Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-07

other side of the street and saw him
pick up Q brick and aim 10 throw it.
The witness ran back, and up the alley,
and Immediately after Mrs. Murray I
was struck, and would have fell, had
not the witness caught her. She did not
see who threw the brick.
At 5 b5 o'clock Court took = recess
until o'clock In the evening.
The evening session convened at
Associate Justices Wootten, Houston
and Whiteley present.
Charles II. Reed testified that at the
time this happened. he lived at 827
Spruce street. On Christmas day he
WAS at DIR. Cantwell's drug, store, at
Eighth and Spruce streets and went
from there tn Taylor street. Saw al
crowd down Taylor street and went
down to ButtonwoOd ri rect, to See what
was the matter. In front OF Decatur
street, on Buttonwood, saw some one
down. and q lot OF men beating him. |
Upon looking at the man, the witness
saw that IL was the old man Archie, |
and as he knew him, he told the men TO |
stop beating him.
They let Archie GO, and the witness
then saw u nan come out OF an alley
with an axe In his hand, followed by
another man with key stick In his
hand, and the crowd commenced tO|
throw ice or stones At them, and one
i piece knocked the mans hat off that
had the key stick and he ran away.
The witness saw Billy Stewart with "a
brick in his hand, which be finally
threw, and struck Emma Murray in
1.-THE face. She was standing at the
end of the alley leaning against the
} house. The witness was positive that
Stewart was the man that threw the
brick. AT the time, he did not know
the woman's name, but hs told color
ed man that he had better go for =
doctor.
Mr.. sharpley subjected the witness
TO n severe cross examination, but fail
ed TO change his direct testimony In any
particular.
Margaret Burton testified that when
J the fight was going on she was stand
ing ON Dec atur street near Budd's
store. She saw Stewart when be threw
the brick, but did not see who IL struck,
,but afterwards learned that Mrs. Muir
ray had been hurt. =
Z Edward Raw testified that he WAS pres
cut and saw part OF the light on Christ
mas day. He was In his segar store at
1 Eighth and Bennett streets, and learned
that q fight was going on at Tay lor and
r Buttonwood streets he saw William
= Stewart Ia The GROW q fighting, but did
, not rec him throw anything,
Sarah 4. Tilgham, coiortd, testified
J. that she wRs present when the fight
\, took place ard saw Stewart when he
d threw tho h.ick, which struck Emma
Murray.
\ George W. Cantwell testified that he is
:. a prac,icinz physician In thiscity. On
Christmas afternoon, bctwe'n 2 and 3
!, o'clock, he Was called 10 go and see
'c) Emma Murray, aud fouud her In a
j. house Cn ureelcy street she was sut-
iering from wound in her forehead
+. that was bleeding very freely. The
Al nasal homes were crushed. and obstrnc
he ted her breathing. Her death resulted
~ from the bones impineing on the brain
and causing inflammation. The wounC
nj could have been caused by any blum
ed Instrument. She died ON Sunday, Dec
ember 2Sth, about 9 o'clock in the even
u. ing.
"a Howard Ogle waa sworn, ard iestifi
=, ed that he is a physician In thfe city
II and was called upon TO make post
el mortem on the b dy of a colored won
u AL, whom he was told WAS Emma Muir
u. ray. lie found piece of bone pressing
on the brain, aud causing INFLAMMATION
nd There was considerable discoloration O
IN the face and Tie brsiu was very mue
ch lcongested. Her death was caused by IN
tx Illumination oi the brain. aud the iItiam
1t, nation was no doubt caused by tn
en wound, which could have been mad
n, by "A stone, piece u Trick er any biuu
uI instrument The witness was M
uh cross examined
Georg. Wells testified fha' he wa
ia.t 4 l. tuh AL
ey Stewart and Ora aham tf"l had 9ot
ne ut u young man named EInHoBs 'a'
I'd Archie when he caihr ora rlih au AK
ey but " as positive that Stewart did h'
MI throw n stone. The witness had h
,at eyes Gu him all the time, and lie cou'
he II ot have thrown without his seem
an him.
III. Charl ~ Murray ,colored testified thi
Of he was the husband OF Emma Murray
10 hs saw the fight, hut did not see b
tu' wife WHEN she WAS struck she la
Lhe gone to the store, and he met woma
TO who told him that his wife was hur
his Afterward she was taken home, whe
she was attended by Dt. Cantwell uni
wn her death.
'ed After she died Drs. Og.e nni Can
nse well tpok tie body away 10 make 8
me examination, ard 1t was buried fro
w Palmer's, Az II was not Ill 10 he broEg
set home.
ich Eliza Davis, coored, testified tn
az she saw Stewart while the tgDi "
Mr. going on, and saw him pick np "A brit
his and say "you d--n black IN of
b-h, III knock your braun Gn'." II
he witness then saw him thro" rhf brio
on and saw 1t hit Mrs. Murray. She kne
Stewart from seeing him pass ner Leu
eel every day TO go TO policy shop III !
ne vicinity.
at James ii. Hopkins, colored, "
the sworn. and testified that he l. r
saw dealer and resides at No. $40 Chur
red street. On Christmas day he raw thr
'wd colored men near his bOuse, one
nan whom seemed TO be drunk !; he follow
I'm them to Decatur aud Buttonwo
'hie streets.
by When he reached that point he 81
cbie there VIVA a fiyht goinp on he ss
bl Stewart on the corner heard Grabs
tom say 10 Jake Archie, I've got y
marked, snd Archie replied, =" Ma
nan me now" Stewart then kicked n bri
'nd, loose and picked it up and threw II
nick him.
rew The ok missed Archie and sirn
col the womap, when the witness sa
chic there, you have killed that womal
axe He was positive that Stewart was
rick man that threw the brick.
saw At95O o'clock Court took rec
ther until 9 o'clock this morning.
rect.
ran Tne wonder of tine Age
: -, y. Photographs made as quick as wi
by the instantaneous process-no III
inn al