Daily Republican., 1885-07-09
FOURTH EDITION,
The a,.u,on Outrage Case.

The Stanton Outrage Case.
The hearing of James w. Chairs, the
Singer Sewing machine agent chsrged
with nameless outrage upon mary
/ Amanda Reynolds, little girl years
old and Of which correct report
appeared In Wednesday q REPu BLIcAN
came of before Magistrate Bertolette 81
| 2. 30 p. m. yesterday.
| Mrs. Reynolds had four children
with her, including Mary, the intended
victim Of Chairs. The Office was dense.
ly crowded with q sweltering mass OF
humanity, which frightened the child
rem and prevented them from giving
STRAIGHTFORWARD and full evidence.
Chairs was brought In by constable
\ Dillin, and as he took seat coloreo
and showed considerable nervousness
rs he confronted Mrs. Reynolds and her
children. When asked II he was ready
for hearing he replied that he WAS.
VIM. T. Lyman, Esq, appeared as DIS
! counsel,
Mary, the little girl, was first called TO
testify, and being of such tender age
! Magistrate Bertolette concluded merely
to take her statement without putting
: her under oath. Mary, however, when
she WAS brought into the presence OF
the accused broke completely down and
gave way to such spell OF crying that
It WAS impossible to get her to say any
j., thing.
Willie Reynolds, a brother six years
old was then called and his statement
3 without being put Upon oath was taken
Willie, too, was also very much scared
but in reply to a number OF question:
D asked gave a straightforward story
la- fua atnr ha pOntrad iCtAC
J. in some respects under crOes examtnA
n ton.
q He told how the man Chairs, pointing
K | him out, came into the house and tool
Ibis sister out into the kitchen, shut tb'
= door, and how that he then went out II
q the porch and looked In the window
o What he saw was told in straight
forward s.childlilse, truthful manner
!. already detailed.
Upon cross-exsmination by Mr.
Lyman, Willie stuck to his first deliv
cred evidence, except that he got con
j. fused, pointed out auother man as th
. one he saw in the house, and whel
@ Chairs and the man pointed out wer
stood together, he did NOS know whicl
y was the guilty man.
Another effort was made TO get littl
= Mary TO testify, but she burst into an
other flood of tears, and refused to sa,
- larything.
al Mrs. Reynolds, the mother, was the
Sworn and testified, that she left tn
lchildren at home and went to the stor
Ito get a pen. She was away she wa
-, jsure not more than ten minutes.
III When she got near the house sh
n saw a man in a carriage in 'front.' an
- eupposing that he was a sewing ma
: chine man, hurried up, went throug
the gate, slammed it after her and past
- ed on into the house, where she say
! Chairs sitting on a chair at the sewin
machine, apparently showing In
- children how to run it. She notices
a something very suspicious in the ap
pearance OF his clothing, but attributes
4 thar to carelessness. After some re
N marks about the payments OF tn
a machine, he jumped into his carriag
and started towards Christiana.
30 The little boy coming in spoke about
II the man giving Mary penny, whel
49, thinking 1t very strange he shoul'
~ give Mary penny and none OF the res
w Df the children any, she questioned tn
"a little boy and girl and found that fou
on rage had either been committed
attempted.
There being no other ev idence for th
State, Charles Wigglns was called IL
:, the defence. He stated that he was u
- lman who was with Chairs, and left
60 the carriage. He said he saw him a
ar tue time they wore there, aud he ws
no; in tie mouse at all until Mrs. Re.
nolds came home, when he passed In b
her invi .atioa.
Ho says he only went on the porcl
a., Ispoke to the children, and RENAME
=, there until Mrs Reynolds came home
,' a." You know you are swearing to bi
lie. interrupted Mrs. Rey nolds IL
az mag is;rate called her TO order, an
- Virgins looked guilty and crestfalle
~ al his eyes met her indignant glanc
Virgins stuck to his story that Chai
3 was not inside the house until Mr
- Reynolds came, upon cross examln
"a tion.
tu Under the circustances Magistra
A Bertolette said he would not be Justi
y able III holding the accused with sue
"a contiicting testimony, and told Chai
10 that he was dismissed. Chairs said
% Mrs. Reynolds, as he arose TO go in
oo insolent manner: Now you see VIII
a., liz has came to-" AS he and his witne
=" who swore him out OF his trouble pass
~, out of the oilice the indignant Rlanc
- OF every one present followed them.
Mrs. Reynolds was greatly excited
the turn affairs had taken, and o
pressed determination TO go still fu
'te ther In seeking redress. This mornil
% she and her children came to town
The onn.,,, nth nsrnty Attorney az STA
yer John B iggs, TO see if something con
slAsa