The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-09
LOOKS BLACK FOR WILSON.
THE PROSECUTOR sArs HE rs THE
WORST WILLIAM THIS SIDE or HELL"
whereupon the Manager OF the Female
Baseball Mines Calls the Prosecutor .
ISar-Ilbby f;unaerlnnd Tells Her STORY.

whereuron the Manager OF the Female
Baseball Mines Calls the Prosecutor .
Lsar-Libby Sunderland Tells Her Story.
The trial OF Sylvester Franklin Wilson. for
merly manager Of female baseball club. upon
the charge Of abducting Libby Sunderland
aged is. from her home. In Binghamton. was
resumed yesterday In tho General Sessions.
before Judge MARITIME. Citizen George Francis
Train was on hand. with fresh nosegay in his
buttonhole and handful Of fowors for Will
son. who It IL said. was mt one time the man
ager OF TRIMS lecture tour. In his opening
for tho people Assistant District Attorney Mo-
Intyre told Of Wilson'S abduction Of Libbie
Sunderland. and an assault that he made upon
her in this city. He described Wilson as
man whose past life had been blackened with
similar episodes. exclaiming. as he approached
Wilson and shook his fist In his face:
No man this side Of hell is such villain as
this man. gentlemen Of the juryW
You are an infamous liar" shouted Wilson.
Judge MARITIME restored quiet. Lawyer Howe
said that Mr.. Mcintyre had overstepped the
bounds OF o proper opening In thus personally
addressing the defendant. Judge MARITIME
said that while he admitted that Wilson had
received provocation. he had no right to make
any such exclamatlon. Wilson then apollo
Il %suS1s To keep u%fi hn s 5a limits
Then Libby Sunderland took the witness
dark fs ssy Gel asCa
ders:: She told her story in 2 hositating way.
% sn % MINER
ssd; if2m carly shidSsod ana tes istSsr ana ma
March ! last. About i tie. midaie Of AUGUST.
Bnshs WIFI RS nsea
She had read tho advertisement Of the coming
AND e sea and boweS
ur to hor and said that sho rosem bled a girl
that he had had known; and he invited her to call
pany hor. Wilson nsEed her her nee and tho
cumstances in lifc.. She told him that she had
6 6eSn on the stage In a church concert. Then
~ Said " TIA
ana eventually make her a member Of his club.
mission but she w said that her iather r would
not consent She advised him to write to her
StIes: Hsr uncle she said; % a Be sSIs to
again 81 the Following day. and he took her
gave ri sa and Kitty Monahan II. not stating
for v What reason: n.u,-.
70 get her. but hcr father. sent Phillips away.
En wRo sSd the @son
with Etting, e. this CITY. EttinK took her e .
Parlor. About IN hour later he returned with
Wilson son. who kissed her and said:
on her by Wilson. two Of them while abe was
pupil Of the Eighteenth street public school.
wilson then took her on tour with the female
den den: CSnn There were nine girl players. md
witness sold photographs of the players. On
one occasion. when the girl who played right
not wear the short skirt costume Of the nine
Under, cross-examination she admitted that
she had bcen intimate with young man
named . Bub" lowell in Binghamton. and she
also had been intimate with the man who gave
the name of George EttinG on the train COM
ing to this city to meet Wilson.
DR.. ". Trayers Gibbs gave medical evidence
In confirmation Of Libby Sunderland's charge
against Wilson. Then William F. Sunderland.
her father testified. He was uncertain as 70
his daughters age. He had not authorized
Wilson to take Libby Sunderland away from
her home, Under REORGANIZATION he ad;;
been IN prison twice. upon the complaint Of
his wife, who was a Quick-tempered woman.
The trial was not ended.