, 1880-12-23
COUST'A, JEPSON.
A New Phase OF This Old
!, Story.
An Alleged Identification Of the Com-
pIatuant with DlaokmaIlers
All Tho Mots Reason for Having a: Speedy
Trial Of ihe Case.

Trial Of. the Case.
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Toward tho latter part Of July two young
men named Thompson n1ld AfcAuley were
arrested on the charge Of committing rape.
under very aggravating circumstances, npon
girl by the name of Cousta Jenso,l, bit on
the prairie ncar tho corner Of Western aiid
Milwaukee avenues, ,The two young men
were Identified! by tho girl, who claimed that
shr, stranger I'll tic city, had, through the
biuntlcr Of q strecl-car conductor, been car
rled far out Of her way TO tho outskirts Of
the city, I,atl been refused shelter Mt tavern
near tho city-tlmlts, and lad Gccn seized,
beaten. and brutally outraged by these two
young men. An Indictment was prompt
iy found against thunt, but tic cnscs
narc. mt vet come 10 trial, owing,
n"nnroliy . M ia npn1icntlons for coutlnua,iccs
on tho part OF tug sIefense, inc cia'f9pclng On
one nr two occastops tint ccrtaIi. necessary
wItnesses wpro sick, This alleged outrage
,,,i,t. ,,,,,,,, Ma o,r At rn,,,npr and far.
e,S,,"r ,,nuor a,,ch circumstances. noturnllv
eletleF' "1loof Slc'' G.ttn',sune:et ""tu'N''s
aroused general public INDIGNATION. md coll
trtbutions to tho amount OF nearly 500 were
taken UP for tho purpose of securing good
lawyer to prosecute her cnss before tho hlsll;-
eI courts. ny ota.o ~. l:'"so ~ s,1.a,
for the support Of witnesses In 'crim!nni
cases except by putting them In jail.
which Is hardly progss treasnt s4s
...s,,.,, ,v.. IT, INV -,.thc.' g,rl,a hoor1
utilized 10 nHy tno e'lus ooasu .'
during tho per!od between the timo whch
t;,no when sho was nbjo to caro- for herself.
A.. In n11o,,,ont having ham, fonud a,,d tho
~ naiI.no..a .'3"s ~. ,'n..a NV nv t.o o
case haVlng passed mo tle ha"as .. uto
hiring 4 lawyer to look after; her interests.
,r,,,.a nrrr cr, AMEN nv r11r nrprnsr
.,,at 1,,. arnano,,tn,, saor,tnd ~ hinct.,nni,
.1, nn't .1c ploses"t.oi oa,eG" a.. t..s ",s,,s
The charge hns been MhNc tnht Inc Earis
statements regarding her being a stranger IN
The city were untrue, TINT her: character was
bn,]. and that she had, consented to tho adj
yaMccs Of these young. men, and Ind
made Tue charge she DID simply because Of
ira easily made, and do mot Z generally
Tece!vu m,lch.c cretlsncD-:" But something l,np-
pcned day befOro: Yesterday WlttCh'' goes to
rsnEhs nKGs y te ~ "a 3aso 9 e aSis'fo ~
that 1t ~'"'' ::
wEAKExs THE cREn1ntL1rY -.
Of tho CHIEF witness, 1t, Is now alleged TINT
a.vnrrant bnfnTa .ii1stirS inv Carmen. Afnt-
son for tiia arrest oi q respectable Soutl, Side
nhvsfc;ntt nm Inn charrt. of hnstnrtfy The
iustfcp was j,ot satisfied Will j,er statements,
Md. refused to IsaGe Tia warrant, but wrote
to the .nl1ysicinn st1tft1r what thar rgirl :l,ad
said airi requesting MI expiallatlon from Him.
as aoste faed c Tie JsteS Il Hna stGtsa
bnt denied improprieties of my Kind. Ills
'ht tas 1t, W" slatemeuIs ~ Wess truu. md t}at 1
eirI's weru falsp. Sop,e tflreo months alter
warda tha, .Imsticn hrcaine imprcssed with
tfia idea ihat tic pirl ,Jcpsoil. who lad had
these two yoling men arrested on tic. charge
Of rape. alll the Olsen woman, who had tried
to:awenr out the bastartIy warrant: were
one and tlle samo; aln1 .mnue an arrange
ment -wltlia milwaukee, avenue druggist to
have tha Girl come to llis place, so thAt he
could sec her and satisfy himself % to%
= ''%': TIL; IDENTITY OF THE Two. :
'rha nrranren,Gnt Iwns f,,f,fle, .bi,t the girl
faYirl Jfn rni,li. irsfifA im{iif}th} c,innai.,i,
ca,ne N, md tirnve tim rusn f,ffF'nf MrIeM;f1t-
sTn;s Ii,ind, Ntr tiiH IL nci,f1r ii hiiri unfil
INA. cniInsnf ,for tia defendants. having III
some way heard of tlts Olsen cdsr, asked tho
CuroIicT Ii cOinn hvnr fD tho CtEmtnnl Court
mid sce' If ho could Idcntlfy the woman, Nlr;
MdtsErt did yfsIt ttb cdtrt-rO0,n where h{iss.
,jensot1 vas. At iIrst owing 10 lie Change in
n11,n ' 'enfertnr Tito sonycrsatio'l VIII, her, lo
x9va In hacn.no cnnvinreI tiat II wns ti,e
sani3, nersnn Win Ind nSniini In lin for n
wnrrami. lid siatctl 10 Ii6r tfnt she Ind been
In i,is nfi,cS IN s,,ch nt, t.rrnmd. nni.she. iIa
states, nrow vnrv mich excited. and asked
hin, MT n INV nnvthinr ahnut il.
Gecausos G Vt Wouli ruin ier, .upon thosu
Att9rI,ey. hfs hnf the, .GnsH, which would