Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-02-16

III tne e4ITcWe. AS ABOVE StaLeQ, Lne girl
had answered the questions il a low tone
of voice. But in answer to this question
she raised her pale face and in an excited
manner, but in clear and distinct voice,
replied, II did not No, l did not!
never had anything to do with Robert
McTavish."
Attorney Parker then began to question
the witness rs to her relations with Israel
Robinson; but the states attorney
promptly objected, and Justice Flick as
promptly sustainedi the objection, stating
that he would not allow any evidence to
further blacken the girls character, when
such evidence had no bearing on the
alleged crime of the seduction of Nary
Dunbar by Fred H. Cotton, as charged in
the complaint He stated that he would
hear evidence as to what had transpired
at the time of or previous to the commits
sion of the crime charged, but that testi-
msny as to what occurred subsequently
would not be entertained.
Here the preliminary examination sud-
denly came to an end. From the time, a
minute or two previous, when she had
been questioned as to her relations with
Robert McTavish, the pale face of Mary
Dunbar had grown still more pallid, and
her piteous sobs aud moans resounded
through the room and brought tears to
many eyes not given to weeping. Justice
hat flo orsc 81 oh
to faint, and stopped the proceedings Of
the court just as she was taken into the
arms of her devoted mother, who sat by her
There was much excitement at this time
Kind and willing hands were assisting
the unhappy girl, whose visible condition
was such that a serious outcome was
feared at any moment. Here was mere
child in years, in that condition when
even wife of mature age needs peace
and quiet and the love and protection of
the one whose child she must bear, ard
here was this poor young creature com
PEELED to appear in public and appeal to
the courts of her country for justice to
herself and to the Innocent soul that was
soon to lie in her arms. And then, too,
not content with the foul injury that had
| been done her, an attempt was to be made
to connect her with vile wretch who
was ready at his masters bidding to swear
to anything, even if he placed himself
within the walls Of prison by so doing.
1t is not strange that fears for the life
of the sufferer were entertained.
And where during these trying moments
was the accused-a man over ten years
her seEior, more than six feet in height,
and of stalwart build-a man (God save
the mark) who had first tried to fasten
the foul crime upon another-a man who
had then publicly admitted that he had
criminally known the person of the
sixteen-year old daughter of a respectable
family, and that, too. while she was away
from loving mothers care and an in.
mate of his own home?
"Where was he?" you ask. With his
brazen forehead and adamantine cheek,
even while the means and sobs of Mary
Dunbar could be heard in the next room,
he was complaining and asserting that
her illness was assumed and that it was
all done to create sympathy, apparently
ignorant of the fact that sympathy fol
the victim was already universal through.
opt the length and breadth of the county.
After some time the girl, who had eaten
practically nothing since she left home
Monday evening, and who was utterly
exhausted, dropped asleep, and the kind.
hearted old soldier who was hearing the
case determined that she should not be
disturbed for time, and she slept on,
with her mother and father watching by
the bedside.
From the hurried whisperings and but.
tonholings that had been taking place, i,
was now evident that the defense had
decided on new departure, and no one
was astenished when few minutes later
it was announced that they had waived
further examination, and that tue de-
fendant would be held to the distric,
court in bonds of $500.
Thus ends the first chapter in this vile
conspiracy for the ruin of young life.
Another Case.
| In cases like the one the particulars OF
which are given in this article no editor
should give the common rumors afloat,
even If such rumors can easily be proven
to be facts. OF course there is an im-
piled contract between the country editor
and his subscribers, to the effect that he
shall give them all the local news cur
rent. But it has been the policy of this
paper to ignore all affairs of domestic
or scandalous nature until they became
the property of the public through action
in court. Even then, In some eases, 9
| failure to nuhlish suhseryes the Aest in.