Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

ett, ruled there is enough dis
pute on this point to continue
the trial"
The girl, dressed in a high
necked, blue plaid dress and
black high heels, told the jury
this story Of the incident:
She had a date with Stewart
Foster, 81, of Olney, to go to
the Patuxent River for a late
evening swim with a group of
unnamed other girls and boys.
Foster was late for the date, but
he did show up at her home
about $50 pm. with two other
boys.
The four drove to the river
and waited a time for the ar
rival of the rest Of the group.
When the remainder of the par
ty failed to show up by about
11:30 pm, the four decided to
search for the others.
But before they could drive
to the crest of a hill, the car ran
out Of gas. Two of the boys
hitched a ride to get gasoline,
leaving the girl and Foster alone
in the back seat of the stalled
automobile.
Shortly after the two boys
left, four youths came out of the
woods and began packing fish
ing gear into another car parked
nearby. The four were identified
as Johnson, the Giles brothers,
and John Bowie.
AS the car bearing the boys
inched past the car containing
the girl and Foster, words were
exchanged and an argument en-
sued. She testified the youth
excluding Bowie who remained
inside his car cursed and
threatened her and Foster.
"They said they wanted his
(Foster's) money and his girl"
the girl testified.
When Foster refused, she
said, the three boys began
smashing the windows in the
car. At this point, Foster got
out of the car and told the girl
he would hold them off while
she ran. He said he was knocked
unconscious by a rock swung
by one of the three.
She said she ran about 80 to
so feet into the woods, tripped
and fell. II was out of breath
and scared" she testified, 80
just laid there hoping they
wouldn't find me-"
But one Of the Giles broth
ers found her. Il told him to
please not hurt me-" she said.
She testified she was attempt
ing to trick him when she
tried to lure him further into
the woods.
In a short time, Johnson and
the other Giles boy came on the
scene. They raped her after ar.
guing over who would have her
first, she said. After each had
assaulted her, she said, they
fled, leaving her all but nude to
be found by Foster and a police
officer.
Johnson's testimony was SINH.
lar to that offered by the girl
except with regard to the girls
attitude toward submitting to
the three.
He agreed that an argument
had broken out between his
group and Foster, but he said
the Misunderstanding didn't start
until ''he (Foster) reached down
like he was getting something
off the floor"
AS for the girls position in
the actual assault, Johnson indi.
Gated she urged them on.
When the three argued over
who would be first, Johnson
said she solved the problem for
them. "She told John Giles he
could be first since he found her
Gliding in the woods)," Johnson
said.
He said she voluntarily re-
moved her clothing. He said
neither he nor the Giles made
any verbal or physical threats
against her.
Johnson told the jury the girl
told them "she had been with
is or IL other boys that week
and three more wouldn't mat.
ter" During her testimony, the
girl sharply denied this state.
ment.)