The sun., 1896-10-16
TRIED ON DORA cLARK,s CHARGES.
Conway and Becker Repeat Their Decla-
rntIons and Arc ContradIetcd.


rntions and Are Contradictcd.
The trial of Policemen Charles Becker and
Martin F. Conway of the West Thirtieth street
station for arresting Dora Clark without cause
was held before Com missioner Grant Mt Police
Headquarters last night. Conway was tried
first Dora Clark, who said her real name was
Ruby Young, testified that while she was walk.
ing through West Twenty.third street on
the night of Aup OF Conway who waa in
citizens clothes rushed across rho street and
after calling her n vile name nut her under ar.
rest for solicitinr On the wav IN tho station
house. she said. he called her n vile name again.
slammed her in the face. md ninchcd her arm
She was discharged. she said the neyt dav IN
Jefferson Market Court. She had spoke an TO no
ono inst nrsvions IN bcr arrest excent two c,b
drivers whom ,be knew. and whom sbe saw Mt
Twepty-third street and Broadwny
Conway. in hls own behalf testified that be
had seen tbe GIRL solicit several mon before be
nut her under arrest When he toot hold NJ
her he said she scrcamed ond resis,ed arre,t so
vigorously that he ,ras obliged 10 call Policeman
uauser IN his assistance
Policeman Uauser and Ro.enbrrg corroh.
GRATED Conway's story and nfter John Hogan
and anotber cab driver with whom Nora bao
talked. Ind testified that thew had seen the girl
sneak 10 noone the case was closed Commits.
sioner Grant reserved bis decIsion
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charged with arresting Dora without cause
early on the morning OF Sept. o. When she was
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stephen Crane, who had been with her and two
other women in the Broadway Garden. testified
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IN her ueiehce ana she was discharged. Mr.
Crane was at tho trial last night.
pora .es',neu ina. ', on 'ne q, evening OF sept
she 'eil her hothe' ~ " es' i"ent!-h 'n'h street
with a friend, a man who was stopping at the
C."nn m" ~, n,m mo 'Au. o ums'''o .N' ben ,hen
Crane ana Two women, one OF them
an actress whom she knew, sat at a
,Ao'. oppoS.'e W 'nen 80
from the Waldorf left. At o'clock in the
morning they left the garden. Crane went out
into the roadway to put the actress on a car,
and. while he was absent. Becker came along
and arrested Dora for soliciting,
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tiOn cross-eIanlnaton oy Louis Grant, VINO
appeared for Becker, the girl refused to give the
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.''''e Va Wv mo-. :. o''i s"e "t'' '' S'"'
the actress whom Crane put on the car. She ad-
r,r so,,c,,i,r br, Gould ron,omhor M d,,o.
t"' ,o'e't's' 90, ous 'Un ,", N' u"'e'
she did no'hlng Tor living. she SAID.
At this point David F. Newburger who ap-
,o.,.a tor ,h. ,,r, oro.o a,a .,;a II. r.,oh.s a..
peared Tor the girl arose ana said no wished to
make no secret OF the TACT that tho girl was the
mistress OF a man who was amply able to sup
port her
Continuing. Dora said that the police of tho
West Thirtieth street station were continually
bounding her and that she was Obliged 10 move
often.
Did you not speak to and mako an appoint
ment with two men whom you had never seen
before in this bu Id ing to-day 2" asked LAWYER
Grant aud then therewa row.
Lawyer Newburger objected loudly. and he
SAID it was part o: a conspiracy by the police
to .ntrap his client
VIM this girl has bccn hound ed so persis-
tently by the police" he said THAT two chart
table institutions OF this city retained me 10 de-
fend her"
After much talk on both sides the question