Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
Hearing Of. Testimony Against Rosa
Rasinsen's Assailant.
TEE SqoR7p0Nll By TEE LITTLE GIRL
TestimonyEofsthe Physicians Who
Attended the Child.
THE MOTHER A WITNESS

The trial of James. alias Pat. Carr, the
young white man who is charged with hav-
ing criminally assaulted Rosa Robinson, an
eleven-year-old child. the 18th Of last July.
was continued in Criminal Court No.
this morning in the presence of a decidedly
decreased attendance of spectators.
The decreased attendance was not, how
ever, due to any want of interest on the
part Of the curiosity seekers, who crowded
the corridors of the city hall. or to any
failure on their part to demand or i'm
plore admfttance. but simply to q deter
minat;on of Marshal Wilson that those at
tracted merely out of curiosity should not
be admitted. Hence his order that only
members of the bar and others having
business before the court should be ad-
mitted was rigidly enforced today.
The Victims Story.
When The Stars report of the trial closed
yesterday the little girl who is alleged to
have been wronged had not completed her
narration of the details of the offense
charged against the young man. In an in
telligent but shrinking manner the child
told her story saying that about o'clock
of the afternoon of the day in question
Carr met her ard told her that her mother
wished Ter to go with him to his house for
bucket. She followed him. she said, to
his gate, and there, refusing to enter the
house, was pulled into it by Carr. He took
her upstairs, she stated, and offered to
give her watch and pair of earrings II
she kept quiet. She struggled and cried.
when, she declared, Carr opened a trunk,
and, taking revolver from it, threatened
to shoot her unless she discontinued her
cries. According to her statement, Carr
then assaulted her. despite her struggles
and protests.
IJDon the concJusion of the dircct terti-
mony of the child, counsel for Carr OBJ
tanned permission 10 defer cross-examina-
ton until later in the case, explaining that
they might find 1t unnecessary to cross-ex-
anime her.
Second Witness Called.
Assistant District Attorney Shillingion
then called as his second witness Emma
Robinson, the mother of the little girl. Sha
stated that her child came running home
crying, in terribly excited and nervous
state. Despite the objections Of Cars at
torneys, Chief Justice Bingham allowed
Mrs. Robinson to state that Rosa told her
of what had occurred, accusing Carr of
wrongfng her. Mrs. Robinson also stated
that her examination of The person and
clothing of her child confirmed her story of
the alleged assault.
Witness CrOss-Exnmined.
The cross-examfnation of Mrs. Robinson
fords, she stating that she is native Of
Germany, her maiden name being Stern,
ard that she has been in this country
about fifteen years. She admitted that
Carr dealt at her little store in Logan S
court, but denied that she had ever fallen
out with him as the result of their business
relations. Mrs. Robinson also denied send
ing her child with Carr to his house, deny
ing, too. that she knew her child was at
the prisoners house, or that her daughter
Was In the habit of going there, -.
DR.. Geo. ]. Lochboeler, the next witness
called on behalf of the government, testi-
fled that he has been practicing medicine
since 1889. He stated that he. visited the
Child between and o'clock of the even
irg Of the alleged assault, finding her in
an excited and highly nervous condition.
Making an examination of the child. the
doctor stated that he found no marks of
violence on the body save a slight brufse
on the head. He also stated that he found
no evidence of the accomplishment of the
alleged criminal purpose of. her assairant.
although he explained that there might
have been a partial accomplishment with
out evidence being discernible on her per-
SON.,
DR.. Philip 8. Roy, who was called in con-
sultation by DR.. Lochboehler, was next
examined. his testimony not differing ma
terially from that of his associate.
Corroborative Testimony.
Frank F. Johnson. colored man, fol-
lowed DR.. Roy on the stand, stating that he
saw Carr come out of his house shortly
after the time Of the alleged crime "in a
frustrated condition..
Detective Jos. E. Barnes identified the
Undertaking Of the child, given to him by
the girls father -.
The latter, Lewis Robinson, corroborated
Detective Barnes, and. in reply to Mr.. JEFF
fords stated that he has been in this coun-
try about sixteen years. His name when
he came to this country was, he said.
Robinovitz and he changed it to Robin
son. because the latter would be more
easily understood here, and not because
of any purpose to hide his identity.
James Cross. colored, testified that he
saw the little girl come out of Cars house.
crying and excited.
Mary Mccarthy and VIM. s. Adams tes-
tiled that the prisoner seemed to be a
man they saw hiding in a house, and
Joseph Fowler testified to finding Carr in
his stable the morning of the 5th of Au-
gust.