Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

Ltttie Aioce Ssaatth Gives iHef lesLl-
mony--GOOdyvin in Entirely ExOn-
Grated and Discharged From GUS
tody.
As little Alice Smith walked trippingly
through tho oouft room last Thursday
morning and threaded her way past tall,
blue coated policemen, past the crowd of
lawyers and court officials and the
thousands OF eyes fastened in curious in
tersst upon her pretty, 1.-THE figure, the
noise and buzz inseparable from the
presence oe over a Thousand citizens i'm
patiently awaiting the opening Of the
case against Charles 4. Goodwin, was
| suddenly subdued and even the dainty
footballs of the little girl, as she quickly
followed Police Mstron White to seat,
were distinctly heard throughout the hall
of Justice.
Goodwin also was seated. His features
we're hardly diRoernib!e above the rail of
the prisoners box. Occasionally as he
leGned forward towhisper some suggestion
to his counsel, nervous yein-marked
forehead was reyealed indicating the
extreme mental excitement which pos
ssssed the prisoner. His oounael j.
Frank Biggs, Esq, and j.. Il. Kendlehart
OF the Philadelphia bar, were assiduous
in their attention to him. Willard Hall
Porter Esq., looked after the interests of
Alice Smitn and her mother.
Following the routine evidence Of Pro-
prietor William Legg of the Delaware
House, which developed nothing of a
new or material nature, outside Of the as
sertion that Goodwin told the landlord
that Alice was his daughter, and upon
that fact, together with certain other
statements, he laid the information be-
fore the authorities, which resulted in the
prisoners arrest, Robert Gales, the hotel
clerk, testified to the prisoners declining
the accommodation of two bed rooms or
Of a room containing two beds.
City Solicitor Turner said that an i'm
poytant witness John q. Heindel, of
Newark, N. j., who claims to have heard
the alleged oriminative conversation had
been telegraphed for bus was not present.
Chief Swiggett and Sergeant Stewart gave
evidence in regard to the arrest.
DIR. Josephine NJ. Il. White gave evil
dence that on the request of the city
solicitor she had examined Alice Smith
! on two occasions, the last on Thursday,
the result OF which in the physioian's
positive opinion is the utter iropossibility
OF the state of affairs as have been in
, ferred.
Upon being conducted to the witness
stand seated In AN arm. chair, little Alice
Smiths slight fragile figure and pretty
innocent expression immediately i'm
pressed every one with the most favora-
BILE opinion o. the child. In reply to
City Solicitor Turner's questions she
J psered up into the public prosecutors
face, her black, lustrous eyes flashing
with quick emphasis in accompaniment
: to the indignant replies she made to
oounsel's qusstions. Her ensweras showed
: not the slightest suspicion Of immortality
existing. The child ia one Of those ner-
Y vous little giils afraid of the dark, in
deed almost afraid to go upstairs alone.
She always sleeps with her mother. Dir.
Goodwin is sn old friend Of the family
: and Alice always locked on him as her
Q elder brother. The closest examination
by the city solicitor developed nothing
y of eriminatosy nature whatever. In
o fact the latter was the general phase ol
: all tine examination of each witness.
!, Following a few words Of evidence
from Alice's mother whose tastimoay on.
y tirely bore out her daughter's statements
! Mr.. Biggs asked the court that the charge
against his client be dismissed on tht
. grounds that tho evidence on the pars o
the State is entirely insufficient. He re
y ferfed to the excellent reputation held b!
y his client in Philadelphia, and the con
g elusive evidence OF Dr. White and th,
= child's mother. He thought it unfor
u tunate that so much had been said pub
u licly in regard to the matter, and hGpel
% that now fair statement would bs mad
"a showing the guiltlessness of his client o.
D developed in the evidence.
Il. N.NL
o what responsible for tho passage OF th,
. lay under which the present indiotmen
y was laid Ii is q bread law and on
a under which, in MIR. turner's opinion
q no one should be held unless full prim
q facia evidence were afforded. He had il
!. vest!gsted the case thoroughly, had gon
to to Philadelphia twice. All people when
"a he had met entirely discred;tei tue story
e. He considered DR.. Whites evidence con
g elusive. The city solicitor entirely con
p Cured with Mr.. Biggs and his colleague
L Mr.. KendehaEt, ia their request to hay,
p the case dismisGed. A certain man namB,
I Heindei gave statements to the authori
i. ties which had he been present Thursds
would not have altered the determination
of the case. But the authorities learnin
a. what they did were entirely justitiable il
,a making tho arrest under tine act. ii
10 Thought Goodwin's eouYss of action wa
as most imprudent. He will have to con
I'd slider himself now as entirely respon
I'd sible for the publicity and snnoyano
d caused by the Whole incident. II will b
70 o long time before To can right the wrcn
es he has caused by his unwittiug and ia
Oh prudent conduct, The city soiicitc
BY thought thst it should go out to ths pat
at lic that in the opinion of this court til
or prisoaet is innocent Of the charge mad
IS againat him.
Oh Goodwin then stood up as Judge Ba
On spoke:
IL Yon have been q very indiscree
man." tine court said. by your though
lessneEs 1lone this case has been bsouss
on. You have almost ruined this youn
girl and have caused serious trouble
Ia her family. The idea of you going to
I'M public house and representing her {
ty your child ID Ieprehensiole beyond e.
" preston. 1t is most painful Htol
To- throughout and should be a warning
you during your lifetime. The case
dismissed"
:" Fixing she Responsibility.