Evening journal., 1894-05-11
HEARING CARRIED OVER.
Pugilists and Friends Will Be
Tried in September.
CHARLES KINsLOw ACQUITTED

| nCsdny.
The trial Of Charles Kinslow, colored,
for attempting TO rape Susan Price,
colored, resulted In his acqulttal by a
| jury In the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday afternoon
Abraham Griiin, the last witness
called by the state. said he heard the
girl scream aud won't TO her assistance.
| he found that her clothes were torn and
that her nose was bleeding
AS soon as the state had closed its
case, ably conducted by,Chrstopher l..
/ Ward, Victor b. Woolley, counsel for
| kinslow, put his client on the witness
stand. He admitted being with her on
the night In question but said that she
made the advances. She accompanied
him into the woods bordering the road,
and screamed when she heard Mr. Griffin
approaching He did not attempt to
rape her.
Olive Johnson aud James Butcher.
colored friends Of the prosecuting wit.
ness aud the defendant swore that
Susan said that her father compelled her
TO have Charlie arrested and told her she
could get money and clothes out Of it.
10 did not take the jury long to arrive
at verdict Of not guilty, and the court
discharged the prisoner
Schooner over the River.
Schooner" Harkins was sent ever the
river for two months for obtaining keg
Of beer from John Lengels brewery, by
presenting forged order purportlng to
be from saloon-keeper. He pleaded
guilty.
Heavy Fine for Johns.
William Johns was ordered to pay
fine Of 500 or be Imprisoned for one
month for renting a table for gambling
purposes.
Dolinquents Must Pay Up.
The grand jury vas discharged until
next Tuesday. Attorney General Mich
olson reported that the criminal business
was disposed Of he said that there
we're many unpaid state licenses and the
delinquents were liable to Indictment.
He wanted to give them until next Tues
day TO settle up their accounts. After
that day he will send in bills to the
grand jury and have those who havs
failed 10 pay indicted and proceed tC
prosecute them. This applies to manu-
facturers. merchants, lawyers. doctors
and all othera who have not paid.
Friends OF the Pugilists.
The grand jury returned true bill
! against Francis j. Mulliu, Edward Nc.
Connell, John A. Stannsrd. John Nc
DOwell, James Rogers, Andrew Osterly
Charles Stretch, Pierce Hibbard an,
s Edward McCarry for aiding aud abettinl
4 prize fight.
Respite for the Fighters.
> Immediately after court met thii
= morning the petit jury was discharged
J until next Monday.
On motion Of Lewis G. Vandegrift
counsel for Mcconnell and Mullin anC
! their abettors In the Rising Sun prize
4 fight or sparring match, the case was
4 carried over to the September term.
Margaret Tees appeared against hei
O husband James Tees, OF Charles's Banks
Braudywine, charging him with non
. support. She left him last November
. because be beat her four times Sine,
then che has been living with Mrs
I Calhoun. ht No sos Lombard street, ans
he has net contributed TO her support
q She married Tees on August g. 1883
His usual wages. earned from the Du
. Points. Is from $34 TO $35 a month
Mrs. Catharine Calhoun testified tha
Ms Tees went to her house the day be
n fore last Thanksgiving her body wa
black and blue and DIR Wales wa
d.. called in to attend her. Tees sent her
: threatening postal card and letter 70
harboring his wife
n Tees was sworn. He said he neve
a deserted her. He had as good home q
any man In his circumstances on Oh
Brandywine She left him for a tim
two weeks after they were married
Judge Cullen-"HOw about this ba
tTeatmeniW
. Tees-"She beat me and said she wa
q better man than / was. We had thes
+ little fuses.
u "Have you any witnesses as to thisf
s "Yes, sir, plenty Of them. She ha
sued me three times before Squire Nc
e Whorter. The last time we had a fuss
Is it was over money / bad earned over
. time. She refused to give II TO me. Sh
is welcome to come back homo II sh
9 wants to "
u Charles Murphy was called by the de
d fendant. He said he picked up Mrs, Tee
. from the floor on one occasion. Their
D we're bruises on her face. He regarde
her as a high tempered woman. Tee
e had good home and gave her as goo
q clothes and food as he could.
u Edward Bann said he had known be
10 20 away loi lIuu hlA Weeks 10 81
y months at a time Tess's home wa
3 comfortable and he kept a good tabl,
le Tees was a hard.working, peaceable mar
E. to the best Of his knowledge.
B. Henry Braden testified that she wa
= away several times. he never kne'
ID Tees to quarrel with any man. he di
not know much about the relations ex
ie stlng between the plaintiff and d.
> fendant
y Tees was recalled and said he wa
Di willing to take her back.
+ Judge Cullen said that the testimon
IT showed no deseriion upon the part Of th
husband. but rather upon the part {
the wife She had her remedy for cru
treatment in an action for divorce. h
3, lectur,d the wife for her actions aud th
BY husband for beating the wife. h tol
y. Tees TO take his wife home and II st
"a would not stay he could not help It
He said there we're cases OF extreu
cruelty on the part of the husband whei
the wife Is compelled TO leave home "
ss that is desertion on the part Of the hus
band, bat cases like the present shoul