The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-25
THE JURY HAS THE CASE.
ALICE WHITE TRIED FOR ABDUCT-
ING ELLA HOLMES.

Court Room-Solicitor General Fra
ser's Vigorous Prosecution-Judge
Fslli2apt EIoquently Prefaces His
ChsrRe-A Conviction Looked For.
Alice Whites fate is In the hands of the
jury.
She Is the young girl who is charged
jointly with Pearl Prendergast. Stella
MoseIy and Percy Sibley in abducting
Ella Holmes, 1S-year-old girl. from her
home for immoral purposes. Her record is
notorious. Although only about 10 years of
age, she is depraved almost beyond belief.
She believes in nothing good, and delights In
sin and infsmy, apparently enjoying the
reputation she bears.
1t will be remembered she was locked up
In jail for months as an accompice OF De-
Laughter, Turner and Perkins, the express
robbers, and committed the crime for which
she was tried yesterday within few weeks
after she was released. The trial began at
10 O'Clock yesterday morning and occupied
the court, with the exception of an hour
and half for dinner and an hour for sup
per, until midnight.
The trial attracted a large crowd TO the
court room and considerable interest was
manifested by the spectators who were
watching all day for something unusually
sensational duplicating some well known
citizens, but they were disappointed.
The jury sitting on the case is as follows:
F. c. Roberts, j. P. Doyle,
Ed J. Lyons, Lewis B. Glover,
r. H. Jones, j. r. Entelman,
Henry Hirsch, Robert A. Clements,
II. A. Gaudry, Joseph F. Zealy,
Charles F. Burgmaier, Robert E. Matthews.
Over an hour was consumed IN selecting
the jury, both sides exhaustinR their strikes.
The young, pretty-taced depraved and
abandoned prisoner was dressed In a neat
calico dress, with a white waist, and wore
a straw hat adorned with cream-colored
ribbon and red feathers No one not know
ing her reputation would take her for any
thing except an innocent creature who
never knew what the word crime meant.
She was totally unconcerned during the
proceedings and didn't seem to be worrying
In the least over the result Of her trial
Alice sat In the prisoners chair, alongside Of
her counsel, Jacob Gazan, Esq, and her
father, who, despite his daughters sins and
hard-heartedness, has never abandoned her,
sat directly behind. He was much more
anxious about the proceedings than Alice.
he was plainly nervous and frequently con-
suited the attorneys defending his daughter
and also talked occasionally to her.
THE VICTIMS STORY.
Ella Holmes, the abducted girl, was the
first witness for the state. She told the
same story TO the jury that was published
In the MORNING NEWS at the time of the
girls return from Bryan county. She re,
lated her tale In an honest, straiRhtfor ward
manner which carried with it the impress of
truth. She told how Alice White sent her
with u note to Stella Aosely's. her incar.
ceration in room, the arrival of Pearl
Prendergast, who, carried her to a negro
BARRIERS in Lovers lane and had her hair
shorn, threatening all the while with an
open knife to kill her if she made any out
cry or attempted to escape. Then followed
the story OF her attempted escape from
PEARLS house, her recApture by Pearl
and Sibley, her trip with the latter through
the country, the mock marriage in the lane,
her detention at Burney's house at Sweet
hill, In Bryan county, and her return home
with her mother.
Attorney Gazan subjected Ella to long
and unsuccessful cross-examiuetion. He
tried TO bring out the fact that she went
voluntarily TO Stella MoselY's house, had
become an inmate Of Pearl Prendergast's
house from choice and had gone out of the
city willingly, but he failed completely.
ORDERED HER LOCKED UP.
Annie Martin, who lived at Stella
Moselys house, gave damaging and con-
vinclng testimony against the prisoner
She corroborated Elias testimony, and in
addition swore 30 having heard the White
girl tell Stella Mosely to keep Ella locked
up and let nobody see the girl except Pearl
Prendergast and herself. The Martin girl
said Pearl had been in the habit of having
very young girls at her place, and boys
from II years upward used to visit the
place.
Mrs. Holmes told how che had searched
for her daughter at PEARLS house, and had
begged Alice White TO return Ella. Pearl
denied any knowledge of the girls where
abouts, but promised to do everything she
could to find her. Alice White laughed in
her face. One Sunday morning Mrs.
holmes went to the house Of the
Whites to make another appeal for the
White cursed her, as did also his sin,hard-
ened dauhter, who told Mrs. Holmes: Eyes,
-. you, know where Ella is, but
youT never see her, nor she will never do
you any more good"
Mrs. Holmes then related her long search
through all of the city resorts and suburban
settlements TO find her child and her final
appeal TO the officers which resulted In the
location of Ella in Bryan county.
Attorney Gazan subjected Mrs Holmes to
rigid croSs-examinatton with the inten-
ton Of trying TO prove that Mrs. Holmes
knew for some time previous to the abduo.
ton OF Ella that she was aware Of her
NaoshbSt > COuuuCb NOS being proper.
The examination brought out the fact
that Mrs. Holmes at one time kept a board
ing house and Perkins, the express robber.
was boarder, and she sent meals to De-
laughter. the leader OF the express robbers.
WITNESS WHO KNEW NOTHING.
At the conclusion OF Mrs. Holmes testi-
mony Solicitor General Fraser announced
the states case closed.
Mary White, an unusually black woman,
was the first witness introduced by the de-
tense, but she proved anything
but the witness the defense ex-
pected she would be. In answer to
Attorney Gazan's question What do you
know about Mrs. Holmesm the witness
snapped out, 81 don't know nothing about
her, and told you so last Saturday. This
cause laugh at the expense of the attorney,
but he came back at the witness aud tried
20 lead her into telling things which he be-
lieved she knew. Solicitor General Frazer
promptly interfered and objected and Judge
FalliRant sustained the point made by the
state, Finally Mr.. Gazan gave the witness
up.
Mena Butler, a little red-haired girl, was
the next witness produced by the defense
She came into the court room accompanied
by Mrs. White, mother Of the prisoner
The little girl was badly frightened and