The record-union., 1891-04-21
ON TRIAL FOR ABDUCTION.
Frank DoIan at Last Brought Before
a Jury.
The Story of Kittie Sheridan's Dis
appearance Told Again-Motion
Made to Acquit Dolan.

The trial of Frank Dolan, the would-be
tough young man, for abducting Kittie
Sheridan, a minor, and placing her in a
San Francisco house of prostitution, was
commenced in the Superior Court yester-
| day, Judge Grant Of Yolo presiding.
! Carroll Cook, of San Francisco, and w.
| A. Gett, Jr., of this city, appeared as at
| tOrneys for Dolan, while District Attorney
| Ryan and his deputy, eX-Judge Buck
| ley, looked after the prosecution. A jury
was secured during the forenoon ses-
| sion.
The courtroom was crowded with peo-
pie of DOlan's ilk who are very anxious
to see him escape without punishment
There were also there the aged and
broken-hearted parents of the Sheridan
| girl. During the opening statement of
| the District Attorney to the Jury. Mrs.
| Sheridan broke down and cried hyster-
! ically. The girl, who seems to be thor
oughly depraved, simply laughed at her
| mothers grief.
THE EVIDENCE.
! William NJ. Sheridan, the father of
! kittie, testified that she was sixteen wears
/ of age, and had always lived at home.
! She was inclined to be wayward, how
ever, and once when she went TO a picnic
! without his consent he had her sent to the
educational department of the Magdalen
Asylum. He did not know Of his
! daughters abduction in November last
until his wife informed him that the girl
had disappeared.
Mrs. Sheridan gave similar testimony.
She said the first she knew Of her
! daughters disappearance was when she
! went 70 the latter's room on the morning
/ Of the 9th of November
! Frank Deholl, a prisoner at the County
Jail, testified to having seen Dolan and
the Sheridan girl at the depot prepara-
/ tory TO leaving for San Francisco. De-
! holI denied that he had gone to the Sheri-
dan home and told the old folks that
! kittie had gone to Oregon.
DoLAN's PURPOSE.
Gertie Allen testified that she saw Do
! Ian and the Sheridan girl on the train
/ bound for San Francisco, but did not see
/ them together.
Ella Ashley testified to having met the
/ girl in San Francisco, where she was
travelling under the name of pearl -
and lived in q house Of ill-fame
Mrs. Hartman, who keeps lodging
| house in San Francisco, stated that Dolan
and the Sheridan girl occupied a room in
! her house after their arrival at the me-
| tropolis.
Police officer Anthony, of San Fran
cisco, told how he found Kittie in a bagnio
on Morton street, in San Francisco. and
! how she confessed to him that Dolan had
put her there. When he told her he
wanted Dolan, she gave him the KEY TO
/ their room. He subsequently arrested
/ Dolan on a charge of perjury-having
! sworn that kittie was of age, in prOcur-
/ ing a marriage license-but the Young
man was acquitted when it was shown
that a friend, and not he, procured the
/ license.
Jimmy Sheridan, brother of Kittie,
/ stated that he was returning home from
the theater on the night of his sisters
near the house.
WOULD NOT WORK.
| This closed The testimony for the prose-
/ cution. Mr.. Cook for the defense asked
that the jury be excused until to-day. as
/ he desired to offer motion to the court
/ which might not be proper for the jury TO
! hear, and besides it was too late in the
! day to open the defense.
/ The jury was accordingly excused and
! Mr.. Cook proceeded. He wanted the
] Judge to agree to instruct the Jury to
acquit the defendant on the ground that
/ the prosecution had not made out case
against him. He contended that there
/ was no evidence to show that Dolan
married the Sheridan girl with other than
/ the best of intentions. and there was no
/ evidence to prove that the marriage was a
/ ruse to get possession of the girl.
Mr.. Cook argued for quite q length of
! time and finally submitted the matter.
! The court took the motion under advise
mcnt, but intimated that unless he found
some new authority he would deny the
! motion.
A recess was then taken until to-day.