The sun., 1900-02-07
CYRIL B. VAR|AN
GETS FIVE YEARS
The Ell Man Who Ruined a Young
Girls Life Must Suffer
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For 1t.
CONDUCTED 'lOllN HIS OWN DEFENSE
When Asked If He Had Lawyer He
Replied No---Judge Lore Allows
Him to Leave the Prison
er's Dock SO He Can
Hear Testimony.
CONDUCTED (2OlNN HIS OWN DEFENSE

Hear Testimony.
| 1t took jury just eleven minutes i,
convict Cyril D. Varian, of using a cir
under the age of consent for immora
purposes. His entire case consumed
about forty.fve minutes. It came mr.
Yesterday afternoon in County Court
Varian conducted his own defense. As.
sistant Attorney General Peter L. Cooner
Jr., conducted the prosecution Varian
was sentenced to fi'e years imprison.
ment and to pay 81 600 fine.
Inc f1rst witness called was Miss
Adelia Z. Cuppers, the young girl whom
Nafian was charged with rnining. Mr..
Cooper examined her. During the ex.
animation Farian, who was in the
prisoners DOCK, called tile Courts atten-
tlon several times to the fact that he
cpuld not hear her testimony. He was
permitted to leave the prisoners dock
and 90 within hearing distance.
In ans 3er to que estions asked by Mr.
Cooper, Miss Guppers said she was Is
years old last May, the 20th She said
she knew the prisoner; that she became
acquainted with him through an adyer-
tiseinent Tor ten young girls to join
theatrical company. She sid she first
met him at the Grand Union Hotel in
New York City, where he gave her parts
OF play to learn. This continued for
two or three davs, after which they pro-
ceeded to Philadelphia and registered as
man and wife at the Windsor Hotel.
They, STAYED there for one week, after
which they came to this city.
Miss Cuppers said she understood
when they went to Philadelphia they
were to join theatrical company. After
they had gone to their room he told her
he had registered as man and wife and |
Tith this she must be satisfied. Miss
Cuppers said she protested, but in vain,
During thls time nothing had been eeen
or heard OF the company as far as she
could learn; Several times during their
stay in Philadelphia she begged him to
marry her, but he told her he could not
on account OF their age. Wien they left
tor this city he told her everything had
oeen arranged. She supposed the board
had been paid.
On arriving here they went to the
Clayton House and registered as man
ana wife. She said she understood they
were to do this. AT the CLAYTON Housa
r..
rested.
On cross-examination by Variap. she
that she had iold him i'm A let
er that SHE was IL years old and that
she had met him for the first time at her
louse. Her mother was willing for her
% 90 with Varian. He proved by her
testimony that he told her the night be-
ore his arrest that he would marry her
n two days and that he never upon any
occasion said lie would not marry her.
lor did he show any inclination not 10.
Mrs. Augusta Cuppers, the mother Of ,
he young girl, was called to the witness
tand, and she testified that Va,ian
nuld not show any references o" cteden.
Ials to prove that he was connected with !
theatrical company. She also testified
0 the girls age, which was the same as q
he girls testimony. She said that :
arian had written to her and told her
hey were married, and in the letter had n
allied her mother in-law. :
Matron Wogan, Of the police station, \
vas called to the stand and she testified =
9 the condition OF the girl when sent to :, :,
he hopital Her condition was the out !.
ome OF her intimacy with Varan.
proprietor Bothman, of the CLAYTON =
iouse, was called TO the stand, and he y
sstlhed to Narian's being there v ithth =
oung girl for one week and OF having v
arian arrested.
Narian himself then took the stand ~
nd acknowledged that his actions wene y
He said in New York if Won u
'gister as man and wife it is binding. :, .
eaning that they were considered mar. !
ed. And in Pennsylvania he said he o.
nderstood it was the same way. He y
nd he would marry the girl, that he sa
fought enough of her TO do so, and had !.
ever shown any inclination not to. II W
INIT have done wrong to some ex. p'
MT" he said. He testified that the girls II
other had told him she was eighteen
'ars old. This the mother denied ON a.
ing called TO the stand later. =. !!
Detective Walter Witsil testified that ~
hen he arrested Varian, he, yarian, al al
Id him the theatrical Company was a an
ke.
Neither Mr.. Cooper nor Varian ad-
essed the jury. Mr.. Cooper asked the
utt 70 Instruct the jnry, which the CI
urt did. The Jury returned in about b.
wen lnutes, v lti the verdict OF gui,ty. of
hen the verdict Was announced, Narian Il,
rnei shade pAlpr. ~,
In sentencing him, Chief Justice Lore tes
d that the CiurL considered Tie fence ar,
'ery grave one and would break up
,h a practice ii they ,ud Varan
elVed the sentence nenti.Ined above.
he Jury who con 'icted Narian we're
omas Holiday, James +. est, Jr., ire
tx Mason, Harry q Blendt, Joseph da
Hossinger, William Madden, Robert pa
wthorne, John H. Jones, Alfred w. Sc,
imam. George NJ. Carter, George Foard, da
nes Ii. Dougherty. pal
The eranf jury found true bills against
sley Brown, James Blair, Samuel
dgers, AL culured; Eddie Mu,vey,
rnan DimaR and Edward SewelI, fur -
;enA; Gilbert Potts ana Elizabeth IN,
Ls, ooth colored, Tor Assault allu nal ~,