The daily gazette., 1879-04-07

fight occurred; before ran three or foul
men were striking at me; they were al
small men at me.
The four young men who were first ar.
rested were brought in and the witness
recognized Jeffrey Smith as one of them
and James Monaghan, as another.
Charles Washingt on and Samuel Clark
col0red, who were with the murdered
man were brought up to recognize the
prisoners. Samuel Clark, thought that
he recognized George Kopp; and also
Smith; he also thought that Monaghan,
was the one who had hold OF the old
mans neck.
Samuel Clark sworn:-Myself,Ch Charles
Washington, Perry Demby, and Alonzo
Demby, were all walking together along
the causeway last night, but Perry Dem
by was little ahead of US; when we got
up TO the old man some men were Tight
Inglhim and one of them said "don't hurt
him, that is old man DENNY" we tried
to pull them off and one struck me, on
the head and cut me, and knocked my
hat off, and then l ran; they had the old
man dow n: there were more than four;
the fuss occurred in front of the first beer
saloon, and man was standing in the
door in his shirt sleeves; some of those
who were fighting were in their shirt
SItcFoSJ lptiSUucT ToCVRDlZeu uHc ude ouat
was found by Sergeant Jones,a ,as his own,
and the coat as belonging to Alonzo
DENNY, as he dropped it when the fight
commenCed)
When the fight commenced the men
came from the house on the right side of
the road; the men were all about one
size; seemed to be young; we ran about
a quarter of mile, and then stopped,
and then we heard the party running as
If they were coming after us; first new
that the old man was killed this morning
Bernard Wolfson Saw Washington
Clark, old man DENNY and his son in my
store on Saturday night; the old man
bought coat and pair of blue overalls
Chas. Washington, COL, corroborated
the testimony of Alonzo Demby, In rela.
ton to the fight, and said that when he
left the assaiIants had the old man Dem
| by down.
Emile Walther testified that the foul
men who were arrested had been elected
| from his saloon en- Saturday night, fol
disorderly conduct. Witness heard the
noise of fight outside, but did notsee it
DR.. Geo. Troup Maxwell testified that
he examined the body Of the deceased
I found the face very much bruised, with
| an abrasion on the right cheek upon re.
moving scalp found several contueiOns OF
the head the brain was taken oat, and
showed an unnatural redness on remov
| ing the brain discovered clot of blood
which showed that blood vessel haC
been ruptured and also found that the
| skull had been fractured, which was suf
| ficient to cause death opened the breast
and found it had also been bruised the
| rupture of the blood vessel was caused by
| the fracture of the skull.
DR.. H. Q. Ogle corroborated DR.. Max
G" On motion Of W. H. Quinn, the jury
adjourned until 7.30 o'clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The jury re-assembled promptly at 7:3(
O'Clock.
Randolph Peters testified to Perry
Demby's general good character ant
trastworthineSs witness knew nothing
of the murder until Sunday morning.
Thomas Leonard testified to the same
| effect.
Michael Leahey testified that about
man at near Water Water and Market
streets, who said he had been fighting
with some negroes over the bridge the
night before. (Kopp and Flynn were
brought out, and witness recognised
Kopp as the one who made the remark
to him in reference to the fght9 Kopp
did not say who was with him during the
fight.
Louisa Berry, sworn Il live in Mr.
Ehart's house, over Market street bridge;
about quarter of IL o'clock Saturday
night, heard a noise in the street, aud
looking out, saw Tour mon in their shirt
sleeves, coming toward Wilmington ;
they met party Of men who seemed to
have a wounded man; they told him to
call his partner; and he grumbled some-
thing, l could not understand; then they
said "call him, he won't come for me y
and one says to the other, "let,s kill
him !" and the other said, "don't let US
kill him here but take him further up the
road )" they dragged him across the road
opposite to our house l then wentin the
house and went up stairs to look out the
window, but could not see through the
stats, but could hear them two short,
chunky men came back and went pasu
the house toward the bridge; we then
went to the third story to see what the
other men were doing, but could not see
anything as they were away up the road
going toward New Castle they all met
any of them when they were dragging
the man they seemed to be beating him +;
they sal to him, "have you got any
thing 2"
John Kellerman testified to seeing a
party of young men fighting in front of
Walther'S saloon, about IL O'CLOCK. Al
forwards saw man lying in the road, be-
tween Walther's aud McManus' houses
witness went up to the body, as did also
two men who came out of McManus' sa-
loon, and found il to be colored man
he was still living, but breathed heavily ;
witness walked towards the bridge, but
saw no one, and when he returned the
body was gone witness did not know
the men who were fighting or the two
men who came out of McManus' saloon.
Henry Moody, col, who lives along
the causeway, heard the noise OF the
fight, but did not see anything.
John Il. Smith, col, saw three colored
men run past his house about IL O'Clock
Saturday night; two white men, in their
shirt sleeves, came along and called to
them to "come back and get your friend;
we are your friends;" the white men re-
turned, and the witness next saw the old
man Demby staggering along; he thought
a man was leading him; short distance
beyond witness house Demby was left to
60 along by himself.
Thomas Leonard, COL, corroborated
this testimony, and said he also saw
Perry DENNY being led along the road
by white man; three other white men
came up and asked what he had about
HIM, and then showed him under the
fence, DENNY said to the mon, 81 will
stay with you until die, you may cut
my throat, but will stay with you;" after
the three men left Demby, he got up and
started off.