National Republican., 1880-07-24
THE TROUT OUTRAGE CASE.
Proceed ngs In the Police Court Yes
terday,
Frank Burch snd -Four Companions Held
for the Grand Jury story OF the
Victim as Told the Court.

Frank Buich Emmett Bush, John Rocco,
John Norris and Henry Hardy, tho tivo young
men arrested by tho police on the charge Of
outraging Mary A. Trout on the Goth Of June,
were put Oh trial in this police court. Mary
Trout, the victim Of tho alleged Outrage, was
first called to the stand aud detailed ber story,
which corresponds with that which has already
appeared IN the newspapers. In her testimony
IL appeared that she left Mr., Hciskcls, at Cul-
pgpcr, Va, five weeks ago, because she was
dissatisfied ana came to this city. She arrived
after night fall ut tho Baltimore & Ohio depot.
there met Burch who said 10 would take her
home, and thoy started away, followed by the
Others. She was taken TO the Smithsonian
grounds and there knocked down aud out
ragged. Shc resisted all she could. 1t was
altet 12 o'clock vixen she left. Burch took
her 10 place and put her in q hack; the
huckman took her to y disrepuiable house
called the Dutch Corral" where she arrived
between 3 and o'clock IN the morning The
girl also narrated the subsequent occurrences
up to the time she WAS taken by tho de-
tectivos from another disreputable house. She
said that she did not know that any Of the
houses were bad houses except the last one.
Alice Moore q woman living IN the Dutch
Corral, testified to the girls coming there
and complaining of feeling tired and sick.
Anna Lorenzo, who lives on Z street. bo-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, tcsti.
fed To obtaining service places for the girl;
that Bnrch came into her bar.room ono day
and made a remark boasliug of his brutal ex-
plOit aud that the girl stated to her that
when she arrived here parcel Of boys took
her 10 the woods and knocked her down.
Amcricus Murray, colored woman, tcsti-
fled to meeting the girl with a man who
looked like Burch and others in the Smith.
sonisn grounds one Saturday night, about four
weeks ago.
A small boy named Charles Huddloston tes-
titled that he saw the prisoners with Miss
Trout in the Smithsonian grounds one Sun.
day night about IL o'clock. lie testified also
to having seen and walked with her in com.
pany with IIawkshaw before dusk on the
same evening, and that the girl had made a
proposal TO them.
Officer Oliver testified to sucing Duich with
the girl on the night OF tho goth instant, be.
tween 1 aud o'clock, near the corner OF
Ninth and G streets,
When the prosecution closed Mary Trout
WAS recalled by the defense and stated that
she gave the namo Of Mary Mansfield and
that she did not sec Huddlesion.
officer Clarl; OF the fifth precinct testified
to arresting Rocco on the night of June 20,
about 10 o'clock, for being drunk, and that he
was locked up all night. Frank Burch and
four or 1--WE others wero with him.
Sergeant Ieflnor was called to testify TO the
edIic IUJSi DuL Luc government stated bllat
they would admit Rocco was in the station
all night.
The court stated that he would hold all the
prisoners for the grand jury, and fixed the
bonds at So, 900 In each case.
Upon the suggestion of the prosecuting at
torney, iss Trout was committed in default
OF $780, as witness, and Alice Moore, Amer
icus Murray and Anna Lorenz gave their
personal recogniziuce for their appearance
when wanted