The sun., 1891-06-18
THEY ARESUREITWASRHETT
THE JERSEY CITT FLOWER GIRLS TELL
THE sTORY OF THEIR MEETING HIM

THE bTORH OF THEIR MEETING HIM
Neegie Meciu.key leave. the witue..
stand TO Point Out the Prisoner as the
Man Who Assaulted the Girls In n Cab.
Apparently the only cool man Yesterday In
Fart III. OF the General Sessions was William
y. Rhett. who is on trial upon an Indictment
charging him with abducting Polly Morris. the
flower Hifl, and Katie Flynn. the news girl. OF
Jersey City.
The frat witness was DR.. ]. Clifton Edgar, a
physician OF the Society 4 r the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. He testified that on Jan.
~. the dny after the arrost OF Rbett he was
callod upon to mako an examination OF Folly
Morris. She had been assaulted.
Then Katie Flynn. whose examination was
not concluded when the trial was adjourned
on Tuesday was recalled. She is q sharp
featurod plain little girl. about ~ years OF age
with high. piercing voice. She corroborated
Polly Morriss account Of what occurred dur.
Ing their rido In the cnb with Nhett a. alleged
on Dec. IL from the Cortlnndt street ferry. On
the way up town. she said. Rhett assaulted
Polly Morris. and on the way down town he
assaulted her. But tnen she contradicted
Polly Morris as to what occurred whom she
and Polly Morris met Rhett again in fr mt Of
Taylor's HOTEL In Jersey City. one evening
about two weeks later. Polly Morris testified
that at that meeting Rhett simply spoke to her
and passed on. But Katie Flynn testified that
sho accompanled Polly Morris and Rhett to q
house In York street, jersey City. and that she
stood at the gate while Polly Morris and Rhett
went into the yard.
Katie Flynn then corroborated Polly Morris
as to the meeting with Rhett In front OF
Taylor's Hotel In Jersey City on Jan. 81. whom
Rhett. It is charged. induced til, witness and
Polly Norris to come to this city to take another
ride In a cab. On the way over lady spoke to
Polly Morris and herself. saying that she had
been noticing their conduct and that she in
tended to tell their mothers. There were also
some newsboy. on the boat who said that they
intended to follow Polly Morris and herself to
see what they wore going to do in New York.
SO when the ferryboat landed and Rheit took
the witnoss and Polly Morris towards CUB
standing nenr tho ferry house. she and Polly
Morris. she said. ran away to the opposite side
Of West street. refusing 10 sntor the cab. At
that moment Rhott was arrested by Detectives
Vail and Mallon.
In cross-examination. ex-senator Grady OF
Rhstts counsel involved Katie Flynn in a
tanRlo OF contradictions OF her Testimony in
kSets On the nirh q Be Dec aGs'a IT, Mr rae Grnas M1
Intimacy with humber OF BOYS VIII" ts sell reWsa news.
street Terry before Rheit's arrest. She. how
with newsboys. but admitted that She ind been
intimate with :" an old gentleman named White-
the alleged ride with hhett She had been nc
GHss,o%ss = yss ths the Ia namsd
Jersey CITY ferry house Under the pr prstence @ 30, Of
Next Mr., Grady ELECTED the fact that several
ferry house and tho Jer;,ssy CITY ferry house TO
tion seemed like that Of Rhett. ex, ept that he
BS no 81 ss' asS soHy Rsn as
to MideG;sity e, i, lstween M .hii man and Rhett
NTss taken .,, in'o , tho nSs nSsasstody q ~
Se,9 tskins viz rox Gosris sa and sR' Ka1is aaS
IT,. IN v
ca.ions ,. @ e the Fuller building ia Jersey city
MAN MAN n.%ad @hitehesd w WhteSsad @ d assnulfsd H,d
Polly Morris in, his office. She said that she
ana kase Flyn, on tho she Of tJH jan.
M s"ss sss s 5.sss, !sstsa 6I e. tsss
!ebora;s% Polly Morris; Kate Fl,nn. and and
on the evening OF Dec. II.
Can you point out tho man that you say you !
on that even ing in front OF Taylor's Hotei |
n Jersey CITY In this court room 2" asked
Yes. sr." replied Maggie McCluskey. conf
iently.
Then. step down from tho stand" said |
Judge MARITIME. and look about this court |
.oom. and place your hand npon the man that |
ron say was Ehett. II he is In this court room"
he ssand AND sn eEssy yafsd
- the bar aud placed her hand upon Rhett's |
inee.
On cross.examiration ehe denied that she |
lad ever had my improper relations with any |
d AN or hoy.
The trial was adjourned until to-day.