The daily gazette., 1883-10-27

During the past week the Kent County
Court, at Dover. has been engaged in the
trial of William Tomlinsou, Thomas q.
Denney, William Honey, Charles Butler,
Charles NJ. Ferris, Edward 8. Ferris, Daniel
Tomlinson, Frank Pyle, William Smith and
Edward Camac, indicted for riotinR In tho
streets of the town of Dover On the night of
April 81 last, and with shooting Charles
Henderson and other employees of O'BrIen's s
circus. The testimony for the defense,
heard yesterday, was as follows;
| Hugh J. Enrlght-0n the night of tho
show, about IL o'clock, / was in Deane's
store on Loockerman street; LIFT there about
| 10 minutes after IL and went 10 State street;
| saw five or six wagons turn around Bur-
| toms corner; after they had got so yards
down Looekerman street the wagons halted !;
back of the last wagon there was body oil
men who filed the street-40 or so; they
| filled the street from curb to curb; saw
tent stakes and pick handles and six or eight
| revolvers in their hands; heard no CON-
mand to halt, but did hear the command to
"close up" One man made the remark,
1--WE will clear out the g. of -" They
/ Immediately closed up around the last
wagon. The halt was but Inomentary; /
went on after them; when gCt to Jones'
| store heard pistol shot; then sound like
"hi, hi, hurrah |" l was not near enough
TO see the men at that time; they were about
| Mr.. Collisions or Lewis; there were Is or
| 20 shots; the flashes were too low to come
from the wagons; heard gums after this.
The whole thing lasted about a minute.
Cross examined: The cry was, clear out,
you s. of b. or I'VE will clear you
out, you s. of b." In answer to the
Court witness said There were not many
people ON the sidewalk when the shooting
took place on each side of the wagon.
Joshua d. Deane's testimony corroborated
Enright's.
Robert Raughley-I have known Thomas
G. Denney. In April last Denney had a
smooth face with the exception of a
moustache.
The Attorney General here stated from
what he knew OF Mr.. Denney, he did not
correspond with the description given by
Mr.. Henderson of the man who shot him.
Joseph Pyle, police officer-There were
good many men following the back wagon;
walked along the pavement opposite the
back wagon as far as Mrs. Grover Smiths
store; couhted 10 wagons aB they passed
Reynolds corner; the head wagon was about
Cahoon's when heard pistol shot. ran
as far as Smiths store from Hobson's;
Smith stopped me and stepped inside the
door; pistol shots first, gun shots after; Mr..
West, Prettyman and HutGhins were to.
gether. Cross exomined: Did not see
Hutchins at Smiths; did not see when or
where Huthhins turned back after starting
up State street; was standing in the door
and looking out.
Charlton Prettyman-Night of the show
was on Lockcrman street, just past Burton's
store when heard the first pistol fired; first
heard q "hoot," then a shot; was walking
just opposite the back wag on; there so or rs
men following along after the wagons; saw
pistols In their hands.
Thomas d. g. Smith--LiVe on LOCKER
man street, south side; just after IL O'Clock
that night l saw the wagons going down
the street; was standing at the front door;
saw tbe first wagon go by; had tour horses
to 1t, and three men on it; 100 feet between
it and second wagon, which had six horses
to 1t; no one with the first wagon except
those on IL; three men were walking beside
the second wagon, single file; when the first
wagon was opposite Smiths shop the
middle man hollerGd out to clay
lows" when the third man walk
ing got opposite me he pulled
something out of bis pocket which took to
be pistol; made the remark that 'If he
went to pulling that out he would catch
hell;" he put it back again then. He might
some man on the first wagon hollered,
"Hey RubeW The man that had drawn the
pistol repeated the cry; he moved quick and
got ahead of the other two men; he still re-
tanned the stake under his lett arm which
he had shifted there when he first drew his
pistol; he then clapped his hands together
three times and hOllered, "let loese;" he
drew out his revolver and fired Immediately.
This was the first shot heard; 1t was fired
toward the depot; five, six pr seven men
came running by and they fired in the
same direction; the men we're In the
street; the second wagon had got by; shots
began to come the other way then; the
circus men fred five or Elk times before shots
came from the other side; The man was
about at tho driveway into PHce's pound
when he tirst fred his pistol the first man
who fired was about five feet eeyen inches
high, square shoulders and heavy built; had
dark overcoat on, looked like heavy coat;
then 40 or 50 men rushed by, saying they
"would give them hell;" said "you had
better look out or you will catch hell;" the
ones that rushed up fred also; the first party
of seven men were advancing down the
street; heard the reports of guns, but not
until after the pistol shooting was over;
when the guns went off the firing was about
over; / saw firing from the wagons; they
seemed to form the third wagon In front
of William Smiths as nd OF barrl-
cade, and shots came from all sides of
it and under 1t; soon 1t got too hot for them
and they ran across to my side of the street;
there were at least 100 shots fired from
around this wagon; Mr.. N. Hutchins was in
the store; after the main body of meu had
passed by there was much more firing down
the street.
Cross-examined: The firing had Just
commenced when either the first or second
wagon turned to the right up Governors
avenue; the man that fired the first shot was
not more than so lie t from me; firing mighs
have lasted to z minutes 1t put me in
mind of old times, and / thought / would
look at it. l only saw three wagons go by.
James Smallwood, Jr.-William Honey
was ON the corner of Go ern0r's avenue and
North street with me during the whole time
of the shooting. He was soHer. He had no
gun or other missile In his hands.
The defence here closed after which the
State offered some rebutting testimony on
minor points, and also closed. The case
was then adjourned until Monday morning,
to which time the jury was discharged.
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