The age-herald., 1898-01-29
VERY STRONG ATTRACTION
Suther Seduction Case Draws
 Another Large Crowd.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Witness Stated Suther Offered Her $i0 to Swear Certain. Things Defense Introduces
 Some Interesting Testimony.

The Suther seduction case in the criminal court is proving one of the strongest at fractions in the city. Yesterday the court room was again packed with people who had been attracted by the sensational na- ture of the case. A number of young attorneys were pres ent, but of course they were only there in their professional capacity in order to hear the interesting law points that were raised by the lawyers. When court convened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock Miss Frail again took the stand. She was dressed in a light brown street dress and wore different hat from that which she wore on the first day of the trial. Attorney Green put her through a severe cross-examination, but she ad- hered to her former statements and was apparently more collected than on the previous day.
 Her testimony was concluded at 10 o'clock after having been on the stand almost three hours.
 Mrs. Mary Frail, the mother of the alleged injured girl, was the next witness. She told of going into her daughters room that night in January and finding Jeanette and Suther sitting the edge
  and she made the remark accredited to her by her daughter. She said that Suther asked her and her husbands consent to marry Jeanette and that it was under stood that they were to marry. She de- scribed the scene at the dinner table when her daughter and Suther had broken up. The two had been out buggy riding with a number of other young people and when they returned and the family were seated at the table, she noticed that Jeanette was quiet and did not eat anything. She asked her what was the trouble and Jeanette burst into tears. turned to MT. Suther' she said, and asked What is wrong? If you are going to marry my daughter, there she Is, if you do not intend doing so for Gods sake don't harm her."
 Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin was the next witness She is a sister of Suther She said that Miss Frai had been brought to her home frequently by her brother, and she had heard him say he was going to marry her. She had heard her children call Jeanette "aunt," but she did not know who had taught them to do so. She sup posed they did it just for mischief. She asked Suther what kind of a girl Jeanette was when he first began bringing her to her house. and he had replied that "she
  daughter go with a nicer girl
 On cross-examination Mrs. Mclaughlin was asked If MT. Suther had not made his will in her favor last summer and then changed it, to which she replied: "He did have it in my favor but he has not changed it that know of"
 Miss Georgia Wade, the next witness, created a small sized sensation by stating that Suther had offered her S10 to swear cetrain things on the trial She became greatly excited on cross-examination and sprang to her feet when asked certain question by Attorney Greene.
 Several other witnesses were examined, but little new testimony was developed.
 Miss Fraii was recalled and testified to the details of the alleged seduction. The state announced closed, with the privilege of introducing witnesses who had not been put on the stand
 Mrs Mary Anderson was the first wit ness called for the defense She said she had known Jeannette Frall for twelve years Several years ago she employed her as a servant girl Was with her about six or seven weeks. Jeanette asked her for certain medicine for a certain purpose. Had occasion to reprimand her for staying out on the porch with young men at un-
 
 seasonable hours On one occasion she woke up between 12 and 1 o'clock and Je- anette was on the porch with young man. She got up and ordered the young man away and reprimanded the girl. On an- other occasion Jeanette was missed from the house at night. She thought she had gone to bed. She came in a short while after with a shawl over her head and barefooted and said she had forgotten to lock the COW pen. Had heard her speak of Suther and said she would wait until just before he was married and she would then enter suit against him and get some Of his money.
 On cross-examinateon 1t was sought to show that son of Mrs. Anderson hec been recently arrested for the larceny sf Q watch from a brother of MT. Suther and that the case had been compromised under promise to swear certain things on the trial. Thds was denied by Mrs. Ander- son.
 MT. Bange was the next witness. He was followed by MT. Kennedy, a neighbor of the Fradls. He stated that he lived just across the street from them at Wylam. At one time Mrs. Frai was in Bessemer for several months and on Saturday nights MT. Fradl would go to Bessemer and leave Jeanette alone. He had seen Tom Poe at the house late at night while her parents were away and had seen him there early the next morning. Had seen osher young men there. Saw Jeanette and young man go into the room and shut the door and stay three hours.
 MT. Kenney was the last witness on the stand and court adjourned until o'clock this morning when the trial will be re- stunned.
 AN ARSENAL IN THE BED.