Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-23

He is Held In $500 Bonds to Answer III
Charge.

He is Held In $500 Bonds to Answer tho
Charge.
The hearing of the case of the people against |
Dr. Taylor, charged with attempting to out
rage the person of Miss Mary Claus, was re-
sumed in the municipal court at o'clock yes
terday morning. The case was conducted by |
County Attorney Rogers for the State, and Mr.
j. d. O'Brien for the defendant.
Mrs. Claus, the stepmother of complainant,
was first called to the stand in the interests
of the prosecution. Tho witness testified to
having been told of the affair by her daughter
last week, the testimony being corroboratlvc OF
the story related by Miss Claus, as given In q
previous issue OF the GLOBE.
Dr. Charles II. Taylor, the accused, was next
sworn, whose appearance on the witness stand
created tho only sensation OF the day, his testl-
mony being given in 4 clear, staccatto voice
that was spasm0diG and ejaculatory to &c
gree, while the queries were answered with
nervous emphasis that at times was almost
painful. Tho witness testified to being ~
years of age having resided in this city since
last October. Had known Mary Claus about
three weeks. Was entirely innocent OF the
crime charged. Had visited Mrs. Weeds house
on Monday evening the 18th inst, and lett
there at 8 o'clock in the evening. Had went
from Mrs. Weeds to SCOTS restaurant and had
afterwards visited O'Reagans saloon.
Had left U Reagan's saloon and went directly
to his office on Seventh street, where he re-
manned all night, having slept with a young
man named Becht. The girls story about his
having retained the key to her apartment was
entirely false. Witness had once caught the
girl in the act of raising butcher knife to
young Weed, with which she threatened to take
his life. Witness had complained to Mrs.
Weed about the shameful manner in which the
boy was treated, and the girl had Afterwards
been discharged, after which she threatened to
\ no for n
strumental in causing her discharge.
BY Mr.. Rogers-Witness had never taken i'm
proper liberties with the person of Miss Claus,
and had seldom had any conversation with her.
Mrs. Weed had called upon witness to act as
umpire when the girl was discharged with re-
spect to the amount of wages coming to her
since when she had borne spite against him
Had never offered to give her locket and hat
never possessed such article.
Mr.. Il. j. Stockton was next sworn and testl
ned to having met the accused on Robert street
on the evening of the 18th inst at 10 o'clock
when the prisoner had remarked that he Wa
tired and was on his way home to get rested.
Mr.. Patrick O'Reagan testified to having me
the accused, in company with other men, a
his bar room OH Monday or Tuesday evening
the witness couldn't bear in mind which.
Young man named Becht, formerly in the en-
ploy of DR.. Taylor, testified to having passe
the night with the prisoner Oh the 18th ms
at their room on Seventh street.
The testimony being all submitted, NJ
OBrien spoke briefly ZOE the accused: in til
course of which he said that the charge again:
the prisoner must be clearly proven, withor
which he could not be committed. 1t must
clearly shown that the ofense was committed
Notwithstanding any resistance that was otfere
1t was an easy matter for malicious persons
prefer charge like the present from motiv
of spite or revenge, while similar cases hi
shown that under certain conditions of me-
bidly diseased minds charges were frequent
preferred while the offense existed only in tt
imagination. The whole evidence went
show that the charge had been instigated
motives of anger and viciousness. She b;
related her idle talk to her parents, who hi
rushed her into court, when there was no vi
out of the dilemma but to stick to the u
founded story as first related The fact of t
prisoner being elsewhere on the night nam
clearly proven, and in view of the e.
dence the counsel would ask that the prison
be discharged.
Mr. Rogers followed with short argume
for the State, during which he said that as
better Judge of the could be had than
crurt himself, there was no occasion for a 10
argument. In cases like the one before
court it was not necessary to prove actual for
The girl had evidently told truthful sto
and the testimony has favored conviction
much as though the rape had been committ
The court said that it didn't seem proba
that a young girl could concoct such story
had been related by Miss Claus. The Girl
gone to her mother weeping, and the mothe
story corroborated the story of the child.
In conclusion the court.said, that in tax
ali of the circumstances into consideration,
thought the was one that should be furt
investigated, in accordance with which he wo
hold the prisoner to answer to the next grs
jury in the sum of $500, in default of VIII
the prisoner was committed.