The sun., 1901-04-09
RUlNEDAl5-YEAR-0LD GIRL
CONVICTION OF 4 YOUTH on A YEAR
OLD CHARGE or RAPE.
Friend Alleged 90 Have shared with Him In
the Crime Ha> Escaped Indictment SO Far
said to Have a "Pul"-But Hts Case
May lie Resubmitted To the Grand Jury.


the Crime Ha> Escaped Indictment SO Far
Said to Have a "Pull"-But His Case
May he Resubmitted to the Grand Jury.
Charles Brown Of 50 University place. a
good looking man. 2i year1 old. was con-
victed Yesterday before Recorder Con in
the General Sessions Of rape In the second
degree on sixteen wear old Edna Purcell Of
il2 East lOsth street She IL the mother OF
a nine months old child On the stand the
girl also accused Lester Moore. whose father
is a we'll to-do baker with bakery in Am
sterdam avenue between Eightieth and
Eighty-nrst streets. Of outragng her before
Brown did Both assaults occurred in Octo-
, ber. 1890
Brown was clerk In Irving's undertaking
establishment at 4Si Amsterdam avenue,
near the bakery. The girl, who ia pretty.
knew him and Moore She says that Moore
induced her TO enter the undertaker's shop
one day and assaulted her while Brown
guarded the door Then Brown outraged
her II was not until six months had passed
thnt Mr.. and Mrs Purcell learned of these
things and had Moore arrested Magistrate
Pool held private hearing In the West Side
police court and then issued warrant for
Browns arrest II was several weeks before
Brown was found by MIR Purcell, Both he
and Moore were held To await action by the
Grand Jury.
Tho Purcells had retained Lawyer Adolph
Freyer to prosecute their case lestifylns
clerk OF Part " of the supreme Court. who Is
related 10 Moore, told him that u would 20
no good try to push the case agalnstMoore.
1vors ou UoiT Ton, !" ,e nee STAT stated Freyer Why
don't YOU find some young fellow ana marry
the girl OF 20 him. ,.a
Jury Il didn't roach the Grand jury uhlli uhllli
last December and thon Moore was called
| IN his own defence, an unusual but not an
unlawful proceeding Inc complaint asa"'H'
In" compiant against Brown didn't come
M until Thomas Byrn" ma succ'rup,,
| Henry tngnr in charge OF the indictinont
| bureau Brown was indicted in February.
Mr. Purcell wrote letterto District Atiorney
! philhin telling him that her family had been
| rcarv a venr IN getting an Indictment against
| Brown and that the ind ic'ment against Moore
| had boon dismissed because he had pun
| This letter was turned Gver, 10 AssistanI
| District Attorney Townscnd who prosecuted
| Brown before Judge Cownc in March me
| iurv disagreed col Townsend tried the case
Yesterday and the Jury was NOT o4t nan u"
While tho trial was going on Assistant
District Attorney Rvrne said that he had
| iokrd over the evidence against Moore ana
| that e. was sufficient, II nnContradlCted' 20
| warrant indictment He had been asked ne
! said. 10 resubmit tho complaint 20 the Grand
| Jury and awaited the outcome Of the Brown
| ca % 20 decide whc'hor he would or NOT
| RrOwn testified at his trial that he was mar
| rIed when he wa ~ years old and lived WITH
| his wife two weeks Then they separated
| Rrowr said that the separation took place IN
| Tho street and that he and his wife had never
| met since lie said that he didn't know her
| whereabouts. Another Young woman. do,
| cidcdy good looking, 90 whom Brown Is sald
| 20 be- on gagged frepu"nted the court room and
| wait.d in the corridors during his two trinlS
| "Idon't believe he's guilty, She said. We
| known him for two wears and ne never been
| ANYTHING bnt n gentleman. He's been in
| N, TombS seven weeks and I've taken him
| things To eat
| the verdict was brought to her She SAT
| down and wcpt bitterly The little Purcell
| Gih was In court and heard the verdict,
| She cried too, on her mother shoulder, Mrs
| Foster. the Tombs Angel, is intercst"dinth the
| caso ~ the vouug woman 10 whom Brown ~
| said 10 be engaged Mrs. Foster says that
| she j. Of good family and reputehon,
| Brown was remanded until Friday for
| sentence Lester Moore's father was In
! court whom tho verdict was announced