The evening Republican., 1902-08-14
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About June 8, Rachel Henry a
girl from Doe Run, Pa, waa found
in Dolly Taylors house in this city.
Dolly kept house of ill.fame and
the authorities decided thot under
the law it was not proper place
for girl of tender years. She was
taken to the police station and turn
ed over by the City Court to the S.
P. c. G. Then the woman fled to
Washington for she was charged
with harboring the girl for immoral
purposes with keeping a house of
illfame and with selling liquor with
out license. Recently Chief Black
found her in Washington and she
was taken here and fined $50 and
costs for selling liquor and keeping
a house Of ilIfane;1; The fines were
RENTED and then former Detective
Bernard J. IMcVey was arrested on
the charge Of conspiracy with the
Taylor woman to take the Henry
girl from the jurisdiction of the
city court, it being changed that he
received 1925 for such work.
McVey made a statement that he
received the money and paid fifty
dollars to an attorney in order that
the girls people could be satisfied
about her whereabouts and that an
effort would be made to have her
brought into court on habeas COR
pus proceedings.
When McVey and the Taylor
woman were arraigned last week
they asked for a continuance until
to-day. This suited the authorities
as City Solicitor Reinhardt was
sick.
Before Magistrate Hollis today
NcVey was charged with unlawful
ly and wicked conspiring with Helen
s. Calvert, alias Dolly Taylor to
spirit away::from the estate OF Della.
ware, Rachel Henry.
j. Frank Ball appeared for Nc
Veyand Robert Richords represent
ed the estate. Phillip Garrett rep
resented Dolly Taylor. After CON
ference Of nearly half an hour be-
tween Counsel the hearing was
started. Chief of Police Black test.
flied that he sWore out the warrants
for the arrest of McVey on May 81,
before House Sergeant Durney. He
said they we're sworn out on the in
formation of Rachel Henry, who
lived at the house No. 226 Orange
street which was kept by awoman
known as Dolly Taylor.
Dolly Taylor was sworn and said
that prior to the last of May she
lived at No. 226 Orange street. She
knew Rachel Henry and she had
stayed short time in her house.
On May 29th she went to Philadel-
phia and while there was visited by
Mr.. McVey She also said McVey
called to see her the following Sat
urday in connection with the case.
She said McVey told her then that
he could get her lawyer but the
lawyer would not take the case for
less than 500. She said she want.
ed the girl and her mother who liv-
ed in Doe Run. Pa, " brought into
court to have all things cleared up
and the girl to 60 home. She also
said she received a letter from Nc
Vey in regard to the case.
On cross examination by Mr..
Ball witness stated that Mr.. McVey
did not say anything about getting
the girl out of the way. She said
that the whole object of the visits
were in regards to lawyer.
At this point Mr.. Richards again
took the witnes and She admitted to
have been cross examined by him
at the police station on last Thurs
day H.; ..li
The Taylor woman admitted that
she testified at that time that Mr..
McVey. had told her that she
would get seven years for harbor-
ing girl under age and that was
the reason he was going to wipe
the girl out of existence. She also
admitted that when she was asked
if she understood by Mr.. McVey
that he was going to get a girl out
of the way so that she could not
testify against her, She answered
yes"
The witness said yes to the ques.
ton. because she did not know what
Csc to say.
Sylvester D. Townsend was called
an testified that McVey came to
him and stated that he believed that
the girl had been rushed through
without a fair trial. McVey told
bin that he thought the girl had
been taken to a Lhome in Philadel.
phia.
McVey told him that he came TO
him because he had been successful in
habeas corpus cases. lie said that
the girls mother wanted her home
and wanted 10 know If he could get
her out.
The Judge then told Of telephon-
ing to the Delaware Industrial
School for girls aud found that the
Henry girl waslthere. He dropped
the case because after the mother
came here, she did not seem to want
to get the girl out.
Jackson Henry, a brother Of the
girl, testified that McVey went to
his home on June 9th and asked il
there had not been enough disgrace
In the matter already and he an.
swered that there had, He said that
Mr. McVey had told him that I t
would be mOuey ia his pocket ia lave