Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-05
THE ALLEGED SHOP LIFTERS.
Kate Friday and Sarah Lewess on Trial
: In the Crtminal Court

IN tho Orlm1moA Court
| Yesterday afternoon the two slleesd shop
lifters, Kate Friday and Sarah Levess, vses
brought into the Criminal Court, Chief Jus
tice Bingham. Aessrs. Campbell Carrineton
and O. Maurice Smith we're in their places, and
as the two women walked in, each alfred in
black silk, aaxen-haired girl, we'll dressed and
about ten years Of age, rushed toward the
Friday woman, clasping her about the neck, and
in moment they were kissing, sobbing and
crying, and the elder woman dropped symps-
| thetic tears.
The selection of Jury was entered upon and
they were sworn on their voire dire.
Inc defense asked what indictment they
would proceed under and Mr.. Lipscomb replied
under that whioh charges the larceny of a seal
SKIN sacque from Stinemetz Co. and jewelry
| from Gait d Co. and Harris q Shafer. The
defense moved that the government elect on
which count they would proceed, and this was
overruled.
The defendants having challenged two Jurors
left but eleven jurors in the box and the court
adjourned till today.
| JURY SELECTED.
This morning the trial was resumed imme-
diately after the vacancies in the jury panel
had been filed About 1880 O'Clock the two
women came into court and the little girl Of
Mrs Friday at once joined her mother. The
child became quite pale and was evidently sick,
put soon became composed and remained with
her mother. The girl has been here about two
weeks and has frequently visited her mother in
jail ......
The selection Of . jury was at once proceeded
with and proved to be slow work. Nearly every
juror called had heard Of the case and some
had formed an impression as to the guilt or in
nocence OF the accused women, so II was with
| some difficulty that satisfactory Jurors were
procured In the matter Of challenges (the
defense having ten and the government three)
the defense made the point that they had ten
Tor each charge-thirty on the indictment in
this case.
Mr.. Lipscomb said if this was the law Silcott
IL brought to trial would be entitled to over 700
challenges.
OF trial the counts should be considered as one
charge, and therefore the defendant was entitled
to but ten challenged.
At 1890 o'clock the challenges Of the defend
ants were exhausted, but to save the point
another juror was challenged, but the challenge
was overruled.
The defendants stated that they might make
the point that with the list of Jurors was the
name Of one the Commissioners should not have
placed In the box, but would not press it now.
The Jurors selected are James D. Marceron,
VIM. F. Pruett, Maurice B. Flynn, John F.
Green, E. J. Burt, F.W. Kahlert, Chas. Altman,
George Book, A. F. Barker, Herman Burkhardt,
J. Bradley Adams. H. Walker Tucker.
L. J. Trodden, night clerk Of the Howard
house, testified to the arrival of the two women
in December and their registry a. Mrs. Clark
aud sister.
At leo o'clock all the witnesses were ex-
cluded from the room and Mr.. Lipscomb
opened the case to the jury, stating that the
defendants are charged with having December
II stolen a sealskin coat worth 1915 from Slime
metz Son and jewelry from Harris 4 Shafer
and jewelry from Gait d Co.; that they arrived
on the night of December 10 and registered at
the Howard house as Mrs. Clark and sister,
that they went out the next morning, and the
police having been informed that two shop
lifters were in town Detectives Raft and Carter
located them, went to the hotel and arrested
them there and found the stolen property; that
one offered the officers sealskin coats for their
wives if they (ths prisoners) were allowed to
go, but the proposition was rejected