Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-29
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rp,., -SAs0ni2n EFOuuds Outrage.

TRIAL -SnsOm1An GfOun0s outrage
", - FOUR OF THB ACCUSED Young MEN
g., -Sserday, in the Criminal Court. Judge
-anes,) the trial Of the case OF John Rooca,
Henry Hardy, Frank Burch alias Frank s. Ven
META and John Norris indicted for having on
the 2lst June last, committed rape upon
Mary Trout, was continued af er our report
ciosed-Messra Cook and A. B. Williams for the
A number OF witnesses testified for the
defence that Burch and the girl passed 9th and
streets on the night of the occurrence going
towards the depot; that she and young man
passed the Agricultural grounds on the Satur-
day before; tnat she was Ia the Smithsonian
grounds on Sunday afternoon preceding the
alleged outrage. Waterman on the grounds
John DowelD and E. Mccormick both testified
that they saw no such parties in the grounds as
were described by Bush. and c. F. Huddleston,
a boy Of 16, testified that he and some other
boys went with the girl by way OF Louisiana
avenue and B street, to the monument lot.
where she invited them to improper intimacy
coming along. she said she would 60 to room
Wit them. They LETT her at the corner of sth
and Pennsylvania avenue.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ABANDoNS THE CASE
This morning Col Corkhill, the District At
toTney, addressed the court. He said this case
had attracted much attention because OF the
PLACE where the alleged offence was committed.
Although he had doubts when the case was
before the grand jury. he thought it best to
present 1t here for the decision OF petit Jury
pom the production OF the evidence OF the
strengthened, and he could not feel authorized
TO prosecute the case further.
Er. Perry said the conflict Of testimony and
some particulars about the case made him feel
doubtful. They could not cOntrOvert the tosti-
nony OF the boy Huddleston, although he did
hCt believe his testimony. He was the only
witness to corrooorate the testimony that Nor
RS and Rocca were connected with the crime
aid II he perjured himself In one case he would
perjure himself In another.
mr. Cook replied thst the statement made by
" fyTIa ar.1 UOr,ld
fcpOrated Dy testimony far better known and
more reliable II the trial had progressed
MI. Perry asked who were these witnesses.
Hr. WllliamS-Sandy HarnshaW.
Mir. Cook continued, saying that the records
Show that at the time OF the alleged offence
Rocca was In the Fifth precinct station house
for drunkenness.
MIR. Perry expressed the hope that before the
prisoners were discharged that they be admon-
ished as to the danger OF following the life
they led.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY,
The Court remarked that he lad followed the
case closely, and he felt sorry that 1t had
showed up the lowest phases Of low life in this
city. The only redeeinlng feature about the
case was the hacknan's action, who thought he
was performing Charitable act. He directed
the jury TO return a verdict OF not guilty which
was done, and the Court discharged the pris-
oDeIS.
Norris thanked the prosecuting officers for
their course and denied that he was guilty
The accused then left the chamber receiving
The congratulations OF their friends outside.
The question Ut the pay men tot Mary Trout as
witness from July 23d was called to the at
telt1on OF the Court
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genuine sold on draught. Avoid all coarse, fri
tatlDg waters, foreign and domestic; they impair
the digestive organs and kidneys. +
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows.
c. NJ. Matthews, trustee, to NJ. L. Kirk, lot 25
In Beatty addition TO GeoIgetown; $780, Am
Coats, to the trustees Third Baptist church, lot
rs. 80. 500; $1,000. George Juenemann ct al,
trustees, to Adam Miller, lot 8, SO. 757; $685.
Frederick kOones. trustee, TO w. C. DuvalI lot
AZ, So. s03; 81 600. I. E. Waggaman trustee
to Augustus Jay, lot o. So, SOC; s246.6l. Same
ct al to w. E. Edmons1On lot 81. So ISL:
81 23I. SO. Hugh AcCaTrey to Abraham Fisher.
lot 10. 50. 437: 1860. Fudora Hatcher ct al to
L. I. Davis, lot II, So. 1854; g. Jane A. Fobes
TO L. I. Davis, same property; 81 800. E. Whit
man to D. Il. CTOsSman, lots p Q, and s. 81
629; s., GOO. Edward Luken'S. trustee ct al to
j. NJ. Browne, lot 6, SO. 2I9; 81 $50. Louisa VIII
son ct al. to Ii. J. Brady, lot 2, So. SS3: SIO9 w.
j. Dyer to Susan FewkeS. lot 81, In Old George.
town; $780, j. Z. Fitch ct al, trustee to Mary
Peters, lot Is. So 732; a. 500. H. II. Little ct al
trustee to Emily BascOm, lot %, SO. $40; ST. 900
L. d. Tallmadge to Z. & j. Cammack, lot o. So
240; 3.
Michigan farmer invented a trick with
hole In IT. He sold rolls of butter that had
been made hollow, filed with water and frozen
sold.
Mrs. E. S. Custer, mother OF the late General