Evening star., 1901-09-05
SHE DENIES EVERYTHING
THE ATTRACTION OF CHEsAPEAKE
JUNCTION EXPLAINED.
Continuance OF the vagrancy Case in
the Police Court Sheriff
shea to Testify.

The hearing Of the case Of Madge Davis.
who Is charged with vagrancy and which
was on trial when The Stars report closed
yesterday, was resumed today.
The defendant was called to the stand
and was questioned by Attorney Ryan. Of
her counsel. She denied the truth Of all
the testimony offered by the government
against her.
She was asked on cross-examination by
Assistant Attorney Sinclair. rs not your
name Madge Duganf'
i decline to answer was her reply.
Have you not gone under the name OF
Madge Dugan ever since you have been In
the District OF Columbian was Mr.. Sim
clair's next question.
Il decline to answer"
WAS not the name OF Madge Davis
adopted by you at the time Of your arrest 20
Mr.. Sinclair asked.
Il decline to answer"
The defendant said that returning to
Washington from Baltimore, where she
spent the month Of June, she secured work
with a family living on Maryland avenue
between 1st and I'd streets southwest.
Mr.. Sinclair wanted to know where
Madge's people live in this city. but she
refused to tell.
What was your business in Baltimore?'
Baltimore is in Maryland, is # not?'' the
woman asked.
Mr.. Sillers objected to the question and
the objection was sustained by Judge Kim
ball.
Denied Being There in June.
She denied that she was at Chesapeake
Junction at any time during the month Of
June. as was stated by several police off,
GERS yesterday. When arrested, she as
fo6
was vag because she had been out to
Chesapeake Junction. She denied that she
drank liquor. but said she sometimes in
duiged In a glass Of beer. Generally, how
ever. she drank sarsaparilla. She had never
participated in a rooster dance, but would
not been too heavy. She admitted. how
ever. that the rooster dance and the rab-
bit dance were precisely alike except in
the former the prize was a rooster and In
the latter rabbit.
What Attracted Her.
Inasmuch as you did not take part In
the rooster or rabbit dances and are not
drinking woman, what attracted you to
Chesapeake Junction." was asked.
Mr.. Ryan objected to the question. and
characterized the prosecution of the case
on trial as contemplate. II anything
wrong was conducted at Chesapeake juno
ton, he argued. it was for the state OF
Maryland to deal with.
Judge Kimball inquired II IT was not the
duty Of the District Of Columbia to protect
its own citizens. and Mr.. Ryan replied:
Not when to do so would interfere with
the rights of the state Of Maryland"
Mr.. Sinclair replied briefly to Mr.. Ryan.
after which Judge KimbaI said he would
allow the question.
The question was repeated, and the de-
fendant said she went to the junction to
enjoy the dances other than the rooster
and rabbit dances
Were you ever so drunk" Judge KIM
ball asked, that you were taken from
car by four men and laid on a box where
you remained until carriage came for
your
"No, judge" the defendant answered
She said Officer Newkirk told an untruth
when he stated yesterday that he had seen
her go into Chinese joints late at night:
also that she had gone to a hotel which
was raided and the proprietor fined $50 In
the Police Court. She declared that she
had never been On the avenue late at night
She denied that she knew Of any Of tho
officers who had said they had seen her
frequently on the avenue at unseemly
hours.
This closed the evidence of the. defend
ant
Counsel for defense asked for a postpone
ment OF the further hearing untf tomorrow
in order to have Sheriff Shea Of Prince
Georges county. Maryland. whose name
was brought into the case yesterday, pes
ent as witness.
The request was granted by Judge KIM
ball. and court was adjourned for the day.