The Evening critic., 1884-09-10
GRAY HAIRS prsGRAcEp.
y. Parker Jordan, Aged 20, Held
TO Answer n Charge of Assault
with Intent 10 Commit Rape.


with Intent 10 Commit Rape.
]. Parker Jordan, the aged aud gray
barred member of the bar who was arrested
yesterday afternoon at his office, No. 603
Louisiana avenue, for assaulting Miss Belle
Carroll, Of 1886 NJ street southwest, was put
on trial before Judge Mills, Of the Police
Court, this morning on new warrant
charging him with assault and battery with
intent to commit rape.
Jordan is about 20 years old, aud has the
reputation Of being an office broker. He
has been charged by hundreds of persons
with promising to secure them situations
in the Departments, and after securing the
fec, with invariably failing to get the
situation.
y Judge Pelham appeared for the prisoner.
The only witness heard in the case was the
complainant. She Is q poorly-dressed girl,
of good appearance, and smiled occasionally
while giving her evidence. Her mother Is
n respectable woman, and supports herself
and daughter by scrubbing In the Treasury.
The witness stated that she will be 16 on
the 10th of this month. She stated that
she has known tho defendant for two
weeks. As to the manner in which she
got acquainted with him she said he met
her at Sixth street and Louisiana avenue.
He walked up TO her and asked her
II She WINS the Girl He Got m situa.
lion for I'm the Treosurv.
She replied that she was not tho girl, but
she would like to get such place. He
offered to get her the place and
beon cIosod Uo tbon fool, hor to Nc oaico
Uo sont bor t,,n ia.tors iast vel, Tho
fret ono yas 40 foilows.
DEAR rpI1I,T, went IN ,he Denartmont
and put in your application.
Twill get the place for you certain.
You must come .o,morrow e1u go WIZ, witn M, me
ynu viii eei sso each monih Nav don't 'faii
10 come and send me word,
JUDGE JORDAN,
COG Louisiana avenue
She answered the letter and went home
after getting more promises OF situation.
lie then sent her the following letter,whlch
she "ns"ereu IasV honuuy
SECOND Letter.
MONDAY.
DEAR MISS BELLE Why did you not come to
Se9 wn s 'i rpedv 10 81 with vou II Won dont
want Inc nlace NH right. II Won do. be GER
tain to come this afternoon at Q or O'Clock.
SEND me word D.
VIVA. "c'"rre" mo"""s'
She said on Monday, when she came to
his office in response to tho last note, he
locked the door ana asked her II sue had
Gather. She replied that she had not. lie
then made an indecent proposition to her,
which she resented, and demanded to be
let out. lie said he would kill her IL she
did not submit to him, and he then caught
her and threw her on the floor, disarrange1
her clothing and attempted to outrage her.
She fought him and said she would tell her
mother He said he didn't care for her
mother or anybody else.
On cross-examination she said the second
time she went to MS ONCE he asked her to
sit on his lap, and then began hugging her.
She went back the second time, however.
She showed scratch on her hand that she
charged she got in the struggle. She said
she screamed, but not very loud. She told
her mother about 1t, ard he refused to let
her mother in his office.
The Case Sent 10 the Grand Jury.
Judge Mills said that the statement of
the girl made such prima facie case as to
require him to send the case to the grand
jury, notwithstanding any statement that
Judge Jordan NAV make. The case was
sent to the grand jury, and the bail was
fixed at $500.
Trouble Comes Thick and Fast.