Middletown transcript., 1874-12-05


woods about 200 yards; there is little ros
in the field leading by the tree; this Is thswR
ve came in this road ! thisk ran betFee
the tree and the house when heard Il
shot was little past the bars; Woodwar
was on the side next to his house; after Il
shoJ Skelley came out on the road, his elbow
shot and his coat torn, and blood running OF
oft 20
Cross-examined-I have no trade nor ha
Lukess; have heard that Lukens vas shc
before; don'f know anything about it mysel
Lukens pointed out the tree snd suggested ge1
ting nuts. think he went in FIRST; sons
times 60 sitter chessnats, walsats1 but moth
ing else Lukens did not 60 out on these ez
cursions often, ran immediatsly !; when
saw Woodward coming, was at the eros
Ircads; when Theard the bhot fred ] was run
ming sidewise when heard the shot fred
stopped still and saw Lukens fall; don tkno,
how far Woodward was from the tree whe
he shot; \ think that CoyleI was at the .bar
when l was at the cross roads: don't know
where Spsakman was = after Woodward sho
be went over to Lpkens don't know that h
picked him up; the grass was about up TO m.
knees. s,a4.4 .ssad s.ssNg NJ ~
John Skelley, sworn-Live on Chestnut st
in Wilmington; knew Lukens; was with hin
on October 9Th I we started for Brandywin'
Springs; we saw chestnut tree at Wood
wards; Lnkens, Green ana myself went VI
the tree; think went up second was up th!
tree, near the top the other boys were on th,
ground Woodward came under the tree and
pointed double-barrelled gun up the tres
and said to come down 81 he would blow onl
brains out; we begged him to let us down and
We would go away; Lukens was crying; when
Lukens jumped down Woodward struck him
with stick i jumped down and Lukens and
ran we had not gone far before Woodward
shot; Lukens fell on bis face kept on runs
ming; | was shot in the left arm ON the elbow;
it hurt me, but did Lot break my arm; 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
fst at me; saw Lukens next day dead; he wis
about the size of McElvay; heard nothing
'aid BY anybody to Mr.. Woodward.
Cross-examined-When Lukens and jump
ID from the tree we ran towards the woods
because we thought that was the safest way !;
never was on that road before; went to Bran
lywine Springs once before; never was on
that road before; was at the spring once be-
ore, but did not 60 that way; don't know
where Speakmap, Coyle. and McElvay were,
xben I got'to the ground fremaths tree isLu-
tens back and mine were turned to Wood
vard when be shot; I don't know where, be-
vas standing when be fred, butiwhen Itcame
Iown from the tree be was between the bars
nd the tree; woodward hit Lukens With a
tick first; then We ran on fast q We could
oward sths woods don't know, how faf, the
ars where stopped 70 look are from the tree;
was ID jail two weeks once at New Castle on
be charge Of stealing; don't know how often
hays been arrested on charges Of stealing >
~ away from Wilmington several times
'ithin two years; Declined to answer the
uestion-" Did you run away in order to
void arrest for stealing chickens 1'') was not
rrested on the charge of stealing q watch
refused to answer questions as to
is several arrests).
James Brown, sworn-Have lived in Chris
ana hundred for 80 years Woodward lives
bout mile from me saw FIVE or six boys
. the road right BY my house on October 9Th |
bout 10 O'Clock; they seemed to be staying
.ound, going nowhere.
John Williams, sworn-Don't know how |
d am; live in Hedgeville; was husking |
,rn at Woodwards, where lived on Octo-
n 9Th, last; Woodward called US from the
Id to ihf house, and said there was boy
,rt; saw the boy lying on settee in the
tchen Of Woodward s house went to Will
ldfton1 thai day tcl ta1eE The boy hgme ;5he
AAsick, butI aW % masks, Speskthan 9as
ith me in milk wagon saw some blood
the back part Of his chat; reached viii
ington at IL o'clock left immediately when,
: boy was taken odt;;;4I five with m Wood
ClsossssEsminkdl paianE i've n Hkibvale;
'njamin Walters, Was hpskipg corn with me;
. field is back Of the barn; WOODWARD told
aitsrsto 30 for the doctor, which Ne idid on
Woodward went with,me to the
y TO bsing- the boy; in / we drsye fest;
codwsrd picked the boy up; pdt him iisthe
.gon and took him, mp to the house; Mr..
oodward took him into the house to wait
j ihe doctor; After blankets and .itrA vDwere
i in the wagon, he was taken to his home
. blankets, &C., were not returned; remem-
B when Asssrs. Bayara and Spruencer came
K to the field, I pointed out the place where
Coy was lying. sbi9a7gi+ e'i sas>@
Dr.. @. W. Jones, swornALive in Whining
4isp spbyyiciau; was called upoa Octo-
i-6k6 byDtl tliMeitEto seelai wounded hoy.
. had his carriage and went with, him
l.l-t
ont 8 @ clock !, went to q house on Mary
i'd avenue; found there the boy Lukens
, oondition' was very y.nrpstrakef that pros
.tibuwas soceasi6ned 81 1T shock fpfobed
. woundswish . small probe and said to DR..
est that he could not bear it; i said that if
aid MT rally Sys Oesock the hext morn
8 there was ne4use probing I; j swsnt there
ain at miautes Or 9 nektmorning; he was
en- dy ihg III few moments thereafter he
ID; the, wound was in the back between the
oulder blades; counted 10 apertures; !; the
eat scattering Of shot was above the shoul-
r; probed those wounds on the post-mor-
n examination withsDr. West 1--WE found
rge quantity Of ooagulated blood in the
art; found two shot had penetrated the
wer lobe of the left lung; traverse colon
uised, From the plural cavity serous fluid
me forth, amounting to ten or twelve ounces;
3 stomach was perforated by. two or more
Of !; the shot were small ones;I only held
e; took that from the left lung /; those
,uuds would have killed any one; they were
sentially fatal.
DR.. c. D. West sworn-Live in Whining
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