Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-15
HELD ON THEIR
0WNADMISSI0k
William McGreal and Martin
Gray Under Bonds on Fords
Girls Charges.
SAID THEY WERE THERE
Other Youth Released at Prj-
vate Hearing of Assault
Case Last Night.
SAID THEY WERE THERE

present, William McGreal and Mar
tin (Sonny) Gray were each placed
under $500 bonds today to await the
action of the grand jury on charge
preferred by Miss Anna christensen,
of Fords. They admitted being In a
party of youths who assaulted Miss
Christensen and her male escort, bu,
denied taking part in the serious
crime she accused them of. Edward
Christensen, a third youth arrested
for completely, was released when
nothing was proved against him. The
police are after fourth youth,
whom the girl accuses of knocking
her escort unconscious.
More than a hundred curious per-
sons. mostly young men overcrowd-
ed the court room when the case
was scheduled at o'clock last night.
They were disappointed when Recor-
der kehoe announced the case would
be heard privately on the second
floor OF the police station. Only
court attendants, the participants.
witnesses and newspapermen were
allowed.
Thomas Brown appeared for the
christensen as witness and upon
his repeated questions she told con-
Trajectory stories. In conclusion he
got her to admit that without doubt
she did not know who the youths
were In the party of seven who at
tackled her and her escort, Edward
Miller. She first said Martin Gray
and William McGreal came running
up and assaulted them and that Nc
Greal attacked her and that others
appeared later and watched. Upon
cross examination she stated re-
peatedly she did not know who the
first two were, In fact did not know
who any of the party were, because
they were masked and some had
handkerchiefs over the lower portion
of their faces. Her conclusive story
was that party of seven youths
molested her and her escort, Mr. Mil
ler; that two absolute strangers came
first, then Gray, McGreal and a Pc
tersen, and later four others. Coun~
sci said that made total of nine,
70 which the girl said there were
seven and she did not know how
many were in the last assemblage.
The complainant said the crime
was committed Halloween night
about O'Clock in the morning as she
was walking home from a ball with
Mr.. Miller, on Smith street, about
opposite the old water works and
near the Florida Grove trolley
switch. She claimed that two un-
known men of ordinary statue came
running up and hit her escort. One
hit him first behind the ear and as
Miller turned to retaliate the other
knocked him down, She claimed
they left Miller unconscious and at
tackled her, after she had run a short
distance. One knocked her down at
the side of the bank while the other
stuffed handkerchief In her mouth
and held his hands over her face. She
had hat pin in her hand, but testi-
fed she did not use 1t and did not
make any resistance. She pleaded
with her captors she claims. Details
which followed at the hearing indi-
Gated to counsel for the defense that
the girl was not telling the truth.
Miss Christiansen testifiefid that
she had secured the names of Mar
tin Gray, William McGreal, ETC., from
Miss Agnes Murdoch, a girl chum.
The latter had seen the youths leave
Washington hall on the night of the
attack and had heard they were go
ing out to frighten Miss Christensen
and Mr.. Miller.
Recorder Kehoe said there appear
ed to be no doubt and upon theid own
admission, McGreal and Gray admit
ted they were on the scene when the
crime was committed. He first fixed
bail at $1,000 In each case on the
serious charge of attempted rape and
later fixed 1t at $500. The youths
were released In the custody of
counsel to furnish bail by noon today
MIR. Browns motions for dismissal,
on the grounds that there was no
allegation in the complaint, that it
did not state the place as to whether
1t was in this state or not, and that
it was nothing but a conclusion of
law, was denied. Recorder Kehoe
held the warrant and complaint sat
isfactory and said evidence would
prove or disprove the charge.
Miss Murdock testified to giving
the names of the accused youths to
Miss Christensen. Mr.. Miller told
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two young men who were masked
and whom he did not know. That
was all they knew about the case.
The complainant testified that she
was twenty years old and that she
had never before been placed in a
position as she was on the night of
the alleged crime. She said her
name was Anna and said she had pre-
viously told the police it was MAR
garet," so that her parents might not
learn of her plight.
The father of the Murdock girl was
at the hearing and had a narrow
escape from being Jailed, when he
desired to know what interest De-
tective Sergeant Long had in the
ease. He was not aware that or
Ger Long had rounded up the de-
fendants and was asking questions
concerning a fourth one.