The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-05
Vol. Ii.-\IMIiER 81
MIS-, .UiLIE's CasL.
'inaIiy Disposed OF by Her Acquittal


yesterday by her discharge
The case was Sc, for | o'cock, and at
that hour Mr.. s. Taylor Evans, Of cOun-
sci for TIC accused arose and stated that
while several contnuances had been
asked for, the defense had never been
afraid 20 NEE, tie issue. He thought 1t
useless 10 hear the cloud Of witnesses
around, a. Mss Butler would herself
make a clear and succinci statement
Mr.. Samuel 3. Witt Of counsel stated
that Miss Ru,lef had been sent 10y Mrs.
| Wise, lady in the same business qs Miss
Bailer. dress.making, 10 gst piece of
! -ir,nn % -,cfch cnr'eia 'fc-s y
| COnen Bros store, where she hai often
times purchased goods she picked up
piece of ribbon porter saw her DO so,
and when the porter caught up with her
/ she gave The piece OF ribbon ap al once ana
| told him she had no intention OF stealing.
Frank Albright, the yellow porter, tod
wha. has already been published how
be saw Miss Batter throw something in
! her umbrella, and subsequently wax on
with piece of ribbon lie reported the
tac, 10 Nr. Sam Cohen and wss told to
! fellow her and get the article back He
overlook her near franklin and Fourth
streets. when she promptly gave up the
ribbon the moment she was asked fOT it.
Albright then went on To say that Miss
Butler asked him - 20 home With her,
and there offered him Il hanjO and suit
Of old clothes TO cav nO,hiug ahoHt the
matter.
70 M. Witt, alright said he did not
know what she pat in the umbrella. She
had the piece Of ribbon in her hand
wheu she left tbe store, and had II in her
hand when he accosted her. Her Ian
ruage was For gracious sake don
spread his, fer il Will ruin ne in the
community if Mr.. Cohen's charge Is
known"
MIR. Samuel Cohen said he kaew nTh-
inc personally about the matter; nothing
but what his porter told him. He sa~
Albright throw up his hand with the rib.
bon. Did not knOe, the lady's name un-
III three heurs afterwards. He stated
further that his own wife nor himself
could take anything out Of tile store un-
less the bOokkeeper was given memo
ranGum Of is and a record made OF the
same
Miss Butler then took the stand. She
made a fuE free and undsgui5ed stale
ment of the entire affair. She wa
searching for trimmings for her brother,
Wife's dress, and some ribbon Tor an0thet
| lady's dress. She went 10 tOhen's, a.
| bad been her custom, and saw Mr.. Jeh-
niprs who told ier then that he was busy
/ bur would be at leisure shortly. She tod
/ Li.a she was also in hurry but could
wait n little while. Subsequently No.
Jennings told her that the stock OF
ribbon of The kind she wanted was so
pjckcd over that she would Lot De
satisfied You can look over he stock
as v1u walk along and see if you can
I iud what you want, at the same time
] handing her sundry samples OF other
goods .he wanted. AmOnG The ribb9ns
( iu a. show case near the door she saw a
sample Of ribbon OF the kind she wanted,
gnd i0ok Il ~, looked at 1t, and not
/ thinking she was doing wrong carried II
away with her n her hand open anu
above board TO take TO Mr.. Wise, "ilh
the iull inteat OF returning 10 get sup
The package she dropped in the um-
brella vas exhibited in court, and con
/ sisted of package prepared for mailing
| which she cDuld not get in the letter-boX,
and dropped in the umbrella for safe
keeping for fear Of losing.
When The boy caught up with her she
was astonished She told him please
don't mention this, because | would Tot
like for my friends to know that / was
accused bv Wr. Cohen of taking things
| from his store.
She further stated that Policeman " al.
ton had on search warrant examined
every article Of furniture ia her residence
and mad found no stolen goods.
Mr.. Charles Campbell spoke in the
highest terms Of Miss Butler, ana so did
Nj Iohn III. Knowles. These gray haired
gentlemen hal known her FOR vears and
believed her to tie an honest, true, and
correct woman.
Mr. Evans made good argument, AMI
was followed by Mr. VIII, who spoke Tor
quarter Of an iour oquently and
feelirgly, in which il was admitted thai
the piece Of ribbon was taken, hut that
there was 10 more intention OF thle7ery
,nan there was in himself taking areanut
or raiSin from a store where lie WAS
regularly purchasing goods
Justice CIurcLield s.id he would give
Miss Butler the benefit of all the doubts.
and dismissed the case.
One of the Messrs. Cohen remarHed
afterwards TO Justice Crutchield that he
would have been willing to pay 500
for that decision.
Miss Butler was congratulated on all
sides and left the courtroom with her
many friends
Police Notes.