The Washington times., 1919-02-01

right to recall certain witnesses who
could not be present last night.
Before calling a witness for the
defense, counsel for the Greers moved
that the case be dismissed.
! Attorney David argued that the act
+, ofS Congress creating the Juvenile
court did not give the accused the
right to trial by jury. He held that
the present action is the same as
| prosecution, and. as such. the de-
fendant should be entitled to trial by
jury.
DenIes Dismissal Motion.
He asked for a ruling on the con-
stitutionality Of the law.
The motion for dismissal is de-
MED" said Judge Kathryn Sellers.
The defense noted an, exception.
A little, old woman, wearing a
black dress and a small black hat
and walking with a cane, was half
led, half carried to the witness stand
by AIr. Greer. The woman was Mrs.
Edith Chiverton, witness for the
Greers. Mrs. Chiverton said she
lived at II Ninth street northeast.
For about ten years, the woman
said, she had been seamstress at the
Greer home, looking after the clothes
for the bakery children.
Cult Job Once.
Six days a week. she said. she went
to the Greers - work for a number
of years. She was paid 81 a day for
her services. About four years ago
she suffered an injury to her back.
Since that time she has been able to
work only four days a week
Some months ago Mrs. Chiverton
said she quit the job because Of the
high cost OF living, but later return
ed.
Il told Mrs. Greer that wages vas
up, and I wanted more. She !ct me
Tax my own price" the witness said.
Her price was $1.JO a day.
On direct examination she painted
beautiful picture OF the home life
Z the bakery children as she said
she saw it.
Tells of Dresses and Outings.
The witness told the court Of the
great number Of dresses she had
made for the girls: OF organdies trim
med with lace; Of handsome silk
dresses; of the regular outings given
the children at Colonial Beach and
the big hampers OF food tekel On
each Grip.
The Greers treated them "as if they
were their own children" the witness
said, and al Christmas time the chill
dren had but TO ask "and Mrs. Greer
would give them whatever money
they wanted TO shop and buy gifts
with
After the talking machine came"
the witness said, The children went
into the front parlor at nights and
had music and entertainments"
'As soon as a child would be sent
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made her two work dresses, two
evening dresses and a Sunday dress.
The girls picked out what they
wanted and they always appeared to
be satisfied. We used 20 take the
fashion books and look over them
and discuss how 10 make I'D the
clothes so they would be stylish"
COHtradIcts Dorothy Harmer.
Miss Dorothy Harmer's statement
earlier in the trial that she had never
been properly clothed was in conflict
with that OF the seamstress who tes-
tified that:
Last July I counted up twenty
three dresses I made for Dorothy
Harmer while she was there"
How long was that?" counsel
asked.
About year and a half" was
the answer.
Asked to describe some Of the
dresses. she said:
well, there was a white organdie
dress, trimmed with lace: a handsome
wolfe. a beautiful silk gown and
numerous other dresses as well as a
lot Of Sunday dresses and some work
dresses"
in the summer season, Mrs. Chiver-