The daily gazette., 1874-11-28

was about 80 yards from me when be shot !,
l have known Lukens about years and
,5kelley about two years; vixen Lukons fell
Woodward approached him, picked him up
and ordered him oF his place; Woodward
tried TO make him walk but could not do
SO; he let 20 OF him and ne tell; tbe next
time saw him was at Woodward's house;
Mrs. Woodward and another lady were
there; saw Lukens at his home next day
dead; returned to Wilmington about one
o'clock OF Oct. 9th, and colored boy Of Mr..
Woodward's was with me; we came from
Mr.. Woodward's house; on the sides OF the
road were fence and hedge; We ran out
OF the field the same way We got in; saw an
old road in the field; when Shelley and
Lukens were running was little ahead.
Cross examined by Mr.. Baynrd:- II was
born in Philndelphia but have lived In Viii.
mington about Is years; l was II years old
wooked at roofing; Lukens would pass for
older than 1; knew The way to Wood
wards house; We often 20 cut on excursions
together and take whatever is given to Us;
on that day di1 not curse Woodward nor
did net hear any OF the boys do so; did
not say to Woodward "you ID son a
b--h III blow your brains out" Did
not see any signs on The placs that day, but
did see one on another tree afterwards
which looked new; neither nor any of the
other boys took them down; 1 did not say
in Wilmington in any body's presence that
~ had turned and run Woodward to his
honss."
Cat this point and about so p. m. the
Grand Jury came into court and there being
no further business for them; the Foreman
presented the Grand Jury report. which
stated that during this term SIG bills had
| been presented of which they had found 459
true bills and ignored 81. They referred to
| the condition OF the jail in favorable terms
| and comDiimented the management of the
A!mshoi 81. The court after thanking
them for their faithful services discharged
them.
State as. Woodwa resumed.
James p. Coyle sworn Live in West
Wilmington and was IL August 29th last !;
knew Lukens Tor IL years; was with him
the 9Th of October last; started about $50
a. m; stopped ut Nj. Beyard's to ses what
time it was; went on to Wood wards che ST.
nut tree; got there about ten o'clock. The
woods are about 100 yards from the tree.
Saw Woodward coming with q double
barrel gun, ran out TO tie road, getting
| over the fence; there IL u hedge one side and
| fence ON the other side oil the road; Wood
ward sild when came running to The tree,
"Come down out of that Tree or will blow
you brains out" Lukens aud Sxeliey said,
''if you won't shoot we will come down."
Lukeus and S&eliey 20. down and ran: they
had not gotten more than ten yards before
WoodHuId shot; Woodward WAS standing
about six feet from the tree when he red
Green was up the tree when he ahot; ut.
tered no abusive language nor heard none
used to Mr.. Woodward.
xamined-Parents live in West
Wilmington; | go to school; l always
went with Mcllrany and Green; Lukens
went with Speakman; was never at
| WoodwardS before; as soon as I saw
Woodward 1 ran, and McIlrany ran will
me; we ran up the road to where three
roads met; Mcllrany kept on running
don't remember saying that the sticl
broke when Woodward struck him.
VIM. L. Green sworn-I am Is; hav,
lived in Wilmington all my life; knew
Lukens and was with him on October 8
was up the tree with Skelley; Wood
ward came under the tree and pointed
gun up at us and told us to come down
Skelley and Lukens got down anil Wood
ward struck Lukens with q stick; Wood
ward fired ut Lukens when he was abou
, ten yards off; Lnkens was crying fo
, Woodward tc let him down; after Lu
l kens fell Woodward went toward him.
At this point it wa5 announced tina
y the jury i'll the Taylor case were read
C to come down. The prisoner was brough
n in and appeared entirely calm; expect
:, ing as he had before expressed, that h
s acquittal was sure. When the cou,
n told him he was discharged he sale
4 "Thank you sir" and left the dock.
oI Wo0dward's Trial Continued.
O Tho examination Of VIM. Green We
4 continued after the court room ha
~ again became quieted, as follows:
n The shooting occurred about half pa
n ten o'clock.
x Cross-examined-W tree W,
the first we stopped at. The boys ga,
q no alarm; heard nothing said; coul
z, the gun; when Lukens fell he locke
d back and said "Mr., don't shoot on
|. more;" saw no sign board ON the plac
ia Woodward, when be shot, was betwet
r. :he tree and the woods.
= The court here took q recess until /
:, morrow morning at 10 o'clock, when II
y examination Of the witnesses will be +
;; sumed.
rs NEW CASTLE, Nov. %, 1874.
}. Court re-assembled at 10 o'clock, th
q kuOTllluS, JVuSeS NOOtSu, x1OuStOu III
n Wales on the bench.
~ The examination of witnesses in Il
j, Woodward case proceeded as follows
u Walter McEvaley, Sworn-I am ov
y is years old; live ut 108 Logan ST., al
l. lived there Oct. 9th last; saw Woodwa
10 last coming from the woods in his ov
le field; it was about 10 o'clock in the NOR
d ing; was then under the tree; hea
d him yell at us, Shelley, Green and L
he kens were up the tree, Coyle, Speakmi
le and myself were under the tree. VIII,
q Woodward came running he had gun
~ his hand, he got under the tree befo
~ the others got down; did not hear VIII
Woodward said, but heard the boys
n most crying to get down; Shelley and L
kens jumped down; ran to the road
to heard the gun fired but did not see h
r. shoot it.
le don't know how far was off VIII
the gun was fred, but was past the roa
3 Lukens was o little way from the tt
when l saw him fall; he was rrlnni
towards the woods, Shelley was wi
him when next saw Shelley he W
shot in the arm-he was then in
road calling for me to take him hon
o; We left town on that day about 9k o'clot
cd A. NJ, and went past Mr.. Bayard' hou
Dc Saw Lukens again that day being tax
1 1 l.. 1ax, I @.