The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-19

Isadore L. Rarriere. arrested last night
by Detective Weldon. ON a charge of as
baalt upon Mary NJ. Grady, waived ex
animation in the police Court this morn
ing aud was held under $1,000 bonds to
await the action of the grand jury.
The complaining. witness sat with her
! mother in one of the witness seats. she
IL u very pretty little girl, fifteen years
cid. While her dress was notrich, it was
neat aud tasteful.
She was the only witness examined.
lodge Kimhan and Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Sl6lngton closely INTERCEPTED
! her rs To the facts in the case.
Isadors l.. Barriere. according to the
ca:iiG's story, is her brother-in-law. Last
January, while visiting her mothers house,
| he criniinally assaulted her, striking her
in the face, and inflicting still greater
indirnities No one else was In the house
at the time, and he threatened to kill her
| il word OF the occurrence ever reached
anyone's ears.
Bv means OF threats he continued these
relations until her condition became such
inst ne became alarmed and took her TO
| SEE a female physician. He himself waited
behind tree while Mary went TO see the
woman. who demanded a fee, however.
which he would not produce, promising TO
pay her afterwards. As he could accom-
| plIsh nothing through er aid he himself
gave the girl'a drug, which produced snch
| sickness that the girl lay i'll for some weeks.
when witness came home, her H,other az
once perceived what was wrong and no.
titled the police.
la giving her testimony Mary spoke in
low, welliao.sinlaIed tones. Her face was
suffused with bushes and there was
treInor ia her voice.
The mother was not called upon TO give
! evidence, Judge Scott deeming the child's
own story and condition amply sufficient
! 10 hold the defendant.
Bailirf barr then led her back to Mrs.
Grady, and turned TO take the prisoner
down 10 a cell. The mother and daughter
passed them, and the former turned on
the seducer and attempted to strike him.
Barriere was deeply interested in every
word spoken against him. He is "A large
mai, weighing l72 pounds. There was a
stubbie OF three days growth on his
weat her beaten. hardened face aud his
once black suit had faded to a rusty
brown. His little eyes kept blinking at
the girl, hut at no time did he az tempt to
interrupt her,
Mrs Grady was seen by Times re-
porter soon after she left court. She is
STAYING at No. 2lo9 New York avenue
She is = widow with -four children, the
eldest being Mrs. Rarriere. Mary was
not wiJG her and she refused 10 disclose
her whereabouts
Il would not have brought this thing
before the court" said she, IF matters
had not gone as far as they did. l am
poor woman, and God knows that while
I've had all sorts of trouble, this 8 enough
to deprive me of reason. That scoundrel
married nay daughter six years ago. Dur
Ing most of that time have not only sup,
portei myself and family, but his wife
and three children as We'll.
Mary was fifteen years old the 5th
day OF January. He came to my house
one day when she was alone and attempted
To assault heI. To do this he had TO beat
her, and after he had accomplished his
purpose he threatened my little one with
death /. she told me a word. About a
month ago l sent her to Sea Isle
Il soon received letters from the people
with whom she was sta wing as 70 the CON
duion or affairs, and she herself wrote that
she wanted 20 come home. showed
these letters tc my son-irrlaw, having no
idea that the scoundrel was Responsible
for her ruin. The scoundrel at once
wrOte to her that il she came home he
would Till her I went after Mary, and
brought her home, when she disclosed
everything to me
"a took her to police headquarters and
let her tell them her story. Detective
eedon went after Barriere last night and
arrested him.
'-Oh, il II awfal' / don't know what /
can do. Here are his wife and her little
ones TO be fnoka oat for and I'venumoney
Nor have i had any for the last two
weeks
This is not the first time that that
wretch has been concerned in an affair
OF this kind. He had to leave Warren
ton, Va to escape action there. oh. this
isn't the only charge III have against him.
I've held back for my daughters sake,
but Eow III hare Justice. He was brought |
up in the reform school.
he hasft worked for the longest kind |
OF time and when, he did make money his |
fHmily 20. none or il. Instead of that he |
gaze thera blows Last Saturday night he |
beat his wife until she was black and blue |
despite the fact that she was in delicate |
condition
What is more, he has even beaten me. 1
Look at these scars That scountlrel is /
responsible for them. / had him i'm court /
TIN month Ia make him keep the peace |
Why. hc even tried TO assault me On nv /
way from work. Well, he is where H., /
he4CR rs row, but il had had tbe ,,onev
To boy pistol God knows I'd have shot |
tim as he sat in the dock
Barriere lived ut No. S21 Twenty-fifth |
street The house is a ranlshackle, two
story frame, but was tenautlessthism morning |
The. neighbors say that everyone moved
away Yesterday morning, but did not seem
to know whereto