Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-12-03

The concluding testimony In the trial Of 7
Armstrong, should have appeared In our las, p
but 1t did not come TO hand. Il
Samuel Boggs, sworn, and testified 10 ind p
ing clothes, In company with Bliason; this
was the second Monday after she " 20 IN ssing; q
he then testified 10 the conversation hel b
with Armstrong and RliAson; Armstrong took 9
the fork three times from Rliason, while he |
(Biiason) was digging; the hole In the stall !
was about four feet long and In width with the 1
one board covering; he (the witness) then tes-
titled to the quarrel between prisoner and de-
ceased; the same statement " Il made; he then
stated the cause Of quarrel TO be the same rs
testified to by f,rmer witnesses the return Of
| deceased from cellar, with tho plate Of butter,
the butcher knife the subsequent attack en-
him and the shutting mp in the meal closet;
she wante to goeeway he refused her gong II
in condition (dress) that she was, but II she
would come back and 60 In the morning she
could go and welcome for him; after that he
| heard the children crying and went to them;
this was quarter Of eleven or twelve o'clock;
the witness, asked II during the quarrel hs had
not slapped or kicked her; he admitted that
he had kicked her but not hurt her; when
asked him how tae spots Of blood came on the
back porch and in the meal room, he was not
certain; but on the way to the house he said
he had killed 4 calf aud the bloo1 must have
been from 1t; said this looks lik human
blood and some one has been trying to erase
IL; then showed him the blood In the meal |
room; he said 1t came there from the chickens |
the rats had killed; was not at the Squire,a |
office; was there after dinuer. at EIisson's u
} renew the search az took the children to Mr..
Eiasons; afterwards went back and I went
with others to the hog pen; this was late in
, the evening; several the neighbors were there
trying to pry up the boards Of the hog pen;
they saco eded in prying up one and the body
proved 10 be there; 1t was proposed to leave II
, until the Coroner arrived; the position Of the
body proved 1t to have been thrown in head
foremost and the legs doubled over the body;
the board raised was fifteen or sixteen inches
wide; we placed It on . board and left 1t to
: await arrival Of the Coroner; saw the wound
d on t,e top Of the head and other m arks OF vic
: lence on the person; Mr.. Lofand had fork;
: he suppos'ng 1t to be bundle OF old clothes
stuck the fork into 1t and attempted to iit 1t
! frcm the hoe; Il proved to be the body and
|, was covered with dirt; principally hog psn
manure.
I, CrOss-examined by Mr.. Gordon, but nothing
y new e,ioited.
Y R. ". milford examined-He testified mere
III ly rs to examination Of premises 10 company
a with others; his examination ELECTED nothing
new except IS to finding Of q coat known to
=, have been the prisoners and which had tlood
~ on 1t; the position OF the body was then des-
y cribed.
~ On cross-examination the witness testified
W CULTURAL hppeaIauO6 VI pouy uoio uhHoi lie
-. Wn. Biggs testified to finding OF the
a. body; general appearance, &c; and thtt he
~ knew Caroline Armstrong, the deceased. II
Nc was her body.
US Purnell ]. Lynch, testified to finding and
A.. identification Of body; also to the conversa-
~. =. ton held with the prisoner in relation to I
Is. quarrel with the deceased; and also that Ar n
nu strong by his own statement had NOT ex
H. changed words with his wife for three Or fou
us weeks and that they occupied separate rooms
"a and only met at meals; Joseph Titus was Il
~ milford when he heard the statement Of Arm
Nv strodg as to correspondence by Armstrong will
ie, his wife; he (Titus) also saw the iron bolt a
~. Armstrong; but never saw or recognized tn
W one at Coroper's inquest.
SarahR Coverdae, sworn is sister O
ou the deceased; oorroboratsd her husbands state
o a ment concerning Mrs Armstrong coming
lu. their house, and the bruised condition che wa
the in; she was bruised on the face and mock pr
ty, soner said he had done It but would do so n
rec more IL witness would get his wife to sto
ne there he said he thought she ought to max
the her property over to him, as witness had don
va to her husband Deceased said she woul
mn. never do so.
low. DIR. Veazsy and DR.. Ellison testified as
nature and appearance Of the wound
800 John W. Harris, VIM. P. Biggs, Purnell !
sI9 Lynch, Alexander P Cornog, Martha Gree
SI5 and others testified to finding Of the body ar
sis general conversations az before detailed
s2I witnesses
SSt James Wise testified that the iron be
s27 shown belonged to the Baltimore and Oh
Gao Railroad.
lss3 Andrew Armstrong boy Of twelve or thi
s34 teen testif d as TO the quarrel between
1886 iather and mother, on SATURDAY IN questio
ls3s saw his mother beating the girl she Il
$40 nother,) knocked the girl down and tn
s42 stamped on her. his father came home fro
s44 Middeltown and demonstrated with her; 81
sAi his mother run at his father with the butct
s4s knife; knew his father locked her upin
1s5o meal closet.
1852 numoer OF other witnesses we're .. au u
Is54 without eliciting anything different. Antho
1870 Higgins, Esq for t State, opened about ft
is5s o'clock. Court adjourned until 10 o'clo
1870 Wednesday morning.
1870 Wednesday was occupied by the argume
1ae4 Of the prisoners counsel and Attorney Gene
Isse Moore, until at about O'Clock, after cha
OF one hour by Chief Justice Gilpin, the @
was then given to the jury.
itioAs At half.past nine O'Clock the Jury brou
Mill in verdict Of guilty of murder in the 4
y ter degree.
pear The Court then adjourned until Nom
rtic,e morning at 10 O'Clock
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is, large and commodious brick dwelling form'
" mo- ooeuPeu NJ - ~" N 500 49,. p'
death ua'eu u, oi' ouu, w" ~ - ~,
a1r.At
Nv ~ sold at private sale. ttached. are over
70 ~, acres Of good arabic and. In fact 1t is un
= ~. essary to give a description OF the pr0pe
- as the house and buildings cost more than
go, price asked. For further particulars eng
Nv aou r,s of H. Corbit Bidde, No. W. Sixth str
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graves EB-IMPoRrANT.-At Wilson'S Drug s
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Creek States Phsrmacopeia No adulterated IN
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rowing -,
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ION o: hui, fronting on the public road, and woul'
q, Del. vide into two small places, q miles from
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nonials Noghborhood very fine, with schools, ST.
ton in mills aud churches near tho property.
riety of BRfear 4 Sow, Real Estate Dealers, Wiln
rability ton, Delaware.
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Smoke Iuose eunoh 80 'A'' ~ -,
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merican nypiploma awarded by the New c
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on, Del.