The daily gazette., 1881-05-12
eUTHRiE's TRIAL.
Damaging Testimony Introduced
by the PrOsecution-The Defense
Opens.

Damaging Testimony Introduced
by the PrOsecutfon-The Defense
Opens.
On the reassembling Of Court,at three
o'clock, yesterday afternoon, the trial OF
VIM. c. Guthrie, for assault and battery
and attempted rape upon Anna Belle
Davidson, was resumed.
DR.. Thes. A. Keables testified TO the
feverisb, excited condition Of the little
girl when he was called to see her, after
the outrage, and described the injuries
to her person.
Thomas Murry testified that at 1886
o'clock on the evening of New. 80 he
heard Guthrie offer Mrs. Davidson first
500 and $500 to settle the case. He
then led Guthrie up 10 the corner of
Sixth and Church streets, where Guthrie
confessed to him that he had attempted
to committee rape on the little girl,
and was willing TO pay $I0e or $500 to
have the affair settled. Guthrie also
wanted him TO 60 up to the Mayor aud
try to effect settlement.
Benz. Smith, of No 608 Church street,
also saw Guthrie at Sixth aud Church
streets, on the evening of Nov. Sd, but
Guthrie told him, in answer to question
as to what he had done, that he had done
nothing. Witness afterwards Joined
officers Jones aud Thomas in search
for Guthrie, and saw him at Sixth and
Spruce streets. Guthrie ran up Spruce
street TO Tenth, and there witness lost
sight of him. Shots were exchanged
between Guthrie and the officers.
Police Sergeant Jones detailed the
g. 20 10 re,rtt Df6 On hNtn nv him
self and officel Thomas, and Of the
brief exchange of pistol shots that took
place between the pursuer and the
pursued. Sergeant Jones said he fired
three shots, officer Thomas one aud
| Guthrie three, and there was another
shot but he could not find out who it
was fred by. tsf
Miss Annie Collins said she heard
Guthrie say to Mrs. Davidson that he
would give her "$500 to settle the
case"
Vinie Murray also heard Guthrie
make this proposition to Mrs. David
| son.
Miss Annie Riley said she called at
Mrs. DavidsOn's house the evening Ol
the outrage, and saw the little girl In
an excited, feverish conditiOn-Occa.
sionally out of her mind. Fr
Chief of Police Maxwell was next
called TO the stand, and testified thai
he brought Guthrie from Chicago, and
that on the cars Guthrie made a fnll,
voluntary confession to him, admitting
that he had assaulted and attempted to
rape the child. The confession wal
made without the Influence of threats
or promises of immuliny from punish
ment. Among other questions, Guthrie
asked what was the punishment 70
attempted rape, aud being told 1t wa
ten years Imprisonment, two hours II
the pillory and sixty lashes, wanted y
know if he could not take more lashe
AID get less imprisonment.
Officer Brickle, who accompanies
Chief Maxwell to Chicago, corrobo-
rated this testimony, and testified tina
while Guthrie was making his con
fesslon he became dlsgusted and salt
, to him, ''Look here, young fellow
you'd better shut up, you've salt
enough now to hang YOURSELF"
The State here rested.
Mr.. Lore opened briefly for the de
: fense, claiming that they would prov
there was no attempted rape in thi
case, although there might have bee
that laseivious playing with a littl
} girl that all moral people deplore, bu
which was not until the last session o
the Legislature made an offens
against the laws of this State.
Frank r. Carswell, the first witness
, exhibited and explained plot Of tn
first floor of Mrs. Bartlette's house
where the outrage was alleged to hav
been committed.
VIM. Irwin was next called TO th
stand Mr.. Lore claiming that he was
, | witness the prosecution had summone
, but dared not examine. MIR. Irwin wa
/ put through long examination, the gis
of Which..was thai he was in Mrs. Bart
lett's house (where he boarded) eatin
supper when the little girl came in an
went out In the kitchen with Guthrie. III
claimed thai the two were in the kitchel
only about five minutes, the door bein
. open all the time that when the girl cam
2 In she was not crying nor was there any
!: thing In her appearance TO indicate tba
she had been treated In The manne
; charged
The testimony of Irwin before Mayo
!. Almond, as publised in the GAzETT
was read to him but he denied the poi
q tion that wherein he charged Guthri
!, with pulling the little girl back when al
attempted to 60 up stairs.
Mrs. Hester Bartlett, who lives an
. teaches a small school in the house whei
. the outrage is alleged to have occurre
next door but one 10 Davidson's, testifi
ed that Guthrie came to her house dur
. ing her absence TO put In pane of glas
on her return she found him and ali
: Irwin down Stair and her daughter an
Annie Davidson up stairs; neither Of th
Is children was crying, and nothing unusI
al seemed to have transplred; daughte
: asked me whether 1t was too late to go
church and replied yes; Annie Davit
I son wanted to go with her, and insiste
on going; Annie then wanted her TO s
; out and get some candy; nay danghti
4 wanted to take Annie home, but Ann
d refused TO go, saying her mother wou
y, whip her; this she repeated three time
10 aud l asked her why she would be whi
ped, and she said because she bad soil'
l. her clothing; went 20 her mothers an
got her TO come with me to my hou
. when she took her daughter home, al
o. nothing unusual happened while Mi
a. Davidson was at my house.
D Police officer John Cloud was called
the defense to prove that in her exmin
W ton before the Mayor the little &
| aaid aha did mi ait asttida nf fSufhri.