Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-29
The Acklen Scandal Revived.


TESTIMONY OF REPRESENTATIVE RossER AND
orHD4S 1yTHE GoLLY PERJURY CASE
This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur, the trial OF Benjamin Goiiy. in
dicted for perjury in the Belt divorce case. was
resumed.
General Thomas L. Kosser testified that he
was at Welckers in June, 1878 (the lust day of
the session OF Congress), having gone there for
something to eat, taking Il lady with him
Leaving the lady in the rUom, he returned In a
short time and found her agitated, and in a
moment heard suppressed struggle In the adj
Joining room. Wftifess then went TO the door
and in the adjoining room. and quieted the
disturbance. There were two PERSONS in the
room, one of them Mr.. Acklen. Witness did
not see the defendant there, and but one other
than those he mentioned and h a servant
who was retreating. The cries in the room
were suppressed and could scarcely be heard in
the hall. Witness was the first TO leave, and
when the trouble WIS over he lett
On cross-examination witness said when he
entered the rOom the man aud woman were
struggling, and he got hold OF the man and
took him out. The man promised to go Off
and did. Witness did not see the lady 20 away'
Alter the man Jeff he returned to the room and
found the lazy sitting On chair with her lace
bowed. He askeu II he could be of any service
aud receiving negative answer he lett.
Redirect-The Lady was resisting Acklen
apparently the best sue could when he entered
OTHER TESTIMONY.
John p. Welcker testified that Golly was not
present talking TO witness and others at the
time in which IL Is alleged the trouble took
place. Witness knew nothing OF the affair until
the next day.
Witness was cross-examined at great length
as 10 who were ut the hOtel, &c.
TheOphiius Felter testified that in the latter
part vi June Congressman Acklen came to the
house with Lady who, he Thought was Mrs
Godfrey. Witness had seen Mrs. Godfrey be-
lore with Congressman Willis, but could not
say pOsitiH ely that IL was Mrs. Godfrey They
went TO the second room and ordered wine
Witness saw Gen. Rosser and saw nim SPEAK
| to the waiter, who told him that a Congress.
check and return with the money, when Ack.
| len and the lady lett Witness heard no scream,
or QUERY, and he WAS surprised when he saw
| the article in IHE STAR. W itness was sure that
Gully Mas not in the empioy vi the house al
| that time, nor was waiter named Pewrce
Witness ala not know OF IA door being br0ke en- iu;
! the doors are the same when the house was
| built, and no carpenters tools had been used
ups,n them.
On ncross-examination witness said that he
| did not know how Gen. ROsser could have
forced the door, for the door was about hall
open. Witness attention was called 70 his
| card In THE STAR after the publication OF the
alleged scandal that "the whole thing il an In
Ieruui ialsehood, Rs there were no iaQies In the
| house that evening," and he said his brother
| tn-iaw, Pete Weicker, wrote II, and IL was q
| mistake U say that there were no ladies in the
house. Witness never testified that Ackleu
| dismissed the carriage that night; tney lett III
| the same carriage they came IN. The Keys u
the dining-roonis were Kept In the ofnce an q
RUE OF the house.
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