The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-13
CASE is IN THE JURY'S HANDS
Defense Relies Upon the Jury Saying
"It Was Good Enough for the Old
nner''--Tcstimony That Was
Heard Ycstcrday--Insura Agent
&. l.. Rice Accused of Embczzlc'
ment--Other Matters i'll Court.

looking on the affair from the stand
point of the law, characterized it as
an unquestionable outrage and said the
should be convicted on their
own testimony.
Most of the evidence adduced yester-
day morning by the prosecution was
offered with view of discrediting the
defense.
Squire Arnold before whom the pre-
liminary hearing took place, testified
that Walton and Thorp had admitted
to him that they with another had as
saulted Baker and Thorp also said that
Dr. Beck had put them up to it.
Detective Michael Moran, who
worked up the case for Baker, told of
various admissions he had pumped out
of the defendants. one of them was
that DIR. Beck told him he had put up
the job on Baker to keep the old mans
mouth shut, as he had talked too much
about him and Carrie Walton, who
had formerly worked at his house. The
witness also said that the girl one time
admitted to him that she did not scream
as alleged, but ran away at the first
sight of the three men approaching
Charles Baker, jr., testified that Wal
ton and Thorp admitted to him that
they had been led into the affair by
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THEORY OF THE DEFENSE
Mr.. Vidaver made the opening for
the defense, of which an outline was
given Yesterday. 1t was that they
would not DENY the assault, but at
tempt to justify it,
The girl in the case, Carrie Walton,
was the first witness for the defense.
she testitled that her uncle accused her
ta intir,iiota har i,,+o s,,i,,otttinsr TO
l,is aasi,rns Gil +nid .bar ,,,otha, of
tha r,nIa,s oo,1,,o+ o,,a v,ban tho nlon
u.as a,,,onoad to cotcb hin, ,,illing1,
oo,,,iasood 70 ,Io,, mont In II
Hrbilo Mic Iy,Itdn u,os tostifvi,r
one nf the irrore intarruntad with an
ohiection to Dr Rock coarbing bar I,n
said bn bod h,e, v,otchino the,, close
1v ond tho+ sbn had hnen onsuering
vee nr no arcordino os tn how Dr RerI5
nodded his head There was a little
avcitan,ant for while hut If cooIea
down and after Miss walton cot
throurh testifvina = comnlata denial
was made Inv Dr RecI, on the stand of
any attamnt tn coach Miss Walton
"That's all right hut don't do if again ="
was Mr.. Jones' advice.
Mrs. Hettie pOVle. mother of the
Walton boy and Girl. denied the state
ment of Detective Moran that her
daughter had in her presence admitted
to him that she did not scream on the
night of the assault when the men
came upon them. Mrs. DOYLE also tes-
titled that it was she who sent her
daughter to entrap old man Baker.
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Sam Smith, disinterested neighbor
anu leuVial Irlehu ol an partles, went
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the assault took nIaca tho girI was sit-
tino. an tba g,,n,,,d ord he ,,.os do,,,,
on one knee oesuring her that ba
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niece Detactive Moran bei,,o racaIIad
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DlSPUAIE ABOUT MONEY.
The last case of the week was that
of c. L. Rice, the insurance agent. who
is charged by Martin Clark with en-
bezzlement. Mr.. Clark alleges that he
engaged Mr.. Rice to secure insurance
for him on his father, Thomas Clark
in the Equitable Insurance company
Mr.. Rice could not induce the Equitable
| company to accept the risk, but after
some effort secured a policy in an.
other company. Mr.. Clark refused t.
| take this policy. claiming he wanted
an Equitable policy or none at all
| Mr.. Rice held that Mr. Clark commits
stoned him to secure a policy in som,
other good company if he could not ge
| it in the Equitable. This Mr.. CIarl
denies and because Mr.. Rice refuse.
| to return the money advanced for pre-
| liminary expenses. he has charged hin
with embez2lement. Mr. Kelly an
peared with Assistant District Attor
ney Thomas for the prosecution, anC
/ Messrs. Comegys and Shurtleff repre-
sented the defense. The case was civ
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