The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-24
ANOTHER SENSATION
1artie's LAWYER Reflects On Many
PittSbhrg Women.
DEFENDANT GOES ON c7ANo

Accused Woman With Glazing Eyes
Denied She Misbehaved WITH Col
ored Man, Whose Statements Wont
Be Made Public.
put,burg. July 2i-The IarUe di
forcc case bids fair To end In an out
hrcal, ct public opinion against some
rf the counsel In the ease. the end OF
which cannot he foresccn The cpl
solc was launched by Attorney J.
Scott Fereuson when he east r'ilec
n0ns upon the women of Pittsburf
during lis impassloncd argument
against the admission of the deposl
tione of the negro llooe as evidence
MFR Ferguson shouted in the court
room. ..
"Ict them put llooc on the stand II
the, cmc Let Thorn call llooe.
"mt with papers forced from an r.
nannt man in thc stiffness Of the
ulrhi guarded hv detectives why iIs
a thing unheard or And want Ia
saw here that if this thing be toleraed
IL will create i'm a short time stencil
in thc no-trils of every man interested
I'm the carrying ont of Justice.
"a man who resorts TO this sort OF
thing does not deserve recognition I'm
A civilized community.
I'll dos NOT do to say that this man
iiooa's a negro God knows there's
many an mteuipsnt woman who has
sinned as We SAY this woman has sin
ned History is tull of it, | repeat
many "a woman i'm high life socially
and in this community. has sinned a.
thls woman has done
Tho testimony whcs printed wa
read broadcast. and II was not many
hours before the statement was tho
ionic of conversation in clubs. hotel
corridors and on the streets.
Detective Ray of the Perkins DDtec-
tive AGENCY told OF me arrest of Hooe
i'm Ohio and OF hts being brought back
fo pitt-hur, where he made HIS con-
fession. Attorney John Marion. Of Au-
eustus Hartic's counsel. put Raw
through a rigid cross-eXaminaiion, IN
which he tried to show that Hooe was
made drunk and coerced by the de
iectivos into making his confession
Superintendent G.. b. Perkins OF tho
detective agency. told practically the
same story as he'd Ray and he was pat
through an equally trying cross-eXami'
nation 10y Attorney Marion.
Alderman King also was called and
testified that Hooe was not drunk when
he made his confession. but made II
freely and OF his own will.
There was terrific battle Of areu.
mont when counsel for Augustus Hartje
tried 10 get stricken from the case the
evidence concerning HOOe. given by
John l.. Waishons HarJe's close friend
and hte witnesses who followed him
Attorney y scott Ferguson led the
argument for llartje and bitterly ar
raiened Mrs Mary Scott Hartie Attor-
nov John ~ Freeman. chief OF counsel
for Mrs. Hartje. replied sharply and
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