Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-25
the sAllIt DOYLE MURDER.
TRIAL or CASE AT NEW CASTLE.

TESTIMONY FOR BoTH srDRs-ARoUKHHT OF couN-
sKL-AcoUfrrAL OF Hx-roLIcEMAR o'NIKL, tue
| ALLEGED NukDHnRn. W.
Tho trial Of ex-polioeman Daniel ONeill,
charged with the killing Of Sallie Doyle in Al
attempt to shoot Albert Wingate. In this city,
lpst spring, WAS begun at New Castle, on
Thursday last Attorney General Pennington
and his deputy, Alfred p. Robinson, represent
cd the State, and Chss B. Lore, Esq, the de-
fenso.
The following Jury WAS empAnneled VIM. d.
Forrest Forrest, foreman, prem y, Henry A wsll;s Edward !.
Leak, Levi Moore, George Hawthorne Charles
Bsggsr, James Ridgewsy, Francis D. Dunlap,
The Deputy Attorney General says .uooinot
statement Of the facts In the case, and the OK
animation Of Witnesses then commenced
Or. J. T. Wales sworn am practacing ply
siciAn residing In Wilmington. DR.. 0rimshaw
and myself as the request Of tho coroner, made
past mOrtem examination OF the body OF SARAH
Doyle. Found pistol wound 2 inches back Of
right ear. .The wound penetrated horizontally
half way though tho brain. Took OF the skull
Gap and found the ball Md pieces Of the ekull
a,v Snic. ~ I6,os issa s.s.S ri. ISs ~. ~
instantaneousiy from the wound. She was
otherwise healthy. She WAS about II years old
| I had been called In when abe was first taken In
the house when l was told 1t was . At.
DR.. Grmshaw sworn and corroborated proceed
| ing witness.
| Daniel FarTs sworn testified ~ to the looali-
ty aud distances and explained from plot the
scene Of the tragedy. Albert u. WingAte swore
substantially - follows-was standing at 11th 4
Church on the morning Of the death of Sarah
Doyle and saw Officer O'Neill coming over the
direction. knew what they wanted and said
"no you don't" and ran. O'Nsill
after me he drew his revolver and fred At
and Church on the right hand side Of Church /;
O'Neill was on the left hand side going toward
the ChrietiAnA looked back then and saw
O'Neill with the revolver in his hand working
his fingers when be fired the first shot, he was
on the east uide Of Church street, and was on
the west side, about rs or 80 yards ahead Of him;
he fired at me . second time he was then on
tho east side Of Church street, on the
pavement, and l was crossing the street
towards the rolling mill gate I ran in the gate
. pit whore he got me ; he struck me twice over
the head with the pistol and took me to the
Hall knew there was = warrant out for me
for disorderly conduct never melted mob to
resist an officer at 7th and Walnut Officer Soul
me with q warrant for Alfred Wingate my
name is Albert ! did not. promise him
10 60 to the Hall on that warrant !;
IL ran from ,o'Neill and Bernhardt
sns ofoers and said to to myself nsf CO legs, bodys
In danger" Did NOT hear any Of the officers say
stop" O'Neill was opposite Epworth Chapel
when he fred first. never threatened the po-
lice. did not tell Patrick Haggerty that I
down Church street. Did not say to VIM. Il.
Carson, that II had had my pistol O'Neill would
never have shot At another man. Know VIM
stewart and the two New York " scottiss." !"
Don't 10 with them but speak to them. ! never
shot At my father. Was not in the habit Of car
rying revolver. know Enoch Rash. never
melted mob TO release Rash while in the cua-
tody Of Scnlly. nor did say to Rash ''they have
no right to arrest you, shoot the d-d sons Of
b-hs." l did not attempt to draw pistol be-
fore or after O'Neill shot 1t me.
Andrew Bernhardt swore substantially ~ fol-
lows: remember the day Sarah Doyle WAS shot;
I was in company with O'Neill when lie was pur-
suing Wingate; saw O'Neil crawl through the
11th; Wingate was at l1th and Church; when he
saw us lie ran. We both called to him to stop,
but he would not He and ONeill were both in
middle of the street, Wingate about as or 80
yards ahead, when the arst shot was Aired about
lb7 yards further on O'Neill fired the second
ahegt zhsn W.ngs!s Vas going II an e se...s.iy
was tiied down Church street When "
called tto Wingate to stop he put biz
hand to his hip pocket - Il to draw
pistol 1t was my conviction that Wingate in
tended to shoot one of us . second aftel
O'Neill fired the first shot Wingate ran into the
rolling mill gate O,NeiLl after him lcut across
the lot TO Intercept him and whom got around
O'Nsill had caught him We took him to the
Hall did not see Sarah Doyle that day; did moi
learn Of her death for an hour afterward.
Samuel Bradford sworn, Was working n
Hilles Il Jones on the day Of the shooting saw
Wingate, who was then At llth and Church
street O'Neill was ON the east side Of Church
street when he fred did not SEQ Sarah Doyle
there is nothing between where ONeill stood
where he first fred and where Sarah Doyle wa
shot but board fence
John Leeg corroborsted officer Barnhardt a.
to the position Of the parties.
Edward Scully sworn Had , warrant fol
| WtpRste and served it on Sunday night ht
promised to come up to the Hall the next day
but did not do 80 on June 10th was hunting hin
Ann Doyle sworn Am the mother Of Saraf
Doyle, who was fourteen years old. Witnesa
! then described the finding Of her daughter.
Frank Stewart and William Cook testified tha
: O'Neill was on the East side OF Church stree
whom he fired.
Margaret Ford sworn Remember th'
death Of Sarah Doyle live two doors below 0tl
street in Church l WAS at the pump In my ysrt
whom heard the pistol report little while II
terwards l was sent for BY Mrs Doyle went =
heard some one say ''this is Court scrspe" an
! immedately went home was standing In
direct line with Sarah just before hearing tn
report.
ings' rolling mill saw Wingate running dow
| Church street saw O'Neill come out Of the 10
and Immediately fre in the direction Of Win
gate did not see Wingate put bis hand in hi
: pocket as il to tako out pistol learned an hou
!, after heard report that Sarah Doyle had bee
|. from 11th street bridge towards the Christian
George Holmes sworn Lived next door !
= Doyles on Church street on that day was cal
: : ed from tho house by Mrs. Doyle; went into tn
. ed down and picked her up and carried her in'
sarah Moore sworn. Did not sec VII
gate or o'Neill heard pistol reports.>
John Gallagher sworn: Work at Seidel
= HAstings saw Wingate and ONeill they wei
coming up 1lth street.
n An adjournment was here made to o'clock.
70 Elizabeth Holmes testified 70 seeing Sara
1T Doyle lying in the alley, but did not see VII
or onv por sxosa osar 'ss We. n IL ssd.
h ings MILL saw Wingate after his arrest;preyiop
T. " saw O'Neill running through the mill gAte&l
10 with pistol in his hand and his fingers on Il
3 trigger; he appeared very much excited
O. the time; saw o ONeill that day; think he gave b
= pistol to me between 10 and IA o'clock; 1t was
v ave baIrelled Smith and Wesson, ,calibre 36 or
d don't know whether gave the pistol to the 90
y, Oner or not
ID Richard Groves sworn am coroner and he
u. the inquest; DR.. Wales Il Grlmshaw made q
y, post mortem; they gave me this (produoes bi
and piece of bone); this ball fits pistol which
o. received ~ O'Neills.
IL Daniel FarrA sworn: person on curb line
t., feet below 1lth in Church firing at man
he feet down Church, would be in the general ,
.ly recuon Of where Sarah Doyle fell; the same
mt the person fired at was $50 feet down Churc
". from whore O'Neill IL reported to have ste
10 | t.,a fn- -t.ar
ey 75O feet; from where she fell to where ONs
NJ frst stood there Ia clear view, but to see p
IL, son on the pavement 1t IN necessary to get
ed on the fence.
The State here closed.
CkAs u. Lore, Esq, opened the case for
defense and laid down the following grour
upon which he hoped for \ verdict Of acqu
LAG tai:
. LIST. The utter absence Of malice, but such
ra. 10 implied by the stern rule Of law.
-, aud Circumstantial proof that the ball fr
m .ue ONain's pistol did not kill Sarah Doyle.
M el distance rendered that impossible, for the pi,
wv wv would not carry that far. Again between IA
ne Doyle aud O'Neill were fences and other objs
AZ through which this ball to have hit her m
w ew- have passed. We will prove that there were
G'I W bullet marks In tree or fences. Again ~
~, ~, wound was horizontal. the line OF the shot N
nls n have .been horizontal. We will prove thu
get horizontal shot fired from where O'Neill st
'me in the direction Of Sarah Doyle would
lse, lse, passed six feet over head. We will also pr
peo that there were three shots fred at that time
~. tne VIM. II. Brady sworn was chief OF police
M ~. had management and control Of police Of cit
~. ~ June last; detailed ONell, June 9th.t take