Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-28
FOURTH EDITION.
THE WOODWARD TRIAL.
THIS MORNINGS PROCEEDINGS.
FURTHER TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
New CASTLE, Nov. 2s

New CASTLE, Nov. 28.
Court re assembled at 10 O'Clock, this morn
ing, Judges Wooten, Houston, and Wales on the
bench. The examination of witnesses in the
Woodward case proceeded as follows
Walter McElvey sworn am over II years
old live at 108 Logan street, and lived there
Oct 9Th last saw Woodward coming from
the woods in his Own field it was about 10
o'clock in the morning l was then under the
tree heard him yell at us Shelley, Green
and Lukens were up the tree Coyle,
Speakman and myself were under the tree
when Woodward came running he had
gun in his hand he got under the tree before
the others got down did not hear what Wood
ward said, but heard the boys almost crying to
get down Skeley and Lukins jumped down i; /
ran to the road heard the gun fired but did
not see him shoot it / don't know how far was
off when the gun WAS fired, but was past the
road Lukens was little way from the tree
when saw him fall he was running towards
the wood Skeley was with him when | next
saw Skelley he was shot in the arm he was then
in the road calling for me to take him home we
left town on that day about 919 a. m, went past
Mr.. Bayard's house saw Lukens again that day
being taken home; saw him again next day dead
| saw Woodward standing over Lukens where
he fell, holding gun in his hand he beckoned
us to come over this was about minutes after
l heard the shot fred that is the man in the
dock that came running over the Held there ls
hedge along the road, next to the tree don't
know how high it is the woods are nearer the
tree than the house woods about 100 yards
from the house there is little road in the
field leading by the tree +; this is the way we
went in this road, think, ran between the tree
and the house.
When 1 heard the shot I was little past the
boys Woodward was on the side next to his
house after the shot, Kelley came out on the
road his elbows shot and his coat torn and
blood running out of it.
| Cross-examined have no trade nor had Lu-
kens have heard that Lukens was shot some-
| time before don't know anything about 1t my
| self Lukens pointed out the tree and suggested
getting nuts l think he went in first some
| tunes 60 after chestnuts and walnuts, but moth
| ing else; Lukens did not go out on these
excursions often ran immediately
when l saw Woodward coming, was at the
crossroads when heard the shot fired was
| running sdewise when heard the shot fired
| stopped still and saw Lukens fall don't know
| far Woodward was from the tree when he shot
| l think that Coyle was at the bars when was at
| the CROSSROADS ; don't know where Speakman
was after Woodward shot he went over to Lu-
kens don't know that he picked him up the
grass was about up to my knees.
| John s. Kelley, sworn Live on Chestnut st.,
| in Wilmington knew Lukens was with him
| on Oct we started for Brandywine Springs we
| saw chestnut tree at Woodward's Lukens,
| Green and myself went up the tree think
went mp second was up the tree near the top :
| the other boys we're on the ground Woodward
| came under the tree and pointing double bar
rel gun up the tree said to come down or he
would blow our brains ont; we begged him to
let us down aud we would go away Lukens was
crying when Lukens jumped down Woodward
struck him with stick :; / jumped down and Lu;
kens and ran I'VE had not gone far before
Woodward shot Lukens fell on his face and
I kept on running / was shot IN
the left arm on the elbow it hurt me but did
not break my arm 1 ran on towards the woods
and turned to a field on my left when got up
on the fence looked back and saw Woodward
shaking his fist at me saw Lukens next day
dead he was about the size of McElyey heard
nothing said by anybody to Mr.. Woodward.
Gross examined When Lutens and jumped
from the tree we ran towards the woods because
we thought that was the safest way never was
on that road before went to Brandywine
Springs once before.