The daily gazette., 1881-12-03
MEALS SECOND TRIAL.
The state Nearly Through With
Its Testimony-Neal Traced from
the Time Of the Outrage to his


The state Nearly Through With
Its Testtmony-Neal Traced from
the Time of the Outrage to his
Arrest.
Court reassembled at 8 O'Clock, yes
terday afternoon, when the Neal case
was resumed.
Jacob Nor gan corroborated the tess
timony of James Saxton, in regard to
seeing Neal pass along the road TO-
| wards Gosscr's house after leaving
Philip Clayton.
Enooh Ash, ool., who lived between
Saxton's house and Warmers, also
saw Neal pass by, and said Neal stop
ped at his pump and got drink of
water.
VIM. e. Baker, who at the time OF
house located about thousand yards
from Gosser's house, said that between
two and three O'Clock on the afternoon
of the outrage Neal came around the
school house witness was with the
party that captured Neal in the eve-
ming, and recognized him as the man
who passed by the school house during
the afternoon. On cross-examination
the witness i'd he did not positively
identify the prisoner in the dock as
the man he assisted in arresting, but
to Mr.. Gray he said that he had not
seen the prisoner since his trial al New
Castle year ago ; he was positive the
man he assisted IN arresting was the
man he saw around the school house.
Mrs. Rachel Latta saw colored
man passing her house on the Thor
oughfa=e Neck, on the afternoon of
the outrage she did not know HIM,
but the description she gave of him
Tailed with the description given of
Neal by other witnesses.
Joseph Wilson, COL, saw Neal the
same afternoon going along the road,
about mile below Mrs. Latta's
house Neal talked with him awhile
and inquired the way to Isaac john
sons house this was between 8 and a
o'clock in the afternoon after talking
about ten minutes Neal walked away,
proceeding at an ordinary gait.
Isaac r, Staats, of Thoroughfare
Neck, said he knew VIM. Neal well !;
had known him since 1868, when he
was small boy on the day of the
outrage he saw Neal on the road, GO
ing towards Taylor's bridge it was
about A o'clock in the afternoon when
he saw him, and he was walking along
at moderate gait.
John B. Collins said that while driy.
ing from Taylor's Bridge to Smyrna,
on the afternoon of March Goth, 1880,
he passed Gosser's house, and saw
colored man standing in the door,
with his bedy partly out and the door
closed against him he did not recog-
nize the man, but could see that he
had light, soft hat on his head,
somewhat crushed and rumpled just
as he drove past the house the man
drew his head inside the door.
Mary e. johnson, COL, wife of
Isaac johnson, who lives on the road
leading from Collins Beach to Smyr-
ma, said VIM. Neal came to their
house during the evening of the day
on which the outrage was committed !;
he stayed there till he was arrested
he got his supper and went to bed quite
early he left a shirt there, which she
found next morning.
On cross-examination witness said
that at supper Neal ate but little, and
complained of having the headache
her husband and young man who
boarded with them went out cunning,
while she and Neal remained at home;
they sang hymns for about two hours
and then Neal went to bed.
Isaac johnson, COL, husband of the
last witness, corroborated her testimony
as to Neal visiting their house.
Peter Warner, who was constable for
Black bird Hundred at the time OF the
outrage, said he arrested Neal at Isaac
Johnson's house. after receiving a war
rant from Esquire Deakyne; the arrest
was made about 10 o'clock at night,When
he went to the house he was accompan-
led by several other men, who remained
outside, Neal tried to get out of the win
dow but was deferred by seeing the 9TH
or men outside, witness told Neal to
come down stairs, and Neal said he
would, If the Constable would not let
the other men shoot him, he assured him
OF hissafetg, and then Neal came down,
when witness tied him and took him to
Esquire Deakyne's office. where he had
a hearing aad was committed to New
Castle jail.
Geo. G. Rothwell, one of the arresting
party, corroborated the testimony in
relation to the arres. OF Neal. He saw
Neal trying to get out the window, and
said he appeared to be very much frigh-
tened.
Geo. Mattiford also gave corro borative
testimony in regard to the arrest of
Neal. He saw the attempt of Neal to
| get out of the second story window.
Esquire Thomas Deakyne said Neal
| was brought before him for hearing
between II and II o'clock on the night
of the outrage, Mrs. Gusser was present
and Neal said he never saw her before,
she asked him If be did not ask her that
dny IL Mr.. Lightcap wanted any hands,
and he replied, "Oh. forgot, Thought
1 asked for another person"
VIM. II. Baker was recalled, and said
that while he could not swear that the
prisoner he helped to arrest, he knew
that the man they arrested was the enc
who was taken to Esquire Deakyne's
office and afterwards committed to
jail.
James Saxton was recalled, but as he
had not participated in the arrest furth-
or than being with the party, he was
not further examined.
The Attorney General said he was
abontzthrough on the part of the State,
but as IL was about the time for ad.
Journment he would not announce that
the State had closed until morning as he
might possibly have another witness,
At $50 O'Clock Court adjourned until
10 O'Clock this morning.