Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-07
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III. Tho Trial ofRas

n,ssr the opening the nam. - !
cesssss 10 the ca . Of C6a, ts
except two o''' can
The prisoner vas d
placed pa In the dock and M 0,S y
me Jury. proceeded win M q Y
bsnJ amin NJ, West, aa tu y
expressed an opinion l' R,, y
o.. challenged by dsfa @.ssr
a Sroe,ken, had formed 'a =
stephen Downey, was ,c -
To-, Townsend, accepted WIZ irisl
mad conscientious scrnn mn.
capital punishment '' Ropsa
Vas challenged BY ,Ss S u
Fisher had cou:cis MI =
against capital punisom Ss'
heisle was challenged I ~
Daniel Delaney had iOinsa
Francis j. Bruner wan D ~,
the state Samuel Beck wa va.
James Downs was accsn Wy
I; Banks, Frank j. PENN M
Charles Herdman wers s yS1'
by the defense George Ali An
lenged by the State San1 n
was challenged by the deisn ~,
Peachey was accepted TSa
ton and Isaiah Brennan wsrs
by the defense; Georas p
and William II. Steel had a. :,
and expressed an opipio,
Wilson and David D. Me-
accepted Michael yspdt
entious scruples pa,rict
Miles Clark were sccsn,sa
d. Peach was challenged \
Tense
| David Woolmsn was a.csD
Mills was accepted ElyoJ
ward was challenger BY Ma
John t. Alfrey was accaDp,
the Twelfth man, ard ths
stands as follows Steven
Wilmington John Town
poqninimink Samuel Beck
james M. Downs Pencsi.,
Peachey Appoqainlmink
Wilson St. Georges David
len Pencader Patrick D1f
wine Miles Clark Red LiOI
Woolman Wilmington All
Wilmington Joha ?. Al
poquinimink.
Samuel Peschey an, MI
were on both the Becker n
| juries, and Stephen Doxns|
Woolman and John Towr.en|
the DAVIS jury, vni.s Da|
Cullen Was on the Becker ind
| As soon as the jury was
Deputy Attorney General B d
the case to the lry b
what he proposed iQ prove
he concluded Walter Bacon, |
has been assigned ~ be @ i
teud the pIisOref, asked lid
witnesses for the sla.s be excl
the room, and a sir ilar nd
made by the Deputy Aitogsd
in reference TO the W!;rsssts
tense.
The WITH esses we're o.. 0rdt
In the Grand Jury room, ami
leave until called. The ex
Was then commenced.
Frank r. Carswe wsa sv
showed a plan OF Mrs. Gardr
. depcs aud the surroundings,
identified az having been drs'
! on the spot, after which he
| 1t to the jury,
Ella 4. GArjner was sxOrni
tilted that she lives in Black
near CaspesOn's Nil, and a
mile from Clayton chs bs
there for two years, and neve
prisoner until October Sd. Il
her house on the afternoon oil !
between ! and . O'clock; she
kitcht n sealing up some toma
+, he came to the door It was
open, ana be came up to II
: her to fry q piece Of meat Tor
she replied thstshe would
she had no lard he said
: enough to Try Itself whey :
meat and laid it or the table
Robinson came in and SIT
afterwards went ou'r and 8
mest in a pan. Wien he ca
asked her TO hurry he as
for q drink Of water, aud
} the spring and got a nu1 |, 81.
she returned she showed :. d
was, and told him the dipps
e She turned and went IN .,
but he followed and shat u
2 looked him square IN the "a.
him what he meant ~ne'
j.. her by the throat ana tb y |. !
I after which the outrage wa, ,
She was hurt and bruised !
get away from him. but ls
tigh, that she was p9% ~ !,
j.. she finally did escape sils "a :
| along the road TO a nelal'
man made his escafe' :.
Ill On cross.examinstion =, :
prisoner had Oh y whi.e s ~
Ia black baud, and carrier sl
{ she did not tell her hGsO y
until after supper, gu. h"'
|. persons before that uime'
the prisoner was in inc y
afteen minutes when Sd
{ O'Neill she told her there mere,
At her house who Lad pref
c her. ,hs tol
outrage was Mr.; Miller l.a,t !
which she told her m loa
time the man came to ta ..
was no one there except Ut
little two.yeaI-old ron. on N
Al the bearing before IN
4 hesitated before she SAID
J was the right man. ~,
Orson Gardner testliieu
husband OF the previous
was told by his wife o. 81 W. :
went up the railroad in /. :
man. He after wards can
n borrowed a neighbour. g.
y Tor him until dark. Ine
he vent to Clayton and
who spent Dearly al Gay
him. 80, c,sr
b,s vile came running up
m mn excited. and SAL
about a niger; he did n .o
a Ma" The matter but judge,
= had been committed; no 20
h use ahead of his "i'''
around for the man .,.,.fi
Hopey vsnGrsa tesup
mot MO er Of Mrs. Gardner F,
of %G the 70 Outrage 1T on the day :,
Il she was gong home me- da a.
When she got 10 RI TT u1I
sonpd the throa; very 'sc :,
anu She suffered 2 . 81
baho. Mo IN help berst