Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-01
18TH EDITION,


Anc hhaoh beckers Iii
Court re convened ut 10 o'clock this b
morning with all the Judges present. h
FROM some cause. there was a. noticeable |
falling of in the number OF spectators $
and the auditorium WAS scarcely fiIled In
As soon AS the clerk had finished 4
calling the names OF the jurors the OK.
animation Of witnesses In the Becker 1
case was resumed. IL
Frederick Reed was sworn, and test,- I
fed that on the end of last August hs Il
was employedby Mr.. Becker a. Sc heut. d
zen Park. The night the shooting occur-I 3,
red he took two men home from theP ark
In carriage, on account Of one Of them
having sore foot. He started with
them between II and IL O'Clock, and
was away about two hours and half.
He had MIR. Becker's team, and the
night was 80 dark that he could not zee
more than three or four yards ahead oil,
the horse, and IL was raining little
bit.
| He had eeen Mrs. Becker sweep upl
the yard Saturday morning, AZ
there was TO be picnic there In
the afternoon. On Sunday morning he
saw a couple of stones lying in the
Iyard. which he was certain were notl
There on Saturday.
John Lowther testified that he resides
near Greenville. on the Kenneth pike
He was ut the Scheuizen Park on the |
I22d OF August, and IA he had sore |
foot he was sent home In y carriage by |
Mr.. Becker. Reed was tho driver. and |
| lie was 10 dark that they came very near
drivipg off the road. There must have
been moon. but IL was 30 cloudy that
1.-THE witness could not see it. He arrived
lat home about ~ 30 o'clock, and did
mot notca how the weather was after
IL that.
Il Thomas Smith was sworn. and test!-l
> fed that no resides at Fifth and Haley
streets in this city. He was at the
Schsutzen Park August 22d, and went
with the driver when he took Mr.. Low.
ther home 1t was very dark night,
and they could not see TAR ahead OF the
; horse. They came very near upsetting
once by making short turn, bat he
/, thought that was more the fault of the
, driver than on account of the darkness.
When ne returned 70 the park he he1ed
+ to unharnesa the horse, and some one
tod him a man was shot, when he
: asked for light 10 20 and see him. He
@ found Walker and his father alongside
OF the body, and after he had looked at
IL be went home.
Margaret Scheu testified that abe re
&. sides on Riddles Banks. and resided
There August 22nd. The mother of Hor-
ace l., McGinnis lives near TO her, and
she was in Mrs. McGinnis' house after
her sons body was brought home. She
D saw McGinuis' clothes after they were
removed from his boiy on Sunday after.
lnoon, and saw a large stone taken from
OIL his coat pocket. McGinnis' brother
took the stone away, and the witness
Ibid not see what he did with It.
I'll 90 cross examination she said that
she has for y long time been q neighbor
to Mrs. McGlnnis, and was on good
Iterms with her. When the body was
. brought homs IL caused considerable
excitement ut the Banks. and almos,
every one around went in the house.
She saw the body after tt was placed
in the ice box, and heard the under
y taker tell Mrs. Seminar to take charge
II OF tn clothes, and after Yards said she
could examine them.
Sarah Scheu testified that she is thu
daughter Of the preceding witness
IC ana with her mother was present II
ls McGipnis' house the Sunday afternoon
when the body was IN the ice box. She
Ipisaw McGinnis' clothes examined, and
saw Two Observation-Disclosures and I
large stone taken from the pocket OF hi
coat. Thomas McGinnis took the ston,
ana carried 1t out as he passed along
n ~
!, he wished to conceal it.
William NJ. Tield testified that he re
sides ct Riddles Banks and is mem
Der OF the firm OF James Riddle & Sons
= He knows the reputation of WiSiam M
~ Walker fer truth and veraclty, an
knows It to be bad. He would not b'
leive him underoash
Il On cross ex animation he said he ha
known him for number OF years. Tn
witness is on good terms with Walkel
and would do him good turn II
needed Ii.
y William Mayer AL Jacob Schel
y residents of the Banks, both testife
that the character OF William n
Walker in the community In which b
lives ia not good for truth and veracity
and that from what they had hear
they would not believe him on his oath
John Hartman, Jr., was sworn, an
testified that he resides at a plac
> called Forty Acres. William \
We Walker resides about hal { a mile froI
him. He knows the reputation o
ur William NJ. Walker to be bad, and h
would not believe him under oath.
iss sHe has known Walker for the past
n tyears, and heard people say three {
four years ago that his reputation IL
to truth and veracity was bad.
Charles Wallace testified that he IL
Z medical student and is reading med
no cine with DR.. Black in New Oastl'
- Sometime In September, shortly afte
Id the shooting, ho visited the prisoner
"a jail, and found him suffering from
iIs large swelling on his Jaw, that b
,tV thought had been produ ceI By bruis
HID treated him for 1t two or thrt
ltimes.
IL Calvin b. Rhoads was sworn. an
is Testified that he Is the Mayor OF tn
A ,city. He knows the prisoner, Theodol
Becker, and never hoard anything Co
sct ltrary to his reputation az agood citize
y He never heard his reputation for pea
hC and good order questioned.
WI Victor DUPONT testified that he n
known Theodore Becker for three or TO-
ire years, and knows that he has alwa
;se borne good reputation for peace al
100 good order.
,ut1 John Eehrenbach, William Brink
lDr. Shortiidge, Nicholas Jenney, Jam
CIVIC. Carlisle, John p. A llmond and
Unger all testified thst they know Tue
w dore Becker, and know that he has
llSt ways borne good charaote for pea
and good order.
Incl Chambers Kemble was sworn, al
we testified that he Is o gunsmith, o.
considers himself an expert. He "
ne. shown the gun with which the shoou
I. ID supposed to have been done, 81
luS identified 1t as one that he sold
in lprisoner 1t 10 what Is known as
Parker centre fire, and Is choke DO
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