Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-30

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MRS. RAws0N Has TIE CoIoREp SERVANT orRr sApAu
De NEAL, WHO GAVE TESTIMONY AGAINST HER An.
RESTED ON CHARGE on PERJURY.
Saturday night sensation was caused In the
divorce suit Of Stephen W. Rawson the Chicago
banker, by the arrest, by Detectives Carter and
Manon, OF a colored servant girl. named sarah De
Neal who some days ago gave testimony before
examiner Hine as witness for the banker The
warrant was sworn out Saturday afternoon by
Mrs Meekie L Rawson, the bankers wife. at the
suggestion Of her counsel, Hon. z John Ellis, Of
louisiana The warrant charges as follows:
Inat on the 7th day OF March last the said
Sarah De Neal having been duly sworn as q wit
soner In legal proceeding or suit In which afiiant
- piantln and stephen W. Rawson Is defendant,
SUIT Is now pending in the superior Court OF
Sook county, Ill, that said Sarah De Neal gave
testimony before said commissioner as aforesaid,
70 oe used as evidence In said legal proceedings;
swore In substance as follows: That while
sue was employed a. q servant by afTlant In the
wear 1850 between and including the months Of
MaIcn, AprA, May, and June, at No. 737 or 739
l3th street northwest, In the city OF washington,
sne, the said De Neal, slept each night In double
number; that the two children OF afIiant always
sept with her Ghe said De NeaD In said double
PED IN said Kitchen; that af1ant always locked
and o0ited the door from the kitchen upstairs TO
exclude said De Neal from the upper portion Of
said house; that Judge O. A. Lochrane OF Georgia,
months and year except two Weeks ssaid and and
slept In the house OF afiant that af1ant took her
meals upstairs with said LOchrane the same being
sent by caterer; that no one ever visited aflant
except Lochrane; that afiiant visited New York in
company with said Lochrane for one week; that
occasions the said De Neal saw the said LOchrane
undressed IN the bedroom OF afiant, ai1ant being
also undressed and In bed"
The warrant then goes on In the legal form to
denounce the testimony OF ,aid De Neal as being
false In every particular, and being material 10
that the said De Neal did commit wilIful and cor
rupt perjury. This morning the prisoner was
taken 10 the Police Court and the case was con-
unued until tomorrow.
BAIL FIXED At $500
In asking the Police Court this morning to take
the DEFENDANTS personal bonds Mr.. Hewlett said
that nothing had been done in the case In Chica-
go, and that this arrest had been made to friEhten
on other witnesses who are to give testimony
NOT testified to everything She knew. "A' A"1
The court liked the bail at $500; and granted the
Government continuance until tomorrow.
STORY OF THE CELEBRATED DIVORCE CASE
The arrest is only an incident OF the proceedings
OF the celebrated Rawson divorce case The suit
was begun two years ago by Mrs. Rawson against
her millionaire banker husband, and Is for separa
s non and aiimony: dramatic incident was the
smoothing OF MI. RawsOn last fall as he was coming
out OF church In Chicago by his stepson. The lat-
ter was tried and sentenced to eighteen months In
Indictment was brought against MIS-. Rawsop as
accessory but the thai resulted in March last in
Mrs. Rawson, before her marriage with Mr. Raw.
son, was clerk In the Patent once for three
years up 70 1881, and she resided on 18th street.
Private detectives have been busy here, as they
nave In otner places where she has lived, collect
Ing evidence IN the effort establish that she was
woman OF bad character. Mrs. RawsOn has also
employed assistance, and Charles OLeary, a pri-
vate detective OF this city. has been engaged in
gathering together the information which resulted
In this arrest Mr.. K John Allis Is Mrs. Rawson's
lawyer here.
WHAT MRS. RAwsON SAYS.
Mrs. Rawson is now In the city. She is about
thirty-nve years Of age, and Is attractive in ap-
pearance and a bright talker. She told STAR re-
porter this morning who happened to meet her
fng-car case, which was brought against her 10
support the charge OF adultery and was not sus-
tanned she claims that she has ample proof 70
show the falsity OF the charges made. AS partial
proof OF her good reputation while In this CITY, she
mas the statement OF Col Frank Burr, the news
Rawson, then MIS-. Lee, was clerk in the Patent
once, chief OF the division where she was en-
ployed; also statement OF Arthur W. Crossley,
clerk. Mrs RawsOn states that she has
spent $1,000 in prosecuting this case and
She says that she proposes to iTht OUT 10 sSs
end In order TO come on TO this city at this time
she says that she pawned her diamond earrings
she was or Is a bad woman have failed and she
expects 10 establish the charge OF perjury in this
case and TO trace IL back TO the persons who she
says. Induced the woman De Neal to make the
statements that she did.
OPENING OF THE LADIES BAzAR-The ladies' fair
and bazaar to create a building fund for STAINS
bury Lodge, No. "a, r. A. A. NJ, at BrightwOOd
VIII open this evening at the E street rink, and
VIII continue until May II. All the arrangements
and preparations have been made with the great
est care, and the fair will be opened under the
most favorable auspices Among the many at
fractions to be voted for are piano, sewing ma
chine, Knights Templar iegalia, furnace latrobes
dairymans outfit, gOld-headed canes bicycles &C.
Invitations to attend have been extended to sister
lodges, and dates designated for their visits.
DEATH OF MRS. TRUE.-Mrs. Nancy True who
has resided In this city for many years. died Satur-
day afternoon at her home, No. 2504 Pennsylvania
avenue, after An illness Of several weeks Mrs
True, who was seventy-eight years old was the
widow OF the late A. W. True, q WE'LL known lawyer
large circle OF friends In this city. The remains
were sent to-day TO Portland, where the funeral
services will be held Thursday. The members OF
her family here will go TO Portland to attend the
funeral
Col MCCAULL's OPERATE FoRcEs.-The McCaull
Opera Company, which viii give the FIRST perform
ance here OF Won Suppe's "Beman" at Albaugh's
tonight, arrived this morning from Chicago Col.
McCaull and the company which will produce
sydney Rosenfeld's new comic opera, 1.-THE Lady,
or The T1ger?' at Wallack's Theater, New York
arrived here last night, the party including Nile
Aathilde Cottrelly, Caterina Marco Madeline Luz
cette, Eugene Ardin, and sydney Rosenfeld Col
McCaull has now two opera companies in WASH
lngton numbering nearly $50 persons. The New
York company Will rehearsa 'sThe Lady, or The
Tiger" daily at Albaugh's.