Evening star., 1896-03-18

letter from Miliiken. telling her that he
was coming to call that. evening. Miss Phil
lips denied that Milliken was ever accepted
as her sisters lover. At times there were
disagreements between Milliken and Miss
Gertrude, such as will arise between two
people under similar circumstances. About
June 10 Miss Gertrude and Milliken had q
falling out, which resulted in her forbid
ding him to come to the house. She did not
see him until the night Of the 4th. though
ne mad called at the house d number OF
times.
Miss Phillips said that though her sister
told her that night that an attempt had
been made to chloroform her. she herself
did not notice any odor OF the drug in the
room when she entered.
Ar effort was made to find out from this
witness what was the cause Of the disagree
ment betw cen Miliiken ard Miss Gertrude
but the court held that this would be out
hearsay evidence. and would not admit it.
Miss Phillips was then excused.
Miss Gertrude Phillips a Witness.
Miss Gertrude Phillips was then called tc
the stand. For number of years she has
been regarded as one of the bellies of Wash.
inSton. There is no question that she is q
handsome young woman, twenty years OF
age perhaps, or a little more. This after
room she was dressed entirely in black. On
Ter head was a stylish toque, surmounted
by an aigrette. Around her shoulders was
a handsome fur cape and feather boa
She wore a thick tight-fitting black veil
which came down as far her chin and
partially screened her face, making her
dark brown hair and brows look coal
black. While on the stand she remained
seated and was remarkably cool and col
lected in making her answers to the law
yerS' questions. The ordeal was trying
one. but Fortunately fa- her it did not last
long.
She SAID thai on the nie,st il question
she went to hGr room about 1923 o clock
She E,-Eteu the and TrGDGrt.J IOr Oed
II was Il rainy night. but the windows
were open. After she had been asleep for
some time she was awakened by feeling a
mans hand upon her. She noticed a
strong smell OF chlorcform in the room.
She at once ran back to her sisters room
and aroused her. That afternoon she had
put her closet to rights, but the next
morning she found everything there in the
greatest disorder
On cross-eXamination Judge Goode sought
to find Out just what was the nature OF
the relations between the defendant and
the witness.
WAS he not your accepted lover?''
yes"
"And what were your feelings toward
him.
MY feelings have undergone a change
but there wa5 time when / loved him."
Miss Phillips said that she was intro
Guced to MilIiken in August, 1898. and
within month or two after that he show
ed signs of his growing fondness for her
anything but perfect gentleman. Miss
Phillips admitted that if there had not
been some special bond between them she
would never have gone alone with MIN to
Cabin John bridge, for she mad never been
there with any one else.
An Embarrassing Question.
''Now. is it not fact, Miss Gertrude, ''
asked Judge Goode. as kindly and gently
as he could. that, even though it was not
IA adD tod II
course of time you would become man and
wife,
This was almost too much for the young
woman. Her eyes filled with tears and
she shrank back visibly from the embar-
RAISING gaze of the crowded court room.
She faltered for moment, and then
II r,ally-den't know. judge she re-
Piled in an almost inaudible voice.
Though she was on the stand less than
a half hour, it must have seemed much
longer to her, for she was made to re-
hearse many of the personal details of her
life, such as young woman naturally does
rot care to talk about in public. She told
Of the intimacy that had existed between
Milliken and herself; the terms that she
used when sha wrnte - hin. how she So
1ected his neckties: of the quarrel that took
place between them, and of the estrange-
ment that followed and lasted until the oc-
cCrrence of the Fourth of July. Fortunate
ly for her self-possession, it was not asked
as to what the quarrel was about There
Lad been other quarrels.. size said, but
none so final as that one.''
This concluded her examination, and Mn
Fred u. -sic>enney was next called.
Mr.. Nckennc,'s Version.
Mr.. Mckenney testified that he was not
acquainted with the defendant, but recos-
nized him on that fateful July night. He
was asleep that night at his home, two
doors west of Judge Phillips house. on
Rhode Island avenue. He was awakened
r.vrf ff,eo vic Dt,=1l;
house He looked out of his front windoH.
just as a colored girl ran by
For heavens sake" said Mckenney
what's the matter?"
please come help Judge Phillips. He ;
got a burglar upstairs
Mr.. Mckenney hurried to the house. Mrs
Phillips ard the young ladies were in the
parlor and they begged him to go to the
assistance If the judge, he had caught a
burglar. VINO had tried to chloroform Miss
Gertrude in her bed.
When he reached the third floor he found
the judge in the back room.
''The man is on that back roof said
Judge Phillips
That's a good place to keep him. re-
piled Mr.. McKenny, and then he turned
down the gas and drew Judge Phillips out
of range Of the window lest the burglar
might shoot him.
Shortly after that. continued Mr.. Mcken
rey. he heard policeman's whistle. When
the policeman entered the room he called
10 lne 'DurSiaf TO come IN OIL the rOO1.
This the man did in the meekest manner
possible. 1t was Milliken. He had his coat
turned inside out and his shoes tied to-
gether and hung over his shoulder.
No Remittance to Arrest offered.
The witness described the details of Mil
Fken's arrest. in which he assisted the Off
Ger.
when the policeman went out on the
roof for the supposed burglar" said Mr.
McKenney. Il went with him, taking very
good care to let him go out first, however,
Millken offered no resistance to his cap
tors, especially when he saw that each
one Of Them had him covered with re-
volver. He held UP his hands while Nc
Kenney held revolver close up 10 his
ear.
On the way down stairs the prisoner
called out. "Judge, judgev' in an excited
manner. and wnen the party reached the
patrol box he asked McKenrey to take a
messag ge for him to Judge Phillips, or to Sc
cure him an interview WITH the judge. This
the witness refused to do.
Mr.. McKenney said that when he was
first awakened that night it was ten min
utes to 2 O'Clock. The events of which he
had testified occupied perhaps an hour.
The next morning he made a close exam
ination of the premises, and on the grass
In front of the house he discovered 8 hand
kerchief and broken bottle.
1t was impossible to say what the bottle
had contained, though there was yery