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STORY OF GIRL NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD CLARKENewburgh, Oct. 7—The uncorroborated testimony of Rose C. Clarke, aged 15 years, in the estimation of District Attorney J. D. Wilson, Jr., and Justice of the Peace P. F. Grean-cv„ of New Windsor, a as Insufficient on which to hold Charles Berea, aged 30 years, on a charge of rape in the first degree, and he was discharged,} The prisoner Was ghen a hearing | before Justice Greaney Monday night He pleaded not guilty. Miss Clarke was the only witness sworn, and after her testimony was completed, Justice Greaney communicated with District Attorney Wilson in this city and the two agreed that the girl** story did not warrant holding the defendant lor the action of Uhs grand j jury.The alleged offense was said to have been committed bj Berea la a j woods alongside the Erie tracks in | the town of New Windsor on April J 11. Testifying last night the little girl j raid that about one o'clock, on the afternoon of April 1 she met Berea while she was walking along the; hichwaj. She said that with a pair of’pliers he cut the wire fence along; the road so that she and the defendant couid pass through into the : woods. Then she alleges he assaulted 4 her twice.■i -
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Orange County Times Press
Middletown, New York, US
Fri, Oct 09, 1914
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