Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-25
[viing to aC|ose.
s,,,sGs YESTERDAY
LAST CR1MI.
rAsE OF TRIAL.

-pOrEEDln~
IsSsoos LAsc CRIMA-
Ease OF TRIAL.
4 EVENING SESSION.
J.. ,,taruoon's session OF Court
S. o,clock, and immediately
ahn;nc the case Of James
ss,rged with assaul: Win In
nuta Soa who WAS on the stand
-. ovi, .di ionrr ed at / O'Clock, was
Ia,, ,nS a. Cross examined by Mr..
~. ~, ,be defensa. She said tho
q Ss ~ ever s saw I.onand was ON
y s'v yb.n he came to her house
fbs could stay all night |;
y, y sIone, told h,m he could not,
a,.@ bim 10 her brothers.. .
's,rc4 rr ctf. He went away but
|, 'SS = little time and made an
n,oposal TO her and rendered
M came to her house on the
a.s,.ant vas committed she
nnppiSe him ss the same man
NJ h.sT At her house ON the 18th.
~, re7ognias him until after
s.oTu !. down. and she then
rSs, he was the man who had
tr before he told her to keep
i.vcu.l throw her In the mill
yIsr at last she go. away from
nn 10 Mr.. Baton house, he
= creams and opened the win
|, Ration and Mr.. Wright went
v.h te'.
N, Weight was then sworn and
n,, Ne resides in Pencader
\ % the night Of June 3th he
Y, Ba,ton's bouse, but did
,he,e al. night; he knows
I0i,1d 5v sight, and ia barely ,
Epl With Mrs. Con. On tns
he alleged assault he hear I'd
ha,, AMI upon going out sa~
t- hor what was the mattel
ali a man had assaulted hel
nm ,aroug!. the orchard; thu
lookel il the orchard bu
ts- ang one, it was a brigh
{r,nisbt, and, as near as thu
sgl llge, it was about
ulDn,es after eleven O'Clock
CAM t. the house.
n Bs.toa .estined shat he live
ID, Hanired he remember
MOI he alleged assault; Mrs
rs 70 their house and seamet
..a f..!htened, or excited sh'
,Su, I'VE minutes and theI
ore the witness gave her hi
,hOo1.l not reoollect whethe
! hiu lor it or not he gave l
. project herself with. Thi
EH, witness called by the State
Sharpley opened for the dc
&c said that he would shoV
!. Cot had blamed severa
m TITS assault, and that h
uo7e that Lohand was = mil
s1 tie place at the time.
u Baton was sworn, and test
bic knews Eliza A. Goff. Tn
sEter the alleged assault sh
Iuness ln his mill that she bt
ker. Devclen WAS the one VIII
her.
IEi.isln testified that he know
lGof shortly after the assau
lin tLat the man who assaulte
iNde waiskers, and WAS spal
Ei thl' sge c0ald have held hill
81 waited to.
ll 0lies testified that Mrs
" told him that she could nc
snvely that James Loiiand ws
who c1nn itted the assault {
N CuIett testified that she
.Kd viii Eliza a. Goff, and o
lns L0hand. Late in the eve
'lae ! 5he saw a man pass aloI
DE lad soen before that san
De vas tall, spare man al
G.rlt .ooking from Lotiand.
@k particular notice of the ma
Nas.-'eE-in-law at her hou
sTeiy much afraid of tramI
PO''' ve tlat the man WAS n
lNl N3la Was sworn, and tes
le Is constable and arrest
Alani on warrant chargi
W ,L.s lt1nse. no arrested hi
lrf II and had the warra
aiee |rtk- before he execut
vi Ar aiEles'ed him he took h
.le Va! store, where he l.
l'te or four hours while
re aG M's. Gof. At the heariI
WI sad that Lofiand was
'Lo nod assaulted her, but IL
tsit - ' -
y h1slhe testified that he resi-,
sslef pe Hundred, about one m
- Ds.toh mill, He knows Jan
.,le Prisoner he worked
sue" from June 22nd to the 80
wa a, home until at least IL
',N -; lieAt on the 28th Lohs
,5, 1Ms eo"u IL the dining room
,.., ,@ az tue witness left h
'ue'e When lie went to bed. I
"% POSITIVE abJ the time
np.ey that evening, a
a'Nlc< eleven, his visitors q
nus, 90 but the witness replt
i, ts.g y ~ o clock. They then tt
'~, y, asl .ookel az the clock,
t.t,. s'u' talked for fully half
" SI'te hey started.
w. ~ h9s'Ao vas sworn, and testi
i. ~" the vile Of the previ
r,., Que k.owe James Lofiand
sl,s.lo u iof them on the night of
.v..; sSsaH II Lohapd was at home
,'lllg, aud when the witt
NJ Voi 1'a Between / and II o'cl.
i, .'ug on tne iiJor in the dir
.b9a s Place where he al~
NJ me NJ. le vas with them. w
!, - ~ lle morning she fo
nia.,oF ~ work as usual. On q,
Ip,S.s9I IS,io9 she said that Lotiaud
Nj lucy l, Armstrong testified
tss, Iei W husband was at Ge
and 9use S'n on the night of .
.o"l i1S Did not start home until
Il ia sa Lofand was in the b
b ,baIu e. and they left him I
NM, wen' home. The wi
Is.' t' halt a mile from Rosi
bona s' nearly Il O'clock When
llaus s,ness was corrosorated b,
aas x'l aI+ AT. sharpley said b,
!, '.'Hssses, and would rest
sasn, was submitted wi
.uli ant tina ;,.