Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
nov LUoY ElBnEp.
witnesses ConetusiVcly Disprovcd
EAcr Testimony ana Mrss wilson
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lcieut evidence, Leila lives Of NO, 3ll
Orange stre4t aud she was charged with
hggDOrtug lucy PreEtymgn. who 10 under ,
10 yeats Ell aEe, Tor immoral purposes in
violation otthe rev law which imposes aane
Of 81. QUO audi imprisonment for seven years
uDou conviction. The court room was well
filed With a crowd OF men, young AMI Old,
who listened TO the details Of the scandal
with evident interest. City Solicitor Turner
conducted the prosecution and II. Il. Mardi
Esq, Represented the defence.
Lucy prA.tyman vas called and testified
th7t she VS. born en- May 25th, 1876 and
was therefore ABOUT 1S4 years old. She q n
tailed again the Sam old story that on one
Of tho sunday lights On which the Asbrry
centenary was going on abe met Edward
MCCARTHY at Fifth aud Market streets and
thar they roth went to Leila wilson's house .
III No. Sit Orange street. Leila Wilson adj I
lalttel them aud &cGarritY paid her 81 F
when they left. GA decentralization ~ /
MIR. ward she said that she had told Katie 4
Writ and others on occasions that she Was I
II yeata Oh because these girls refused to /
believe her when she gave her correct age. /
she admlttad that she had told Mr.! Turner
and Gfleer Wnldin that she was not IN
Leila Wilson'S house despite tho fact that
they impressed nor 70 tell the truth. Or
redirect examination by Mir. Idrner she
tuck to this dental for some time. Sue
had been reldlng the newspapersan and there
read that Leila WtRon was liable to a
81 eco iine and seven yours imprisonment
aua II was that TACT which induced her %
deny that she had been at Leila Wilson's
house,
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Dennis Of No. no Madl-
son street, testified from personal kngwl-
edge that the gil was born on May
The defence here called Katis Writ,
rather pretty looking GIRL OF whom Mr.,
! ward askei, "Do you know the general
reputation Of Lucy PsettymRn iortlEth and
veracltyf Iii. Turner smiled and SO did
aome among the audience, but lr. Ward
promptly retortei, "shs Knows Il anybody
da7s.'
Kate replied that she di.
~ 1t GOOD or bad?' " ked Mr.. Ward
bad" replied tbs witness.
Katie taeR went on 70 relate the details
4 OF Il conversation which took place between
I Ter and Lucy PrettyAln it Filth aud King
\ strsets, a0our eight waeEA ago, during
( w-.ah Lucy told her thai she was II years
! 11 recommendation by MIR. Turner, he
\ haal,ed her without gloves.
How eau you remember the details OF
AL mat was aata on that night be asked.
4 "Baeauso | wGs there aud hsArl ihem.'
"Oan you remember all thai happened to
\ Won on each niekr il the year ant what
was said and dons Ia your pteseneeH
"Ies, slr."
lyon have Il most astonishing memory
remarked Mr.. Turner as q ripple OF
laughter passed over the audience.
Then he continued; Are You IN the
habit Of a7s0aAtllg with people who don't
tell tho trntb23
'iA great many Of them
1T b. common case" drylg remarked
Iii. Ward.
Mr. Turner to witness--'What is your
own reputation for truth and Naracity "
NIr. Ward protested That the question
was mere budgaring aud the court was Just
az rOtnpt IL ruling such aquesttoE cut
Mary Dough rtH, another eirl Of about
the sauy age Ge Katie Writ and Who made
& much haiter IMPRESSION than the previous
witness, testified that she lived WITH Katie
Wirt's mother she also testified that Lucy
Prettyman's general reputation for truth
and verAcity was bad.
when Mrs. L. T. Smms' name WAS
called, Il pretty young woman, stylishlY
dressed, steppad upon the witness stand.
[ETeuuiTed e liftle sharp probing from tho
court 10 make hsF answer nr, Wards qles.
tion properly, but she luGlly said that Lucy
pfbttYman's general reputation for truth
and verecltyn Was Bud,
Mr.. Turner Cross examined.
Now Eia tanitlarly h4gan the city
I solicitor, when the witness ia the moot Ciie,
, uiaed and freezing ulanner interposed
, Mrs. 5lmms, Il you please
"Well, Mrs. Slmms give us the names o.
Rotne people whon You heard question
Lucy freitymans reputation for truth aud
vtsactty.3
g "Weii, there's myself and Katie Writ and
j Thomas EUoE and some Of b!5 friend
i whose names | don't know. That's all
know
! Hannah III, Neal, pleasant, refined look
: iaE woman, VINO aaid TINT she WIS dress
maker and q cousin o. Lucy Pre''TGAn
Z tHstlEsl 80 tho general bad reputation q