The sun., 1891-06-17
SWEARING AGAINST RHETT.
POLLY MoRRrSs STORY TOLD ON THE
WITNESS STAND.

She Told Lies Before the ConmtttinG
Maasstrate-Inasctment and Arrest OF
Henry Goosmsn on n Charge OF Tam
perine with Ose OF tho witpesses.
When william D. Rhett took his sent at the
bar OF the General Sessions yesterday. before
Judge MARITIME. at the iesumption OF his trial
upon an indictment charging him with ABB
Quoting Polly Morris and Katie Flynn, the for
mer flower girl and tho latter news girl. he
was accompanied By his father. Col. Rhett OF
Char es.on- 8 c.. n fnc- look !ng. solderlv man.
with gray hair and moustache. and Rhett's
younger brother and uncle.
The first witness called by Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre. the prosecutor, was Polly
Morris. She 10 pretty child, bavlngslarg
brown eyes and great deal VI lrown. curly
hair. She wore a slate-oolored gown. trim
med with gray velvet. She testified that she
Was one Of the six children ci John Henry
Norris, proprietor OF a fruit store In Broad
street. Newark. Her father Is an EnRlIshman.
and came 10 tho United States two years ago
with his family. After school. until January
last. she was In tho habit Of coming to this city
md selling flowers In Fourteenth street. and
Twenty-third street and oh upper broadway.
She also. at times sold flowers at the jersey
City ferry house. One Tuesday evening. about
the middle Of December last. she. Katie Flynn.
snd IL son n
jersey. City, when nhett came out of. the door
OF the hotel A. this % point In her testimony che
asksd Hhett to buy flower. and be snid that
s2a ssa hss "nd II Rss sssf e
s@ ss Hs shs % nsw SSs 1s" 1s1s
n aoad h' sS oHa %h by % all bss tic wfss as
Flynn walked with fshett TO The line Of cabs
outside Of the !erry. house IN West street.
rd: and ihes @ sail they sSs Would. Then Rhsts
asked her 1.-THE winsss) 70 tell one OF the cab
ss saSs .aa s FIJI s:a' Gi
message to tho nearest, ,eabnan and took
h@ aa eG. S.sn to .hs yhf1s Ss.rd Fhf h. pS S
III. SHSs 1ss
& shs SsnPes @ Pss iSf no hcrse and
the box: Rhett opened the ; Sab do r and s push, M
hher: and on t6e way down 10 assaulted Kasls
and the cabman brought out whiskey for
Sn sof ko W"ssF hs od aaa
Il: S;,ss M s5sy khs' gave her q and
She met Rhett again al. the Jersey City Ferry.
snd ashs game y Ny Xoff With hnms him on W e.
iIams; and Katie Kelly. flower, girls. .oi about
the witness's own age. were also induced By
esn Called 30 When
rested IS he was sbout to put the witness and
Morris vse! Sa not G fa
from. her an admi sion that she had sworn
falsely In number OF particulars in her testi;
se ssS ssa s x nea
annie Morris, Peily Mostis's mot her. testified
Another soene ia ihe trial 3, Rhet. was
had tho csbman Edward fs1 Isiy. whom REets
snsta vi "na dsGass Son
BE- eaS at the R IT, Mops
nue.. upon tho charge Of attemrtine to in
ssnss ss no TO- testify in behalf OF the
inc Spon Nv eTs Sffs cSx xh
Called upon, him. at his brothers stable. at 224
bin. on on the foIlowins @ dsv lat at tho % aeners s.I
IN
street entrapce Of the General Sessions build.
ms s9ss' ay s'f
and Goodman eaid:
'The best thing for you. to do is to 60 on the
tlyly identify Rhett as the man who rode in
YOUR cab In December last That will prevent
case"
Lally says he refused to make any arrange
man he won't to Mr.. MeIntyre's private room
In the District Attorneys office and informed
him OF the conversation Judge CowlnR COM
mi (in0d n, An t,, ha Tonn hs IN Await