Evening journal., 1893-05-18
UTTER HELD FOR COURT
ON THE CHARGE OF CRIMINAL
INTIMACY WITH A YOUNG GIRL.

Roy Dismissed Of the Charge Of Harbor-
ing tho Young GirI-somo Startling
Testimony Produced In the Municipal
Court Hearing Last Night.
Edward E. litter, the young man, who
was arrested early on Sunday morning
by Captain Kane for having used Edna
Peirce a young girl under 10 years Of
age, for immoral purposes, was arraigned
IN the Municipal Court last night on that
charge He was represented by William
s Hilles, while the prosecution was con-
ducted by Alan Cunningham, acting as
city solicitor
Captain Kane testified to the arrest of
litter at No 302 West Third street,
about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning
When the captain and Sergeant Massey
went to the Foy house, the former asked
Thomas F0y, who came to the door, II
there was anyone in the house
answering the description given.
Foy replied that he did not know aud led
the officers TO the second floor. They
tried to enter one of the rooms 10 the
right Of the stairway. The door was
locked and no one replied TO their
knocking, whereupon, Foy bursted the
door open, and litter and the girl were
found lying ina bed litter was awake,
but the girl seemed unconscious The
captain, assisted by the sergeant, dressed
her and took her from the house. She
was then taken TO her home at Fifth and
jefferson streets
In tine meantime, litter was arrested
by Sergeants Welch and Black While
in the room Sergeant Massey discovered
o flask on a stand. Picking it up he
found 10 20 be halffilled with whiskey
Alongside Of the flask was a porter bottle
which contained soda water.
Mrs Ida NJ Peirce stated that her
daughter was born February 1, 1879. A
girl living in the Eastern side of the city
told her Of the condition Of her daughter
late on Saturday night, and she informed
| Captain Kane She was brought home
about B 40 Sunday morning and did not
regain consciousness until that afternoon.
litter asked her permission to take
Edna TO the Opera House early Satur-
day evening and she consented She
said litter had been in her house once
before Saturday He WAS introduced TO
her as a safe young man in whose Gus.
tody TO trust her daughter.
Mrs peirce, asked LAWYER Hilles.
you say that before your daughter left
home on Saturday night that you told
Mr. litter that she was only IA years
old. Why did you tell him thatg'
Because she was so much larger than
the girl with whom she had gone TO the
circus in company with Mr.. litter on
Saturday morning, she replied
On fnrther cross examination Mrs.
Peirce said she came to this city in 1880,
from Rising Sun, Nd and that she was
married in 1878.
Edna Peirce, the principal witness.
litter went TO the Opera House and
were informed that no play was there
/ They then went TO a florist and got roses
From the latter place the couple went TO
Fullmers restaurant She had oysters
and a glass of soda ordered. That wa.
all that she drank and knew nothing
more until she recognized Captain Kane.
She said that litter did not drink any
thing in the restaurant She remembered
being sick, and thought that she wal
being taken home. She thought thai
she remembered litter saying that h'
was taking her there.
Louis X. Housk, the next witness
testified that he was brother of Mrs
Peirce and was present when Edna wal
born at Rising Sun, Nd. Dr. Dare wa
the attending physician at the time o.
her birth
Mr. Hilles informed the court that nc
witnesses would testify for the defense
litter was held in s., 900 bail to answer
the charge in the court Of general ses-
sions. The penalty Of the crime is sever
years Imprisonment.
Immediately after the court adjourned
litter was released on bail, his mother
Mrs. Mary L. litter going on the
bond