Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-22
The Smithsonian Grounds Outrage.

TRIAL OF POUR OF TgE ACCUSED YOUNG MEN
In the Criminal Court. Judge James tie case
OF Frank Burch, John Norris John Rocca and
Henry Hardy. charged with having On June Sth
last committed rape on the person of white
girl named Mary Trout was continued ye7rpr-
day after our report closed. MeSsrs. W. A. Cooh
and A. b. Williams for the accused.
Mary Trouts cross-eXamination occupied the
court up to the time OF adjournment. She tes-
titled that she did not tell the hackman tAdamsl
that she wanted TO go TO young ladies board
ing house; but was taken 10 one where she saw
Alice Moore, and remained two nights and a
day: there gave the name OF Mary Mansfield.
She admitted that she took some clothing from
Mr.. Haskell when she left his house and lost a
oundle between this city and Alexandria; told
MIS-. Lorenzo first OF this occurrence after Mrs
Lorenzo had repeated remark about her by
Frank Burch; then Went to Minnie James
place-a bad house-and became woman OF
the town; had been pure woman before; told
a woman at the jail that she mad had two child
TeD: but she was only f0oling.
PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
This morning there was crowd n the court
room, and the alleged victim Mary Trout. re-
suned the stand and testified as In chief 10 some
gross iDdecencieS to which she was subjected
while in the Smithsonian grounds; that she then
tainted away; that she told OF the iHdecencieS
she had related TO some ladies yesterday and To
Nj. Perry this morning. Mr.. COOK continued
his cross examination at some length, and she
PERSISTED in saying that ii was the B. and o.
railroad depot where she landed. and wlere
Buren, met her. She was II years Old, she said,
July sth last; she had taken that for her birtu-
dan and took the age named because she
thought that she was large enough TO answer
that age; was not In the city Saturday night,
nor had She walked around with some boys.
STATE s EVIDENCE DIRECTED TO.
Emmett Bush, a young man about q years
Old, who was indicted with the others, was
sworn. he testified tuat he knew Mary Trout.
Mt. Cook raised the question as to the com
potency OF the witness, who is an admitted az
cOIDpce. and submitted that IL should be inst
shown what the consideration was for his be
coming a witness.
Mr.. Perry said he had no objection 10 the III
ouireS being made
In answer to Mr.. cook witness said that he
had been indicted for the offence, but he didn't
commit a rape; 10 one made a proposition 10
him. but the proposition came from min and he
came up from jail and testified before the grand
Jury. lie first went TO see Mr.. Perry, having
sent word 10 him thtt ne was coming up &c
give his statement. His object was TO turn
states evidence for his own goOd-to get off
and was given TO understand That he would not
De prosecuted.
BY Mr.. Perry:-The understanding was thai
il he told the truth he would not DC prose-
cufed.
BY the Court:-It was after he had made his
statement 10 the District Attorney tnat tGi6
promise was made.
Mr.. Perry called witness attention to the
statement and asked the time, and he said the
promise was made before he made the stat
llent and + was con pied With LIE idea that BIS
statement aust Oe the truth.
BY the CONTRIBUTES was told that by the
COURSE LS plbpDStu 10 IOltCW utt WOult become
government witneSS-ttIat II he told the truth
when he came ca the stand there would b. no
prosecution: that he should tell the truth then
and tell IL now.
BY Mr.. C0Ok:-WitnesS knows that the gov.
ernment has performed Its part, and he was
now here to perform his part OF the agreement:
ard he was to tell now what he had stated IN
the District Attorneys Office. Witness sent 10
the District Attorney word OF mouth message
by genteman-J. b. WiiSOn-and came uD
here and made his statement.
Mr.. Cook submitted that the witness 8 was NOT
competent, and the court took a recess.
After recess The question as to the competen-
cy OF the witness Bush was discussed for some
time but Bush having been taken with a chill,
the counsel agreed TO drop the discussion tor
the present
THE DRIVER OF THE MIGHT LINE,
John Adams. testified that he was what is
known as an evening line" hickman. and that
Burch and young woman at 9Th street, and
they got into his hack, and the girl sail she
wanted 10 go to young ladies' boarding
house. and litter some talk as to where TO take
her, the name OF Miss Mary was mentioned.
and he drove her 10 the houSe-C street, b.
tween 18th and 18th street. Her clothes We're
stained with blood aud she looked as Ii she had
come from the lowest house tn the city. Burch
left the carriage at 18th street, saying that he
would see her that night, but he did not hear
the reply.
On cross examination witness said Miss Trout
appeared TO be- In good spirits.
The case VIII probably last several days.