Show application OF THE rhe ZAW liaw ELiE elsewhere WHERE As there is naturally much interest I 1 iu this locA localio liy y in relation to the application of the edmunds tucker legislation in the district of columbia and other places over the united states have exclusive jurisdiction we present the following lowin from the washington critic it ik will enable the reader to obtain a clear idea of the nature of the craw ford fard white case it also alludes to other cases brought under the same statute that are now low pending in the courts of the district of columbia it was announced in the critic extra last night that shortly before 4 the judge pronounced dr millard millaid U H crawford awford Jr guilty of the charge ot of fornication fornica tiou and sentenced benten oed him to one year in jail six months on each of the two the prompt announcement of the courts decision was something of a eur surprise prise to those who have followed the cascas his care and deliberation in considering the evidence led thern them to believe that he would like some time to think the case over however Ilo wever as soon as mr lipscomb comb announced that ane argument was closed judge harper said this case has ha now been dragging wearily alow along for some time und Z many difficulties I 1 have carefully considered the points set forth by counsel I 1 do not agree with the defense iu in their opinion that the act must be distinctly pi oven offenses ses of this character tire are almost invariably committed with the tau utmost secrecy and can only be croven proven by evidence 11 ile he then referred to the excursion and commented on the statement ot the defendant that on re tura iriz with eva white at half pi st ten at night he bad left her sitting on the front porch parch instead of taking tier with hina him to the dospital no spital I 1 it certainly appears to me said tie he that the rules of etiquette must have changed greatly since the da days wien when I 1 was accustomed to enjoy U the society of young women if it is usual and proper for an escort to leave a lady sitting unprotected on her front porch all night the strongest point of ef the governments case however is the letter I 1 cannot accept or believe the interpretation given to it by the defendant I 1 cannot help feeling and here the old maus mans voice mellowed and he be spoke with much feeling that it I 1 had bad intercepted such a letter addressed to my daughter I 1 would be forced to the conviction that she had been robbed of that precious jewel ol of womanhood at this point al applause arose through out the court room but the judge checked it with a motion of his hand 1 I must therefore he concluded rind the defendant guilty on both the telltale tell tale tal letter which has afforded grounds for the first prosecution under aneer the utah law and smirched smirch ed a hitherto untarnished naval of officer fleer is as follows THURSDAY noon my darling eva I 1 cave bave for your sweet face all the morning but alas 11 D I 1 have been doomed to sad disappointment it breaks my heart to think my df darling eva is going away from me so soon that I 1 cant see you again I 1 must and will see you before you leave for new york Is there no way in the world for you to get out tonight after the old people go to sleep I 1 will meet you at any time or hour yet eva you haat already run too many risks for me and I 1 am an ungrateful wretch to suggest aDY anything thili more that thai would be likely to get you in trouble so go please eva dont run any more risks for I 1 love you too much and teel feel more than I 1 can express for conr present misery to be guilty ot of getting you in more I 1 a letter I 1 have hail written that she devil who has been lying on us so much bead it and tell me what you think about sending it to her can you give me her address or christian Chit istian name is it desey or dessez I 1 could kill the d b on sight and hope the d will punish her hw for the numerous lies she ahe has told fold ou on us when do you expect to leave for new york oh eva I 1 cant begin to realize that you are going so soon how can I 1 get along without seeing my evaa eva ill pray for you vou to come back in september I 1 am curtain certain the old man will forgive you by september and let you return to so school bool you can tell him you will never speak or write to me again and make him all kinds ot of good promises promise and I 1 am certain he be will take you QU back again has father said anything to td mr denmen about alice or your aunt hattie ill be in this office afternoon and night do come over if possible I 1 am a total wreck and brokenhearted broken hearted since our bid bad luck came upon us lovingly ever YOUR MILLIE on the back of the letter written in lead pencil was the following dont trouble your yourself elf about sending the book as 1 I have read it I 1 would not worry about the lid kid business as I 1 am sure you are safe in that respect however when I 1 see you boti I 1 can talk that matter over and convince you yon that nothing is in that direction love aud and kisses for my mv darling darlin eva please eva destroy all of our nates n tes as your father might see them P S please return the to that she devil bezey oh eva I 1 wish you were here sol soi 1 could have a good talk with you ou bea before 01 e you go to new york what did id that policeman pearson say about us if you cant come over tonight to night bight send me a letter by the colored woman as she said she would bring one 0 over v er for me good bye dearest eva a and ad dont worry too much provisions OF THE UTAH LAW LAM Th the utah eUtah law comprises a section for the punishment of fornication one for incest and one for adultery there is till still s considerable doubt as to the applicability of the law to the district and this question forms one of the strongest rODgeSt St points of tile the defense there are arenow now pending three cases otte under tinder each section of this law ford case comes under the section which says if an unmarried man or woman commits fornication each of them shall be punished by imprisonment imprison meBS not exceeding six months or by fine inot abot exceeding one hundred dollars 11 JOSIAH CASE josiah kendrick has been bound over to the grand jury for incest under the section which reads it if any person related to another person within and not including the fourth degree of consanguinity computed according diug to the rules of civil law shall marry or cohabit with or have sexual intercourse with such other so related per person sori knowing her or him to be within the said degree of relationship of the tha persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of inc incest at and on co conviction eviction thereof shall sh allbe be pubis punished bed by imprisonment in the penitentiary ite nuary no do less than three years and not more than fifteen years CASK CASE A warrant is out for the arrest ot of richard sherwood the shoemaker under the following section whoever commits adultery shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding three years and when the act is ia committed between a married woman and a man who is 18 unmarried both parties to such act shall be deemed guilty of adultery and when such act is committed between a married man and a woman who is unmarried the man shall be deemed of a adultery ad altery MR MK LIPSCO LIPSCOMBS NIBS VIEWS mr lipscomb said in connection with the subject today to day fornication and adultery are not common law offenses they are only cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts arts in england such being the case unless there is a statute which we have inherited from maryland punishing the offenses fenaes of they are in tile the district the maryland act of 1715 passed by the assembly of M maryland 1 a f punishes fornication by a fl fine a ef of so 30 shillings gs or pounds of tobacco failure to pay the was punished by stripes not exceeding 30 on the ahe bare booty body of the tha offender if 0 I 1 that act was repealed so far as the corporal punishment wa 9 c concerned one arned by the act of 1749 and was entirely re pealed pe aled by bv the act of 1785 that leaves us without wi any punishment kment tor for fornication incest or adultery unless the utah bill is enforced so the supreme court of the district decided in the case of pollard vs lyon WHERE EVA WHITE IS although eva whites brother did not testily he has managed to be a somewhat conspicuous figure during the trial last night li he remarked I 1 if they want to find eva white they will have to look for her among the convents of canada where she is vy |