Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-15
MAN OR WOMAN, WHICH ?
ELLA WILLIAMS, ALIAS HARRY
NORRIS, ALLAN HAIRY PRICE,
BEFORE SO UIRE O'NEJL.

officer Thomas Turner came into SOUR,
IO'Neilrs Office coaching along ciuna
mon cOlored individual that, judging
from the style OF the body gear, LEM
gum boots and a jaunty little skull
leap, was q good sized boy. The Officer
and the prisoner took seats, likewise did
a REPUBLICAN reporter, three witness
es--two cOlored and one white-and
some three or four others who Just
casually dropped in to make up an
audience and 10 See what was going on.
| The Squire soon appeared and took
his seat. All except the cinnamon
colored individual and the female wit
nesses took off their hats. Squire
lO'Neill looked at the warrant, VIII ch
calledforthe arrest Of Ella Williams and
smiled as he peered over the top of his
glasses at the cinnamon oolored persons
to sec If he could see Ella Williams
anywhere in those gum boots, panta-
looms, vest and coat.
Looking at officer Turner, he asked
addressing him " Is this the the
VI mean the person against whom
this charge IL pending"
"This is the individual, Squire"
said offic Turner.
"You are charged here upon the oath
Of Charles Wilmer with having on the
9th day OF October, 1883, stolen from
him at Seventeenth and Logue streets,
one coat valued at 81 and q pair OF
pants and vest valued at IS. What
have you to say, are you guilty or not
guilty"
"Not guilty," sqneaked the CHINA
mon colord person In Q shrill feminine
voice.
Officer Turner testified that the prise.
ner was pointed out to him and he took
it" into custody about 1890 o'clock,
on Saturday night. 1t first said I" its"
name was Harry Morris but aft. rwards
said " its" name was Mary Price.
Charles Wilmer, testified that on the
9th day of October, the prisoner, then
dressed in w0man's clothes came TO his
mothers house in the evening and ask
ed If she could remain there q little
while. She was told that she could. 10
the morning, however, he found that
his clothes and the woman were miss
ing.
Laura Boulden testified to seeing the
woman at Mrs. Winners. She invited
her to come to her house and stay but
she would not leave Mrs. Winners
house. At IL o'clock the woman all at
once mysteriously disappeared.
Anna Dunn also identified the per-
son present AZ the woman she saw at
Mrs. Winners. She then had long
black hair. At this point, at the re-
quest of officer Turner, the prisoner |
took Oft " its" cap and displayed jet
black head of short curly hair, but all
the witnesses swOre positively that
whether man or woman, the prisoner
was the same person they had seen in |
woman's garb on the evening of the 9th |
of October.
" Have you anything to say ?" asked
Squire o. Neill.
" Yes, can prove that ] was not
here in October; came here in NOvem-
Der was in the House of Refuge,
Philadelphia hail was cut short
there"
"W Lo did you come tc see here ?"
Henrietta MOs-J jackson"
Are you a man or woman ?'
have answered you all you asked
me, and God Almighty cannot make
me do more"
81 want to put your name on the
said the squire.
~ never appeared this way until
yesterday. Don't care continental
what you do with me. The devil in
hell will never get his own until he gets
all of you"
"But you haven't told me your name;
what is it?'
81 am afraid of no white man on I
,arth."
"Didn't you tel me when | arrested
you that your name was Harry Nor
is ?" asked officer Turner.
" Yes, | did"
"Then, if you are not man, what is
,our name when you are dressed in
garb?' asked Squire ONeill.
my name is Mary Price, and have
vitnes rs to prove that | was in the
House of Refuge inOctober, but they are
iot here"
"Where are they? ?"
They are up at Twelfth and Orange r
treets.'
What are their names? i
Anna jackson and Thomas jack ,
on, and by j. G. III see |
heir hearts blood for this p
" Who do you allude to?" asked Of 5
Ger Turner. If
mean the man who brought this
ha rye against me. III never rest ii II c
$500 for your appearance at Court. y
AXE her away" said Squire O'Neill, !
nd officer Turner, after ascertainingl
lat his prisoner was not armed march u
! her back to the cells. In
udden Death or q Bank Presi- =,
Samuel H. Dicksy, of Oxford, Chester 5
Dunty, Pa, and President of the g
atiOna Bank of that place, died
Iddenly yesterday morning in Phila- "
,lphia while on his way 20 Broad #,
rect Station to take train for home. "
8 was taken ill in Market street car
I'd was carried into a carpet store at
nth and Market streets, where he OK
red. He is supposed to have been a
ctim Of apoplexy Mr.. Dickey was
'out 55 years of age. He was General A
anager and Treasurer of the Peach
'ttOm Railroad Company and lite fr
ember of the Pennsylvania State
yricutursl Society. Mr.. Dickey was
. of the founders of the Lincoln Uni r
AZ 4. 81. ~