The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
The "General" Must Stand Trial in the Superior
 Court.
Little Alice Loy Tells the Story of Her Inhuman Treat
 nent.
Mrs. Clarks "Arnay" Rallies to the Defense of Man Charged With
 a Heinous Offense.

General" George Sturgeon Duggan has been held for trial before the Su- perior Court by Police Judge Low, with bonds fixed at s300O. on the charge of brutally attacking Alice Loy, the seven-year-o girl who was brought to this city from Portland by Mrs. J. A. Clark about two months ago.
 Yesterdays proceedings in the Po lice Court gave an insight into the life of the crowd of vagabonds who, under the cloak of religion, prey upon the charitable for a livelihood, their meth ods casting reflection upon the Salva- tionists and Volunteers, and retarding 1 in a measure the good work in which those organizations are engaged.
 The charge against Duggan bids fair to disrupt the half-dozen people who call themselves Gods Regular Army, of which Mrs. Clark Is the head. It was she who swore to the complaint against Duggan, and yesterday she was one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution, though it must be ad- mitted that she was a reluctant wit ness and appeared to be shielding the defendant in every way possible. Dug gan called upon nearly every member of Mrs. Clark's forces to testify in his behalf when given an opportunity to present his case, in addition to taking the stand himself, and it is doubtful If Falstaff himself mustered a more unkempt crowd than that which rallied to the defense of the man on trial for the most heinous offense known. It was noticeable that the General" was not supported by any of his own fol- lowers; not a member of Jesus Christ's Army" was placed upon the witness stand. But it Is possible that Duggan himself constituted the rank and file of his forces.
 Alice Loy, pretty tot with a wealth of soft, f1axen hair falling about her delicate features, was brought down from Sacramento, where she is being cared for, and told the story of her in- human treatment with a childish sim plicity and straightforwardness that carried conviction of it's truth Dr. c. D. McGettigan, medical superintendent of the Sisters Hospital, where Alice has found shelter and friends, came down with the child and gave expert testimony as to the brutality of her ill., l treatment. Mrs Clark and Secretary Frank Kane of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children also tes- tif1ed for the prosecution.
 The first witness for the defense was JeSSle oIIllln, d IWelNe-ye yedT-OIQ Slri, who was at the headquarters of Jesus Christ's Army with Alice Loy at the time of the alleged assault. When the complaint was sworn out this girl made a statement to Prosecuting At torney Reynolds, fully corroborating Alice's story, but since then she has modified her story to such an extent that the prosecution did not see fit to place her on the stand. However. when it came Reynolds turn to cross examine her he brought out considera- ble that was damaging to Duggan. Judge Low asked her if anybody had talked to her about the case, and she admitted that her father and mother had, but afterward said they had told her to state the truth.
 Mrs. Flora Smith and Jacob Smith, the mother and father of the girl, were