Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-02
Examination Of the Alleged Assault
Upon Amanda Swansea.
THE VICTIM TELLS HER sroRY
And RissaS ssicks "a Ia fhrsasho1s
Cross-ExAzais~ssaa-- --ssrc@t cre~uas
Prr~est and knsoase Intesusl


IN the testsmony. the court naosn sas
packed sith spettatars The pnufes
sionai hAlitue q police irihls was sasil,
r"coenlzed by his conventional mske-ap.
while here and there might he seen q
solid citizen. Many we're there who
ssmpsthize with the dociaDr. and who
vos implicit confidence in his Innocence
of the crime charged The complainant
was accompanied by her ffienEls among
them Nrs Charles Ward. ia hose home
she ls employed an \ domestic. Inside
/ II the rsilsng were tgenty ~ nore NO
men. wbo IN every way betokened frlena-
F liness 10 the young gifl They followed
the reS.ital % her testiiaon, with marked
interest
Respondent Looked CONFIDENT
The respondent entered The room ae.
companled 10y his attorneys. Judge
Reuben Hatch and Isaac "a Turner.
he took his seat with confident air.
and II he vac nervous 10 mind A ~ns
well controlled. Tor his oouatenance
never betrayed IL bet wore q ealn snd
determined expression. A. the exami.
nation progressed he frequently xhis.
pered suggestions and questions % his
counseliore Throughout the forcnooa
tut rrt(AattFe DDIt an ai1lAtAf oi ~
spcctfui attention and seemed bent 0n
catching every word that came from the
lips 81 the Witnesses The two hundred
or more who could not get seats filled
the corridors on the outside and were
kept al good distance from the en
trace doors ~ The court room. 70 a. not
20 interfere with yeDtilafion
The Complainant Tc<tifes
A a a
the proceedings by calling the complain
ant 10 the stand. Every eve WAS strained
20 get a good look az her. Few had
recognized her as she entered the room
few moments previous The presopcr ~
20 many of her sex seeuIed TO give her
courage and ccmposure She stated
her story In a manner that Was straight.
forward and which had the color ~ can.
dor. The closest questioning on
cross-examinaiion did DOT CONFUSE her
or bring out a material cortrzdirfi5n a.
10 the import ant TACT az issue She WAS
neatly DRESSED. comeiy of figure ard
rather handsome % feafnre. She hnd
light blonde hair. fair complcxion AMI
blue eyes She stated that she arrived
hero from Sweden. " here her father anS
mother Ftill i've. two years arn She
went to her uncle ard grandmother. sho
live ON Mcltesuolds street when ske nf-
rived here. Her first employment was
in the family n Dr. J. A McrheRor.
leaving there. she worked for fsmiis
residing on Campbell place until .Ianu
ary last. when she engaged a. a domestic
in the home ~ the assistant prosecuting
attorney. Charles Wand Aft~ she bad
been there FOR while ehe WIS taken al
with severe pains IN the side. and was
recommended 90 Dr karth. who wae the
fsmiN physician lie Was called and
prescribed Tor her. The next tine she
saw the doctor was last summer. when
che went 90 HE Office 90 have fclon
lanced. she neat saw him st hie ofsce
on Nov. l.. the dsy the assault b. alleged
90 have been committed. She was suf
fering from severe headache. and was
advised by Mira Ward 10 so g. the
doctor
The Story of the Assault
II was about n O'Clock in the fore
noon when she called az he Office
After disposing q a paB ard hoy who
were there ahead % her fhe doctor
beckoned her 81 his CONSULTATION room
In response 81 HE question 40 - What
was the matter. Fhe explained that ste
bad a severe headache aud . slight pain
in the SIDE The witness Indicated the
place ~ the pain by placing her hand on
her left side just above the hip 1he
doctor then led her into = small room
north - the consultation room snd -
quoeted hes 90 lie down 90 the lounge
In getting e. this rroTn a use necessary
10 pass hy the prescription department
His reason for asking her o. Iie doun
was in order to make an examination.
She asserted that he did make 30 exam
instion and applied a pslve ~hich be
had on bis finger The witness here
procee,ied g. describe The assault giving
every detail "a tofhe position ~ the doc
tor ard herself She swore that rhe -
eisied him and kicked With one % hrr
legs while her other limb wae held Nv
the doctor opon the aafa She vas
ovrri,ouers.d - about fnur ~ I've min
ufes After THE alleged assault was &C
compl shed fhe flortrr again ts,,,k hrr 20
the consultation room. iIe plnce5 hcr
in bis Operating chair. ftine hsr fs--t Ia
the stirrure and made Huofber sxaniine
ton. He tried o. ronsole bw Nies
Swanson testified that before shs ieft
the room Ne kis.ed hef urob The firht
cheek Prom there she vert % The
prescription cierf end gof her usedirine
ard then started fer home This va-
about noon The Apcto- alao gave her
i iIt' l'ttt|t AtA f'tF ~ ttAr- y ~ FtittAt
was Nrittsr an the reverse side - ous
- his business car1s
"Dr,r Nss WkrD Your sisi bas = fni.
cfai8e. d,5e 20 q uiisgtncrf ~ognb ! ref.ssed
j. aud gsvs hrr ssfrs rsisuiie<ni nrs'saninis.
Isi her tsts one caps1is etfy shfte hsssfe-
n her head acise ssrerFit rits isf ons cap.
ssile ~ hosr Bufi -risr-st affrrrefd one
fesrf hour.
When she arrived homo the wsrA
fsuily was eating dinner. Mrs Ward
beard be- eobting n the kitcben came
sod inquired vhsf vas the maffrr and
sHsHnda rrrlied thuf -he vonld ne-er
ra - pr Fssrfh arain After dinn~r
Ars Wssa aseisfe3 hes IL clearing the
8fshes iron fhs fsi.ie nfid washing fhsf1
ana thes Anaudn bold her ~hai hsf
occurred IN THE doctors os,ee
Tsssssony Could ssa ne shsk~n
Iudgs Hatch subjected her g. lonv
nn5 csrrfai cfosr esauirstisn. iut ia
me- rpef-ee3 rs making he Stiffness D.
Fisfe "a eny rsrfirulag ffosr her sf0ry
Mrs. Charles Wsrd wss tif-n esllesi 81
fhs sfsrs8 ard r,lffrAgra,esl ti that Miss
Swanson haa stafed rngsrdinr shat eiss
did uf,on striving fcrsf Lstsv H. fis
dss Ma ii asl5 es,s.-nssfief =. f<.~sstn.I = ne