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THE STORr OF THE DELAETELD AZ
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The Heating or staten Island Engineer by
| Joseph nnd John Johnson-rhe Injured
| Man Protected ny Maideus In their Teens.
The trial OF Joseph johnson and his
| cousin. John Johnson on a charge of felonious
assault with intent to kill on Clarence Delafield,
was begun yesterday in the County Court i'll
| Richmond Staten Island. Joseph johnson is
contractor. and until two yenrs ago he OBJ
tanned great deal OF work from the
| town Of Casteton in the way OF road
and bridge building. At that time tho
ofllce Of town engineer was created. and Mr..
Delafleld was chosen to I'LL It. Thereafter Mr..
| johnson was not able to obtain contracts De-
lafleld admitted yesterday that this was 30, but
testified that he tDelaned) had acted only in his
official capacity. and that previously he had
| found johnson dishonest and unfit to do public
| work. johnson testified in turn that Delafeld
had gone beyond his official duties having
slHndered him tJohnson) in the houses Of his
hcighbors.
Delailed testified that between and o'clock
oil Friday afternoon. the 18th Of December last.
ms lac was going along the Manor road. he met
Joseph Johnson and his cousin John in q
wagon. Mr.. Delaneld has white hair and
white beard. He is about so years Of age. Jo-
scph johnson Is about IS years Of age. and his
cousin is about 35. The latter is large and mus
| cular. Joseph Johnson twice called 70 Dolaheld.
| the latter said to stop. hut Deaneld passed on
| then Jumped ont OF the back end of the wagon.
ana catching up to Delafield. said. according to
D"lailcld's testimony:
"Dclansld. am going to kill you"
ohnson came up threateningly and Dela1eld
| sad; Joe. want YOU to stop this"
| parted his attempts. Finally. johnson struck
| ut Delail" ID. and in return Delailed Knocked
johnson down. johnson got up and was again
Then John johnson. who had turned the
wagon around and had driven back 10 the place
! where the two were jumped out and up-
ptoached Delafeld said to him; Take Joe
away or ~ hurt him" John stepped
getting up from the ground. and instead Of
stopping the fight struck Delnfed n blow on the
down he says he heard one of the Johnsons
say: -, Let me nnd stone big enough to settle
| him" Delaneld was then. he testified kicked
on the head by one OF the men. and pounded
| on the head and in the face with stone by the
9therIi -, DGelalield G, was insensble, or at least
| partly arose, and supported himself on his
Knees and elbows. while be sought TO protect
| his face with his hands. While he was In this
| position stage came along and his assailants
stopped their assault.
| Of Mr.. Glarks house he was met by Miss Nellie
olarS 10 years ol age, she testified that she
the house. and went up stairs fora pail OF wa
| ter, with which her elder sister Mary began to
wash the blood from his face, The witness and
| Mary. with two younger children. wero the only
members OF the family at home; The Clarks
were not 9acguantanees Of Mr. Delahed.
While Nellie was up stairsIgetting second
pail Of water % she saw saw the two Johns9ns at The
the Johnsous " Don't come in." Then shs
holted the door and braced herself against IL
| The Johnsons kicked on the door so hard that
Nellie was obliged to leave ii. Soon after the
staple gave way. and the door few open
aeld" Nellie told him DeSiieid % wasn't W. mt tRere here
| Deaield had. in fact. gone up to the head Of ths
basesment stairs. Joseph Johnson said. Nellie
We won't leave the house till we finish him
II was very dark in the kitchen. and Joseph
| began to light matches. Miss Nellie got broom
| and every timo he struck match she famed
| tho light out with the broom. John said TO her:
| II you blow out another match III knock YOU
They, however. did not succeed in getting a
| light. and soon aftcrward they went away.
! Miss Mary CLARK. resolnte looking girl,
about 20 years of age. testified that she had
Dela1eld's face before she heard from her sis
! iers Of the appronch of the two Johnsons. She
| hastily led Deladcd down into the cellar. and
| then stepped outside Of the door, which her sis
testimony showed that alter Mary had gone he
quilted the cellar and went up to the hrnc OF the
| basement stairs When the two new comer-
met Miss Mary in the yard they asked her. she
| says. for some water to wash their hauas.
No. was her reply; e. wont give you any
| water You've done enough now"
I Ihen she ran out into the road for hclp.
| While She was yet in the road the two m-n
came from the house ngain and asked her
MllHt 10 Hdy hllllE lllut TT lnrl l'Il Ike
it they Il knock her down. Her father came up
the road lt thht time. and they went away.
According TO Dclaiield's testimony Joseph
called out several times during the assault
Kill the Romish Papist." Neither Drail,id
nor any Of his family is a Roman Catholic. Mr.
l)elnil"d also testified TINT while he was con
Cenled in Mr.. CLARK house he heard one of the
Johnson's say: " He tDclancldl ls IN the house
and we Will drag him Out and kill him"
stone about quarter the ~il' Of n bric;
was found IN" next day in the road near where
the assault was made, 1t was red. II with
dried blood.
Dr. Alfred l.. Carroll testified that the red coll
orlng matter on the stone was blood.