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1’rlr® llound Over.The trial of Itobert Price and RobertHensley for attempted rape on HattieSwanson, on the 10th ult., occupied theattention of the police court all yesterday afternoon. County Attorney Stearnsand W. M. Woodward prosecuted, whileL. C. Burr and J. S. Bishop defended.The witnesses for the prosecution testified substantially to the same story ashas been published in these columns.For the defense a number of witnessesfrom Rennet were called, who testitiedthat the girl’s reputation while livingthere was had. Price was placed on the stand and swore that he had been criminally intimate with the girl a number oftimes, and that he had returned to the girl’s home on the day the assault was alleged to have occurred, at the request of the girl herself. That while there the girl had invited him into the rear part of the house, and the carnal knowledge he had of her was with her own consent andconnivance.Judge Houston wras convinced, however, that an assault had been committed, and held Price in $1,000 bail for district court. L. C. Burr and Thos. Price, the boy’s father, put up the necessary bond and the young man was released, Hensley was discharged, as no evidence connecting him with the assault was adduced.A mild sensation was created before the trial was begun, by Attorney Burr arising and stating that he understood the girl did not desire to prosecute. W. M. Woodward, who appeared for the ! Swanson family stated that Mr. Swanson was a modest man, who did not care to have much to do with law and lawyers, and was willing to withdraw the complaint, Judge Houston was also willing to quash the indictment if the prosecuting attorney chimed in. I) re was a dilema for that individual. Should he at the sacrifice of time and brains see to it that the law’ was vin-1dicated, if it needed vindiction, or should he fall in with judge and counsel and let it be quashed. But the Hon. Royal David Stearns rose to the emergency/ Placing the tome containing the statutes of the great state of Nebraska at a convenientfor pounding, and fixing his eye alternately upon the judge and the spectators, in a voice of thunder he stated that lie had a duty to perform, and by the great horn spoon he proposed to perform. That settled it, and the case went on, with the above result.jk
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Lincoln Evening News
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Tue, Oct 01, 1889
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