The sun., 1891-06-19
RHETT WILL PLEADAN ALIBI,
,rT TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WIJL
ASK A CONVICTION FOR RAPE

prT TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL
ASK A CONVICTION FOR RAPE
9. ,,. opcn,ue for tho Defence Rhett.s
Counsel Offers 60 Prove that on Ono Of
,he Nights Invoived Rhett Had Conc to
seyenty-afth Street 90 Fay = Visit.
Edward Lally. cnb driver. OF 40 Pike street
WA the first witness called yesterday in the
Ella, OF william d. Rhott. charged with alb
ductIpg and assauiling Polly Morris and Katie
Flvnn, flower girls OF Jersey City. He testi-
esd that he had occasionally seen Polly Nor
,is in and around tho Cort,andt Street Ferry
house, and that on the evening Of Dec. he
vn. sitting in the baggage room OF the ferry
house with George MoHueh. another hack
man. whom Polly Morris told him that esn-
,,rman wanted to hire his cab He found that
nbe,, and Ka.lc Flynn had already entered
the cab. Folly Morris got In. and Rhett d.
rectod him to dive TO Broadway and seven.
teenh stroct
On tho return trip he stoppcd his cab at
washington square and Fourth street to
vater his hoi SO and no then noticed that the
shades OF the cnh wcro drawn. At d hotel In
seventeenth street near broadway. before
fhoy started down town. Rhett a.ked him TO
rot a drink OF whIskey for him and soda water
for the girls. Ho also took drink at Rhett's
expense. When the cab stopped at the ferry
house the girls went into the ferry house and
he and RhNit went across the street to q
saloon and had several drinks. He could not
nossibly bc mistaken MS 10 Rhett's identity.
ION tho evening OF Jan. 40 Rhctt approached
him again outside OF tho Cortlandt Street
rcry. and sail that he wanted to hire the cab.
Polly Morris. Knie Flynn. Mamie Williams.
and Maggie McClusksy were with Rhett. Just
then Katie Flynn and Polly Morris ran across
tho street. IIo told Rhett that he could hire
the cab. but not II the children were to ride
With him. Just then Detective Vail arrested
Rhc,t
Ex-senator Grady for Ihett said that he de-
,ired to prove thnt Ially was forced to testify
positively MS to Ehett's identity because he
feared that unless he proved satisfactory
v.ness in n prosecution instiCn'ed by Mr..
Gerry's society Mr.. Gerry would prosecute him
for failing to contribute 10 the support OF his
children in tho custody Of that society. Assist
ant District Attorney Mcintyre. the prosecu-
tor however, objected and Judge MARITIME sus-
tanned tho objection. Lally admitted that he
had obtained license for cab when he did
no own ono and that tho license had been re-
yoked on account OF ais overcharging q pas-
scpger. He also admitted that he was intoxi-
Gated when he went to the Mayors ofIlce to
answer the accusation OF overcharcing. Mr..
cnnrt dur ng tho t.ial on Monday; but Lally
eral DR. nks. In tho reIirect examination Lally
'5ssns sdrc. IN chsi q testified
that when Detective Vail arrested Rhett Rhett
hts ga.d t. HI. rs nsssem ri Hpd s
come out O., tho IortIsnlt street ferry house
h S kae Film .hs ran r0sr swsy sFs Is
Ehett nrnr,.ched Lally's cab, but, tho two
@ sS"n % Ea n;a od sss sss0es to ha3 %
S,u sss eirs Il ns can't Al that Instant se arrested
rar to KIN he
money Snd inSSsnse End would get him
DI:' Rhsi: put his had back toward his hip nocSet
The..apon he a., ;trTrs n' hLess ~ the lace With
baek to his hip pocket and he struck him
.as ce ce asked sssd to
Spns Mr to S elfsf nD9n On MhiE eoSnt
Mcintyre elected to claim . conviction upon
kx:ssnatGr dIsdy opened the case for th.
sSsmeIsss & wallis @ q sSs street Was % one that as
Sssnd. @ % IN courts @ Of ins..es tho iisItests Word
sSpess T0msn 1Ss e.sye e son
testified for the people would not. no was CON
ldent. weigh even as heavy as ~ feather.
In the jury's estimation. against such
q man "a he would prove khett 10
M my En. sad ho bsd 9! ons snysSnR
xrthy OF the reputation Of his family He was
28 years oi age and spsnt twenty.fonr years OF
bis Iife In Charleston. his birth place; His
ttanding there was high. and he would show
Office Of the Savannah Steamship Company and
IT, ed with his unclr. occupying the same room
at - Wet S",enteenth street. 1t would he
p'Oi ed that his habits were most regular. and
that he was usually at homo BY O'Clock In the
evohing.
As to the n 'ght Of Jan. 30 when Rhett was
arrsstel II w,ul DO shown that he had gone
10 Jer oy t,i'y to so a. friend of to Eur0pe. AS
10 reached til" cry house on the Jersey City
sds ne tour t.Ie siEls accoatsa I h him; and
thor faro on tho, bont. le gave them the
was bargaining with Lally for his hack they
cnine n 10 VIII re Rhett was unknown to him.
and Detective Nnl believing that Nhett Was
tho girls riding in hacks. ponncod upop, MIN.
md Fnte Flynn nllege hat Rhett assaulted
them in Lnlly's cnh. a Erovidentfal circum-
snn ssimnce would prove Hhetrs indnoffenGsa fenra
a postal card iron cousin. Miss Emma Tabor
o. fo.t Mott. $. G., who was visiting Rhetts
nunr. Mrs. La.hrop. in Wost seventy,afth
& cot. In December. On the postal card MISE
Tab rwrot" to Rhettr on Dec. q. regretting
ss.y:ping. wh.n Rhetc bad called to ace her.
When this niibi was testified to he was conf.
Mstt
The trial was then adjourned until to-day.