Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-16
The National Hotel Outrage Case.


Yesterday, in the Criminal Court, Judge Hag-
Eer. the trial OF Major E. II. Curtis, alias Ray,
indicted for committing an outrage On the per-
son OF Ella Tydings, OF Baltimore, at the Ma
tional Hotel, In March, 1877, was continued
after our report closed District Attorney Wells
aid his assistant, H. H. Wells, jr., for the gov
ernment; W. A. Cook and G. b. Corkhill for the
prisoner.
in Baltimore, testified that Curtis was there in
March, 1917, for 2sf days. L. A. Chase, OF New
York, that he had known Curtis since 1875, by
the name OF Richardson.
Mrs. Lena Miller testified to prisoner coming
TO her house in March, 1877, and detailed what
tcok place. as to Ella going with him and to her
leaving the house; to Ella returning Saturday
evening, the hext day, and described her ap.
Iearance.
THIRD DAY.
his morning in anticipation OF the pTosecut-
ing witness going on the witness stand there
was jam Ia the court room.
THE STORY TOLD By MISS TYDINGS
Mss Tydings took the stand as witness
she appears to have grown more robust than
when She appeared before and was attired In
gley. walking suit. She gave her testimony in
asSg No usH zone ana an testified to seeing Curtis
Alexandria to take charge Of his sisters child:
TO meeting him at the depot next day; coming
would have to stay in Washington all night.
ard TO then going to the National Hotel: OF
her retiring between 10 and II O'Clock, after
aclEg chair against the door communicating
VIII his room, as there was no key In the lock:
aid stated that after going to bed she found
some one lying beside her, and she asked "Who
and then she said "Who is me?" and the reply
was Curtis" She told him to get up, and he
said he would not; she strug ggled and screamed
twice, and lie thrust handkerchief In her
mouth. She then detailed as mOdestly as pos
sitle the particulars OF the outrage In spite OF
her struggles. He remained In the room all
night, but she had no conversation with hiu
until next morning, when he told her that he
bad no sister In Alexandra; that he would not
allcw her to return to Baltimore, and II she
said anything about what had occurred he
would Kill her; but he would have to 90 to Bal
Bark. Breakfast was then brought in and he
said that he would take her to Baltimore on one
ooLdition, and that was that she would remain
Eniit VIII MN pn.i! ne received his money from the
and streets) somewhere about O'clock. and
remained there about half an hour. Was verv
sick, and lady at the depot bathed her head
ard she went to Mrs. M1ller's, reaching there
about dusk She was bruised and her ri,ht arm
was swollen. ' ''s "an
DIR. NARY WALKER IN COURT.
lDur1ng the examination, Dr. Mary Walker
IN appearance slender built boy-stood in the
rear OF witness, and counsel objected to any one
mae 1mnaeIiering with or prompting the witness DR..
the witness, but She intended to remain there
10 protect her. AT the suggestion OF the court
she was shown to seat.-REPl
WunesS further testified that there was ale
took OF 1t. o f'A''
COL COOK CONSTRAINED THE WITNESS
VINO said she felt no effect OF the drink that
the evening for about two hours after sumner.
They had no conversation, and she read na ,er
ne had given her; heard persons 1n the hall
as Eelore n IeuSlnS, and when she got in bed she
one was putting his arm around her. and the
light had been turned out.