Evening star., 1922-10-10
LyLES ACQUITTED
OF GIRLS CHARGE
Upper Marlboro Jury, After
AII-Night Session, Gives
Surprise.
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Prosecuting Witness Tells of Being
Kept Prisoner in
House.
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From a Stafr Correspondent.

From Stan Correspondent.
| UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
10.-J. Marshall Lyles. thirty six
years old, who had been on trial in
the circuit court of Prince Georges
| county here on indictments charging
that he criminally assaulted thirteen
| year-old Catherine Rosenbaum of
| Washington. was found not guilty
this morning by the jury. which had
| been celebrating all night.
The verdict came as a distinct sur
prise to most of the large assemblage
{ of persons who had followed the
trial, which began yesterday morn
J ing. AS the foreman of the jury pro-
! nounced the words that set him free
the prisoner displayed his JOY.
| Catherine RoSenbaum and her
| parents We're not in the courtroom.
| The verdict was received for the
prosecution by States Attorney J..
! Wilson Ryan and for the defense by
! State Senator Lansdale G. Sasscer
| and A r. HaSsall.
+! Whether the verdict will end the
| case has Yet to be determined. John
| Giddings and his son Joseph and
| Charles Redmond, in whose house
| Catherine says Lyles kept her prisoner
| charged with being accessories. 1t is
| likely that these indictments will be
| quashed.
| Witnesses Heard All Day.
| All day the court had heard wit
nesses for and against the defendant
! The jury had heard DR.. Ada Thomas
| describe the condition IN which sne
Catherine was brought to her office
| soon after the assault: it had heard
! Catherine herself describe how, last
June 10. she started out for a ride
! with the defendant and was held
prisoner in house near Takoma
! Park. Just across the District line,
all night.
| In vain the defense tried to bring
out testimony attacking the char;ic-
| ter of the thirteen-year-old girl, but
! when the witnesses did not fail to
make the statements expected of them
| the court ruled out the statements.
! Catherine made a striking appearance
! in the courtroom Yesterday, des-
! pite her tender years. She was
dressed in a childish frock of light
| slightly darker tan hat and stock
ings to match. Her shoes were of
patent leather. For several hours
! she sat in the witness chair.
First She described how she
started on "a ride June 10. with a
! little girl friend. for trip to Glen
Echo. Soon. however. her friend de-
/ parted, but Catherine. under the per-
suaSions of Lyles. it was testified, re-
NAMED After a while it began to
/ grow dark and Catherine testified
| that her companion offered her. a.
, drink of what he said was water.
! Then Catherine remembered no
more until she found herself in the
bedroom of house occupied. she
said, by John Cuttings and his son
! Joseph. and Charles Redmond. There,
! Catherine declared. Lyles made vio-
| lent love TO her. gave her another
drink of what was supposed to be
water and assaulted her. The man
! and child remained in the room all
! night, she testified. and in the morn
! that Catherine be kept prisoner until
| he returned.
! ..Tried to Call Police"
+; vain efforts to scream for "a police
| man who came to the door asking
| for her how her guard finally fell
asleep and how she escaped, only to
| be captured by another man in the
woods, kept the nerves of court and
jurors on edge for hours.
| Her second captor locked her in a
i dingy house located deep in the
/ woods, but did not harm her. She
| finally escaped from there and at the
; end of two days wandering reached
| the police authorities.
| After Redmond and the elder Git
! tings had told the court that Cath
| crime and Lyles spent the night there,
but did not occupy room containing
bed. Lyles took the stand.
Lyles admitted spending the night
at the place with Catherine. but it was
; she. he said. who drove the horse
there He testified that she refused
to go back home and forced him to ac-
company her to see a supposed aunt.
En- route Lyles said he stopped a the