Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-29

Hart further described occurrences that
took place during the night and next
morning.
Fife Cunningham, who was with Lucy
Hart at the time Of the alleged assault.
was sworn. She is about nine years of
age. Her statement was unimportant other
than that she saw Lucy go into the bushes
with the men and that she did not hear
Lucy cry out.
The state rested its case, and the court
adjourned.
For the Defense.
The court assembled al o'clock and de-
cided to sit until 9 o'clock a night with re-
cesses for dinner and supper.
DR.. A. l.. Griffith Of Marlboro. who was
present at the preliminary examination be-
fore Justice Sears in Marlboro, was called
to the stand The doctor stated that the
evidence of Lucy Hart and of her mother
in the court here differed in many details
from that they gave before the justice of
the peace
One of the statements which witness said
varied from that previously given was that
the mother said in Marlboro that Lucy did
not tell her of the occurrence until she
reached her home while she said here that
she was told of it when she met her re-
turning to the house.
Andrew w. Brown was sworn, and said
that he had talk with Mr.. Hart. father of
Lucy. on the Wednesday after the alleged
assault Hart took him by the hand and
asked what he thought of the case. He
CBroWn) told him he thought it best to
move slowly in the case, and said his daugh-
ter hardly realized the seriousness of the
charges made. Hart said: If could ha We
seer, DIR. Fox, father of Todd Fox, and Mr.
Smith, father of Leo Smith before l had
would have fixed the thing up with them
But now he had the Sheas and Boteler Just
where he wanted them.
Roger Smith, at whose house the travers-
aR,
testified that Lucy Hart was on the hill
ga tbering chinquap pins and playing with the
children from about 2:30 O'Clock until nearly
;. He saw them frequently from his yard
They We're about It's feet from his house
The Sheas. Boteler and Fox went up the
hill. He could seesthem all, or nearly ALL
the time. He heard no cutlery and when
Lucy Hart and the two children came down
they were laughing and talking; saw moth
ing wrong with Lucy. who came within
200 feet of where he was sitting in his yard
The Sheas left his place about O'clock
He knew the time. because they compared
watches. Ed Shea said he had to be in
Beltsville at 5 O'Clock.
Physicians Testify.
DR.. Geo A. Richardson. who made the
physical examination of Lucy Hart. testi-
fed that he went to the home OF the girl
careful physical examination Of the girl.
He found no evidence of violence.
On cross-examination he stated that con-
dition in which he found her would have
been impossible IL she had been violently
assaulted by five men on the previous day.
Dr. Griffith was recalled and said he had
heard DR.. Richardson's statement as to the
girls condition. and stated with emphasis
that such a condition would not exist under
such statement of fact as detailed by DR..
Richardson.
DIR. p W. Hawkins. physician for forty
years, testified also to the impossibility Of
conditions existing when DIR. Richardson
made examination II assault had been per-
petrated the day before.
DIR. NJ. ID. Hume also testified as to the
impossibility Of the girls condition next
day If she had been assaulted within forty
eight hours by five men II DR.. Richardson's
statement of fact was true
Gen. Wilmer, I'm the course of re-examina.
ton, asked DR.. Hume IL he was a Mason
DIR. Hume answered in the affirmative and
then appealed to the court for protection
from counsel saying such questions were
reflection. implying that he would give