Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-11-29
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
THE LISTS, SON AND FATHER, ON
TRIAL
Before Court for. Killing. George b.
Taylor Difficulties In Getting a
Jury-Testim0ny of the Woman
whom the Victim Was Defending
When Murdered.


Jury-Testimony Of the Woman
When Murdered.
The fact that the List trlsl was likel,
to begin yesterday afternoon week had tn
effect of drawing large crowd to tn
court hou g, and when the session openet
at O'Clock the room was packed. AL
the judges were present, and as soon a
the names Of the jurors had been called
Attorney. General Gray addressed th
court and said that after consultation
with the deputy attorney general, he hst
decided to admit the testimony of tn,
| wives of the Lists, each to testify for tn,
| co-defendsnts.
This course he claimed would render
necessary, and save considerable time
trouble and expense. Mr.. Harrington
objected to this arrangement and spoke
in favor OF a severance, but the court
overruled his objections, and also Mr..
Sharpley's motion, and ordered that the
prisoners should be brought in court and
the jury drawn.
In few minutes the father and son
were brought in and pisosd in the dock
by two tipstaves. They were we'll
dressed, but both looked pale and anxious.
The drawing of the jury was CON-
menced immediately afterwards, and
when the eleventh juror was drawn
there were but two names remaining In
the box. One of these had formed an
opinion, and the other was challenged by
the State. The sheriff then closed the
doors and seven persons were called from
among the audience before the twelfth
juryman was obtained.
The defense challenged IA and the
State 10.
Five had conscientious soruples against
hanging and II claimed to have formed
or expressed an opinion, and in answer
to the question by the chief justice said
1t could not be changed by evidence
In one hour and 10 minutes from the
time the drawing commenced the jury
was completed, and is as follows : Mil
ton Steel, Mill Creek Samuel C. Eaton,
St. Georges William A. Cummins,
Blsckbird James W. Marcy, Red Lion /;
Samuel C. Derrickson, Black bird Ed
ward Mcdonald, Mill Creek George
Steele, White Clay Creek Frank K.
Gallagher, Wilmington; James Denniscn,
Mill Creek /; Zsnas 2. Longlsnd, St.
Georges William NJ. Vandegrift, St.
Georges John MoHugh, Wilmington.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper opened
the case for the State by an address to
the jury, in which he explained to the
jury the different degrees Of murder, and
said that from the evidence which the
State intended to produce he expected to
ask for a verdict of murder in the first
degree at their hands.
Harry Sharpley, Esq, who with Austin
Harrington, Esq, are the counsel for the
defense, asked that all the witnesses in
in tue case should be sent out Of the
room, and the ladies were ordered by the
chief Justice to retire to the ladies' wit
ness room, and the men were sent to one
of the rooms in the rear, after which the
examination OF the witnesses was COM
menced.
Daniel Farra testified that he had
made plan of the place and the streets
in the vicinity where the murder was
committed, which he submitted and ex-
planned to the jury. The place where
Taylor was when he was shot was i'm
medjately in front of house which is
below Pine. The houses stand back
from the street, and have porohes in
front.
Mary Dean, upon being sworn, testified
that at the time the shooting took place
she resided at No. 606 East Eleventh
street, in the same house with Lewis F.
List and his wife aud five children. She
had lived in the house about two weeks,
and on aoooun of difficulty with List
wanted to move, but he refused to let her
have her goods. On the Sth of Septem-
bar she went to Pickels' foundry, where
she saw George B. Taylor, the deceased,
who was her uncle. He asked
her what was the matter, aud
size informed him that she wanted
to telephone to Mr.. Poole, the landlord,
and tell him to come to her house, as
List said she should not have her goods
until sha paid him half the months rent.
Taylor said that she could not telephone,
but he would go down and see about the
goods himself. The witness told him not
10 go, as the elder List was at the house,
aud she was afraid there would bs trouble,
but he hurried out and reached the
house before che did. When she got
there, he was in the dining room
talking to List, but the witness did not
hear what was said, until Taylor turned
to go out, when he said "well, | won't
have anything to do With it," and went
ou., Tie husband of the witness then
started to 60 ont to the landlords to ask
him about the rent, and make arrange
meDts for paying their part, and the wit
mess followed him. She was away when
ka oh ~
what took place between her uncle and
the Lists.
On cross examination by Mr.. Hsr-
rington, ehe said that on the Monday
previous, List had struck her in the
mouth, but she had not told her uncle
about it she believed he knew it though,
as she had told her grandmother and she
told him. She had quarrel with her
husband the night List struck her; her
husband and List had been out cunning,
and when he came home in the evening
she scolded him for leaving his
work she did not call List a
God damn liar, as she does not make use
OF such language. She had told her
husband that he WAS like great many
more men that neglected their work and
left their families to starve, and List
asked her If ahe meant him, when she
replied that il the shoe fit him he could
wear it hs then called her CID damn
liar, ard she replied you're another List
then struck her in the mouth and made
her nose bleed the witness had her babe
in her arms at the time, and List had one
of his children in his lap, Her husband
was up stairs and she went up and told
| him, but he was too much afraid of Lsl
TO dc anything. on account of his carry
ing revolver the had not staid in the
ht use for several nights previous to the
shooting.
The cross-exsmination was not con
oluded until after 6 O'Clock, when oourt
adjourned until Thursday morning.
The court of oyer and terminer recon
vened at 10 o'clock a. m Thursday, will
Judges Comegys, Wootten, Houston snd
Wales sitting. few minutes before tn,
opening the Lists, on trial for the killing
OF George aylor, were brought in. tn.
court room, and placed in the dock
Both were neatly dressed in black suits
and they sat by the tipstaves listening
attentively to the testimony. The .eldei
List, whose long flowing beard is almos
white, seemed cheerful, while tn,
younger prisoners expression indicated
ore anxiety. The court room wal
crowded.
The State resumed its testimony ant
MrB. Emma Fell, sister OF George B
Taylor, the victim, was called: Sat OF
the porch of the house No. 602 Kas
Eleventh street, when the trouble began
left the porch and walked around tn,
corner to Pine street on returning saw