Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-20
The Hncendsary Cases.

At New Castle, Monday, the trial OF Wm. Z.
England and Thomas Titus, indicted Ton sstans
are to Orumlish's stable, on tho night Of Febru-
ary 18th, began. Chas. B. Lore, and John u
Pst&oReon, Esqv,, appeared for the accused.
Mr. hodsson, the Attorney. Generals deputy,
opsnsd The case for the State. He sAid they
would show that on that night these pr' .s.h
with another, who will be produced, were togeth-
or u various drinking saloons, being 81 Fehren-
baoh's saloon, whom the FIRE broke out In frsnch
st., and at the 9th and Market saloon, When me
fire broke out In Orange 1t. above 6th. From there
ing them all the way along. The reason why
call your attention thus to what We shall
prove IL because the principal witness Ior the
State ID one whose testimony will be severely At
tackled. This witnesses testimony the btato
proposes to oorroborate and II We succeed We
shall ask for > verdict At your hands-
The first witness called was Joseph Long
know England and Titus SAW them on the |
night Of the 18th Of February met England At
Srd and Market; Titus and Moore were with me;
VS. went down KING TO Second, and thence to
McCanertys saloon on Water street went in |
there and had drink and stayed about 10 min |
ut6s thence went to Fsrenbach's met O'brien |
. s sn %ass Va. ssDos TO S 1sa xs;
when the FIRE broke out In Orange Ss., above
9Th England and Moore and were toSether
then Titus Was not there met Titus At 9Th q
Market coming up out OF the saloon there al
four Of us were 1t the fire; from thence We went
out to Wollaston street left Moore, Titus and
England Ut 9Th d WoliAston l then returned 70
9Th and Market ii was then about 10 O'Clock
met them again 1t 9Th aud Market streets ;
Moore came dorh ena ma ons - ,hs Dssv.rs
came a; III Inssna a NJ NJ. WI" snd Ttns ss;d they
were going home.
Cross examined was with England from Srd
and Market streets to 9th and Wollaston; Eng.
land mao notninG 20 90 WIN any n1es ui'n' 10
was ~ ny signs ~ tne a.1e =. a, K,nc
dugn " hf1e9 sssuned smse hng'In M ~ To,n n'Is
street ABOVE 3rd on inc evening o. !no ~ VI
EeoruAry; ~ wss then soout ciocki nsu n ~.
al.ns nssle before .; eney ws.o nos .Toa 49,
se1as[ Nv hons on .nSs k ~. t1.ra .hout Ok
Mvosns.g Doef E Sano, i' M.'a Hooro nd
4lnutes ateL n.he; Lns,auu asus, th.rs a..
long we1e tnele, sha ~ is.s sneAn u ~ Il
E.oeAnu 1n ' ~ s'n s ~ s..at' w.
men aooug Az CLOCK 10 VIE ~ sne e..ee' Ssm
sds Of T. street saw Easlsnd Moo1s md
tHs pm ssn ss s near luz ss,oon F"c,snS
rrencn sHeee nte vas eons Hni s1w ts.a.a
sno Long s.eIw.o ~ ~ ~ ~x ,inh,. ha.rd
s ~ ooswosu ~ su tSe,, H, hh;ysiau
ssleee saw Angia1n ~ ~ su a,h sld o..
MooFe near tIe ssy eneno ~ ~. s"u ,s..,
huti u'u ~. n.aL VIZ ..a. bes,,o s,a't -
neslu W t neAs nol n $1,000 ~
~. too IA n Wsnut ~. tar ;nn'sSt da not ~
IN ano wAhut ~ slyeE u.1u.eas' al1 ny 49,.
Eogisno ny mo,e una 49,. w VI W. 10y
| ~ 4th and French ana 1t9 ano Weihus sHesN
tnefe we're oso s wnen saw A"s'e'" 'ne1e
me hros we're saeu No6iSMk' -.
| Elmer moore W. ~" oIo1Sa' ou' s III wy
OF HdOeds corpus ana testlhe1 - Ao.to"e
Know EnglAhu anu illus saw ' m' W VIC nisns
o. Ihe iSen OF teU.usE w h.us p1so ia N n
hlng street, met 1ltne tnanA Jew ~.
oe!ocs sAw Iaglahq ON 1ru IN, ni,ht v.s
Odd Fellows h4iii saW Long enas M Tsn. 80
with MN wnen mes Engisna sno .tasi 1s ~.
dewn hlng 70 seoono eho on Meo SAVOY. Me%iI Ms'
Obnen gong Gown thng; VEN , tnI 70 m1nntas
tys SAIGON anu etald .nors aoout Az "anuses
| snenoe 1ack W Segono eru nus "no.o ~ uAos
bacon; Isus, hngisnu, Lone anu ,so an,,;~tau
then togesher; we drank naL pint 81 WnisAey
on the corner; went 70 Moosllions ne.on won.
WIN ~ INTO snAs saAogm soa w. EoA -. ~,
ems men 70 o1a au h ma xsa, want than To-
Fetehbachs saloon was enese, wnS a. sna E.,s
broke ouG IN french sSree' po1~eSn 1'u Ano Ssu
streees; dia NOT 60 up 70 .he ,rnns D ~
walked up Me st'9Ss ia .,.n ~. ~
Goongs carnage snop LAuA nsu sono Ius y.
Eerenpachs ana ieig w ao1uS m.nu.ss s.ue,S
the tire broke out England, Long ana sto0u
IN front OF Ooonhgs carIlAge snop .os ,aah;,,e
when TITUS re1oheo us we aSsysu snete ioos.ns
on At the nre ABOUT minutes s cas wenH LIZ
into the saloon aud thence to Sth ana Market i,st
and went INTO . saloon were tnefe waen sno
Orange street alarm was gwen Lnsiammt t Apns
and went down 6th 10 iook AZ illus nao
gone out OF the SALOON oe'oEe US uon. An 1Ss
l -u.t VA
East side OF orange street Between otn az. q ~
Streets we were joined Dy litus ness o.n s ~
orange Streets did not assist ~ e,' NJ W .n1
fires; We oil -FOUR went up 70 ,1n anu Wsu. snu
then the proposiuon was maze togo gu. oe W.
street; we all four went out sevensh 70 wssn.
ington street, up washington " ON sna s. .Me
9Th to Wallsstoh; Titns anu Lhglahq were WAS
ing on ahead abous " yafds anu long s.u a.
Lng 's,s " E ~ IY man on
Wollaston and followed lutte over ~ ylras oe
hind;we were all in the middle OF she Stree eolht
up Woilaston street ltos ana Ehgiana ssoPpe s
in front OF Crumilshs ice mouse hsaIo Aey
rattle and iog thrown away from tne sa'e
Titus and England went in ana went on up =
the corner Of YIN ! hearo = holse OF PsoPl
y coming towards washington streel. cams aow,
AND called III me gate NJ psss ~ ~; ~ o'.a
BODY was coming ~ Iepassoa .1o lJe %
: saw light flame up AZ the WINDOW wheh 70
. passed and called In MUS ana Ens's ~.
2 were still IN there did NOT scoP, ou
went on tney came 0ut ana ~neh Sney 1oin :,
~ me England haa padlocR anG saia ~ pteI =,
the brush near tne mAneer llsos sau ~ ~ ~
, turned the COW loose Ehen ieturneu Wv M
!, Wollaston street england joined me near FL ~ Y
iors school THUS loneo us hesI ON an ~ -
n inston England threw away me Raau51 j. =
;, keys we turned down washington street 70 ~. ~
T. and thence to TN ana orange wss Wi.h En!
20 land and Titus the pese pAt1 o. .ne n.s.
y and left them about mar past Two IN INC NOR
a | ing " t1o Aauu tuuA ~ "TA ANHe T.
Wollaston ,litas, England, Long nhu Me!e u
party occasionally separating ana .hen reJoihlne
II when left 9th and Woiiaston aud went Gown !,
N front OF the ice house and gave inc alarm
A not see Titus and England 10 ! PASSED ! y.
- not stop heard footsteps in the yard rustliI
hn c in the fodder England came OUT alter pas
al ed there WAS nothing SAID by them as pas
~ ed lit was SO dark could not recognize iacet
10 turned.my head and saw them come Q
=, ~ after l passed; saw the hg
~. flame up at the stable window a. passed AT
" passed looked back and cav England COZ
out they looked like shadows when they we
~. in heard the bar fall and saw one OF them
~ don't know who throw the bar on lot it VA
~ dark, gloomy night, and no lights were Ut
-. had no purpose in standing on the corner OF
la and Wolaston streets England was IN my pr
~ epce all the time except when In the yard
ri. Crumlsh's stable. first disclosed my kno
q y edge of this transaction to the Ddp'
,,o Attorney General four weeks after l
90 lain in Jail. Court here took
~ cess until 8 r. NJ, aud upon re- sssemblil
- Elmer Moore continued There were no
JUDGEMENTS held out to me to make any conf
,la- sion. do not now understand that Am to
,oI free for giving my testimony Mr.. Hodgson ,
pad tied me al my suggestion he visited me twi
a once With Mr.. Bisdy II asked Mr. Hodgsor
led give mo guarantee Of immunity ont ne SAD
I'D had no authority 70 40 anythng OF t1eo 70
,wn Mr.. Hodgscn cautioned me a8anst making
lie. statements except OF my own Tree WIN
hen would promise mourning an mere VIII
ave freely and voluntarily: \ DISCLOSED no Iaeu
IDLY condition OF getting clear.
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