Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
THE RIOT TRIALS.
Denney Swears ssBy God, I'll Lead
fou'-severkt Persons Seen witI
GuBs-One Man saw Denney Shoot =
Few Witnesses Identify the Kiofers


DOVER oat % Yesterday afternoon
George V. Massey, ESQ counsel Ia the
roter's case, saked for seyrrspce. stat.
us a. hia reason, that Witl am Metal.
one OF the participants, Wss. very sick,
Attorney General Gray asked for time 10
consider tho rule. This morning he said
he objected to it, Mr. Massey til, n asked
for continuance, which was also objected
to, but the Attorney General said tor tie
sake OF ha7i1S the case 10 on, he woula
submit TO the severance, which the Court
granted, and Mccall will liz tried ri lie
spring term.
Considerable time was take M IN get.
ting a jury, there being several cannes
tnrned down AT poou tn4 first wi,pess
for State was cal-i. j h~ A Ford testt
fed that b4tWaan II apt ~ o'rlnck he
was awaksn5s IL, hearing guos aAd
pistols fired; al out ~ thr window of
his house on Gov-rnor's syenue aud saw
a crowd running down from LnuGkerInxu
street into Mcdonigals pound; the poo.
ple seemed To be looking iof sonethlug
sbOnt bs tenceA; saw them come onl
from the pOnud, cross the street and
go over in 'front.' of his house
and the 8sysri House and tegin to pull
mp bricks ffom the pavement j; did not
know any oil them; two men stood in
front Of his house and fired pistols towards
Loookefmsu street one man stood on
the corner Of the Bayard House saw him
step from behind a tres three times and
load a gun didn see him fire heard
shouts Of Here they come quick
quickl" saw the circns wagons pass along
Looekermsn street towards the depot
could have recognized those under my
window il | had known them.
The case was resumed a. 3 O'Clock, and
Wilson Hobson testified that he was com
ing down from the Bayard uouse on the
south side of the street toward the post
office saw the crowd and overrAok the
first wagon opposite Cahoon's carriage
factory crossed over on the north side of
the street near the factory; heard pistol
fired in the direction of the Bsyard
House, followed by "war whoop" and
more shots heard cries Here they
come :" got away as soon as possible and
did not stop until reached the National
Bank corner.
On cross examination he said the first
wagon WAS accompanied by only few
circus men but he soon saw large crowd
after that war whoop osma from the
crowd in front of Prettyman Bros store.
N. b, Smithers, Jr., oalled-Am A law
student; first went to Reynolds corner F.:
saw a oroyd there. Int the peonle made
no noise was talking To OfBoar,
Hutchins and West from tier,
went ia the Bavard Honsa. sau,
a crowd ON Burto,,'s corner. Int tba
neo-ie msds no noiss. fonna a iargas
crowd at the Ravard Hnnsa. s,o,d on
Hsmmond's corner talking In a man,
crossed over to Bavard Uonsa Garner a,,d
the crowd. pettinc mora eycitad ALI Tho
time. bs lett and walked down Caovsrnor,s
syenu. toward the Prasbvtsrian church.
was in front ot the chnrch W nan ba board
the frat damonstration. which aonndsd
like brioka striking somatbino. sau M |
ma III row ar sboo,
John w. Ford nroprietnr of the Rsva,d
House. testied tbat he closa5 bis Iotsi
after IL O'clock heard nistol and sun
shots he,w.en ma Mace aud tho most
,tFee. which lasted from thraa to Az
and Tim caaspd went sud |
.tood in bis front door and anu NOR
running NV with qno and saw him Hra
,iaoopallv ac,oss The .traat viii tbs t,nt,
: ons waonr bad inst r,assed
h recngniz.d .hp man as Thomas bs,,,,ov,
sa,g D.nnev sfterwards in the bttal bnt
without a gnn.
CIarapos prs,tvma, m.rol.ant ,o,tis.5 |
hat h.. waain re rsarof lila tor, Of ysorl,. |
heard a crowd runpina nndar the avn
IN, % 10 ,torta5 tor ~, tro,,, H., ,'sars |
,Iooting, cot halind tl,a countsr f,r f.ar
If baine abot Tho friro Ias,sd abont
N roo minut.s saw M n,ia with gnns
pact m stoir, and l,otad on, q, H.
rir5ou, o,d cow obont 100 r,rso,,s oI,,,
40 Nv ~ ..,,bt WITH ,i,,,s az, ~.
,bonldfrs didS,t rsoogniaa any ono
Gaor,a 4 Jacnb, swSrn Kasn ii,or,
All ga b.ard az ,ba RAD ITo,,sa.
r'',,t - had at IN o,olno., ~ rtc,+ ~ ~
.fot 100 a'gok,d.a ~, att. I,.a.s
w. ""o 10 ratsaj ~ ,,;rae. 800
, a., ,rs,,or, sav ttE,r aaa,, 81
i,-'S, si,aa,.i, 1,i,,,,,a,, -.
y. H., IA T,,oI,nso,, ra;,,'. 80,
sanarS 49, 5onr saw uonsu ona ~
10y @,t ..i,.i,,,, hs.,A th, fa,ha shN %
go sa'h;s On tu
"" "aa' "isu uiu, ne",,t SUI ivpy I'VE.
- nv oeen s'r"V ~ 'iiowipan' ueatu
L., ,nr oI ~ ,i"I esy ,, 90 ,arn 20 n
~. vi, Va 49, sa;,y, "t -,
, 90"
.hs BaysTd House heard hrlng in font |
If Cahoon'5.
William j. Connolly, testified that he
lived on LoockeTman street south OF the
Bayard House; saw q crowd on the Bayard
House corner from his Iesidehce; went
up 10 the men but soOn left; saw Thomas
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