Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-06
SpurnsI xuS Gourier.
Saturday. October 6, 1888
Enticed With Vile Intent.

Trial of .sBnl'' Davis in the Superior
 Court-He is Charged With Enttefng
 Fourteen Year Old Girl to n House of HI
 Fame.
 It was the intention of State Attorney Doo- lite to commence the trial of William Davis-- better known as "Bill" Davis in the Nauga- tuck Valley-yesterday morning at the open ing of the Superior court. He is charged with enticing away from her home in Water bury a female child named Mary Mulcahy last June, who was said to be only fourteen years of age. According to the girls story she passed the night in the same apartment with Davis and his wife. The next day he took her to the Mansion House in Birming- ham, where they passed the night together. He then took her to Matt Wards house of ill., fame in Shelton and left her there. At each place he attempted violence, but the girl made such desperate resistance that he was unsuccessful He left her at Wards and re- turned to Waterbury, where he was arrested on the charge of robbing the postofice at Derby, and while under arrest the Mulcahy girl was found. Davis, after partial hear ing, skipped his bail and it was some weeks before he was recaptured.
 When the case was called Lawyer Blyden- burgh, counsel for the accused, asked for 8 continuance until next Tuesday, as one Mar garet Davis, presumed to be the prisoners wife, could not be found. She was the most important witness for the defense, and her presence was of vital importance to Davis.
 State Attorney Doolittle, in opposing the continuance, said that the State had sub poenaed all the witnesses for the accused and had made every effort to find the Davis woman, whom he understood bore peculiar relations to the accused. Mir Doolittle in timated that it was barely possible Davis was keeping the woman away. This insinuation was resented by MT. Blydsnburgh. He said the defense wanted her testimony and were going to have it.
 Judge Culver was inclined to continue the case until Tuesday, when MT. Doolittle ask ed that such disposition be deferred until afternoon, for if the woman could be found he would have her in court. He then made out a subpoena and handing it to Sheriff Tucker said: ''You take the next train and go to Wallingford, get that woman and have her here at 2 o'clock"
 Sheriff Tucker succeeded in finding the woman, who calls herself Margaret Davis. in Wallipgford. He brought her to this city, and yesterday afternoon the trial of Davis commenced. Lawyer Blydenburgh appeared for the accused and Attorney Burpee, of Waterbury, assisted Mir. Doollttle in be prosecution for the State. A
 When the jury was imDaneIIed, Mr. Blyden- burgh challenged four jurors, claiming that he had the right to do so as the otfense made the accused, if convicted, liable to imprison- ment in the State prison. MT. Doolittle claimed that the offence being the first one the penalty might only be imprisonment in the County jail. The court so ruled and Mir. Blydenburgh took an exception.
 The first witness waE inc oomnIainqnE Mary Mulcahy. She testified that she was fourteen years old when she first met Davis, house at the invitation of his wife and re- mained there all night The girl, who is very ignorant, told her story of the treat meDt she received at the house. She was, | she says, compelled to share the bed with Davis and his wife. He told her that if she | would go to hotel he would get her fine si uation where she could earn $3O week, wear nice clothes and have good time with l the boys.
 The witness in detail told of the treatment she was subjected to while in Davis company, l which is unfit for publication.
 l The cross examination commenced after recess. In reply to Judge Blydenburgh she said she thought she was about fifteen years of age, but could not tell certainly. She said l she had one brother year older than she, and had also step-brothers and sisters. She said she had known Davis since about the | first of last June. Had known his wife's sis. | ter Nora before she knew him.
 The cross- examination continued at length until o'clock, when the court ordered ar | adjournment until Tuesday morning al 1 10 o'clock.