Evening journal., 1895-07-02
THE CASE DISMISSED
Richard G. Howard Proves
That He Was in Virginia.
AND THE CHARGE FALLS FLAT.

1t Was Question of Date Where the
Defendant Gets the Benefit other
Gases In Municipal Court.
There was good audience present
when Municipal Court opened, but the
curious crowd was disappointed, for the
courtroom was cleared when the most
important case, that Of Richard G
Howard was called
Prior TO that the d. ccket WAS cleared
Special Officer Cannon introduced Eve
boys, William Smith, Meyer Blumenthal,
John Rodden, WilliamsAbram and John
Liddell, who were captured on a train Oh
the w & B. R r. They came from
Baltimore and were allowed to 20 on
condition that they 90 home at once.
William Boyer was arrested by
Officer Donahoe on charge OF feloniously
assaulting Berihs Anderson, young
colored woman residing on Townsend
street, about 10 O. clock last night.
Walter a. Hayes asked for q continu
snce and the case will be heard to-
morrow.
w. G. Guthrie was charged with
stealing tooth from the head OF Eva @
| Weldin, the IL -year-old daughter oil
w B. Weldin, OF No. 1910 West Second
street. The evidence showed that
Guthrie passed by the house and Eva
complained of having the toothache Hs
offered to draw the aching incisor. bui
just as he had his forceps on the
offender Eva jumped and the instrument
slipped
The molsr came out and Guthril
finding he had made a mistake offereC
The girl 81 to have the bad tooth filled
There seemed to DO no case against Guth
rie. He was dismissed. 1t is understoo,
that Weldin will bring a civil sui
against Guthrie.
Charles Brooks, a colored lsd, wa
charged with stealing from the stor
No 1912 Clsymont street. He wa
handed over to Agent Stout, who vii
look after him.
Tho Howard Case is Heard.
Richard g Howard, brother Of Rev
Or j. II Howard, and one OF the spie
used in the recent campaign for reform
was arraigned on q charge of using Mar
Heald, girl under Is, for immoral pur
poses The court room was cleared be
fore the case was called i G Wand,
grift and w. Prickett were the attol
neys for Howard, and R G. Harman Il
the state
, Mary Heald was the 6rst witness St
said that Howard and Ferrier came /
the house Of Alice Decoma on a Digl
: between June is and "a and asked *
Trixy, which WAS the name she wei
by. She could not fix the date exactl
but thought it was June 10 tin cross
examination she said she would be
: years Of age on December 81. but hI
2 told Matron Wogan that she was 19.
Ida Tatum, an inmate OF the hous
Z swore that she was present when How
ard visited the house She WAS vii
Ferrier She understood that Mary ",
y 10 years Of age but heard her mother 81
that she was not 16.
Ishmeel Hsald, OF Lancaster, the faith
Of the girl. wins, by the way was, accor,
ing to his statement, born out
: wedlock, swore that she was born
December 81, 1880, as did Theresa Hea
/ an aunt, aud Mary f. Horner a neighbo
{. who lived ia Conshohoeton, where Ma
5 was born. The mother was also swoi
and corroborated the date.
3 For the defense R g. Howard WI
D sworn and stated that he had never SCI
the girl until after his arrest on Jul
: is, he went to Portsmouth, Va, wi
his brother, Rev. DR. Il Howard, al
Z did not return until June 19 This W
$. corroborAted by Rev. DR.. Howard, Re
John T. Bosnian, of Portsmouth.
whom Rev DR. Howard preached Jun
16 aud Professor Charles H. Sturdevar
d of Portsmouth, with whom both {
e. Howards conversed Just before leavi
R, that city.
ie After argument by counsel on bo
: sides, the case was dismissed, aa al
T. having been clearly proved, so far as t
- data yvau nnearned