Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-11
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENDANT
RESUMPTION OF TRIAL OF DIR.
RANDALL PARSONS.
Jury Visits His Dental Rooms to In
spect Arrangement - The
Evidence Submitted.

The introduction of testimony for the
| defense was begun today in Criminal Court
No. in the case of DR. Randall Parsons, a
| local dentist on trial under an Indictment
| alleging rape on Miss Bessie Bricker. a
patient, while the parties were in the Of
! flee of the dentist. on 18th street between
| u and f streets, last October.
Prior to the opening of court this MORN
| ing the jury visited the office of DIR. Par
| sons for the purpose of observing the sit
uation and surroundings On returning to
court the hearing was taken up. the first
] witness called by. the defense being Dr.
William b. French. He testified that the
9th of last October. at the request of In
spector Boardman of the detective bureau,
he made examination of Miss Bricker.
He found evidence of specific disease
| There was a slight laceration but no indi-
cation of recent commission of violence.
Further examination of Miss Bricker by
| the witness demonstrated that she mad
slight affection of the heart. In the opin-
| for person subject to heart trouble to
regain composure after being subjected to
violent assault and shock.
The next witness. Milford Kaufman, tes-
titled that he had been acquainted with
Miss Bricker for several years. The day
of the alleged assault the witness was
standing in front of store 40 7th street.
next door to the building in which Dr.
Parsons office was located. Miss Bricker
passed and the witness exchanged salu.a-
tons with her. He noticed nothing unusual
in her manner or appearance.
Evidence of Same Import.
Henry F. Slagle. who was with Mr. kauf-
nan the afternoon of the 18th of last Oc-
tCber. gave testimony of the same import
as that of the preceding witness.
Alfred f. Clark, engraver and printer,
was the next witness. He was in the en-
ploy of VIM. Ballantyne & Son. and located
on the Sd floor OF 4.S 18th street last Octo
Der. The offices of DIR. Parsons, he said.
are located on the ID floor. The only stair
way in the building leads past the entrance
to the dentists offices. Clerks from the
store frequently pass up and down the
stairway. The afternoon of the alleged as
| sault the witness heard nothing, he said,
in the way of screams or the noise of strug-
Cling emanatng from DIR. Parsons office.
George Robinson. the Office boy employed
by DR. Parsons. next testified that the
rangement of the office fittings was the
same the 18th of last October as they were
this morning VIXEN the jury visited the
place. He noticed nothing unusual during
the visit of Miss Bricker. While she was
there other persons called at the office.
When Miss Bricker left DIR. Parsons
cCmpanicd her to the door and uShered her
out
Continued Until Tomorrow.
Mrs. Harry Belt, the next witness. ex-
planned that she has known DIR. Parsons
professionally for about twelve years. The
10Th of last October she had tooth filled
by him. While at the office Mr.. Bricker
and his son called. The witness noticed
nothing unusual in their conduct nor any
nervousness on the part of DIR. Parsons.
At this point, 1910 o'clock. an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morning
part of Assistant United States Attorney
Gould.