The daily gazette., 1879-05-20
nesses must also go out. 3 las D.+
The taking Of the testimony was then
prOcaeded with. as follows:

AlOnzo Demby, COL, sworn Am q
son Of Perry Demby: last saw my father
alive, Oh that Saturday night suppose
he got killed on; (witness was asked II
this was the Saturday, night before the
C0rohef's inquest, but he did not appear
70 undarstahd whae was meant by Inquest;
be said hs was at theI hail when they had
the trial.>s Went TO- Wilmington that
night, with fathsr,, Samr CLARK, Cbas.
Washington and Edward Lindsey; Ed
yard Lindsey went hovne before We aid;
the rest Of us came home together ve
separated during the evening, bat met
again At Front aud Market streets father
and went into 4Johnny's," on Front
q rect, to getsomething to drunk !; he took
whiskey and took I glass of beer; We
then went across the street TO the "Jew
clothing store" where father bought
pair Of overalls, tot himself and an ovcr-.
coat for me; We then went 10 Front and
Market streets,! where we, met Chas.
Washington and 6sm1 Clark ! We al
started home together. CLARK, Washing-
ton ana l stopped d few minutes, and
father got ahead Of rs, about - far -
across the street; It was about eleven or
halE-past eleven o'clock when We started
home; whom father got opposite this house
ct the south sideh Of the bridge on
the west aide OfIthsroad, next to the car
rlage factory) saw some I've or six White
fellows they wsfe fShtihg; soon - he
got up to them they tackled on 70 him; (,
heard them say "hey, Oh, this y the old
man pemby" 5. ,Paw them pulling and
hauling him they got him dOwn; saw
one Of Them have hold of him when lie
lwas down, but could not tell who he was;
they all seemed to be dressed in dark
clothes; fhther said, "tthese fellows ain't
going tG hurt me-" but this didn't make
any change In my mind; then they all
esmmsnesd fighting US; they pulled and
hauled my father !; tried to get some Of
the fellows to make the others let my
father 10, and one Of them said, "Ob,
they amt going to hurt him." u
To the qaeslion - to whether he had
seen, any OF the crowd since, witness
pointed out Flynn, Smith and Monaghan,
and said they were Ia the crowd. il
Witness, eontinued They kept on
fighting, and bruised me up good bit
l stood there and "6t" until 1 saw they
were going to hurt me, and I."dug ont !" !,
Clark and. Washington run and left me
and father there; they stayed and "tit"
awhile, and then got ''skeeredn and run;
whom I ran went as far - the Western
Rail. . j. where I caught up with Clai
and Washington ; we all went home on
the way, near Gallagher'G place, we met
. white man coming out of town in q
carri age aSked him II he had seen, .
black man, and he said no.. but that he
saw Two white men, In their shirt sleeves,
standing In the road in front Of the "a
loon. 10, - 4 s.5.L n-i 4a'i
Cross-examined We ran up TO faith
er after he was. stopped by ths crowd
we had nothing fn our hands; after
wards, We went over 10 the fence, and
! grabbed : pailing OH Of tho fence, ant
| wanted to 20 back, but the othel
| two were afraid to 60, and didn't cart
| to 70 BY myself; was the last one te
run I did not see any one strike my
father; can't remember that said be-
fore the Coroner's jury that my father
was little drunk. -----
Mr.. Bird here asked the Attorney Gen
eral for the written testimony taken be-
fore the Coroner's jury, =, "A 10 sfp.
The Attorney General said that this
testimony could not be used except il
| the csse of the death Of one of the wit.
nesses. oBesides, be claimed that the de-
fense had no right 70 use the States tes-
timony 70 test the evidence OF the States
| witnesses, ''i' ,,s.J fa...,-.+ti t..s
Tie Court agreed th At it had no pow
er to compel the Attorney General to
furnish the defense with the use Of thii
| testimony, and that they would have te
examine the witness In relation to hi,
statements before the Coroners jury,
Witpess was, then asked IL he lad no,
said before the Cproperls jury, when the
| prisoners were brought before him, that
he did not known them, because he was
| 30 scared ct tho time no did not notice
He replied that he could not say he did
/ say so, but he remem bered saying that
! he "knowed them fellsrsi and pointed
| them out to the gsntlemen." Witness
| said he did not 60 back, after the fight
because he. did not believe the men
would hurt his father. When he wenl
Witness was asked by the Attorney
General II he did not say before the
Cor0ner,s Jury that he did not know the
names of these men. Witness replied
"yes, and 1 don't know their names
yet." r n, > - ,i - nf : - i,a5
Charles Washington, COL, testified &c
going into Wilmington, ON Saturday
night, April 9th. with Alonxo DENNY
Samuel Clark, Edward Lindsey and ole
I man Perry Demby; went up town With
Lindsey, and Afterwards met old mar
Dsmby, Aionxo Demby and 6amue
4 Clark, 1t Front and Market streets
1 went into o st0Te,! and old man Perry
bought pair Of overalls, an overcoa
and . falsSfaee; went into saloon, ant
we All got q glass Of beer; We then start
ed down Market street, to 20 home; tn,
old man DENNY was ahead Of us, but ",
could see himi we did not get up to hin
until he was ciose to- she saloon ON tn
| right hand Of the road, near the carriag
factOryj he did not stop until one Of tn
men jumped upon his shoulders; hay
seen the man since, In the Hail. (th
PRISONERS we're directed to stand up, an'
witness said be had seen Monaghan be
fOrein the Hall; had also seen him tha
night;) think L would recognize the mai
who jumped on the old man; and afte
great deal Of hesitation, during whicl
he said he could mot see them well, b.
was taken down in front of them. The
After rubbing his eyes vigorously, ,hN sal
1t WAS the one nsxt to the post (MOna
gtan) The Court ordered him to pu
his hand ON the man he meant, and b
placed his hand on Smith, who stO0
next TO Monaghan
Witness resumed The man juynpe
up on Perry Dehby and pulled hin
down; did not see any Of the men strk
HIM pretty soon after this run; ther
seemed lobe Ave or six men, and aboU
half of them had NO ooa&s On, heard on
man say to another, "don't hurt him, u
uncle Perry" they still had him ON th