National Republican., 1880-12-24
THE TROUT CASE.
Another Day spent In Cropping for Facts
I'm tI.c Criminal Court.

IN 1he Srlmtnnl court.
Another day was spent yesterday In the Crmi-
nal Court, Justice James presiding, in hearing the
evidence In the ease Of John Rocca Harry Hardy,
Frank Burch, alias Frank s. Vennetta, and John
Norris, charged with outraging Miss Mary Trout
in the Smithsonian grounds in June last.
| The examination Of Mrs. Annie Lorenzo was re.
sumcd, She testified that Miss Trout remained at
her house one or two days until she got another
| service place. She came back to the house of the
witness and remained MI night as they had no
place for her to sleep where she had gone to work
She went to service the next morning and came
back, saying that they did not want her any more.
On Thursday morning Miss Trout was standing in
the yard leaning against the side of the house.
and Burch was in the house, and he
made remark admitting by implication
his share in the alleged outage While
she was at the house of the witness she
complained that she had been outraged by Burch
On crossexaminatlon the witness said that she
wanted Miss Trout to have Burch arrested, but she
would not do It, saying she did not want any thing
to do with the police.
Charles HnddlcstOn testified that he saw Burch,
Norris, Rocca, and Bush and Mary Trout about ten
o'clock on sunday night, on B street, between
Tenth and Twelfth streets. There were two or
three more men with them that the witness did
not know, and they all entered the Smithsonian
grounds from the Twcllth-strect gate on cross.
examination the witness testified that he me, Mary
Trout the Saturday before saw her Sunday even
ing, about halfpaSt seven O'clock lie walked with
her from Tenth to Fifteenth street, along street
John A, Duble, an employee in the Pension
Onice, testified that he irst saw Miss Trout on June
49, about three O'Clock In the afternoon, as he was
sitting IN room over Ilcldcnhcimcrs place, cor.
ner OF Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
She came along by the Census Office Burch was
with her and little drunk. lie lefl her and went
into house, and she hid herself behind q tree.
box from persons passing by.
A woman came TO the door, and Burch pointed
toward Miss Trout. The woman looked at her
and shook her head. Then Burch and the giri
went toward the corner of Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, and she turned to come TO.
ward Twelfth street BurCh crossed Pennsylvania
avenue As the girl came toward the witness the
gentleman with him said that she wns drunk The
gentleman followed the girl, and She went TO the
Agricultural grounds,
officer NJ. Breen testified that ROcca Hardy, and,
Bush were arrested July IL. lie Had converse
ton with them. RoCCa said that "Bush was get
ting weak and II seemed like he was going TO
sQucul."
Emmet Bush was then called. Colonel Cook OBJ
ieCted TO his testimony being received, and made Il
lengthy argument to show that II was not Compe-
tent under the circumstances.
Assistant DistriCt-AttOrncy Perry replied taking
the opposite view of the position
His Honor decided to admit the testimony with
the reservation that II any development Tequircdit
he would comment on the same to the Jury. In
consequence OF the sudden Illness of Juror the
trial was here adjourned until Monday next