Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-06

her sister, Miss Mamie, sat beside
States Attorney Munroe, and confer
red with him frequently.
Fred. Vollmer, Jr., was the frst
witness. lie was called TO substan-
tiate forme. statement His testi-
mony, was objected to by Mr.. Nc
Cullough, for the defense, and the
objection was sustained by the court.
Commander Plowmsn, of the Oys-
ter Navy, testified that be had known
Miss Bourne since 1871; that be met
Der again in 1885; that, in his opin-
ion, her conduct bad always been that
of lady.
Richard Mitchell was next sworn /:
Hadseen Jickling leave Miss Bourne g
house in May. The State will prove
that the lady was absent from the
city at that time.
VIM. S. Myers and Mr. Leather
wood, salesman for Armstrong. Gator
& Co of Baltimore, deposed that they
bad known the prosecuting witness
during her connection with that firm;
Mr.. Leatherwoo in addition, bad
known her " hen she was in business
in Georgia; and her character aad as
sociaticns were Of the best.
Col Richard b. Este p and p Dor
sey Carr testified that Miss Bourne's
family connection, in Calvert county,
when the family lived there some
years ago, were of the best.
Miss Mamie Bourne. sister of
Miss Sallie, was the next witness
She is very earnest, prepossessing
little lady and was attired in deep
mourning. Her testimony was given
with a great deal of impressiveness
and volubiIity. 1t related mostly to
the certain knowledge of her family
that her sister and Jickling were en-
gagged; that the traverser was enter
tanned at their home in Baltimore as
Miss SalIie's afianced husband.
George Bourne, brother of Miss
Sallie, sworn: Had seen the elder
Mr.. Jickl ng give wine to bis whole
family, when witness was visiting
there He was very bitter against
Clarence Jickling; saying the knowl-
edge of this affair had been kept care
fully from him; otherwise, the traver-
ser would not be here to-day -
When leaving the stand he said be
said be did not consider it worth
while to let "dog like that live."
Miss Sallie NJ Bourne, the prose-
cutting witness, was next sworn aud
testified that she was engaged to be
married to Walter D. Vandenburg, of
Georgia, for about two years. The
engagement was broken off through
the efforts of the traverser 10 January
1885. The States Attorney here
exhibited letter, dated January l,
1885, 10 which Vandenburg, writing
to Miss Bourne, spoke of their APP
proachiog marriage 40 being con-
summated before the next New Year.
When s5owa the obscene priHted
letter, and the picture, she exclaimed
holding them in her hand, IL swear,
before these judges and before heaven.
that | never before in my life saw
this letter, or that picture " She de-
MED, an toto, any knowledge of the
alleged Vandenburg letters, of which
Jickling possesses copies. or that she
had obtained the original letters from
him and burned them. ~ bat, then, !"
said the States Attorney, edo you
pronounce these copies?" Lilies, /"
responded the lady, emphatically
Miss Bourne reiterated her former
testimony about the medical book
which Jickling borrowed from Simms,
and of which so much has already
been published in The CAPITAL. Che
denied that the tragerser had ever
have illicit intercourse with her, and
added to States Attorney Munroe,
that she would submit TO a medical
examination.
Mr.. Ireland for the defense, i'm
mediately arose and said:
I'VE will accept that proposition,
and abide by the consequences SEN
sation in court.
Judge Magruder, for the prosecu-
ton, advanced toward the judges,
and said that he bad been informed
by a reputable physician CDR. CIaude)
that such an examination would not
be conclusive evidence; and that
therefore, the State would not pro-
cure the testimony of medical ex-
perts. The further deposition of the
witness was: That Jickling had
stolen some blackberry cordial of hers
on his birthday. and had become in
toxicated uDon it: that the testimony