The herald., 1897-02-21
A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY
In the Charge Preferred by
Dora Green
OUTRAGE PERpEIRATED BY c. MALK|M
The Parkhurst Case Ends in
McDOwelI's Conviction
THE MYERS INSURANCE CASE
New Trial Ordered in the Frozen Trees
Riverside Case
A Hoodoo Bars Progress In the Case of
Hoffman, an Insane
The Water Rats Plead 0ulIty-A LAWYERS
Fees Estimated-7cCroan Owned Up
in Court - New School
Districts
THE MYERS INSURANCE CASE
New Trial Ordered in the Frozen Trees
Riverside Case
A Hoodoo Bars Progress In the Case of
Hoffman, an Insane

A most extraordinary case is that
of Miss Dora Green, bright-faced girl
of 15 years, against Charles Maxim, the
night watchman.
The charge that this very mature
young lady has preferred is the most
atrocous in the annals of crime-rape.
But the case now being examined
into by Justice Young, in the township
court is extraordinary, not on account
of the charge made; unfortunately that
kind of crime is neither unusual nor
unfrequent, but for altogether different
reasons.
The case is still sub judice, and so
too much may not be said in fairness.
but there are several features of TINS
strange case calculated to provoke un-
usual interest The complaining wit
ness is a young girl, pretty and mature
Of form, and looking fully 10 years of
age The facts in any case of outrage
upon the person are always of a more
or less salacious and revolving kind, but
yesterday this girl maintained her sang
froid, while talking of things that under
ordinary circumstances would abash
and overwhelm any girl of sweet unde-
filed mind in the most marvellous man
ner. lie Compte Davis, who represented
the defense, probed into minute details.
and while the girls answers were some
times couched in innocent language. her
face betrayed the ract that the mind be-
hind was scarcely so innocently igno-
rant
Robbed Of all Its superfluities of YER
biage Dora Green's story was to the
effect that Malklm. being friend of her
family had frequently loaned her his
bicycle. He had two-a lady's and gem
tleman' sand so she felt no hesitation
in taking advantage of his offer. On
January 9Th he sent word by her broth
er-in-law that she could have the wheel
that afternoon If che SO desired She
did desire It, and between - and o'clock
went to his house, block or so away
from her fathers house, and took the
bicycle.
She and her sister went over to the
East Side park and spent the afternoon,
returning about dark. After leaving
her sister at their front gate, Dora took
the wheel to Malkim's house. seeing
boy named Abbott cume out as she got
there, and Malkim standing on the
porch. She says that she lifted the wheel
into the house and stood it by the
stairs.
Mr.. Maxim asked her if she had had
a pleasant time and she replied that
she had, but was tired and thirsty. and
asked him If he would get her a drink
of water. He went inside and returned
with q small glass of wine, which he
told her would do better. She drank the
wine and stood there for minute or
two, when she became dizzy, and in two
or three more minutes lost conscious
ness.
The girl claims that she then knew
of nothing that happened until she came
to herself some time afterwards, prob
ably an hour, and found herself on
bed with her clothing disarranged,. and
discovered that an assault had been
made upon her. She got up and stag
gered out of the house at once without
seeing Maxim.
While conte nding that she felt ner-
vous. excited and felt sufficient pain to
remind her of the wrong done her, Dora
maintained, on cross-examina alton, that
she neither made examination of herself
nor did her mother or sister, nor could
she detect the Indications about her
underclothing next morning, winch
would have tended. had they been pres
ent to strongly corroborate the charge
preferred. Her sister advised her to say
nothing about the matter to her parents.
and she would see Maxim. for, accord
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to her father that he wanted to marry
Dora and had spoken twice to her about
it. When her sister first approached
Maxim regarding his marrying the
girl and repairing the wrong as far as
he possibly could. he said he would
"think about it." but eventually declined,
and then the ma tier was broached to the
father and mother.
According to the girls sta tements her
parents took the matter phiosophically.
Indeed, in this connection, Dora offered
some absolutely startling testimony.
When she told Maxim that she thought
she was enciente, he gave her 25 cents
TO get a certain medicine (of a very dan
gerous kind. and she went home and
told her mother. The latter thereupon
remarked: "Why, Dora, that is poison;
you can't get that" ard notwthstand-
ing the realizing sense of the danger
attending the action contemplated by
her daughter, she sat down and wrote
n note SO that the chemist would supply
the Aoxious drug. As if this action We're
not strange enough. Dora's sister poured
out the medicine and gave it to her to
drink. True, they both advised her not
to take it, and in other matters the
girl spoke of her mother and sister say
ing they would not permit her to do
this or that, but in the important matter
of risking her own health-perhaps her
life-she according to her own words,
ruled them both.
Late in the afternoon Dora's married
sister went upon the stand and gave
her version of the story Of her sisters
ruin. In certain particulars she cor
Yoborated Dora's statements. IN others
contradicted them. She stated specifi-
caly that when her sister came to her
and told her what had happened. she
took her in the bedroom and examined
her underclothing, etc. She positively
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tity of her sister having been outraged
were apparent and not to be mistaken
In any way.
The witness might not. possibly. have
been quite so positive had the witnesses
In the case been permitted to remain
IN the court room during the time Dora
was herself under examination.
Altogether the case is presenting some
curious features, and when the defense
opens it is likely Ia he curiok g in its