Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-26

CLEARING UP THE CHARGES

terday morning. Charlotte Handisy wss
called 10 tho stand. She looked weak
and sick. but gave her testimony In .
nrm manner. She showed signs Of
great suffering. Mckee. the prisoner.
stood in the back part OF the room aud
occasionally stepped to the side OF 8. d..
Clay. his attorney. and Whispered TO
him or handed him . written note.
Before court opened s. ID. Clay stated
that he objected to the presence OF re-
portcrs in the court room. He objected
to the statement in the HERALD that
No. 20 Spring street Ia known to the
police ~ bsd place. lie said the state
ment was FALSE. lie did not deny that
he took the girl to No. 70 Spring street.
but said the people who resided there
wers highly respectable. The request
was not granted.
The witness was questioned and in
reply made the following statements:
She went 10 work 1T the rattan works
early in the summer Of 1891. She left
the Leland hotel in 1890. She could not
remember whether she was in st. Mark q
home in the meantime or not. She was
given a handkerchief by Mckee in the
room ut Sunnyside. The girl. Mabel
Reynolds. took tho handkerchief after
they returned home and tried to wash
il. She did not know that the man shc
was with Was Mckee until she saw his
kerchief. Mr.. Clay asked how she hap
pcned 10 exclaim: Mckee. my God.
what have you donc!" when she awoke
the next morning. She denied that abe
% testified. but tho reporters notes
showed that she did % testify.
Continuing she said she was sick for
three weeks after she came home. As
soon a. she was able she went to DR..
Smiths Office on Canal street. Dr.
Smith sent her to Mrs. Starring on
Canal street. She did not pay Mrs.
Starring any money.
She first met Mira Sawtell in st.
Marks hospital in 1883. She went to
Mrs Sawtells to board because Mira.
Sawtell promised not to charge her for
the first two weeks. She had told Mrs.
Sawtell something Of the occurrences at
Sunnyside.
She gave the handkerchief to . man
named ellison. who claimed he was de-
tective. She did not know. Why ellison
took the handkerchief Frank Donald
son visited her ut tho Union Benevolent
Association homo and asked for the
handkerchief, but Mr.. Mcknight had il
at that time.
A hack came and she was taken from
Mrs. Sawtell's house to DIR. Smiths
office. but she was told that she was to
be taken 10 the home. She was too
sick to object to going to DIR. Smiths
Office She stayed there one week. She
did not know who paid for her care
while there. She denied that a young
man came to see her there. Mrs. Lam
oreaux and Mrs. King wished to take
her In the Emerson home, but Mrs Pat
ton objected and insisted on her going
to the Woman's home Mrs. Lamprcaux
asked her for description Of the man
who had assaulted her. and when she
described him Mrs. Lamoreaux ex-
claimed: MY God. that is Jimmy Nc
Kee."
Returning to the day II the outrage.
witness said Mabel Reynolds told her
she knew Mckee and the other man.
and she did not mistrust anything
wrong. She went into Sunnyside be
cause Mabel went in. She did not
think il was wrong to drink wine.
Mabel Dunham's Story.
Mabel Durham was brought up from
the Jail az u witness at the afternoon
session. Mr.. Clay questioned her for
the purpose OF proving her an incompe-
tent witness. She said she had been in
Jail the last week. having been sum
moned from No. 10 West Bridge street
on q circuit court subpoena. She ad.
mitted having been examined N To her
testimony while in Jail. Mr.. Clay tried
Ia show that the prosecutor had pre-
vailed on her to testify for their side Of
the case by visiting her a. the Jail.
In reply TO Mr.. Burns she testified
that she came from Plainwcll when
between 10 and IL years Of age. Was
married 10 Andrew Cornish at IL years
81 age and lived on OTTAWA street with
him five months. Then went to Fort
Wayne. Came back TO Grand Rapids
and lived at various places here. Met
Mrs. Sawtcll when she was living with
her husband. Lived with her Mt various
times Mrs. Sawtcll. witness claimed
was a good woman but witness went out
nights frequently while living there
Met Iottie Handley at Mrs. Sawtell's
met Lottie. Mckee and a tall. light CON
plexioncd young man they called Fred
On having her attention called Ia Mckee
she said he was not the man Lottic was
with. She had met him since on the
street and at Mrs. Kelscy's on Spring
street. He told her then that che should
address letters tn him "a James J
Mckee. She spokc 81 tho person who
called himself Mckee ~ a light com
plcsioned man. while in fact Mckee is
dark complcxioned- Got home FROM
Sunnysije st ahou, IA. m. As to wha,
wac done while there she knew only
what bottie told her. but knew thew
went ~ bedroom.
Cross examined by Mr.. Clay. she said
they expected so meet two travelling
men on the night in question. hut miss
ing them. they were sitsing on the curb
stone on the east s,ie - the city hall
when the 'So young mra came along
and they called On them and we're taken
cot in the carriage. Lostie vent as sh..
did for pay. AMI On the failowing day
showed her the MONEY che bad ra~eiv~d
Mr.. Anna sssteii testified that sh,
'n-ls care - Iss',ie Hsnsiln ~ ~
Marx hospital ~hii~ tssttie vas lein,g
treated thsr- frr spinal tfoahle is,itt-
came o. her hna~ .. stay sftsrss,sis
she sas snrkins a. The rattan works -
the tisse tsf'is said her q the ,-cui
rsnc~. IN auestiar s~~s 90 81 ate,
.ss.i. fshs ssl,i that che sa- pcs
sss.sr1 iy Natl - e. 9th tho toe
.ss~n ~ss treated % sine sol nnsllt
isdat snssv seythsrs tiii shr .sets ara
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