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The girl WAS the principal witness,
She was on the stand for more than
an hour aud was compelled to tel
In detail everything that happened
from the time she met Goodman a
week ago Sunday afternoon until De.
tectiye Sergeant Woodward found
the couple in milkwagon near Fiji.
ty.seyenth street and Virginia ave-
nue. late last Wednesday night.
Lillian harrIson's story,
According to her story she was
walking with two companions a
week ago Sunday afternoon when
she met Goodman. He called her
md said he Ind something to tell
her. hut she went on with the girls.
Later she met him again and he
walked along the street with her,
telling her OF quarrels he had been
having with his wife. She insisted
upon going home, but he persuaded
her TO stay ont ana finally 1t began
to rain. Then they went into Mr.
d. r. Valghn's carriage house, at
Chestnut avenue and Twenty.second
street, and got into buggy Good
man asked her TO 80 to Norfolk with
him, but she said she wanted TO 20
home He would not let her go, She
declares, and they spent the night,
III the buggy. she crying most Of the
time. The next day he took her to
the beach and they did not return
until Monday nigt, when Goodman
bought some cakes. They had hal
nothing to eat since Sunday. but the
girl declares that she told him that
sho was not hungry and wanted to
go home. Again. according to her
story, he refused to let her go.
Charges Attempted Assault.
Monday night they spent in the
carriage house, and Tuesday night
they spent on the beach. Both on
the beach and In the carriage house.
she declares, Goodman tried to as.
sault her, Wednesday, they spent
between the boulevard and Green
lawn cemetery and that night she
said she was going to the house OF
n friend III North End. Goodman
begged her to so out into the co,ln.
try with him, but she persstently re,
fused, then he followed her. At tho
friends house she said that she had
come with her brother and was go.
Ing to spend the night. Then she was
shown n newspaper account of her
flight with Goodman ana she be.
came frightened and ran away.
Goodman Joined her and took her to
the milliwagop where the officers
found them.
She says that Goodman told her
that the policemen were sure to
catch them and that II she went
against him he would go to the pen
itentiary, but that he woald have
her when he came out II he had to
go to the end of the world to get
her.
When she was cross examined by
Mr.. n. NJ. Lett. who appeared as
counsel for the prisoner, the child
put her head on her arm and sobbed
so that she could hardly answer
questions. She admitted that the
story she told the police Wednesday
night was false, but said she told II
In order to get home and because
Goodman had warned her to tell
something to get him out OF the
scrape.
She testified concerning Good.
mans attentions to her for some
time past, saying that he had been
making love TO her and that she felt
sorry for him and loved him.
A number of witnesses were ex.
amined, among them being the girls
mother and brother. Henry Horton,
l.. II. Watson and l.. s. Whltson.
Practically all OF the testimony ex-
cept that OF the girl herself was con.
corning the attentions OF Goodman
to the girl previous to their dlsap-
pearance.
Goodman Testlfles.
Goodman went on the stand in his
own defense. He practically repeat
ed the story told by him to Chief
of Police Reynolds on the night OF.
his arrest He protested that the
girl refused to 80 home and that he
remained with her only to keep her