Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
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LOCAL NEWS
TIE u. $. DISTRICT COURT.

Resident of the County Right
to Vote fn ANY Hundred oil tho
County, to be Argued.
The United States District Court reas
aenbled at 2 o'clock pm. yesterday week
and after the examination of two or three
witnesses in the United States IS. Bridge
man, the defense closed.
The District-Attorney then made his
opening to the jury, occupying their at
tention until 3 O'Clock.
He was followed by Ii. Z. Turner, ESQ.,,
for the defense, his line OF argument be-
ing that if the prosecuting witness had
molested State officer in the discharge
of his duty, the latter had perfect right
TO arrest the former although he was a
United States deputy marshal. That in
30 meddling and in 80 transgressing the
bounds OF his Instructions and duty, he
had taken himself from under the pro-
lection OF the Federal Government, and
became amenable to state authority.
Mr.. Turner was followed by Charles 3.
Lore, Esq, in ~ minutes speech and
this closed the defendants case,
Mr.. Patterson closed the prosecution
about o'clock and the jury were dis
missed until next morning at ~ o'clock,
the Court not being willing to deliver the
charge at 50 late ali hour in the day.
The United States District Court opened
Thursday morning at the usual hour.
Judge Bradford charged the jury in the
case OF the United States VS.. Bridgeman.
He said that the special police, the deputy
marshals and the deputy sheriifs were
placed around the polls to preserve order
The same law must BIZ applied to allthrec
classes of officers, The deputy marshals
had a right to be at the polls, but they
had no exemption from arrest if engaged
i'll rioting or other unlawful acts or in
committing breach Of the peace. The
same law applied equally to the special
police and the deputy sheritfs.
The swearing has been directly con
Trajectory and if there has not been flat
perjury it is something very similar.
There is very little law on the subject to
10 given to your consideration. You
have heard the facts and if you can draw
them out OF the mud it is more than can
do and leave the case with you.
The jury Withdrew at 1920 O'Clock,
and had not returned at /.
Another jury was then drawn to try
Charles Shields for all assault upon
Artemus Wilhelm, a deputy marshal.
The prosecuting witness was the first to
take the stand. lie is the same man
whose testimony and actions yesterday
were as amusing as anything his great
fOrerunner, Artenus Ward, ever got oil,
and he evidently likes the role of the
humorist better than to be mistaken for
musician, as he seriously objected TO
being called Wilhelm. He laid his case
b+gora the iurv with energetic expressions
and described the fight with Shields very
minutely. Wilhelm said that Shields
and he had scuffie over tile arrest OF
Matthews and that Shields arrested him
and took him down to the station house.
That on the way down they were talking
il over and he told Shields uto-day was
his (Sbields.) day. tomorrow will be my
Jay ), mon which Shields struck him in
the t.nul4 with his fist. That 81 told him
If he rrpeated il would let daylight
through him. upon which he held his
revolver to nv head and we went on to
the CITY HAIL.
Tn. testimony was rehearsal OF what
wa4 Yesterday riven in the Bridgeman
sas..
All o'clock the court took an hours
RECESS.
The Court recongened at 2 o'clock,
aftpr an holn's recess. The defense pro
ceedgd to nut in their testimony in the
rnse Of limited States -. Shields. and it
was dire nv contradictory of the evidence
Of the prosecution. which had been to
IN. roint that shields had assaulted and
kirlieA tb,. n4rrn Matthews and also
assaulted tle den0ty marshal. Wilhelm.
The attendants witnesses swore that
sli.Ji. Ala ,,nt I,aniI,, Mottb.,ys raushlv
i'd MT kirl, b;m, b4ranse they we're near
..,n,,,,, n, '.,., Lin, II ~ ha1 Tbay also
trstIIed tbat Wilhelm was the frs, To
assault Shi,lds Oha.r Chambers saving
that Wilhelm was IN. cause of the riot
Isa's p.adf,rd said ,hst !, ,n.n Nv the
p,nn ~ Iounl,,rb ,yas fin. oulv one who
had an a Itnitnd States denutv marslal's
bairn
Mayor tll,,nnd testified as to the arrest
Of tnnr a.. iva nsrsons ON the I'd of No
va,nhprIn.t
Tbs daf,ms. h,yinr nut in all their tes-
,i,nonv ,t,. ca,,rt oJionrn,.d until to-day
al Ia .,,ia.i,
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Friday ,nnrninc
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mo ar,nn,,.,t fo,. thn nrosprlttiou in the
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nary Hn"rPleS, Esq,, ii"e'e a. ~ H.
ms"t tof the "elei'se' ne Stiiiiiieo up ~
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MutlheNs was kleNeu wien "isntn -
ltes ol inc WINDOW ana MOI Nv u'a,""eu
81 o. Reel as ttstllled III so p"sltNcis -
Wilhelm. That this was shown 10 De
true not only by the testimony OF the
Drosprution's ovn witnesses Stewart.
phl.ls and otbprs Inn nv tina witnesses
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M PATTERSON tlaue 'e" reno" '1 n? ''''
submitted the case 10 the Nourt tn" J"i!
Judge Bradford charged the jury. lie
aad there swa3 the usual amount OF con
tradictorv -avidence which was for then
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