Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-03
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Arrest Of the Supposed oulprit
HE Is COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

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std'ement.- In our last paper, we gave
briefly the particulars of an assault com
mitted by a negro upon u white girl at the
residence of Mrs IL. Febiger Jones, corner
OF Eleventh and Market Streets. The Mayor
repaired to the residence of Mrs. Jones, and
received from the injured girl statement of
the case, and description of the author of
the outrage, after which he directed the
police to make search for the culprit. On
Sunday afternoon about four o'clock, officer
Ningate saw negro named William Man
lutf, walking along French Street, near
Ninth. He examined Manluff ior a while
and finally came to the conclusion that he
answered the description given by the
young lady of the man who committed
the assault The officer Immediately took
Manlulf into custody. Manlulf protested
his innocence, but the same time trembled
considerably, and gave other indications of
guilt officer Wingate conveyed him 10 the
City Hall, when the Mayor directed the ON
Ger TO take Manluff to the room of Miss
Griffith for Identification, The Mayor and
High Constable entered the room first, and
informed the lady of the nature Of their visit,
and urged her to keep calm. Officer Win
gate then entered the room with his prisoner
and walked towards the foot of the bed
Miss Griffith at once exclaimed, THAT is the
man! that is the mani That is the man who
cut met Manluif then stepped towards the
bed apparently much excited, and said,
lady you arc mistaken in the man. This
seemed 10 intensely horrify her and she
threw mp her hands anG plored them to
take him (Nlanluti) away, and not let him
hurt her again, She declared She would
know it was him without seeing him, by
hearing his voice Manluif was removed
from the room Immediately, but Miss Griffith
9G..l l.. u.
tainted Manluif was then taken into the
yard, TO a point where the guilty party
had left his footprint in the ground Man
huff was directed to place his foot in the track,
but in doing so purposely moved his foot in
such manner as 10 destroythe print There
was another impression in the ground made
by some one in his stocking feet leaving
the house, Manuif was divested of his shoe,
and the officer then took hold of his (Man-
luf7s) foot, and placed it carefully in the
impression, and it was found to fit precisely,
He was then conveyed back to Miss Grifith's
room. She had recovered from her iainting
spell, and the Mayor administered to her an
OATH after which she testified that William
Manluff is the man who entered her room
ON Thursday morning last, and committed
violent assault ana battery on her person.
Manlulf was conveyed back to the City Hall
and committed the cells High Constable
Pierson, and police officers Wingatc, Bayls
and Buck visited the house of the father of
the prisoner, in Twelfth Street between Or
ange and Market, where they found two
pair of pants and vest which were recog-
nizcd by Alonzo Dewey who resides in
Market Street, near Twelfth, and was rob
bed the same night, as his property. They
found in Manluti's house quantity of bed
clothing, and Il number of knives and spoons,
which were stolen from the Indian Queen
Hotel some time ago, and also the pants,
coat, scarf and cap, as described in the state
ment Gi Miss Griffith. Yesterday morning,
High Constable Pierson and officers Wingate
and Buck took the prisoner and his brother
John, to Miss Grillith's room, when she
again identified William as the man that
inflicted the injuries upon her. VIM. Man
luif was committed 10 New Castle Jail to
answer the charge OF entering a dwelling
house in the night time, with intent 10 com
nit murder
We are informed that Miss Griffith is still
quite i'll from the effects of her injuries, but
1t is supposed win ultimately recover.
Mayor Maris visited the house and rccciv-
ed statement Of the case from Miss Griffith,
shortly after the occurrence, and TO him we
are indebted for the statement we give to
our. renders. It will be, read with interest as
| giving truthful narrative of the affair The
following is the
STATEMENT OF MISS GRIFFITH.
My name is Lizzie Griffith have lived
at Eleventh and Market Streets, Whining
ton, Delaware, about five months. receiy.
ed my injuries on Thursday morning, |
think between four and five o'clock, from
coorcd man; l do not know his name;
he is a dark brown colorcd man; he took
oil his cap and scratched his head; his
/ hair was like that Of a colored mans; he
I was in my room half i'm hour; / thought it
was longer, but | will say halt an hour: I
started our OF my sleep at him striking Il
match: said, who is there before the match
gave me sufficient light to see who it was;
said, what brought you here; he came over
TO the bed and said, hush, hush, aud kept
repeating hush until laid down; it was then
dark tor some time; hG asked, do you see my
pistol, and put it 10 my ewes, but | cannot
say it was u pistol, for had not light enough
10 see it; lie said he would drive the content.
through my head il uttered a word; | told
him | would make no "'orm if lie would
leave the room; lie said he did not know tht
way out, and wanted me TO show him thi
door | said no, ] would not get out of bed
he said, where if the door; | said, 90 10 tn,
corner; hc said, show me out; told him tc
Tight candle; he lighted candle and stooC
over my bed; be held weapon down hv hi
side, hVl held il back; | don't know wha
KIND ot a weapon it was; he asked, was it
widow lady lived in this house; ! said yes
have YOU man here, he asked; said YES
he asked, where did the man sleep; said
in the iltle room out there; he replied die
not come to iniure you, but | come to driv,
a bullet through that mans hCad what di,
that poor man do TO you, l asked; lie said
none of your business; he gave me sauce; III
| al m M nd 7
away; he asked me why pushed him;
told lin did moi want him 10 lay his hant
on my bed; he said, kiss me; | said no
, you Interfere with me | will haloo; he said
halloo till can hear how loud you can hal
loo; | said ] will moi hallOo if you leave tn
, room, and | will make no alarm; he aske,
me II | was prepared TO die; | told him di,
not think was, that my life laid in the hand
of Almighty God, and il lie was bad cnougl
to take il ] should he content, for neve
injured him or any one else that he shoul,
} take my life; he said he was not going Il
! iniure IL hair Of my head; it was not me Ii
came after, all the time he watched me as
going 10 iniure me, did not know what Ii
| was going to do, he said good might | fca
| mny never sec you again; he wanted IN
10 light him down stairs and 70 before him
! ! told Him no. would not ret ont of bed
but lie might take tho candle; | then tulne
! my head, for did not sec lin give me th
E first cut in the neck, until ! got it, he aske
me my name before he asked me 10 ligh
e him down stairs; said Mary Shannon, givin
: him wrong name; he asked me where
came from; / said, from Ireland; he aske
I me how long | had been over; told hil
. about two months; he said was fine cir
! | told him ] did not want him to tell m
whether was or not, wanted him to leay
] the room he said he had often been in con
, yersation with ladies, and it gave him pies
=, sure; told limit was not ladies of my colol
4 he said yes, it was; | told him to leave th
+. room or would halloo; he told me to halloc
| | 50 1hnl lie nnnll l1nnr Ln,u 1 1n,,ll L. n .