Arizona republican., 1892-11-27
NOT AGREED.
Jas. RobinSOn'S Case in
Doubt.
Second Trial of the Al
legged Rapist.
The Pitiful Story Told by Mag
gle Dean the Victim.
After Ten Hours Deliberation the
Jury Falls to Find a Verdict
and Takes a Rest.

on January IL, OF this year. The story
OF the outrage, which is one OF the most
extraordinary on record, is already well
known to most readers OF THE REPUB-
LIcAN. The prisoner was tried for the
crime last spring but the jury disagreed,
since which time he has lain in Jail I'M
til yesterday, when he was brought out
for trial. At 2 O'Clock this morning,
after jury deliberation of ten hours, it
was only known that no verdict had
been reached and it seemed probable
that the jury would finally disagree.
The case occupied the entire alter
noon and night. The prisoner, rather
well dressed, clearly shaver and with
the pallor acquired by ten months con.
tinement, was easily distinguished.
He was confronted by Maggie Deane,
the prosecuting witness, who is a really
| pretty aud attractive young girl. She
was accompanied by her mother, sister
and lady friend. She was put on the
stand first and related the story of the
crime. The prisoner had been a mem.
Der OF her fathers family since the wit
ness was six years old, nearly ten years
| ago. On the night of January 10, of
| this year, she went out of her fathers
| house To the well after some water and
was suddenly met by the prisoner who
pointed gun at her and threatened 10
shoot If she screamed. lie told her To
come along, and Selling her by the arm
dragged her long distance from the
| house, after which they travelled several
miles across the desert. At last they
stopped, the prisoner laid down his gun
and the struggle for the witness virtue
! began. She resisted as best she could,
| but in spice OF struggles and tears was
overpowered and thrown down. The
| incident OF the outrage was sicken-
ingly and unnecessarily detailed.
/ After this they travelled together
across the desert to a place near
the Arizona falls. the prisoner intend
| ing to go to Prescott, He changed his
mind and determined TO return to Php-
nix, but first made the girl promise, I'M
der fear OF he= life, that she would never
relate the happenings of that night. 1t
was on Tuesday night that che was Ia
ken away, and on Wednesday about
midnight they reached the city, having
| travelled, how many miles the witness
]
! full Journey she had eaten nothing. The
! prisoner left her near the West End
| house and she went on alone, reaching
home about one o'clock in the morning,
! thirty hours after abduction.
Her story on REORGANIZATION was
unchanged. She said Robinson had
wanted to marry her, mad often tried to
kiss her, but she had always repulsed
! his advances.
Robinson listened nervously during
this recital and at certain points the Jail
pallor seemed to heighten.
DIR. Mcintyre was next called. On the
day following Maggie's return he had
been called TO attend her. He found
her stuff ring from a severe mental and
! physical shock. On examination he
found her person bruised and also dis
covered satisfactory evidence to ply
stefan that the story she had told her
parents of the outrage was true. Her
mother next testified, but her evidence
Of Robinson's residence in the family,
his conduct, mis- outward relations to-
wards Maggie, her mysterious absence
from home that night and her return,
WAC only confirmatory of what her
daughter had said.
The prisoner testified for himself.
! His story was shameless one, but
whether true or not was the only one
that could cave him.
lie said that four years ago when the
Dean family lived in California he had
seduced Maggie, and kept up the Iela-
ton until it was discovered by her
parents and he was driven away. After
The Denas came to Phoenix he followed
and again took up his residence with
them and resumed his impure relations
with Maggie.
Her leaving home that night, he said,
was planned by them the night before.
They intended to go to Prescott and
get married. She had provided the gun
and they started. Their wanderings
were as Maggie had described, but no
rape had occurred. Near the Falls they
stayed all night and slept in the brush.
She was chilly and he borrowed an
overcoat and threw it over her while she
slept. As they lay there man came and
looked at them and believing the wit
ness to be asleep went away. Witness
said he had since tried to find out who
this man was but could not. He be-
lieved that the mans testimony would
show that the girl had not been forcibly
detained.
The next morning he said Maggie
was cold and hungry and wanted to go
back home. They started to Phoenix,
Maggie dressed in SUIT of clothes be-
longing to him. About four miles from
the city she put on her dress. AS she had
said, they separated at the West End
house, after an appointment to meet
the next morning at some point near
the river. He went there, built a fire
and hung about until the next night,
and was arrested as he was leaving the
spot.
The arguments in the case were
vigorous but brief and with the usual
instructions given in criminal cases the
matter was submitted to the jury
which retired at 4 80. 1t was expected
that verdict would be reached in half
an hour but nothing was heard until
six when the jury demanded supper.
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