Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-12-05

''i'iN Vs. StMNN lNIo. kneATOtl properly V
ins 'ph Wesi,nesr ST Georges, nlic,ed for III,
under ofanalhei sear, named solomon Ayde-
ute. SaWa is Yanng negro, not more than
y year, ofoea; % Glowing ngu the names oil
he lurggfal
icnh SNan9rp James Cnlher,,
Levi Spfnfr Wellington Grubh,
SAmne fNi'r'. Tunes Livingson,
Lewis Nai -s Edward Williams,
Daniel y HI, Milton Steele,
Vincent g. Gilpin, Joseph Tav!or,
Evidence for prosecution. - Perry lforri. (ne-
gro,) -Spora.-Sewa said something agans
Snlomuns vile, which made him very angry;l
here were number Of negroes collected at II
ionSs short distance from The Maryland line,
when this insult was given; there were mol
white persons present. Sewa and Solomon then
struck 1T each o,hcr, but were prevented iror
| ii hiisg BY ihe other negroes that were stand
ing near, Sewal then went away and returned
| in about fifteen minutes; as soon as he come up
where Solomon was standing. he ca ed him
| Solomonl a d--l ornery son OF a b'eii.
which Solomon returned The moment Solo
mon spoke, Sewal struck him with brick bat
which knocked him down; Sewal then turned
10 60 away, as he did So, some one observed
TO him that he had killed Solomon he replied
that he did not care d--7-n if lie had Alter
lIying on the ground few minutes he, Solo
monl was carried home. Perry heard the brick
/ srike on Solomons head, he d not hear ) J.
iomon say anything to Sewal before he Scwa' J
Istruck him, except to return his tpilhei. Perry
identified ihe brick produced in Court, as the
lone Sewal struck Solomon with; he Perry ]
had been drinking some, but was perfectly SO
. Der.
CroIs Eromiisd By Mr.. Brudjord.-Soomon
was but lew feet from Sewal when he was
struck, Solomon was advancing towards Sew
i, al who said stand back and Immediately struck
+, him. Tits was done in August
y Firstly Brseo;, (nsgro,) stsorn.- Was stand
A ing with Sewal, Solomon and two or three 9th
Il er negroes. SewAl said something about Soln
=, mons wife, thcy said hush, Solomon will lea
n You. he roried III Solomon. Sewal sher
A lap"ieh the sa,re epittcis to Solomon which tn
=, other Witnesses had testified 10 his saying,ihei
" he heard a crash and saw Solomon lying down
latter they had left he told Sewal he had killet
Solomon, to which he replied he did not care
d-----n if he hid The blow was very sever
one, it made great noise. This happene'
about one hundred yards from Sewa's house
>, aad not more than mile from the Maryland
line.
Cross Eraminca by Mr.. Bradford. ASKED
/. Sewal 70 20 home before This happened, which
=, he refused to do, don't recolleci exactly In
a time that interviewed between the first fight AM
Sewal's coming back and striking him with /
4 brick as he Brisoce] went to sleep on tn
fence and fell Off
George ChgmJers, (negro) was brought upel
the stand, he was objected TO, on the gruunt
LOT his being slave, as il has heen decided il
Sussex County that slave has no moral char
meter to entite him /, give evidence. Judg'
u Booth said that slave by our law, howeve
" wrong il may he, is looked upon as mer'
ohattel.
. LqGe Gibjs (uhiis mani sioorn.-Heard a
II noise on Sunday mnrning went out to ascertain
e the cause; met a negro in the road carrying u
e brick; the nrgro told him Sewal Mingo had
d struck Solomon Adylntta with it; he Immediately
u went for a surgeon saw the Doctor take piece
K Of brick out Of S1lomons skull; the wound was
just above the Iefs eye and the skull was dented
l- ini the wound was about an inch aud half in
!. Length; the bow was struck on the 29 OF
l. June; Salmon died the Q h Of July.
l. Dr. Merit. called to see Solomon
iasad ~; m, ss eye s. a. sci qP md n a
: In length: The skull was fractured, did not
1t kuow whelher,lhs inner skull was dnven in OF
not solomon improved for a few days on
"Wednesday bs was not 50 well; on Friday,
% his Intellect was gone; 0u Saturday the wound
was pataiy healed, but very much swollen;
d he diei on Tuesday; on Wednesday he ID.
y MeIrii) fpads posi- mofem examination,
e tound lhs inner skull was pressed in upo the
! brain, and there w4s a good deal of matter m
the wound; there was a piece of straw most
! propably ref i Ms (Solomon's) hat in tile
. wound,
u Ct0ssex, lsaa'i By Edward Bradford
:. asked ii Stlmnl had any other disease, he
i. replied a.. solomon was about 40 years
Of age.
t, J6sepa H. io,cner Of Se,oaD affirm,
ed.-Oojocted 10 on the ground that he
t could not prove the bill Of sale, as The act
! of assembly provides that the jury shall as
= sess the value of the slave, who is convict
ed Of murder, therefore, the owner should
provide and prove bis bill Of sale, as that is
!, tho only means Of ascertaining, he is slave,
i, ishe negroes feelings must have been ex-
o csedingly comfortable TO hear the Learned
!, counsel arguing how and when his value
o vas 10 be assessed if the lury rendered a
l. verdict of murder) as the owner is entitled
y 10 two.thirds The value OF a slave who is
n convicted of murder.
l. G. Gordon deputy attorney told the jury
10 that they must bear in mind two things, one
If the awful responsibility OF consigning fell
10 log being 10 death which would be the i'm
. mediate and inevitable consequence Ola YER
II diet of guilt; Oh the other hand, the far
!. more dreadful though little more remote
n Of sending forth 10 the world man imbued
y with the blood oil a fellow being as a receive
I, to the cumming instigasor Tor further
q lcrime.
Edward Bradford made short address
. to the Jury for defence. He put il upon the
: ground OF manslaughier as there was All alb
. ssnce of that malice upon thought which is
III necessary to constitute the crime OF murder.
y there is no evidence Of that deep depraviiy
and maigni,y of heart which would make
:, il murder, the brick was not sought as a
= deadly weapon, but i, was the first thing
ii tina. he could lay his hands on in The dark
ID ness of The night, and he did not seek it ioI
II the express purpose Of killing his adsersa-
IL iy.
le Judge Booth in his charge TO the jury
y gave ii as he opinion ihalii was manslaugh
A Ter and not murder. and il there were any
IT. doubts in the minds Of The The jury, the pri
n soner was entitled TO that doubt. Verdic
IS, Manslaughler.