The sun., 1891-01-31
TESTIMONY AGAINST RHETT.
HE Is HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL ON
NARY MORRIS'S COMPLAIHE

HE r. HELD UNDER $4,000 BAIL ON
NARY MORRIs's COMPLAIEE
Cab~en Lsiiy a,s McCue Positive q. Thsir
| Assertions That They Haa Seen the frfs.
erer in che Company sf Lattie H1swsv
Giris Before the Might OF Mis Arrest,
Tho examination In the Rhett case occupied
the greater part OF Justice Taintor's time In
tho Tombs Court yesterday. There were two
sessions In the morning the testimony against
| William D. Rhstt on tho charge OF assaultins
Mary Morris was completed. and at 1880 the
testimony on the two charges OF abduction be-
gan. ElbridRe T. Gerry. with his agents and
the four little eirls-Mary Morris. Katie Flynn.
| Maggie Closky. and Mary WilliAms-axrivsd In
| court early. and few moments later William
b. Rhett entered. accompanied by his father.
bis counsel. ex-senator Thomas F. Grady.
John s Abney. and several friendA
Edward Lally. night cabman. was the first
witness. He has been driving cabs from the
| Cortlandt street ferry for two or three years.
He recoRnized the defendant. and said ho had
first seen him In tho early part OF December
about 8:45 o'clock at night, whom Rhett had
with bin two little girls. whom Lally identified
IS Mary Morris and Katie Flynn. Lally was
sitting on tho baggage counter with George
McCue. another osbman. whom Mary Morris
asked him who owned q certain cab. saying
that she had call for him. Then Rhstt and
the two girls entered the cab and the curtains
were pulled down. Lally drove to Broadway
e Il. .ny ;nf fda; asR
streets he watered his horse and they oil had
"Didnr, You stop to get . drink rather for
well. 1t was between the two Of u.s." said
"a. .sYsp',e e..n drinking sh. morning. haven't
Yes, had couple,
IGingsr Ale and sMarsspariile M M !" yss the reply: I
ieoklns young man driving about Il : cay Win
sSS' but he f hsa % never ss's driven ssem Ss;ors
% People hirea his cal cab he he said al and paid him It
was mono OF his business what they did. When
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George ,McCue was called next He has
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was talking, with I,ally when Mary Morris
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| girls. but MoCue positively asserted that no
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ssdSIs tons. sss Ga w. that KATIE Flynn
sy ers sSe raa Sas Ss'f Ss e LIFT xs's
TONED to run after men, and sometimes didn't
yery :" sell their rs. Q.
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jps Jersey c!t2i IL ts took Mary iasdss ri ; ana
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the girls about 9 man who used to take girls
Mr. aerly had Polly Morris swear that she
was never married to Rhett
ess 81 5n 4 D. s 6 tsssn ss sa!sst Sra9 az h. a
yious that man was in tn. hnbt 9t bringing
il % $s +:
lshett como out from the ferry house with the
's Hs watchsa % them hs ait iteen minutes VEINS
Wi c5s Esiy q Siss vh s1Ts
Eut as as thss 6ssItated and Eally finally
shSss 6 girls sss wth Dr
wnrd and made the arrest. Three girls ran
away but Mary illlams was CAUGHT. Rhett.
straoE s Rhetft. and said i was lucky 10 hsd not
NaSS!d hsys h R Killed The detective ho threatened
LAWYER drnd .rlsd to get Vail to admit tha.
heard was taking girls to Wooster street; He
S he coSldnt on seii whsiEer Rh.ts WAS aoinx 70
lake the girls 70 Wooster street - He was posi-
saalt case : VAS al in and he moSea 70 proeeed
sssSi R4ssts 5 The 1ss; II 5ss
eyidenses recently submitted shall hx the bail
Is$ %s; ss. (:
! he had made In tho morning. and CApmen
Lally and McCue adhered closely 10 their
until O'Clock. and Mr.. Gerry still had more
witnoss... An adournmenr was then taken
until to- day at II o'clock.
DIR. Knowles and HIS wife to Have New
| Trial.
LITcIr1ELD. Conn. Jan. 3c.-The Supreme
Court to-day granted new trials to DR.. David
Knowles and his wifo. who are in Wetherslcld
prison serving sentences OF ton years each for
the murder OF John Waters. In Lanesville.
Tho lawyers for young George Knowles. tho
son OF the Doctor. did not appeal bis case and
| he will serve out his sentence OF seven years.
Early last September. in the town OF Lanes.
Vile. John Waters. who headed a so-called
vigilance committee. was shot and Instantly
! ID hi "a faraa int