowd was small becauso t]1c nrclimInartca -
arc usually un!1ltercstltg. Tho character Of .the
casu IL such, lowcver, that there will tlouotlcsf
ba no Rtandiag-rnom when tho evidence
entrsctl upon. That for tho prosecution
Is yrsy plum unu vii, hot rcqa!sa over
day ur two to state, but tile defcnst
will be n long one, mi, two weeks may expire
before i4uEs testimony IS laid before the Jury.
When tho Canrt WAS open for bustneas,
statc's-Attorrcy Mills nrose ntid satd ls was
ready In ~ un.
Mr.. Tru,c didn't know whether te was or
not. 1lu wanted to see II Ills witnesses wefa
present.
THE ACCUSED
was then scnt for ntal canc In IN few mo-
ments, accompanied by a bat!fd, md took scat
| In cllnr near thu table which Is set apnrt for
| tue use Of prTsuncr's counsel. lie was dressed
In dark clothes, free from dust; Ind On clcau
sbrt ani standing co1tar, and his red hair was
snioothctl down as II he had uscl lots Of poma-
tum and stcnt some time before the looking
WHICH tie undoubtedly had, rs h0 Is vain 1clio",
| nlut prAes htaecll On lIts appearance. Illc IrhI
thing he ,!ttl was tn 5tnrc at the wou'en several
! Ut whom were old ncluatEtaners, though ao
| nodded to nope Ut them. 'lhei, he turned 70
| tic lnc,t near br AMI lotkea t11em over. Ais
manner Indicated sclf-satisfactfon nn'i indldor-
ctee to Surroundings, lie l,aa 4 strong convlc.
tIun ttnt he Will he acquitted. ifaYing procured
the s.itpGnas Sir. fr,idc calico over the hatnes
| fl them, Several OF the OWNERS thereof did noe
respond, and he sald they wesc
'uopetNa."
There woru certain reasons why they {mcn and
,vonlcn) would not Aock to thc Court. Tho
| most important witness was Nellie 1T. Clalr,
ea Smith, u IT, 10 Rfoye ~ er hcr
letter, asking her to 70 to Cincinnati mud enter
house OF prostitution: ..
lie Court Remarked TINT i was nat n, material
to 20 into what the witnesses would aWeas to.
II attachments were required le would direct
sir. Trujs wanted timo TO get "that wom-
au.n
The Cour.-Aro you ready to proceed this
Iir. Trudc-Np. but will be as soon as I &c,
This witness. The trouble Inns arisen from set.
lY ts,e YOUNG nlun, have lift town. We have Ind
tic oilcers Of tic Court, the ccntral Station
detectives, md private pcraons hunting for
Statc's. Attorney Mills submitted .tat the Dc.
fcnse bud had atnplu opportunity TO got t1ictt
wItnussrs, tho easo hayillg been set two wec9f
| sEn for trial.
! Alr. Tru1c tnitl that two wcGEi ago no ma
caused subprnas TO iBsuc, but
THE YOUNG MEN LEpr TOWN
That very day. II d tiny Ind not been oct ho
coulu havc gotten hold of so,nc Of them. as to
one Of tl.e women, M influence was NJ work to
I rlr,- n,(1t
tIe knew wtenco It eprang. Her natne MA An
ute Euou. lie also wauted James and ucorca
Smith. ;.
llaI bgGu Issued fur lf!tin.
sfr. Trudc answered IN the affirmative. One
Of The l'ai!t.Is lIad told him he could NOS f1nd
Della Smith. though hu bs!ioyed shc was ut
bone. liz (rr4dc) Ycnt to tllc house Saturday
evening, ns,t asked to 20 into d certain roDnl,
hut cr fatt,er anil brother would not permit 1t.
lie wu,!trl GeorGc mud jnitus Smith brought In
oh attachments. so as TO tlnd uat "hcsc the Fiji
, Tic Court-But what proposition do you
! nln.so nhout tho easoi
Wr. 'FrlsIe-1 usk ,t,at 1t bo postponed until
, Tomorrow {thts] morning.
states-Atturury aiills-'Yill you bc ready
: Mr, Trule--Tnat icpcnda on whether our
witnesses nrc here II the officers aro.poTSsfitma ~
ready.
,, states-Attornry stllls-Did she ever live on
: Stato street! sl!s oA3ect Was pcrl.aps to had
out II This Xas tiIc WOMAN btcycns Ii satu 10
have beuu ~ inttll,ato With
Sir, Trudc-Alu tnny huve lived on Stats
!, street. / do not know tllnt stescns knew her.
| This Ia o1se ~flun sufnp Ut the gclt!CnlGn WHO
!. aru not here know, ulll In whom they have O
lIle nnn,rs Of all tho abscnteca wcso read over,
am! The Conrt snia that 80 many could not 90
!. gathered III In day, so tho casa could 70 oTer
: . Until this mornns. lie directed tlo CLERK to
tsauE ATTACHMENTS,