Evening journal., 1901-09-23
YOUNG MRN WE'RE DISCHARGED
Accusations Of Girls We're Met by Strong
DenialS

DenlalS
In City Court this morning the cases
against Joseph l.. Goff, Harry Hamil
ton, William Jones, Walter Davis and
Benjamin Porter, accused of rape upon
Lucretia Harrigan and Hattie Gonce
were dismissed by Judge Churchman
as from the evidence put in by the de-
fense, discredited in his opinion, the
testimony OF the prosecuting witness.
The cases were taken up separately
Gom, Hamilton and Porter being
charged with ASSAULT upon the Gonce
girl, while Jones and Davis were ar
raigned on a charge of felonious as
sault upon Lucretia Harrigan. Hattie
GOnce was the first witness called, and
testified that her home was in Middle
town, Del, but that she worked in Blu
menthals morocco factory, and board
ed with Mrs. William Pitts, at No. 51g
ButtonwOod street On Friday night
she and Lucretia Harrigan were re-
turning from the Opera House, and
upon reaching ButtOnwOod street they
net Goff and Porter The young men
escorted them and asked them to take
a walk. At first they refused, but fl
nally walked a short distance with
hem, when the men made improper
ldvances which they Indignantly re-
sented. The men then grabbed the
girls around the waists and, dragging
hem to a vacant house in Lobdell
treet, forced them through a window
sading from the porch into the house
The young women said Miss GOnce
~ Il
;ould, but were overpowered.
Shortly after they got in the room
)ne of the men whistled and ten OF
twelve more young men entered the
Dom, ten of whom committed an as
ault upon her. She was finally res
ued and taken out of the house and
art Of the way home by a young man
whom she had met once before. but
whose name she did not know. AS the
Pitts family had retired when she
cached home, about 1890 o'clock she
lid not inform them of the occurrence
out, in company with Lucretia Harri-
san, made complaint to Chief Massey
IN Saturday morning.
TESTIMONY DISCREDITED.
The defendants We're represented by
Horace G. Knowles, who called to the
4tand John Quinn, Of No sol Button
wood street, whose testimony was di-
ectly contrary to the girls statements
whereupon the cases against the youne
nen were dropped.
When the cases against Davis and
lones we're called, the Harrigan girl
wore that she could not identify either
# them, and they were discharged.
Benjamin Gordon, colored, was ar
aligned on the charge of stealing a
watch from Jacob Cooper, also colored
# No. COS Christiana street. The
barge was proved and Gordon was
leld in 5000 bail for upper court.
Edward Leary, charged with the lar
eny Of a grip. containing S57 in
money and other articles. from Miss
Mary ID. Geiger, was held in $500 bail
or upper court.
William Galloway and Thomas Smith
were charged with disorderly conduct bv
James T. Wood. A fine of 81 and costs
vas imposed in each case. Joseph FL
lott, colored. charged by Officer William
faulmann with acting disOrderly at Six
oenth and ClaymOnt streets last night.
tA' AAAANA 81 anu tNNiNs JONI AlaEIlI.
trunk and begging, was assessed So and
osts. Charles Ashley was charged with
eruelty to a horse. Officer McGee said
he had seen the horse just after it had
been taken out OF a ditch beyond Elev-
'nth street bridge How it got there he
lid not know. Charles Denny testified
hat he saw Ashley striking the horse
several times while he was coming up Da-
'is street. He could not tell what ne
struck him with. William $. Woods tes-
-iiied that the horse refused To 20 over "a
bridge and that Ashley struck him over
The head several times with stick or n
whip. The animal then plunged into a
litch. 4 fine of $40 and costs was i'm
posed. The case Of Lawrence Devine. "a
boy. charged with assault on Lizzie Taz
well, was continued until Thursday.
Upon recommendation of Agent Stout of
the $. +. &. c., the case of Edward Can
ming, charged with the larceny of watch
from this father, was held up.