The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-14
Observation-Disclosures MAN.
WILSON PERsECUTED IN. AT LEAST
THREE. CITIZEN.
Ne Takes the Stand "a Declare That Ne
Was Engaged 10 Marcy lihbie snnaerisnd
OF the Ghieaee Female Black Stockings.


.., Was Engaged 20 Marry l.ibbie Sunderland
OF the Chiease Female Black Stockings.
GIT. has taken himself nway from the
trinl OF Sylvester, franklin Wilson In the Cen
eral Sessions for abducting Libbic Sunderland.
He says no discovered that an armed detective
In citizon's clothes sat behind him constantly.
ana hetloes not think that any free-born Amer
lean citizen ought TO submit to that Kind oil
thing. 1855
William II. Sunderland. ,Libbie's father. was
recalled yesterday by Clnrk Bell for cross.ex-
animation as to the letters which Wilson says
Sunderland wrote to him asking wilson to
send him money to bribo the matron Mt the
Garry society's headquarters to allow Libbie
TO escape and to enable Sunderland and Libbie
to- keen out Of the way until the charge against
Wilson had blown over. Sunderland said TINT
these letters were forecriea. Lawyer BELL 70.
ouifed him to write copies Of the letters AMI
OF tho address on tho envelopes. Then Sun.
derland admitted that he had received money
from the CORY society to enable hin, to come
to this city from Binghamton to testify.
Charles Broadway Rouss. dry goods NOR
chant. Isaac Frank. ticket ngcnt, and Thad.
deus B. Wakpman. lawyer testified that In
their opinion Wilson's previous character wns
good. Mr.. Wakeman added that hc regarded
Wilson rs eccentric.
Wilson cal!Od Sadie Burrell. black eyed lit.
tie girl o: 1S. She testified that SHE had been
n member of Wilson'S Chicago Female Black
Stocking Baseball Club" She wns somewhat
embarrassed. apparently. by Wilson's in1hi-
rics 10 to her past history. She said that James
Cameron. Wilson's former associate In the
nurn gem ent Of the nine. who had testified for
the people to many impropristios on Wilson's
part In his relations, with libbi0 Sunderland.
was rot above reproach himself IN his conduct
toward some members Of the nine
Helene NcCabe. q teacher in Grammar
School SO In West Eighteenth street. testified
that I5l,biS Sunderland entered the school In
November last under the name OF flosse Will
aon. hut wye iiamtsscd for irregular attend
paSi sscSssi. tsst!!isa tint hityis entsrsd tSet
years and 2 months old She was dismissed
for irreanlarity q nttend9nse;;. ~ r,,-
thsf 9 Ts S %
Gerry society for. three months. EitIie Sun
Iefiand ,uIder the name Of FIossie Wilson.
W desire Your Honor's attention" snid Mr..
MsInty,e handiy 40 np Important matter ate IN
Cont ordsrei ali the Witnesses on either side
10 withdraw fton the court room Mn,l wait
until tho2,were called to tle stand: This man
in thi. court room and has heard all Of tie eYi-
tieuce heretofore given. think that the
Court should punish 50 open a contempt Of the
Judge MARITIME thought 50. too. and he d.
ers' box. He was released at recess after an
br: Leo Randall Of 80 West Tenth street. tss-
Under cross: examination IIe testified that he
met Wilson In New OrleaISs; ;, where Wilson was
5 Was
WIZ @ s X o. tie Ssffs
several mem bers Of his baseball nine. aud that
when Ire resented this Insult the clerk had
VIII wss to Rs Sni
denounced his arrest and punishment as an
to see tat lie len tho City as soon as possible.
But Wilson's friends obtained permit for
him 70 continue his baseball exhibitions
Eugene u: Nc Donald; publisher of the Free
thinke,. testified that Wilson'S character. was
that:Wilson had had trouble in. Philade!phia In
1881 There vas - a t som6i9atiHn q ticket
Wilson was a ticket broker and was arrested.
but claiMed that his arrest was persecuton.,,
He ssstfieI that lie lad d mel LbSis san Ser:
land in tho street IN Binghanton in August.
1850: aud she had described to him her unf"r
left Binghamton wltho1t giving her any def.
letters H to lin. which he still had. urging linn
to send for her and educate her. and provide |
her with a way OF making her own living. Then
he sent q man named Phillips for her. direct |
ing Phillips to get her fat her and stepmothers
consent. Phillips returned without her Then |
Wilson sent man named Slower. Slower got |
drunk and Jumped INTO the river.
May ask II he Is there YETI" asked Judge !
MARITIME. pleasantly.
No! no! your Honor; think not" replied
TSsn Wilson sent George Etttng to bring
.Libbie Sunderland had testified that Ettnp |
city. Judge MARITIME manifested q desire to |
know where Fitting Is. and asked Wilson. who
said he didn't know.
THE last time saw him was In the corridor |
Of this building. about four days ago" said
Wilson. He testified that he sent for Lbbie
Sunderland with the intention Of training her
for the stage. When he saw her. again he be-
came SO mich interested in her that he deter
mined to make her his wife as soon as she was
10 On the evening Of March last he
took her to Ree the odd Homestead" 1t
was her birthday. and no asked her to
marry him and gave her a solitaire diamond
eng cement ring. She was delighted with
the rim. and promise to marry him: Ho told
her thIt Ito Thought she ought to have some
IurS5 lI tuition and he arranged to send heEto
Just ut that time lie was arrested. and I.ibbio
was TAX en- away from her boarding place by tho
society: He Ind never assaulted her.
Mr.. Mcintyre VIII .rrUss.eNaminG Wilson
today.
REMORS or UiR.