Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-25
Alleged Perjury in a Divorce Case


In the Criminal Court, Judge Bradley, the trial
| OF one of the witnesses indicted for perjury in
the divorce case of Clara A. Beale agt Harry
H. Beale, filed in June last and subsequently
dismissed, was taken up to-day This was the
case of Florence Jewel, alias Sarah Thompson,
| a tall yellow girl with whom, the bill charged.
the respondent in the divorce case. had, in the
months of November and December, 1885, and
in May, 1897 committed adultry at his house.
No. 504 11th street southwest and who. it is al
legged, testified to the truth of the allegation
when, In fact she was at the time in the Albany
county penltentIary, having been sentenced in
1885 to lS months imprisonment for larceny.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Hewlett appeared for the accused
| and claimed that it would be shown that with
| the exception of the dates, what she had testi-
fed to was true
Mr.. W. L. Williams. assistant clerk, testified
to the papers in the Beale case. Mr.. Edwin
Forrest testified that, as the examiner, he took
the testimony of the accused that she gave the
name of Sarah Thompson and testified as
alleged and denied that she had been known
as Florence Jewell or was sentenced to the
penitentiary at Albany under that name
Mr.. Il. Byrd Lewis, who, with Mr. Washing
ton, was Mr.. Beales counsel, testified to the
examination of the prisoner before Mr.. For
rest; that he cross-examined her to her hav-
ing been III the penltentiary and she reiterated
her denial given on examination-in-chief
Mr.. Beale was, with four other men, pro-
duced before her to pick him out, and after
some time she did so. She denied having been
arrested and convicted under the name of
Florence Jewell, but finally admitted that she
had been arrested by that name and sent to
jail.
Officer Henry testified that the accused was
arrested October 10, 1884. and sentenced to
sixty days i'll Jail, and again arrested Septem-
Der 29 1885, for petit larceny, and she pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary
Witness was at Mr.. Carrington's Office and
identified her as Florence Jewell who had been
In the penitentiary. and she denied that that
was her name.
Howard Paddock, clerk of the Albany peni-
tentiary, identified the prisoner.
Mr. Beale. the respondent in the divorce suit,
testified that it had been abandoned and he
was living with his wife. He denied that he
ever saw the prisoner till i'll the Police Court
Mr.. Lewis corrected his testimony, stating
that Mr.. Beale was not identified by the pris-
oner at the examination.
The defendant testified that the right name
was Sarah thompson, and repeated her testi-
mony as TO her connection with Mr.. Beale,
who, she said, told her his wife was dead
Campbell Darlington testified that he was
counsel for the complainant in the divorce
case; that after the case was settled the priso-
ner came to HIM and said that she had made a
mistake as to the date.
Sarah Hawkins, coiored, testified that she
had been employed at Mr. Beale's; that she re-
membered Mr.. Bea!e came down stairs and
sent her for whisky and when she returned
the prisoner was Ill his room. She also saw her
on another occasion at the house. She told
Mrs. Beale what she had seen.
Mrs. Clara A. Beale testified that Sarah
Hawkins was Il witness i'll the divorce case and
was not offered ANY inducements to testify
Edward Iurpin, colored, testified that he was
at the house when Mr.. Beale. went upstairs
with theesirl
On crosS-examination witness said he was
under Indictment for perjury. He testified
that it was i'll November, but it was in Feb
ruary when he saw them. He had been living
with Sarah Hawkins for eight wears.