Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-16
IT STILL GOES ON
Defense in the Hsnd'ey-Mekes
Case Beng Made
COURT ROOM FILLED As USUAL


The Mckee Hsnd,ey rape esss b
prosinz 70 b 20 great al attraction that
local ths4tre nanaxsrs must feei green
Nth snvy. In spite IT the dEzaxsseabie
weather shich prevailed ell day yesses-
dzy. The usaa lzrEs crowd vas prss<st
N ths court roou- Many faces have
become familiar and The esgsrnsss sifh
which they light up ~ the iishy details
are dragged out IL enough 10 mako an
anarckist blush With shame Among
the faces daily seen are large number
Of y0unE Eomen-
Dc. Nathaniel q. Smith vas the first
witness sxorn BY the defense. lie said
that Charlotte iIandlsy. the complain
sng sitaess. cans 10 his ofties some time
In November In the year ls9l. but be
could remember nothing that was said
further than that be indistinetiy rccol-
leefed mcation being made OF her beirg
ing a delicate condition. DIR. Saith ad
yised Charlotte to call on DIR. Starring.
4 lady practitioner. whose Office Was
across froai HE on Canal street As far
a. DR.. Smith knew Nrk Starring was q
physician o. fair fame
Object or the Defense
The object % the defense was 20 show
By this witness that an attempt Ut an
abortion had been made BY DR.. Starring
early Ia November. 1891. or shortly after
this visit This the doctor would not
swear 10. but On tho contrary swore that
Alss Handieys condition, a. noted by
him week later. might have been in
fiicted az tho date of. the visit 10 Dr.
Starring'S UT 10 might have heen in
fiieted a mouth or sax weeks earlier. The
doctor nlso swore that the complainant
had thr appearance Of having been very
sick when he first saw her. This was
in eonfilet with the evidence Of Mrs.
Ryan.
Mrs James Fair Of Reeds Lake was
next sworn The witness swore that
her husband had been 10 the saloon bus
meas there. some three or tour years
ago. aud that while conducting the
business they had employed Charlotte
Hsndley Is domestic. Mrs. Fair sxore
that Charlotte Hsndley had worked for
her three months and had been out only
two evenings in that time. returning on
both occasions at al early hour. Wit
ness said she had never secn anything
wrong with Lottie. a. she called her.
Afternoon session
At this pcint a recess was taken until
O'Clock. When court again convened
Attorney Frank ). Donaldson was the
first witness called TO the stand. he
first told Of his relations with one De-
tectige Gilson. and OF the detectives
having asked him 10 aid him In secur-
leg sumo money for Chariotts Handley.
when he represented to be In need. The
following letter was then read Ia evil
dence:
Grand Rapids. Dec. Is. 1891
Nix J. J. MckEy. DEaR SfR-I wish
% see you az my oflice at your earliest
convenience az l wish 20 see you on
business Of Importance to you
Yours very truly.
FRANK s. DONALDSON.
Mckee Would Not settle
Mr.. Donaldson sTore that after writing
the above letter Attorney McGill. Eow
dead. came 10 him - the agent %
Mckee Op this Wait the witness told
Mr McGill that Miss Handley was sick.
and in dlstress as a result Of her meet.
ing Mckee. and that he thought ne
ought 10 do something for the girl.
McCiIl said he would SEQ about it. and
see the witness again. Later witness
saw Mr.. McCill. who told him that his
client meaning Mckee. had refused to
do anything. Witness stated that he
vas told BY Defective Gibson that Char
Iotte Handlsyr was suffering from the
effects % an attempted abortion. At
the close q Donaldson's examination,
The Prosecuting attorney moved TO strike
out the testimony on the ground Of its
being hearsay. The motion vas denied.
drs Madge Babcock eas next placed
on The witness stand She sHore that
she had been married 60 her present
husband about one and haIf years
Bsgorc that. her name was Mrs Madre
Perkins. Knew Miss HandIey at ST.
Mark =. IN fssS. where witness was AT
work. Knew that DIR. Hako treated Der.
Thought that DIR. Catlin. the house
physician, might also have treated her.
Witness stated thar while she Was living
az No "A Pearl street. IN the Pike block.
during July. 1850 OF fSO. Charlotte
ilandiey stopped with her Tor two weeks
aud remained Ia the rooms after wit
Charlotte sss . good girl
Ecomcd De . Biock-
Charles b Thompson was the NEXT
witness called lie swors that be had
charge 70 the Pi<s block for . number
81 years. refine il last October.
Witness knew Mira Babcock. the presi.
ous witness. and Charlotts Handiey
lie seore that Miss Handlcy had oc-
cupied a rpon In the block Zoe tho week
after Nrs Babcock left
NrsL Louise Ringlsnd of No. J8 South
Division street wss next sworn. she
HAD hsen propriefress of the Leland
hotel AZ No. 81 Sonfh Division street.
Charlotte HandIey had worked Tor her
from July % December. lsS9. and again
from December. ist0. 20 January. 1871.
add again during July and August 1891.
Wiine.= knes q the complainant's hsv.
Jog Consulted physician While working
Zoe her. AID learned from her that she
bad submitted b private examination.
Tho Stiffness had cot oee good word %
saY Tor Mrs Han6ley. bot On the co..
trary swors 10 some things greatly
damaging = the complzinsnts char
scter She wa sfiii on the stand y hen
court adjourned Ger the day.
fss defease hsvs had q subpoena
Issued for the Srr Dr. Campbell Fair.
he maY - rlas.ef On the es4ri today.