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THE CHARGE. CITY OF PORTLAND, 118. MRS. SHINDLER, MRS. SPARROW, MRS. STITZEL, MRS. RITTER, MRS. FLETCHER, MRS. SWAFFORD, MISS CRANSTON, MISS DEVORE, Et al., STATE OF OREGON, 25 DEFENDANTS, Are accused by this complaint of violating Ordinance No. 475 of the City of Port- land, committed as follows: The said defendants, on the day of April, A. D. themselves in a dis- 16th 1874, in the city aforesaid, did wilfully and unlawfully conduct orderly and violent manner, on the corner of First and Morrison Streets, by mak ing a loud noise and creating a disturbance, whereby the peace and quiet of said city was disturbed, and contrary to the Ordinance in such cases made and provided. M. F. MULKEY, Ctty Attorney. Dated, Portland, the 17th day of April, 1874. County of Multnomah.} ss. WALTER MOFFETT. I, Walter Moffett, being first duly sworn, say the foregoing complaint is true as I verily believe. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17th day of April, 1874. E. A. CRONIN, Notary Public, State of Oregon. 1 Two of the ladies mentioned in the charge were not present at the time of the arrest; and one not with the Crusading Band when they "wilfully and unlawfully conducted themselves in a disorderly and violent manner," being with them on Friday morning was arrested. Twenty-two ladies were taken to the Police Court. By the advice of counsel the accused plead "not guilty," and the case being postponed until the next day, Mr. Cronin, attorney for the complaining witness, demanded bail. The Judge, however, declined to require bail, though the friends of the ladies, who had hastened to their relief, stood ready to be made responsi ble, and the prisoners were released on their parol. THE TRIAL. At one o'clock P. M., the Court convened, the crowd about the doors being so great that the defendants and their lady friends had to be ad- mitted by a private door. Never had a Portland Police Court presented such a spectacle. Inside the bar were seated, counsel, reporters and prisoners. The usual prisoners' dock was filled with ladies, as well as half the usual audience room outside of the bar. Crowded together as thickly as they could stand were many of all classes of citizens, the jam extending far out into the hall. Mr. Mulkey, for the city, and Mr. Cronin, for Moffett, represented the complainants. Messrs. Parrish, Northup and Shoup were present to defend the ladies. Mr. Parrish obtained leave to withdraw the plea of "not guilty," and file a demurrer to the complaint as follows: Now comes the defendants and demur to the complaint herein, for the reasons: First-That the same does not contain facts sufficient to constitute a misdemeanor or crime. Second-That the same does not allege facts, but conclusions. Third That the said complaint is not drawn substantially in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Criminal Code of Oregon. The third demurrer referred to the fact that no one was charged ex- cept in the title of the complaint; but the demurrer was over-ruled. Mr. Parrish then applied for a separate trial, on the ground that it might be necessary, in the event of the acquittal of one of the defendants, to examine her as a witness for the remainder. The application was denied. 4