Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-28
Mary 8 Crom we'll testifsd. non

- mary . OromWeil testified: hOn the
SUNDAY prior to this occurrence | was
at the Sunday -tcbool. Mrs. Coulstop
said to Messaros: VIII you be at our
mouse at ten o'clock instead OF half past
nint?' She laid her hand upon his arm
when she said this"
John Il. W0rmsn, testified: CT am
not connected with the church now. /
nave known Mrs. Coulston for two
years or more. On Sunday even ing,
before this occurred, Mr.. and Mrs
Oouiston came to my house, and Mrs.
Ooulsion requested me TO call the next
morning AZ her house, as Messaros was
10 be there. She said she was afraid he
would take improper liberties with her,
ana she wanted some one to project her.
said cou'd not 20, and II she was
afraid OF him she could avoid him by
sbsenting herself from home"
On cross examination the witness
said: mis- Coulston said In tb 70 event
OF II oeipa necessary she wanted SINE
one there to protect her. She didn't say
she expected him to assault her."
William NJ. Crawford, testified: "I
was member of the church and one OF
the trustees for four years and half.
Mrs. Coulston asked me II nd heard
OF an anony nous letter about Messaros,
and said l would hear OF something
later that would surprise me more"
j. Henry Mcintyre, member OF the
Bar, testified: II am q member OF the
church. Mrs. Coulston called ON me
and said there would be big explosion
there soon, meaning in the church."
MRS. v. McClain, testified: Mrs,
Coulston spoke about getting Messaros
out OF the church q snort time before
TINS occurrence. She didn't say any
thing about q plot or q scheme, but
sai.. e ~oIi,.t1 .n. be there long"
George 3. Costa, junior counsel for
the defence, testified: II have had nu.
merous conversations with Mrs. Coul-
ston about Messaros. She said she had
o plot or scheme to drive him from the
church. When l asked her what her
telegram from New York meant, she
eaid II she had succeeded she would
have been the most famous woman In
Philadelphia. She also said that she
intended TO shatter Mrs. Messaros' idol
for her,"
William A. Pike, o member of the
Bar, testified: 81 sing In Messaros'
choir. called on DR.. Butcher, and he
room he did not notice MessaFos' cloth.
ing being disarranged. buV it might
have been done in ecuffle. Mr.. Turpit
told mo that he was 90 excited and Der-
vous that he could not remember what
he saw"
Joseph r. Buck, cracker dealer,
and William J. Mcknight, an usher OF
the church, corroborated Mr.. Pike In
raf f,x hnf nr ns.tn m
TO the latter about Mr. Messaros' cloth
ing.
Mrs. Annie Jobpson testified: II
know Mr.. and Mrs Messaros, and was
at their house n the morning of the oc-
currence. / went to the station. house
aud saw that Messaros' thumb wns
bleeding. 1 went TO the Magistra.e's
office, and heard Mrs. Coulston swear
three months, and had invited her to
90 to New York with him. DR.. Butcher
said there that he thsught Messaros'
have been done In the scuffls. Mr.. Tur.
said that the windows and doors were
OPEN"
On cross examination the witness
said: when l went to the station
house / didn't Kiss Messaros, bat he
kissed me, and went his bail"
rn answer to question by the de-
fence the witness said: .'Mrs. Metsaros
WAS by my side when be xited me-
Daniel FL. Kenny, testified: saw
CoulstOn on the morning of the occur
renee. Before that there had been no
soctabilisy between us. don't think l
had seen him more than once before
that. He invited me that morning to
90 to his house"
Mrs. Ida Plum, four doors below the
dwelling OF the Coulstons, testified
"The shutters of the Coulstons' house
we're distinctly wide open that morn
ing, as usual"
The court then adjourned until this
morning.