Evening journal., 1888-12-14
TAKING EVIDENCE.

Evidence for the State in the Calhoun
Case Taken Yesterday Cnlhouns Chase
and Capture.
AS soon as the Court of Over and
Terminer reeonvened yesterday after
noon the cross-examination Of the prose
cutting witness in the case Of the State
VS. William ]. Calhoun, for rape was re.
sumed. Nothing new was brought ont
in the disgusting story by Mr. Chandler
The next witness was Joseph Dutton,
the boy who came on the scene while
Calhoun was committing his assault lie
testified TO seeing Calhoun push the
woman down and heard her scream lie
saw the prisoner in the net Of commit
ting the deed and saw the woman strug
Cling tO free herself. He also chilled the
attention Of Mr. Kirby to the assault.
and saw the railroad men assisting the
woman TO rise to her feet.
ln the cross examination the witness
said he did not know the woman as
Catharna Utz, but as HoustilSilte. The
boys evidence was not shaken.
John Kirby, an ex-police officer, testi-
fed to seeing Calhoun IN the act Of as
saulting the woman There was blood
on the womans face. The railroad men
who came up assisted her to rise. Moth
ing new was developed in the cross
examination
William T. Lane a brakeman on the
p, w. & b. r. r. was next sworn He
was passing the place where the assault
was committed on a freight train on
November H. He went back from the
train as a hagman and also saw Calhoun
in the act of asssulting the woman He
had some conversation with Calhoun in
which he said would he like to Meak
his neck The man who was with him,
Slas Kelley struck at Calhoun, and
knocked him down. There was nothing
new in the cross examination.
Robert Aiken, the fagman Of the shift
ter which passed with the freight train.
saw Calhoun and the woman in the field
as the train went by. When It stopped
at the switch he got off and went with
Lane back to the place where Calhoun
was Calhoun recognized him and they
spoke. After some remarks had passed
between them and the prisoner, the wit
ness assisted the woman to get up, and
assisted her home, leaving her there in
charge Of little girl
Silas e. Kelley one Of this same freight
crew, also saw Calhoun and the woman
as the train went by. Witness was the
man who after giving Calhoun warning,
struck him and knocked him down His
testimony was about the same as that Of
the two previous witnesses
Walter II. Burroughs swore that he
was at Vandever avenue and Claymont
streets when Curby came up and asked
for a knife. Witness replied that he had
none and the prisoner started
up Vandever avenue. Witness
told Kirby to get an officer
and that he would watch Calhoun. He
then followed him mp, the prisoner break
ing into a run. His brother and others
joined in the chase and Calhoun was
caught behind the Arlington Mills Cal
houn asked for place to hide He was
/ finally delivered TO an officer. The cross
examination developed nothing Of i'm
portance
The next witness said he could "do Q
good piece Of running when he got
started. His name was John j Bur.
roughs, and he was one of the crowd that
chased the prisoner, and the one that
caught him. The prisoner asked him for
place to hide.
Pending the examination Of this wit
ness court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.