Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
JAMES CARR CONVICTED
jury Returns Him GSilty Of Assault Upon
Little Rosa Robinson.
Peaaltx Of the cric.e Not Less Than
One Yeax Nos More Than
Five Years.

Unless granted new trial. which Is mo-
probable, James, alias Pat. Carr. will spent
not less than one nor more than five years
in the penitentiary at hard labor, he hav.
Ing been convicted this afternoon Of as
saulting little Rcsa Robinson the 18th o.
last July with intent to rape her.
When The Star report of.the trial of the
young criminal closed yesterday afternoon
Mr.. j. p. O'LaughHn was addressing tbs
Jury in behalf Of the prisoner. At the
close Of his forcible address the trial was
adjourned until this morning, when ME-
Tracy l.. JefHords made the closing ad
dress on behalf Of the accused. He argued
that If not acquitted Carr should not be
found guilty OF more than assault with
intent to commit the grave crime.
Mr. Shillington's Address.
Mr.. Jeffords was followed by Assistant
District Attorney Shillington, who spoke
with unusual force ard eloquence Mr..
Shillington insisted that Carr should be
promptly convicted of the greater offense,
pointing out that the mans flight left no
doubt of his guilt, but that If after that
fact was considered the doubt still remain
ed, the prisoners admission. IF l hadn't
been drunk wouldn't have done it," swept
1t away completely.
Char&e ny the court.
Chief Justice Bingham, in charging the
jury, spoke about thirty minutes, remark
ing that there are too many of such crimes
committed in this country, crimes, he said
which often lead to the commission oil
greater ones. Yet he told the jury that
they should not allow outside matters t.
influence them, but should decide the case
On the whole evidence without prejudice,
fear CT favor.
He explained that a partial accomplish
ment of the graver offense is as much a
violation of and outrage upon girl or
woman as If the attempt was fully accom-
plished, and warranted a verdict of COM
Pete guilt. The judge also remarked that
the prisoner evidently fled because of the
commission of some offense, and 1t was for
the jury to determine which offense it was.
The jury retired at 1915. returning at
1875. A delay of fifteen minutes ensued
upon their return, owing to the absence Of
Cars counsel.
Carr Very Nervous.
The young man was in a highly nervous
state, and rose with some difficulty to hear
the verdict, his thin, boysh face being pale
as deatn.
This nervousness was visibly increased
wren an awkward pause of several SecOn Is
followed the foreman's announcement that
the verdict was one of guilty, the prisoner
evidently suffering intensely before he
heard the qualifying words 'of assault with
intent to commit rape, and not guilty Of
rape" as the penalty for the graver Of
Tense is Imprisonment at hard labor for not
less than ten nor more than thirty years.
At MIR. Sniliington's request Carr was re-
manded to jail to await sentence. The
opinion of those who followed the case is
that the jury took very meroifu view cf
It, and 1t fs not thought that Cars coun-
Sc! will ask for a new trial. The govern
ment will, it is understood, ask for the i'm
position of the extreme penalty, five years
al hard labor.