National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-07
JESSIE RAYMOND AGAIN.
Her Unexpected Appearance In
Court Yesterday.
Sudden obstn Gle to Motion TO Strike tho
Case from the Docket-Miss Raymond
Dissents-An Examination in Open
Court-Her Story Under Oath
WHO Dictated tho
Other Paper, Etc.
A Revival of tho Hill Scandal.


The caso OF Jesse Raymond against Senator
Hill occupied the attention Of Justice Cox yes.
terday morning for few minutes in Circuit
court Division No 9. Mr.. X. Il. Merrick ap-
peared counsel for tho defendant and filed
motion that tho cause he stricken from tho
docket on the grOund that the samewi substituted
by the attorney therein without the consent and
against the protest Of the plaintiff. In sup.
port of his motion he filed the statement
made some time since aud purporting 10 have
cmanated from Miss Raymond also accompanied
by an affidavit Of s. w. Smalls, which have
been repeatedly published, to the effect that
the suit was not authorized by her aud brought
against her protest. Mr.. Merrck spoke pretty
severely of the manner In which the suit had
been brought characterized Mrs. Lockwood,
the attorney who filed the bill in rather harsh
terms for the course pursued by her. and de-
claring that tho cause had neither right nor
justice in it, being brought in opposition TO
the expressed wish Of the plaintiff, asked that
it be stricken from the docket The Court said
as Mr.. Lockwood was not present, aud as no
would like to hear hUr statement In regard to
the matter, lIc should not grant the motion at
that time.
These proceedings took place shortly after
the convening OF tho court, and later in tho
day, few minutes prior to the adjournment,
the sequel followed.
Mrs. Lockwood having been Informed Of
action of Mr.. Merrick MS no pleas had been
filed in the case the cause was not at issue and
had never been calendarcd for hearing. That
il should be dismissed under such crCuni.
stances would be almost without precedent,
The lawyeross was the more surprised at Mr.
Merricl;'s course, especially at not notifying
her, when he held n friendly conversation
with her on the night previous, and no refer
ence was made to the matter. But Mrs. Lock.
wood pridcs herself upon being equal Tor any
emergency, and shortly before 3 o'clock she
appeared in Justice CoX's court, and much to
the surprise of good many persons, was ac-
companicd by Miss Jessie Raymond.
The latter returned from Atlanta Ga, last
Monday night, whittier IL has been asserted,
she had been sent by the friends of Sena-
tor Hill. Immediately upon her arrival sho
proceeded direct to tile Office and residence OF
Mrs. Lockwood, and informed her that she
wished her to proceed at once with her Miss
Raymond's) case against the Hon. Ben Hill,
which Mrs. Lockwood consented to do. I'M
mediately after thcy entered the chamber
Mrs Lockwood called Justice Cox's attention
to the case, and Mr. Mouicl1 being prcseut,
she asked that Miss Raymond be sworn in open
court.
His Honor assented, at the same timo direct
ing that the affidavit be reduced to writing,
which was done, and was as follows:
IN the Supreme Court D. G. Jessie Raymond u.s. Betjd-
min H. HiH, T. No..
In answer to motion Of r. T. Mcrrck, counsel for
defendant in the nbove'entitlcd suit, motion this
day filed asking to dismiss the suit on the ground
that It was filed without the consent Of and against
the protest of plaintiff, now comes the plaintiff in
her own proper person and IN open court. and be-
ing duly sworn, says that she did authorize tho
abovc-cntitled suit; that she still authorizes its
prosecution; that her claim for damages is a just
and true claim that she never made mn affidavit
or protest against the bringing Of the HbOvc.eu
titled suit, and that the dismissal of 1t would be n
gross Injustice TO herself aud her child who nTe
without means of support JESSIE RAYNoSD.
Sworn and sgbscFibod before me this 9Th d9yo'
by ROBINSON, Assistant Clerk.
After the affidavit had been made Justice
Cox called Miss Raymond to the desk, and
showing her tho previous statement purpOrt-
ing to have been made by her, asked it she
signed it. She answered that she did
Mrs. Lockwood then requested that she
would state the circumstances which induced
her to sign it.
She said that being very poor and in trouble
she was visited by James Banks aud S. w.
Small, who told her that if she would sign
the paper and clear Mr.. Hill as far us she
could and trust to his honor that they would
help her.
His IIonor-was it the Small you speak of
who signed this anidavtS (rhe one made on
the 5th instantl
Miss Raymond-Ycs, sir wrote the paper
and Mr.. Banks told me what to put in it.
Mr. Merrick-Dd you not tell him what
you wanted to say?
Miss Raymond-Not u word.
Mr., Merrick-Havc you not said that You
never authorized Mrs Lockwood to bring this
suit2
Miss Raymond Never.
Questions were beginning to he piled upon
each other and matters were becoming n littlo
cXcitable, when the court adjourned, His
Honor taking the papers.
Mrs Lockwood and her client hurried from
the chamber, the former to attend business
engagement and the latter to look after tho
scion of the house Of fill.