Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-24
FIFTH EDITION,
This Mornings Uou,,

oolored, charged with an asssn p1enso
intent TO kill Frederick A. nv, sN VII
proceeded with. b B. Mcintiu'w
WAS on the stand when copr, ,o
recess last evening, WA ,e,.ira LUZ
cross examined By Mr.. Curtis ~
Isaac Henderson, colored was
and testified that he lives on n wof
street near Tenth, and IL em nl n oisn
janitor in lsvy ers' ofiioes p'pyea y
Frederick a. Dixon aud knows tba,
sometimes gets under the IL fipsn"s.
liquor and aots very strangely. 10'
spencer Wtliiams, Sr., tes,issd :,
he repairs stoves and heaters. and And !. "
pre- aches. He lives next door I ~ %
crick A. Dixon, but don't knov ere
thing about II. This was the ,,., 90
ness called by the defense. a S.i
Curtis called Joseph Brown IN rsh.a
He testified that he 10 employed J ~
Drothef's store, and that Bepson
there on the morning Of Ausu,t az
He bad pistol, and while tbs ~,.a
was out getting some chance poss
took . pistol ont OF the case \, M,
own In place Of Ii. pu'
When the witness came in and
tho pistol, he gave 1t to Bepson 80
] let the store with both pistols in
possession: This closed the eyidsn
on both sides. and Mr.. Curtis made
| opening Arguments to the jury for
STATE. He WAS follt we'd by WI
Bacon, Esq., for the defense. vbo ~
tinued 10 speak until II. 10 Oslo
when Mr.. Curtis made the elosIn"
gument for the State.
When Mr.. Curtis closed at II
O'Clock, the jury was briefly cba,s
BY the Chief Justice and ietIred
11.25 o'clock.
A jury was then drawn and the a.
OF Frederick Allen, charged with Al,
ing policy slips, was taken IN Tor hi
with Deputy Attorney Bipgs
Thomas Davis, Eco for the sssts ~
William T. Ly 4 am and John n
ncy, Esqs for the defense.
TIE case was opened By the Depu
Attorney General, who stated thai h
indictment had two counts, and I'M
read the law relating to tbs Cfsnl
after which the examination Of ri
nesses WAS commenced.
Mayor Rhoads was sworn. and Ia.
ned that from information which
received he was led TO believe that h
| prif oner was engaged In ths pouN
business, and that he swore out vi
rant for his arrest. He knew notbI]
himself about the m after.
Omcer WEIGH was sworn, and ten
fed that he has been an Cd ser sbo
fifteen months, and Knows the prison.
Frederick Allen.
1 On Anouat q ho -. t-...
Sergeant Taylor TO arrest Allen, n
found him shortly before IL O'Clock
noon, coming ont Of second hand s,d
on Front street, and took him In q
tody. After Allen was taken 10 n
hall he VAS searched, and q number
papers such rs are used for policy oil
and the drawings were found In
pockets. A number OF papers vi
shown 20 the witness by the Depd
Attorney General, ard identified by !
witness rs those fund on the prison
after which Mr.. Biggs said he wod
offer them in evidence.
o. Brooks Foster was sworn, and
tilted that policy was game in wh
money Is paid for o chance In the drs
ing Of q lottery somewhere else.
witness was shown . row of numb
and be said that Ave cents had b
paid on II and thst II all three Of
numbers had come out the buyer vol
have received IS. The drawingt
made In another Sta.e. and the re-
telelraphed to this city.
They are then placed on Q blackbo
In the policy shops where the buy
c.n see then. The witness gave an
hAustive account Of how the pol
business 10 carried on, and how su
stitious persons obtain numbers
dream books. He said 1t was coma
practice with some of these people
examine The book in the mornin1
see what numbers to buy, from
dreams. Policy slips are gener
sold In shops kept for the purpose,
are sometimes sold by persons On
street. All the policy writers
: hackers, but the witness did not k1
who was backing Allen.
On crossexamination by Mr.. Rod
: the witness said that be 10 engages
: the deg business, and also acts
1 special tfficer He obtained
knowledge Of policy by play ing it.
Sergeant Harry @ Tayl or test
that he had orders from the Msye
( arrest Allen, and instructed 0d
: Welsh to take lin In custody vi
o ever he could find him.
After Allen was arrested he told
witness that he had kept policy
9 but said he had quit the business
}, witness saw the papers which
: found on the prisoner relating p
o policy business
l. The State rested with this VIZ
10 and Mr.. Rodney moved that the
}, instruct the Jury to render vddi
d not guilty, on the ground that ~
was no such game rs policy menu
u in the statutes, and that there NV
|. been any proof TO show that ihers
70 any such game Of chance az ID prov
p, agasnst by the law.
10 He con tended that policy Is moi
more than o speculation, on q CO
contignity, and not o game OF cns
He had NO doubt of the right or
Of of the Legislature to pass q law ma
D4 policy playing q misdemeanor, bu!
10 mas not yet been done, 1t was pots
to lation OF any law.
as Mr.. Biggs opposed the motion,
10 commended that any thing on
IN money is staked or charcsd Is
I'd bliag. He proceeded to inform
Q, Court how the game Of roule.
Q. played, and when he conclude
w Chief Justice remarked that II
very intelligent description, ana
Biggs FASTENED to inform the Ooul'
he had obtained his knowledge
of Hoyle's book on games, and no.
of practice. Ia,
a. In reply Mr.. Rodney contendsa
AZ as policy was not specified ass
". under the statute the prisoner
IT, not be convicted Of gaming.
AL The Chief Justice said ne wou
eide the matter this afternoon, ply
o'clock court took o recess u
O'Clock. +, N,
Ai11.45 O'Clock the jury In ,ps
nm of Elijah Ben son came in wi. WIZ,
"A dict OF not guilty ID 10 mann.
r. form indiottd, but guilty Oh a.
and the Court Immediately ser
g him to pay the costs Of prossoun.a