The herald., 1894-10-17
GtORGIE M'CURDY'S STORY,
School Director Buehler ON
Trial Before Justice Austin.
Charged With Treating Her With In
humanity and Oppression.
The Facts as Brought Out by the Wit
nesses for the Prosscution-A
Htotion for tho Jury to
scqu,t Donisd.

OSOAiNJ'
In addition to being school director,
Mr.. Puehler. at the time the offense is
alleged to nave been committed. was
deputy sheriff duly appointed and
eworn in, and the complaint charges
that no committed the act while such
deputy sheriff.
Under the law If found guilty he could
be punished bv fine OF $1,000 and re-
moval from office.
The girl had bsen sn inmate of the
Florence hlme in this city and ran
away from it September Goth. The 90.
currencss complained Of took place in
Mr.. Bnehler's drug store on San Fer
pando street.
The morning was occupied in the
selection OF jury. Deputy District AT
turney Rush and w. s. Knott appear
ing for the prosecution and Knight.
Simpson and Harphsm for the defense.
TIE prosecution concluded its testimony
during the afternoon, the courtroom
being crowded with spectators.
Miss Georgie McCurdy was called and
testified
II am 16 years and 6 months old.
have lived in the city little overayear.
l know W. II. Bushler. saw him Sep.
tembe 2Sth at his drugstore on San
Fernando street. 1t was about O'Clock
in the afternoon. I was sitting in there
and he came in. He spoke first, saying,
We'll, you'ra here | replied that
was, that dsputy sheriff wac after me
and would take me back to the Florence
home. He eaid he did not think 50,
but told me to 20 back in the office, and
he would not Let any one take me.
'He came back little after that with
Policeman MeLain's club. He told me
that Mr.. McLain was there. | started
to 20 ous and Mr.. MoLain stepped up.
He told NE he would have to arrest me
and Mr.. Buenler said that he did not
think they could take me back to the
Florence home. He ga d he would be
responsible for me, and Mr.. McLain
finally went away.
''Then Mr. Buehler took ma in the
back room" The witness then related
what occurred while they wer0 alone
together. ''fhen no went away and
came back ia about an hour. When he
came in ne locksd the door. He sat
there and talked a while, until my
brother and my stop"fa her came. He
was out ia the drug store good deal.
mir. Armour finally came and spoke
to Mr.. Buehlar, aud eaid the door wac
lnoked. MIR. Buebler asked him what
business that was of his. He replied
that he wanted the girl who was in the
room. &r, Buehler eaid there was no
one in the room. NV brother said there
was, and then Mr.. Bnehler aaid. "Oh,
that girl, haze her under arrest to
send her to the Florence home
They opened the door end my
brother Gskod me il l wanted to go
home. replied, If there was no other
place, and he SAID there was none. Then
l said | wcu.d."
On crose examination the girl said che
came from the Palins to Los Angeles.
She had been in ths Florence home
about three weeks when che ran away.
An attempt was made TO show why
she was there, bat the court did not
allow the qusntiona.
She Faid tho reason she ran away
from the home was because she thought
they weie making her do too much
work, more than her share. Ten girls
were there when she wac there. She
had to W ash, cook and do general house,
work. She was lonesome, che said. She
was treated kindly otherwise. Another
girl ard herself went to the San Fer
nando dspot September 26sh.
Mr.. knight wanted to know where
che Gtopped that night.
The question was objected to by Mr.
Knott, who claimed it had nothing to
with the Gaze.
Mr.. knight replied thet he had a
right to show what she did to impeach
her testimony, and after arguments the
court overruled the objection.
The witness was instiuctad that she
need not answer any question that
would tend to degrade her, except about
the act directly in question
Ia reGponce to further questions the
girl detailed her movements during the
two deys before the alleged offense, and
by her own showing had INDUCED in
promiecuous immortality with various
young men.
On further cross examination she was
not shaken in the least in her Testimony.
appearing to make q complete disclosure
of her waywardness. Her answers were
decisve and direct. she was positive
in denying that MIR. Buehle- said he
would go up town and see the proper
authorities and send her home. Bueh-
Ier had told the officer: "You turn her
over into my hands and nobody shall
get her until the train takes her."
Mr.. knight created mild sensation
when ne asked: Didn't yoa say to
Mr.. Eckles in the hall of this court room
that this was put up job on Buehler
by Mr.. Armour, snd that you were going
to skip out when this trial is over? ?'
Before an objection could be entered
the witness replied emphetically mo.
eirl" The objection was sustained and
the question and answer stricken out.
Mr.. knight then ashed who got
yeu 20 make this compleint?"
This was objected to and the objection
Sustained.
Andrew N Armour. manager OF the
Florence home. testified to the details OF
the visit to Bueher's drug store where
the girl was found in little bed room.
When Buehler came out ne was button
ing Up his vest. He had no cost on.
The defense did not care 10 cross ex-
anime.
Fred McCurdy, brother OF the girl,
and Nathan Sutton, her etepfather, were
next called, and gave the details Of the
visit much the same as did Mr.. Armour.
Mr.. Sutton testified to overhearlng
Bnehler tell Officer McLain to cay that
ne had turned the girl over to Buehler.
The prosecution rested, and the jury
was was dismissed until today at 9 O'Clock.
Then the defense presented q motion to
pave the judge direct the jary to bring
In verdict of not guilty, which was
denied.
The ground for the motion was that
the testimony did not show the guilt of
sne oesendant; that Buehler, when he
solicited the girl to the act was not act
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