Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-19
YOUNG MARY'S STORY.
Miss Sullivan TeStifies in the Now
Famous Scottdale Case.
THE DEFENDANTS HELD FOR COURT
Jangling Lawyers RigidIy CrOsS-ETamine
the Pretty Girl,
But SHE ADHERED TO HER TESTIMONY

The hearing in the Mary Sullivan case
was held by Magistrate McKenna yester-
day. J. A. Bobbs and Harrington waived
the hearing, and each furnished $1,000 bail
for court. The others stood the preliminary
hearing, which resulted in the Magistrate
holding them in 81, 600 bail also for court.
They all furnished the bondsuen. Frank
Hill was represented by W. j. Bremen,
ESQ.,, Mrs. Minnie Fleming by w. j. Nc
Elroy, and Laura Bailey and Florence
Donaldson by VIM. Reardon.
Mary Sullivan, the principal in the case,
was called. She told her story the same
in substance as has already been
made public. She said she was
born in Cumberland. Nd, and would be Is
years old on the 29th of this month. She
said she knew the defendants in the case,
and pointed them out as they sat about the
office. She said she was in Mrs. FlemIng's
place when she lived on Second avenue She
was there many times, but did not know when
the last visit was made. On the day after
Decoration Day last she met Mr.. Shepard
on the train coming from Jeannette, and he
took her to Mrs. Fleming's.
WHERE SHE LIVED.
She subsequently lived on Third avenue,
where she remained two weeks. She knew
Bobbs and Walter Harrington. When Mr..
Burleigh, attorney for the prosecution, asked
if Bobbs had ever taken her TO Mrs. Flem-
ing's place, the attorneys for the defense OBJ
jected. The question was then asked,
"Who did take YOU to Mrs Fleming's?"
and she answered Bobbs and Harrington.
On one occasion Bobbs took her out. She
then told of the visit of Harrington. She
said it was while Mrs. Fleming lived on
Second avenue. Shepard, who came in on
the train with her, was Bob Shepard, a de-
tective, who took her to Mrs. Fleming's.
Harrington told her to write to Mrs. Flem-
ing and tell her she was coming, and when
she did so, Mrs. Fleming told her to come
She went to Miss Bailey's with Hill on
last Friday a week. She came down from
Jeannette and Matte Anderson and Mr..
Strong were on the train. Hill met her at
Jeannette and brought her to the city,
They took cab and went with Miss Ander-
son to hotel. In the morning Hill came
for her with cab and took her to Miss
BaileY's.
VOICE OF THE SIREN.
He got out and told the driver to take her
down the street two blocks and then bring
her back. When she got back she saw
Florence Donaldson at the door, She took
her in the parlor and told her what a nice
time she would have, and that she, Florence,
would be her friend.
Miss Bailey asked her a number of cues
tions about her life, and then told her if the
officers came for her she must say she is 20
years old
Miss Sullivan then related her experi-
ences at Mrs. Fleming's place, but was fire.
quently interrupted by the jangling of the
lawyers. Miss Bailey bought her some
clothing, and the price of it was retained
out of her earnings.
The three opposing lawyers rigidly cross
examined the young girl, and She as tena-
oiously adhered to her story. She denied
that Inspector McAleese and Roger rO'Mara
had instructed her how to testify. Consid- |
cradle amusement was created when she |
said her stepiather's name was Sullivan. |
hut her real name was Reardon, and she at
tended a Father Brennen's Church in Cum
berland.
Inspector McAleese testified to having |
taken the girl from Miss Bailey's place, Iii |
First avenue.