Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
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The defence then rested their case.
| The State, in rebuttol, called Sergeant
Money, who testified that the night OF
August 22d was dark and cloudy up to IL
O'Clock. From that hour up to about
| 100 O'Clock Il lightened considerably, and
after 2 O'Clock it became dark again. 1t
was clearer between ~ and 100 O'Clock
than at any other time during the night ;
| did not see the moon during the night.
| He saw piece of brick and cobble stone
| in the yard in front of Becker's house the
next morning he picked them up, and
found the ground dry under the piece of
brick
George T. Barnhill, undertaken, who
buried Horace McGinnis, said TO his
knowledge there was no stone in the
coat when be took the clothes from the
body he did not examine the coat, but
it did not feel unusually heavy; he did
not tell the ladies present to examine the
clothes; thought he would have known
it had there been stone in the pocket
Alexander III. Mason testified that Will
liam Walkers reputation for truth and
veracity was good. though lie had never
heard it discussed: Marshal Temple,
John F. Bradley, George Il. Camperson
and James Diekerson gave similar testi-
mony.
II. @. Bertolette said he was at the
Schuetzen Park on the evening of August
23d aud Jaw Alexander Rowan. He was
questioned whether Rowan had not used
certain words to him, on that occasion,
and replied in the negative, but to the
question of the State as to what Mr..
Rowan did say Mr.. Bird objected, and
the court sustained the objection, as the
witness could not be impeached except
upon grounds previously laid by the
The State closed, and at 12.45 o'clock
the court took a recess until 8 p. m.
The afternoon was taken up with tie
arguments of Messrs. Biggs, Sanborn
and Bird in the Becker case, and at $40
O'Clock court took a recess until yester-
day morning.
Immediately after the reassembling of
the court of oyer and terminer and su-
perior court, at 10 o'clock yesterday
Attorney General Paynter begun the
closing address of the prosecution in the
case of the State vs.. Theodore f. Becker,
charged with the murder of Horace l..
McGinnis.
At ll.30 O'Clock the jury retired.
On the application of City Solicitor
Turner, the cases of William j. McGarr,
Robert Torrens and James McIntire VS..
the city of Wilmington were continued
until the next term. These are actions
for damages alleged to have been caused
by an overflow during the construction of
sluice in the river bank at the foot of G
street. Mr.. Turner also asked for con-
tinuance in the case of w. @. r. Colqu-
houn vs.. the city, action for damages
growing out of the construction of
sewer ut Delaware avenue and dupont
street. 1t was granted.
At 1880 o'clock court took recess
until o'clock.
At 3.18 o'clock the jury in the case of
Theodore +. Becker came into court and
returned verdict of granddaughter.
The prisoner was remanded to the
sheriffs custody without being sentenced.
The wife of the prisoner was in the court
room when the jury gave its verdict, and
was deeply affected and moved to tears.
Becker was greatly surprised of the
finding of the verdict, and was much de-
pressed. The maximum punishment is
five years. imprisonment and $4,000 fine.