Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-12
The Trial OF David williams.

The Trial OF David WILLIAMS.
ON TRIAL FOB AssAULTING A GIRL-sRR TELLS DIF-
FEkENT STORIES.
Yesterday afternoon David williams a colored
man about twenty-eight years old, was placed on
trial In the Criminal Court on the charge OF COM
misIing rape on the person of Elizabeth Mason, q
colored girl eleven years OF age on the 2sth OF
May last-Mr. J. Med. Darlington for defendant
Williams was convicted on the 2Sth Of June last,
but on aflidavits tending to show that the charge
was the result OF conspiracy, the verdict was set
aside and q new trial granted. The girl Is the
daughter OF Marian Mason, with whom, It Is
alleged, Williams had been living and It is claimed
BY the defense that Marian became jealous Of
Williams attentions to another girl, and that she
induced Lizzie 10 make the charge against him
On the trial yesterday the girl TOOK the stand
and denied that Williams had assaulted her. and
because her mother told her to bring such charge
against Williams. On cross-examination she said
that she had made q similar charge against an
other person, because while going on an errand
she Overstayed her time and had to have an ex-
cuse.
Marion Mason, the mother, testified that her
daughter told her OF the assault. Witness denied
that she Was Jealous or that she had any ill-will
toward Williams
Onicer Heard was called as to a confession made
allowed " testify.
Joanna KIDD testified that the girl Cher cousin,
had told her that Williams was In jail fOr nothing
After the court adjourned yesterday, the girL
with her mother, went TO the district attorney q
om md stated that she was mistaken about her
,mosher putting her up to testitying falsely but
4. =. o..e puL up To It by her aunt.
In consequence OF the slight tndisposition OF
Judge Montgomery this morning the trial was
not resumed until IL 30 O'Clock when M CARING
ton argued against the admlssabuity OF the So
called confession OF the prisoner. II 10 alleged
that the Ofncer said to him: "There Is no use in
living about It. We have sure case" Mr. Car
rington claimed that this tnvahdated anything
said In the shape OF q confession.
The little girl Was recalled and said her cou sin
told her TO say that her mother put her up TO "a
ing Williams han committed the crime. She then
testified as TO Williams committing the crime and
that before her mother came her cousin said that
II she told that her mother had put her No TO it
her mother would 60 TO the penitentiary ana her
uncle David would be out.
on crOss-examination witness said her cousin
had been taking care OF her until yesterday 10
the court she stated the circumstances in detail
The court said. on the offer OF the alleged con-
fession, that 1t was well to caution of1cers to be
careful In receiving the statements or prisoners
They should nrst caution the prisoner that what
ever may be said may Ge used against him: next,
they must make no promises and whatever Is
said must be free and voluntary. The statement
of the ofncer that the doctors had made the case
sure certainly had some effect on the prisoner,
and he would sustain the objection.
The Government closed It's case, and for the Do.
PENDANT Robert Kidd, Of West Washington, testL
ned that the child has lived with him Oh and on
since she came from Richmond when years Old
and she had no regard TO the truth.