Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-04
|1he Davis Trial.
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE THl
.Tr HAS WOVEN AROUND
DAVIS. ri
|HAT THE DEFENSE SAYS.

'e1eu csmssvs % aud Associate Judges
..sn and Houston on the beuch.
i"rv we're brought In, and Davis
niaced in the do;k, when the
D,ration Of witnesses was resumed.
W. Goft was sworn, and testified |
~ the afternoon when the shooting /
sore Az she sa W Davis at Front and
,me streets, looking toward the old
.SOnse she also saw officer Peter
aO,ng along Front street toward
yith woman clinging to him,
no She saw Peterson when he
p nm to Davis, and heard the report
ais,ol, and also saw Peterson fall
nayis run. She was on tho
sts side OF the street.
rch Mcdonnell was sworn and tes-
that at the time of the murder he
chie, of Police In this city, Snd
Andrew 7. Peterson was an officer
him. The witness was shown q
which he said had been given him
M, Nugent as the one that the
1pg was,doue with.
1sbeth Hayden testified that she
On West Front street above Broome
time officer Peterson was shot.
the shooting she heard Davis say
wife that il she did not go away,
uuld shoot her too.
.yd st.pson was sworn, and testi-
hat be resides atP Pleasant hill, and
ks dsy Off GER Peterson was shot
ssn in market in this city. As he
,o.ng home he saw Davis on Front
near Broome, and officer Peter.
Is coming toward him, accompa-
by = woman.
witness was in wagon, imme-
IL opposite Davis, and when
non came up to him and said,
vii. have to be quiet and 60
d" Davis raised his hand
..ed Peterson placed his hands on
wound and looked toward his
|Hina pitiful manner, and after
ping back a few feet fell. Imme-
ly after Davis found that he had
Peterson he turned toward the
lass aud said, :" / have put the
cut for one son of b--h.
I'n put yours out too" The wit.
then drove off M fast as he could
issr he would shoot him.
Alfred Collins testified he was
gcut Front street the day Of the
btng, on a street car, and had his
klOu called 10 Davis by an excla-
lon from woman. The witness
bot kuow at the time what was the
G, but just as he got Off the cal
b shot toward him, and he got ouI
s way.
ssw Davis when he ran, and
men ran after him, and lie turned
fred at them twice.
mes f. Mcbride testified tha'
DAVIS ran he was one of those
pursued linn, and he turned ant
twice at the witness, when h
st him. Tho witness would hav,
at him before he did, but thl
an was Alongside of him, and hl
Afraid Ia would hit her.
iehaei j oharkey was sworn, AMI
1ed tha, lac saw Davis on the 27tl
lsL June he eaw him when he fire,
dr. Mcbride, and heard him aa,
he was fighting for his blood, an,
ID shoot any s--n of q b-h tina
3 near him.
ewsen Z. LInnsn testified that b
les at No. 1903 West Front street
saw the men pursuing Davis. Fl
lold thar h was in his yard, bu
hndlng him there looked In th
adjoining.
iound him az last in the yard c
nOccupied house Davis was sit
partly leaning against the house
The witness went up and laid hi
On h.m aud said, " come on, youn
you had better so along with me.
had his hat off and his han
fit, and when the witness too
a MIN nc fired at him the pist,
Whcealed under his hat. As 800
aied the witness struck him O
o'eaean with brick which he ha
hand, and then gave him
ay OF Mr. Nugent.
,asfd Nugent testified that he q
arrest Davis on the 9th of Ia
de saw him wheu he rau u
'llsy ~l'ha crowd after him, bl
| ssae's went around another wa
, ahped a fance. He heard n ma
.la' ne was in yard, and when ii
u s lolked over he saw Davis la,
fence. 49, 'oA'A GA
IS .M ", he got over the fence Dav
"a 'Ts T plsto., which he had under b
,o .hete were about three hundr,
,Ts y, a'er Davis when be ran up ti
tle witness, with Mr.. Green too
)Q sss iaf as Front and West street
i, ,,,s se tainted, or seemed to faint, al
u aaess called q wagon that wa
ID s..s NJ out before he got Davis in
!. as''s caiae up and took him
i, spa K Vickers testified that 1
Z !, .'l le was at Front and Shipl.
r a.. y "neh hs was told that offic
ts. a "A' shot, He hurried O.
|a Gsase' G,le aud met Messrs. Nuge
N, S'sea With the prisoner. q
~ NO hlye tainted. and said
,k NJ Aaess .. tliat he had baen shot.
- MAJ h p't In wagon aud took hi
W ds.t' Shore no lay AS though /
y" mss slola who lad teen around hi
msaa "ay Davis opened his o,
nm. %'"en6, but when he ss
il Mn M 10 shut tht no again.
W hi, M2Jfe tratiiied that he "
Mn IN '1oh 27th when Day "
|0tl A., o5us QUO said hs vas dor
Ri ass,s s' '@sen in Tho hall, aud til
u" Qps "a "Nu pni in cell M. d. II
N bbs, :, fie Fifa cams In, and
Il llhs his is all your fault +.
all M rpAl and n Eeli before Co
20 fs9n,, "Hirts WAS present wi
oe Or "ao taken to New CAST
lie. El1n atltipa that on Saturd,
pei55, t,ai' ne was called 10
a bari a, ~ his residence, Fy,
IA Qaad - reefs, AMI found that
u" te fs, o9o- making an exami,
wa altfl -, smail pune u red wou
n, haIls, Se, which hal been eau,
" 'ai Vs., s,a' asd passed through
~ tOuh5 5.H', lie had 10 doubt 5t
Il No Sta % used his death. Mr. Bi.
uey ss, s''' would closa with d
d ssasp ss - aaen orened his case
r. .tors ,t,e Se jury. He said that
> Ans,s u' as the counsel for /
n. asot 4. ,V,une man who had tai
Iln tisss fnr t.nuocent man. Ii wor
slis la ID a. niin to deny II ,and be
h a u 10 a sag usng it. la It nua. have
thtmsas ons who heard this 9
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