Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-09
MAMIE LED ASTRAY,
50 SQUIRE ARKLE CONCLUDES AND BINDS
OVER TWO INSTIGATORS OF THE CRIME.
The Girl Admits TO Improper Relations With Will
liam Kennedy and George Bennett-Rut She
Remains NOn-Committed in Regard to
Elsie Gray-Others implicated.

Little Mamie Stephens, only thirteen
years old, so she saws, sat in Squire Ar
kle's office yesterday afternoon the CEN
trail figure in story of crime. 1t was
but a repetition Of that off-recurring
picture Of metropolitan iniquity. 1t
was the rape case all uded TO in the
REeIsTERa few days ago upon the arrest
of one of the alleged guilty parties.
The case opened shortly after two
o'clock, Prosecuting Attorney Howar d
appeared for the State, Capt. Dovener
for one of the defendants, Will am Ken
nedy, and Attorney L. S. Jordan for
George Bennett and Elsie Gray. The
abbreviated apartment Of the Squire s
office was crowded with people upon
the opening of the trial, and in order to
conduct the case the Squire was COM
PEELED to request all those not directly
interested in the case to withdraw,
which they did. Mamie Stephens was
the first witness on the stand. She Is
stout, thick-set little girl, with short
glowing, red locks, and very light
eyes, rendering the entire counter
ance an expanse Of white. Still
there is some expression in the eyes,
and she has generally we'll formed
features. The face, while not beauti-
ful. is passable, and her composure,
dignity aud ease of expression bespoke
in the minds of the listeners more than
fifteen summers.
You've been living with Mrs. Hum
phrey, have you, opened up Mr.. How
ard.
Yes, sir.
"What were the circumstances OF
your coming here?"
II formerly lived with my father and
my step-mother in East Liverpool. !
had trouble with my step-mother, and l
came here to live with my aunt, Mrs.
Humphrey. have been working at the
pottery"
The witness then went on to state
that she knew Elsie Gray, and had
known him about two months. Said
she was with him in January; first met
him one night about nine o'clock at the
corner OF Eleventh and Market streets.
He went home with me, but did not 20
in the house.
"Did he have any improper relations
with you that night?" asked Mr.. How
ard.
"No, sir, he did not"
WAS he ever with you any other
time? "asked Mr.. Howard"
Eyes, he was with me one other eve
ming in January"
"Did he have criminal intercourse
with you any time In january" asked
Howard.
Now, you needn't answer that unless
you want to, spoke up the attorneys on
the other side.)
"Well, l won't answer it," said she.
ESQUIRE, l want you to commit this
witness for contempt of Court" said
Mr.. Howard. 81 will bring this ques-
ton up little later in this hearing"
Howard-Where were you on the 4th
Of this month?
Wltness-I don't know.
Howard-Were you ever out to Nellie
Whites house of ill-fame?
Witness-Yes; went out there twice.
Elsie and went out there, and he stay
ed with me all night.
Howard-Did he have criminal inter-
course with you that night?
Witness-No, he did not. Never had
intercourse with Elsie at any time.
Howard-What time did you and Elsie
go to bed that night?
Witness-It was after twelve o'clock.
Got up about noon next day, and didn't
leave the house until evening OF the
next day. Elsie left same time / did.
Went back to the house for the second
time last Thursday l made arrange
ments then with Nellie White to stay
there right along. Never was in the
house until Elsie took me, and never
was in house of Ill fame before.
Howard-How did you come 10 go out
there to this house?
Witness-He suggested it, saying,
"lets CO." and / said, "all right"
Howard-Did ne give you any money?
Witness-No, he did not.
Nellie White, proprietor Of the house.
of ill-fame on Eoff street, was next
called to the stand. She said she only
knew this girl Stephens by her coming
to the house once in while. She first
came to my house about three weeks
ago with Elsie Gray. They stayed in
the back room all one night. Don't
know whether they had criminal inter-
course or not, or whether they even
slept together. When got up, about
noon-time, they were both sitting in the
parlor. This girl came to me last
Thursday; said she had lost her job at
the Pottery; that she had been
getting S7.2O week, that her aunt had
turned her out Of the house, and she
wanted to come and stay with me. l did
not care to take her, but as she had no
home l said she might stay with me
short time.
On DISCRIMINATION by Dovener
Miss Stephens said she had been re-
ceiving S7.20 at the pottery, that she
gave it to her aunt with whom she was
living, Mrs. Humphrey, who didn't
allow her to have any Of the money,
but bought what she wanted, and no
more. took some pieces OF silk from
the house and said l was going to give
them to a friend. My aunt got mad
about it, and said if l was going TO
have my own way, and carry off those
pieces of silk, could go with them, and
then l left home.
Mrs Humphrey was next called. She
said this girls mother was second
cousin to her. She has been with me
since the 9th OF last June. She had
some trouble with her step-mother and
came to live with me. She was always
bright, and l never noticed or suspected
anything wrong about her until within
the past three or four weeks. Lately
she got Respondent and seemed dissatis-
fed, and did not know what to make