The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-18
GIRLS HIS ACCUSERS' James Manuel Held on Serious Charge. IS A WHITE TABLE SERVANT Two Different Children Gave
 Evidence. He Accosted oIIowed Them on the strset--He Was Held in Two Case. .in szSo Bond For the
 Grand Jury.

James Manuel, white t@ble servant. who was arrested Saturday on a charge of attempted criminal assault. in two distances. was bound over to the grand jury in. each case in the sum of $7S0 Saturday. by Police Justice Baber.
 The first charge was brought by the parents of a little girl whom Manuel. the child says. interfere with while she was on her way to school. It oc- cured October 6, shortly before 9 o'clock. on Nc enough Street. The iit- tie girl tc Jtined that she was walking to school and the man, walking fast, overlook her and asked her where she was going, and took hold of her arm, his clothing being disarranged. She says she screamed and tore herself away and ran on, but the man, not at- tempting to follow, dodged down a side street. The child positively ident- ifed the man. giving a complete de- scription of him. before s..e saw. him in police court Saturday.
 Tn the second case. another little girl says she was accosted by Manuel Saturday morning, and on two other occasions earlier. in the week. On the first two occasions she gays Manuel only followed Ter and asked her where she was going. but yesterday at Hol- combe and Clayton streets, while she was on her way to her music lesson. he stepped in front of Ter and made her tell him where she was going, and then, seeing some one .approaching. he lodged behind tree. She says she ran home and then the man followed ner and crept along beside wall near her home watching the house, She told her mother of what had happened and Off, fIcers Sweeney and Miles were sent to get the man. The little girl gave descrfption of him that tailied exactly with the description furnished by the other child. md being recognised Joy 1t, he was arrested near the Exchange Hotel shortly before noon.
 Manuel declares > himself innocent, av1earinR he never saw the little girls in hin life and that he never was guilty of aych conduct. He is 4 quietiy dressed man, seems about 20 years old. and has not what would b. ciassed as a bad face. He seemed, or feigncd. surprise at the tetimony. given before him, and repeatedly interrupted the Su,tb protestatio.- of his innocence. but each time sfe little girls stuck to their story and declared the man to De the one who had annoyed them.
 Tn the first case, where he caught the child by the arm, the police believe they have a clear case for conviction. ana because of the Identification and the mans DSn&VtoE HI tAie N1SSa my " lieva that in the second they can also ret A conviction. although the little Riri in tiis instance says the man dld not catch. hold of her. E Manuel appeared in court without counsel. and counsel for the prosecu- tion did not take part in the prelia- 4nary examination, allowing his case to stand on It's merits as set forth by the Title girls. who were the only wit nesses. The testimony of the chtl" dren, although given at different hours of the day, and in each case without the presence of the other witness. was almost Identical in its description of Manuel's alleged behavior.
 In the second case the witness testi- fled that several days ago. when Man uel first accosted her. she was on Moulton Street. near Church, the sec- ond time, day or so later. she was on Holcombe Street near Church. and the last time, (Saturday). she was on Hol- combe Street near Clayton.
 Manuel was placed in cell in the police barracks in default of the 31,500 bond in the two cases and will be held until the grand jury meets in January.