The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-06-09
ANSWERING A SERIOUS CHARGE
Tho Trial of DIR. 4. A. BON,

The Trial OF Dr. y. n. Bond.
The trial OF DR.. 8. s. Bond, charged with hav.
ing committed rape on Mrs. Louisa Carr ON tho
9th OF last March, came on for trial to-day be.
fore Judge Wylie In the Criminal Court, Dis.
trict Attorney worthington appearing for tho
Government, and Colonel VIM. A. Cook for tho
defendant.
Mrs. Carr, the prosecuting witness, was frat
called, and pretty much all OF the testimony
she gave was unit for publication. She testl
fed that the doctor was called In to examine a
young child, and while there insisted that she
ehould submit to an examination that he
might SEQ the result OF an abortion previously
produced upon her by him. While she resist
ed he persisted, and finally succeeded In out
Mrs. Carr, on the cross examination, said
that she came from ohio, lived at Rockville
for time and about six years since came to
this city and was married here In April two
years ago. She admitted that her FIRST &C.
quaintance with DR.. Bond was whom she
thought herself In a delicate state and called
him In to help her out OF II.
James A. Rutherford testified to seeing the
carriage OF DR.. Bond standing In front of
Carr house for over an hour on the day OF
this alleged occurrence.
Philip Carr, the husband, testified that no
first met DR.. Bond when he engaged him TO
perform an operation on his wife. Ho wit
messed the operation and saw him perform It.
DR.. Bond charged him S25, but had not pre-
scented his bill for the service. He then stated
how his vito came TO tell him what took place
between her and the doctor.
on cross.eXamination tho witness said he
made inquiry about DR.. Bonds property be-
fore the warrant was sworn out.
on tho redirect the witness said he did not
know anything about law, and he went seek.
Ing advice. He told his employer, Mr.. Tolson,
what had happened, and the latter said II 1t
was him he would shoot the man.
This testimony closed the Governments
case.
DIR. 8. s. Bond, the defendant, testified to DO.
ing called on at his offlce by Mrs. Carr to at
tend her child. He visited her house, which
was abouta mile from his office, after visit
ing other and more urgent cases. He was taken
TO the second story front room. The child was
on tho bed asleep. Ho requested that the
blinds be opened, which was done. He OK
amined the child, found that 1t needed no I'm
mediate attention and 80 stated. He then went
down stairs, got his hat, talked about fifteen
minutes and then left. He was there In the
neighborhood OF half an hour. He denied
having or attempting TO have any connection
with Mrs. Carr, or making threats to Kill or
expose her. He treated her rs n lady, ana
none Of the statements she made as to his mis-
conduct toward her were true. He had never
received any pay for tho services rendered,
and did not expect any. He looked upon 1t as
charity case.
A number OF tho witnesses called to prove
the bad reputation OF Mrs. Carr for truth, but
they did not know anything about her general
reputation.
This closed the evidence for the defendant.
The Government was putting In rebutting tes-
timony when this report closed.