Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-27
THE BELT DIVORCE CASE.
A Trial for Perjury Growing Out OF a
Celebrated Cause.

Yesterday the trial of Samuel jackson, a col
ored ex-specal policeman, indicted for perjury in
the Belt divorce case, was continued in the
Criminal Court before Judge Macarthur, after
The STARS report closed Testimony was given
to the effect that the reputation of Mrs Wysong's
house. where Mrs. Godfrey, afterwards Mrs
Belt, roomed, was excellent
The testimony given by Jackson before the
commission, which it is alleged was false was
then read to the jury. In il he testified to re-
cognizing photograph Shown him as that of
Mrs. Godfrey as that of woman he saw living
at MIS- Wysongs, also to seeing people going in
and out OF the house at all hours of the night,
9uently at night; that he has often carried
liquor and beer into the house; that he had ire
| Arlington to the house to the lady whose pic
ture he had recognized, and afterwards seeing
| gentleman with black side whiskers who sent
notes come there In q buggy.
Inc reading OF q correction" then followed,
In which jackson took back everything he had
said. He admitted meeting Ferguson, Dono-
hue and Cunningham at different times at Col
ley s, and that the latter promised him $50 for
testifying In this case, and al he bad sworn 20
was put up for him to swear to. He further teS-
titled that Ferguson came after him again to
go and see Cunningham, and Ferguson showed
| seen the woman at Mrs. Wysongs. It was COZ
| ley who told him that Cunningham would give
MIN 500 for testifying and Ferguson told him
nothing would come OF it, and 1t would never
| be heard OF again.
TESTIMONY TODAY
To-day the first witness was Mr. H Wise Gar
| nett, of counsel for Mrs. Belt He identified the
photograph as the one used in the divorce case
| as that of Mrs. Belt, and also the one shown to
Jackson, who testified that sit was of the lady
he carried oysters to at Mrs. Wysong's."
w s. Hurley lex-police lieutenanp testified
that he had a conversation with jackson in
August last, in which he asked If house l7O6 L
street was house of bad reputation. Witness
replied that lac knew nothing about it. Jack
son said he knew 1t to be a disreputable house:
that he had carried beer and oysters there
had been in it often, and had seen men 20
there frequently, and said if he (witness) knew
the number he might remember something
or the house, and he went Off and re-
card, and asked If he (witness) was on Gun
niHsham's or McDevitts side. Witness told
he was on Cunningham's side, and was to get
$50 If that side won, and 1t would win. Subse-
quently jackson came to his house with Cum
ninShain and the conversation was repeated.
John N. Carson, of the Philadelphia Led0er
testified to residing at 17OS street; knew Mrs
Belt Mrs. Godfrey in 1879. when She was at
law, Congressman Willis; knew Mrs. Wysong,
but had no knowledge that Mrs. Belt ever re.
1t was admitted that Mrs. Wysongs house
was not a disreputabe one.
Mrs. WySOng testified that Mrs. Belt never
occupied rooms in her house.
MI. Shllllngton moved the court to direct a
verdet OF mot g4 On nj the ground that there
The court overruled the motion, and an ex-
ception was noted.
THE DEFENDANT JACKSON
took the stand and testified that he had lived
here since 1862; that he had been a private
Waterman for years. Last summer Ferguson
one Of Cunninghains men, asked him if he
knew where Mrs. Wysong lived and he told
him. Afterwards he asked him more about
him. Two weeks afterward he went into
Golly's, and Ferguson and he asked the latter
why he wanted to know where Mrs. Wysong
lived, and he SAID he didn't know yet. One
Sa Sf
and followed him. Cunningham asked him
where Lieut.. Hurley lived. Cunningham asked
Golly who he was aud he replied that he was a
private watchInan Then he met Cunningham
again, and he asked him again about Mrs
came and showed him a Photograph OF a
lady and asked him ii he knew her. and he
wards Cunningham sent Ferguson after him.
to Cunninghams office and Cunningham told
that he aid not know anything about MIS-
Wysong: Met Cunningham there afterwards
| songs house. Witness then described subse-
quent meetings with Cunningham, who told
him Showing him the photography that that
was the woman he wanted TO ind out about
and witness said he did not know her
Witness testified to what Cunningham had
ness did not believe the story. He told this
story TO catch Cunningham. lie went to the
commissioners office voluntarily and told the
On crossexamination he denied that any.
thing had been said TO him about being paid
$50.
A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
This closed the testimony, and after short ar.
guments the court charged the jury, who re-
tired at 1920 o'clock and In ten minutes re-
turned verdict OF guilty.
ANOTHER CASE TAKEN UP.
The case of Battle Minor, on similar intlict-
ment, was next put on; trial, Messrs. Walker
and Taylor appearing for him.
The Easter Egg Rolling.
CHILDREN SHAKE HANDS WITH THE pREsr.
DENT.
The crowd In the White House grounds
greatly increased yesterday afternoon, 90 that
the grounds were literally packed with chill
dren. The crowd was the largest and best an
pearing that has collected there in many years.
me PRESIDENT aud Col. Lamont watched the
children Tor some time nom the library window
Al Inc Prestdents reception az halfpast one
O'CLOCK hundreds OF children gave up their
sport temporarily aud thron9ed the east room
10 snake hands with the President
A SLEEr SrofkM WHICH Cosr MrLLroN.-
A correspondent Of the Boston Josussal writing
On the Losses sustained by farmers and Others
In New England from the Ice storms OF last
winter computes the loaB In Worcester county
alone at 81, U0O.O0 In some localities acres az
thrifty young forest trees were ruined.
SHOT m A FI0Hr AMONG ScHooIBoYs-A|
dispatch 70 the Indianapolis Journal from Dam
willie, Ind, reports that In light between boys
Saturday night Terry O'Donald was fatally
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