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ygctic, of tho Defence.
NIupllurn. Nl. June 6-Ihc first
case of amy consequence Which clno on iu
the County Court to-day Nds .hJt OF the
State W. Frank Mcbride. who il chur4cd
with having committed rape here on
Wednesday night. or Thursday morning,
and was indicted by the Grand jury
Thursday afternoon. The complainant in
the case was the first witness. She is
young woman of apparently nineteen or
twenty years Of age, but says that She is
only sixteen. The main points of her
story, rs detailed on the witness stand, are
as follows: She was born in Milton, where
her parents still live, aud her maiden name
was Jenny Clark about Il year ago She
married Il man named Tip StreWent, whose
business wac that of Il hat dresser, and
whom She had known for only Il short
time about two weeks HgO her husband
became connected with punch and Judy
troupe which WAS playing in -. AlbanS
StrcW cnt acted rs the ticket tal<er at the
door, and when Mt 50 employed got what
work he could at dressing gentlCmcns
silk hats the troupe went from st. Adams
to SWautOn, where they failed to get Il
hall, and from there they came to Middle
bury: the young woman had underSt God
that they did not intend to take their show
baggage to SwantOn until they had found
out for certain that they could get IA place
to show in there but learning after they
started that they had checked their
baggage for Swauton, she followed
on Il later train arriving in
SwantOn she was informed that
the troupe had come through to Middle
bury but that her husband had gone to
Port Kent. She came to Middlcbury
Wednesday night expecting that Mr..
Strewent would reioin the troupe here,
but evidently not caring much whether
she found her husband again or not.
There were some articles of clothing which
belonged to her in the possession of Il te-
male member of the troupe and she want
ed to get them, which was one reason for
her coming to Middlebury. Arriving here
on the 1920 train Wednesday night, she
inquired from the Pierce house porter for
the Punch and Judy troupe, and called
John Kahn, Il young man who was at the
tation, and asked him if he knew where
the troupe was stopping. Finally she got
into the Pierce house coach and went up
town looking for the troupe, which they
failed to find. Mcbride also went up
street and jumped into the coach on Main
street, near Beckwth &c Co. S. The young
woman and the porter were talking about
the troupe when Mcbride got in. He
joined in the conversation, and said that
he knew where her husband was. They
4 went to the Pierce house and the girl and
Mcbride went in. He told her that he
would go and bring her husband to her,
and went away. About half an hour later
1 Mcbride returned, and said the troupe was
at the depot, where they were going to re
main until the O'Clock morning train,
and that they wanted her to go down
there and stay with them. Accordingly
, she went down with Mcbride, who, as
e has already been stated was acting aS
baggage master at the depot. They went
in, and Mcbride shut and locked the door,
and then informed her that her friend =
were not there and that she must stay
1 with him that night. She begged and
, pleaded and cried, but he finally succeed
ed in accomplishing his purpose. John
Kahn had seen Mcbride and the girl going
towards the depot together, and followed
! them up closely enough to see them go
! into the depot. Then he lay down on Il
,, truck used for carrying baggage, which
a stood just outside the gentleman's front
, entrance While he was there the Pierce
hat way; came along and said
Hello Frank" thinking that it
/, was Mcbride himself Kahn told
the porter that Mcbride had gone
= into the depot with girl, and each of
!, them went around to window separate
ly, and the porter heard woman crying.
Finally Mcbride came out in his stocking
feet and asked them to 90 in. AS soon as
they had got inside the woman asked
e Kahn to take her somewhere, and begged
D lne TWO newcomers 10 nave mercy on nef.
She finally got out after considerable OPP
> position from Mcbride, and Kahn went up
, street with her as she had requested.
! After some considerable time which was
consumed in wandering about the town,
they came across Policeman Dickinson, to
whom the woman told what she claimed
S had taken place, and Mr.. Dickinson took
l charge of her. Officer Dickinson and
p Deputy Sheriff Rider arrested Mcbride
, at' the depot and the grand jury indicted
A him. as previously narrated in the FREE
: PRESS. The greater part of the day to-day
A was taken up with the examination OF
Mrs Strewent and the corroborating ties.
timony of Kahn, ;he Pierce House porter
and others. James NJ Slade, Esq, is act
ing as the state Attorney and is assisted
, by w. W: Rider, Esq, of Bristol and
: Wilds and j. +. Stapleton of Mddlebury
v appear for the defence, and it is plain from
!, the line of inquiry INDUCED in that the
4 only hope that the defence has is to break
/ down the woman 5 testimony by involving
her IN Measurements regarding matters
i not directly connected With the present
f case, and then proving by witnesses from
st. Adams that she has committed per
jury. But the woman is pretty sharp, ant
4 may not get caught in any false state
!. mentS.
n The Jury Bring in IA Verdict of Guilty il
. the Rape Case.
o MlDDLEBURY, VT, June S.-The trial O
e the State case against Frank Mcbride wa
IS continued this morning, and occupied
= nearly the whole day. 1t was given to tn,
3 jury at a little before O'Clock this after
l. noon, and they returned in about twent,
: minutes with their verdict.
1t McBride's testimony in his own behal
e took up considerable time, and was all o.
d any consequence that was put in for tn,
e defence. In many points it conceded will
1t that of the woman in the case, but as t
. the main fact the respondent claimed thai
~ he had used no force, and had not sue
- ceeded in accomplishing his purpose. HI
r. claimed that he had sized up the woman
= and, from all that he heard thought he
" " to be a bad character. But the only thinl
"" against her previous good reputation tina
- was brought out by the defence was tn,
q fact that Mrs. Strewent had been know
q as Madame Lamphear," 1t is perhap
= the fact that the defence, if it had hi,