The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-19

The Entire Session Taken up With The
Trial of Martha Blizzard alias DAVIS.


The Entire Session Taken up With The
Trial of Martha Blixzard'aIias DAVIS.
When court convened after the noon
recess at ESQ o'clock yesterday after
noon, Charles Smith the barber who
for some time has been acting as q
spotter on liquor dealers, was arraign-
ed, and pleaded guilty to Indictment
charging him with an attempt to
blackmail. lie was sentenced to pay
the costs. and fine of $50, or in de-
fault be imprisoned.
A jury was then drawn to try the
case of Martha Blizzard, alias Davis,
charged with harboring female minor
child for immoral purposes.
The State w8s represented by Attor.
ney-General Nicholson, and Deputy
Attorney-General Giles, while Frank
ID. Carpenter appeared for the defense.
After stating the case to tho jury,
the Attorney-General commenced the
examination of witnesses.
Clara Barber, the girl on whose be-
half the suit is brought, testified that
she will not be IL years of age until
next August. She lived at the house
of the defendant about one week, and
during that time had improper inter
course with men at the direction of
hTS. biiAEdiu. IiieIe were OllltI SlIlt
in the house, and she had seen them
up stairs with men who came to the
house.
On cross-examination che said that
she had testified at the preliminary
hearing before Squire Sasse, that SHIT
would be 10 years old next August but
learned afterwards from her mothel
that she would not be 10 until August.
She denied that she lad ever told any
one that she was II years old anC
would lie Is on her next birthday.
ON redirect examination she testi
fled that she was under tho impression
that she would he Is years old in
August, when she testified before
Squire Sa6se.
DIR. George w. Marshal testified that
he is a practicing physician in Milford,
and that lie attended Lizzie Greenloy
Clara was born. This was her first
child, and he had often seen and at
tended the girl as she grow up. He
| was certain that this was her first
| child. A man by the name of Beck
was her father.
Lizzie q. Barber testified that she is
| the mother of Clara, and that she was
born August Is, 1879.
On cross-eXamination the witness
| said that Clara had taken the name OF
| Barber from her step.futler. She never
! told any one that Clara was 10 years
| old on her last birthday.
! did you or did you not hear Barney
| McNey say to Clara, ii You don't say
what tell you when you go before
| the court, | Will put you away for life!
asked Mr.. Carpenter.
| Il object, said the Acknowledgement
| and after an argument the objection
was sustained, and the witness loft the
| S ard.
Detective McNcy testified that on
| April l4tn he had occasion to go tG
! Martha Billiards. house at No. 322
! East Second street to arrest Il man fol
theft. lie saw the glrl, Clara barber
and upon learning that she was not
ID years OF age, told Martha that she
should not have her there, asst was not
for any good purpose. lie afterwards
informed the encouragement OF the
Egiri being i'll the house, and acting
under his advice swore out a warrant
the house on Tuesday, april 10Th, and
took the girl away. He afterwards ar
rested Martha.
| This testimony was eorroboratcd by
| Detective Witsil, who was with McN 81
| when he first visited the house.
Ella Baylis testified that she did live
! across the street from theaccused and
| knows that her house had bad lepu
tation. she heard from the neighbors
that after she moved to No. 322 East
Second street, She was stlll keeping d
| house oil ill-iame.
AS it was now 5 O'Clock, court took
a recess until 10 O'Clock this morning.
All tho witnesses for the State We're
subjected to searching cross.exumi-
nations by Mr.. Carpenter, who is
making determined fight in behalf
of his client.