Telegram-herald., 1888-03-23
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gaixs Holmes tozad quiss griss of
cases on ths police docket yesterday mora
ing, Dat il did act take aim loag - grlnd il
oaE They ssre.
Case Bruce. drunk aad disordsrly. con-
victsd snd ssns to al for ninety days Ia ds-
fsalt Of ths payment Of SIS
Charles Lang-ssn. draak pleaded gailty.
twenty days n de.aaiE Of ss.33 1ns and
c0sIs.
Thomas DERBY. druak, pleaded guilty.
Twelve days Ia dsfAalE OF s5-3s nns and
coats
George Osborne. avalEi0g sentences on
charge OF converting properly - his oun
use. andsf the staluts OF Is ainsty days in
jail in default Of the paymsas Of 81 fine and
cosss taxed at SIS 81. lie could not De
sent over The road as the rnding ~as for
larceny Of goods al a less ysiUe than 50.
Cornslius Lynch. arrested a. TIE II stance
Of Mrs. Donnelly for b4stardy, arraigned.
pleaded not guilty, and demanded exami-
/ nation. Adualtted 10 bail ia ths sun OF
800 for hls appearance On Saturday. March
81
The old soldier. T. A Shirley. arrested
/ for drunkenness On 81. Patriek's Day, aud
| awaiting the decision Of tue court was re-
leased on al Indefinite suspension OF cen
| tsnce.
| Ths regular docket cleared and now comes
| the case continued from Wednesday-Eila
/ sherwood vs. Thomas H. Porter, charging
nin with basIArdy. Wm- III. Eastman
| appeared Tor the prosecution and Thomas j.
Kelly for Ihe defense.
| The testimony taxsn for the plai ntif the
| day before Was chat OF Miss Sners ood her
sell. who testified 10 illicit iaterc curse be-
tween herself aud Thos. Porter. at Eilison's
| place. soath-ea 81 Of the city. on the 3ist OF
| last NJ y. aud that she was now expecting
TO become . mother In q little more than u
month. Her mother sod sister testified TO
/ her good character previous TO tue time oil
/ her alleged Intimacy with Porter.
| The side Of the plaintiff rested, and then
| the case began 10 grow complicated.
| the defense called Frank kerster
to show that Miss Sherwood had been out
| TO Sunnyside and other resorts with Ed
| Porter a brother Of defendant. and that sne
had been intimate with him and others.
| Upon taking the stand, however, be tesli-
l iei that he Was a friend OF Miss Sher wood.
| that be was present at Sunnyslde on the
/ day she was accompanied there by FL.
| Porter. but had seen nothing out of the
gay CT compromising between them.
When the case was resumed yesterday
| afternoon the defense called Cory Wall,
! who mad known tha complainant since last
| June; took her riding once TO Reeds Lake
| IN company with Ed. Porter aud Miss Cdn-
/ ningham; went beat riding and the
party landed at Miller's old landing.
| Witness was with Miss sherwood. Tue
| couples then separated aud staid about an
hour, but did not go outside OF the sound
/ OF eacn others voices. and witness denied
hasinz Intercourse with the girl. either
| then or during the months OF June. J uly or
| August.
Eugene Bsebse, sworn. Had been with
| Miss Snerw woOd several times alone in the
| back room oil her store and at other places.
| She never accused HIM of being the iather
of her child. It was the talk that he was
| the father OF it, but only among some of the
| ooys.
Edwin F. Porter was next called. Am
| brother OF the defendant. He worked for
| witness ia his meat market sometimes when
| be vas sick. Toomas ca me from Muskegon
about the last of July. Witness went riding
| With complainant twice. Once out u Eli
| son 8 and once I'D the lake. Ii was In July.
| Whsn they went to Ellisons Frank kers-
ter and Miss Cunningham went out az the
same time. They stopped at Sunnyside
| and drank wine; drank wine three times
| round again a. Elison's; both couples went
up stairs, and he and Ella Sherwood went
into q bedroom on the LETT hand side of the
hall, and the ether two went into a bed
room on the right hand side. They stald
ABOUT three-Quartsrs OF an hour. w hen
ssSed IL he had intercourse al
that time with Miss Sherwood be
refused To answer on the ground
that II would criminste himself He gave
he same answer when ss ked the s.m g
question in regard to the time when they
vent TO tie Lake. Saw Miss Sherwood
about two months ago ia his meat market
aud sskei ner what was the matter with
ner. She said IL was little butcher.
Asked her what she was going TO do with
| IL, and she said. take IL out West and let 1t
grow up with the country. Asked her
who're It vas and sne sail. Yours" mean
ng witness. We we're taking ia a joking
way. bus took it that she meant what she
said and intended to pincn me for the
| whole business.
Mr.. Kelly here stated that he had NJ
other witnesses present, and Judge Holme:
| tJld MIN he could not let tue case prOceec
| until be had the former testimony drawn
| no, read and signed by the witnesses. Mr.
| Kelly said IL would De ready Saturday and
hs desired the witnesses TO be present he
wanted the omplainAnt for further cross
| examination.
/ Aver SONS Httte ui-Cb.-iDu ~ was 1c
cided 10 adjourn toe suit until Monday mex
a, ? a. m.
The complsiusnt's mother and siste
we're In court. but were the only womeI
present. the complainant herself being to,
III TO attend. The court room was filled Il
ovsrfowing with a curious crowd Of mer
Of all classes, ever ready to express theii
appreciation of the s1dicrous or obscsns
phrase Of the testimony. out for the promp
gavsl OK Oficsr Peiton.