The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-23
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SERIOUS CHARGE

were considerably excited on Satur.
day evening when five young men
were arrested, charged with felonious
assault on Lucratia Harrigan and
Hattie Gonce. They were arranged
In the Municipal Court this morning.
Joseph L. Golf, Harry Hamilton
and BENJAMIN Porter were charged
with rape. Hattie Gonce testified
that on Friday night she was In com.
pany with Harry Hamilton and Jones
and Lucretia Harrigan. They asked
the girls to take a walk. They took
the walk and they asked the girls to
60 into the empty house. Hamilton
grabbed her and dragged her to the
house and Jones dragged Lucretia.
She screamed and begged to get
away. The men whistled and
crowd of young men came, She was
choked and after being thrown to
the floor the young men criminally
assaulted her While being assaulted
a young man held her shoulders and
another had her by the feet.
She recognized Hamilton, Golf and
Jones as being there. Afeer the
crowd went away, one Of them took
her out Of the house. He took her
home and was followed by some of
them.
In answer to Horace Greedy Knowles
she testified that she boards with
George Pitts or Buttonwood street.
She has been working in Blumenthal IS
morocco works. AS she and Lucre.
tia went along the street, Hamilton
and Jones approached them. They
began talking about party.
The conversation las ted about ten
minutes and they took short walk.
The house to which they we're taken
is about half square from a dwell.
ing. She had never seen the old
mansion, before. We were holding
back hard and they kept pulling US
by our arms. She asked them for
Gods sake to let her 60 home as she
was in a wrong place. Her outcry
was loud enough to lie heard half a
square away had it not been for the
mill running. The men put the girls
into the house through front win.
dow. She had not seen Captain Ker.
sey that night. She was screaming
loudly and paid no attention to the
other girl. The young men dragged
them up the steps to the third floor.
She fought for fully twenty minutes
against being put into the mansion.
TO the best Of her knowledge she
was over an hour in the house.
Chief Massey testified the com.
plants were lodged with him and he
Swore out the warrants
For the defence John Quinn testi.
fed he saw the witness on Friday
night between II and o'c. Jrk. The
girl used very bad language and she
made certain admissions and refused
to 60 for walk with young men
and in his opinion she was not sober.
In answer to Judge Cnurchman,
Quinn said the reputation of the
girl for lewdncss was very bad.
Mrs. Mary Quinn testified that she |
teard the disorder. There is ger
eral complaint in the neighborhood
about the Pitts house.
Captain John Kersey is employed |
as night Waterman for the Diamond
State Steel Co. lie was at the man.
sion house several times and about |
1870 O'Clock he saw TWO girls and
two men going toward the mansi on
house. lie was within l25 feet of
the house several times but heard no
cries He had seen no others 90 to
the house that night and at H.. 40 he
saw the couples come away from the
house. The reputation of
The Pitts house is very bad.
Chief Massey and Captain Black
testified that the Gonce girl stated
that Jones was not with them and
that she did not know him.
Frank Jones testified that he had
! conversation with the witness
ionce. She said that the man who
vent to the house did not have a
land on her.
Hamilton was called to the stand
md was about to testify when Dep
lty City Solicitor Garrett asked that
he case be dismissed.
Judge Churchman said that this
girls testimony was incredible and
under the circumstances.
The case was accordingly dismissed.
Walter Davis and William Jones
we're charged with felonious assault
m Lucretia Harrlgan and the wit
less failed to identify the men and
hey were discharged.