Evening journal., 1890-06-26
AELp eoR THe eRANo JuRY-
Preliminary Hearing To-day of j. 8. L
Clark, Charged With Rape.

Clark, Charged With Rape.
J. S. L. Clark, charged with rape on
Ida Parry the blind music teacher, was
given private hearing this morning be-
fore Judge Ball after the adjournment of
Municipal Court.
Chief of Police swiggett testified that
he had Clark arrested on the charges
made to him by Ida Parry.
Sergeant Blackburn testified that he
arrested Clark and brought him to the
hall.
Ida Parry testified that the crime was
committed on Wednesday morning, June
| 49, between and 10 o'clock and told the
story. de kept her from crying out by
placing his mouth close to hers and put
ting his tongue In her mouth. After
the crime had been committed he asked
her not to tell, but she sat down imme.
diately and wrote note to Chief Swig
gett, giving full particulars of the
case. She took the note to tie hall on
Thursday She was accompanied by the
colored servant girl and on the way TO
the hall she told the girl all about the
assault. This was the first person she
had informed ot it. She also stopped al
his mothers house and told her Of the
case.
On discrimination she seid that she
did not at first suspect Clark beca use he
had always acted kindly and she had
every confidence in him When CUES
toned as to why she had not used force,
she said that Clark always carried pis-
tol and knife and she was afraid that
he would kill her.
When asked why she had not informed
her mother, she said that her mother
would favor Clark and stand up for him.
because she liked him. Robert @. Fraim
the prisoners counsel asked her If she
did not say to him, mo one loves me be.
cause am blind" She replied that she
did not
Elizabeth A Parry, the girls mother
testified that she went to the post office
at the time the crime is alleged to have
been committed. Ida Parry was in her
room when she went out and Clark was in
the parlor. When she came back after
being absent one half hour she saw Clark
at Eighth and Tatnall streets. She saw
Ida in the rocking chair in the
room. She did not notice
any apparent signs of any trou
BILE or worriment. On cross-examin-
alton she said that she was not told
anything about the case until the officer
rang the bell and told her that he had
arrested the man, when Ida told her
story She had tried to persuade her
daughter to withdraw the charge. be
cause she did not want to be disgraced
She says that Clark is a married man
Cora Morris, the servant girl, testified
that she was ironing in the room below
where the assault is alleged to have been
committed, and she did not hear any
noise. She did not see Ida until
dinner time She did not see
any difference in the appearance of Ida.
She knew nothing Of the assault until
told by Ida on the way to the city hall on
Friday. She did not know any one was
in the house at the time the assault is
alleged to have been committed.
Mrs. Mary A. Clark testified that Ida
Parry came to her home on Thursday
and said; Il am happy now, Ma and AIR
Clark will be separated now She said
that Clark is a married man, but has been
separated from his wife about nine years,
She did not know of any relations be
tween her son and Mrs Parry.
DR.. A f. Frantz testified that he
went to the Delaware Hospital, at the
request Of Robert Fraim, and examined
the girls condition He said: Gas the
examination was made one week after
the alleged assault he could not tell If
an assault had been made He also
examined Clark and found no cuts,
bruises or scratches.
This ended the testimony and Mr.
Turner asked that the man be held
without bail to await the action Of the
Attorney General. The prisoners coun-
sci demurred to this but Judge Ball re-
fused to grant their demurrer.
Mr.. Turner then asked that the girl be
placed where she cannot be Influenced by
her mother. She will probably be placed
in safe-keeping by Chief Swiggett
Throughout the trial Clark sat non
chalantly on his chair, as if he was but
a spectator, and kept continually chew
ing a small pencil into bits