Evening journal., 1893-02-07
CHEATING THE LAW.
A City Court Witness Claims
to Have Been Drugged.
TESTIMONY KEPT FROM COURT.

The Prosecuting Witness in n Local
Liquor Case Makes Sensational state
ment I'm which She Accuses the De-
fendant with Abductinz and DroRring
Her While the Trial Was in Progress.
The practice Of tampering with wit.
nesses before the municipal and county
courts has become frequent In this
city. The authorities have now a
witness in custody who has given a full
statement concerning the methods used
in enticing away witnesses In order that
they may not appear against many Of
tenders.
George Bonner a woman who is
said to have been in the habit Of dissi-
apting good portion of her life was on
Sunday October, 10, 1892 seen by
Detectives. Hawkins and Hatton while
taking whiskey from the house
Of James ]. Riley, Front and
West streets. Riley was Immediately
arrested and when arraigned in the
city court on the Monday following,
asked for continuance in order to get
witnesses for the defense. The request
was granted and the case was continued
until the next morning.
The Bonner woman, had, in the mean
time, been secured az the prosecuting
witness for the state. When the con
tinuance was allowed, she left the court
room and did not appear when the case
was called on Tuesdey. The authorities
attempted to find her, but their efforts
we're futile, and the case was continued
from time to time until finally it was
dismissed.
This morning city solicitor obtained
a sworn statement from the woman. 1t
was as follows:
A Sensational Statement.
when left the City Hall a man by
the name Of George Breckner met me on
the street and told me that a friend Of
mine wanted TO see me at Ford's saloon,
No l05 Shipley street. / went there
but could not find anyone, but was told
to 60 up stairs / went to room on
. the second floor and was given two or
three drinks Of whiskey.
After awhile began to feel stupifed
, and wanted to 20 from the house.
= said Il feel bad Beckner said come
' take a carriage ride, It will do yon good
/ went into a carriage, which / think
was hired at Doughertys stables, with
a Beckner and a tall man by the name Of
/
10 Monday night.
"When we got two or three miles from
the city / was coming TO myself and
/, began to cry wanted to come back Ia
~ Wilmington. They said they were going
D in that direction then The carriage
kept up until daylight, when l looked
y and saw a sign board, which said
= ''Elkton, then | knew where | was. We
70 went to a hotel and got breakfast, anC
"a left Elkton about 8 o'clock in the morn
ing Beckner said the train was goini
p to Wilmington and bought ticket fo
"a =. me aud him, elf.
~ "Instead Of coming to Wilmington, tn
~ train went to Baltimore He took me e.
" a hotel and paid my board for one weel
u and gave me money enough to pay 70
III another. He said he was getting psi
for that, and that Riley wanted me q
- keep out Of sight. He, said he gave hin
NJ $50 Riley came TO see me twice ant
~ y, said all the police in Wilmington ha'
= warrants for me.
II. 81 came back to Wilmington afte
1 staying in Baltimore two weeks an
~ was hurried to the house Of Mrs. Far
4 ley, at No. If West street, l think b.
1e Riley She is Rileys sister-in-law.
IN was kept there IN a second story bac
IN room, over a week. During that tim
"A was not allowed to leave the room
~ Riley told Mrs. Farley that he woul
make 1t all right with her.
IL "On the Thursday after Thanksgiving
as Riley came hurriedly In the room an
said had Just twelve minutes to max
,is a train for Bordentown, New Jefse,
Of where could get work in shirt factor.
al He sent a young man with me to th
of depot, and he went in and bought tv
4, tickets. One for myself and the oths
n for the young man, whose name b
k would not tell me.
nd "When we got to Bordentown / cou
he not get work in the factory as he pror
NO ised and the young man left me.
gi. worked from place TO place IN that TOW
he and secured enough money to get
.ot Philadelphia l stayed in that cit
until last Sunday when l came to w
so mington. stayed in a house over Ma
ed ket street bridge until / was arrest
yesterday morning"
She was arraigned before Judge Be
for contempt this morning and he I
quested her TO be recominitted until
tie morrow morning.
Beckner Arrested.
on Beckner was arrested this afternoon
las the city detectives. The charge enter
WI against him is for spiriting away IL