The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-02

skull. Death was caused by compreSSlo
of the brain.
DR.. Howard Brattou, of Elkton, CO..
roborated DR.. karsner. Henry Bun
guard, of Chesapeake City, stonemaso
identified the hammer used in the murde
as one he had lost out of wagon on tn
road from Bohemia Ferry to Chesapeak
City on the evening of Tuesday, SEP
TENDER IL, between six and seven o clock
Cross examination showed that the wit
ness did not know at what point on tn
road he had lost it. Horace Garrison
coloreG, who works for MIR. Mannon
testified that Paul Read, in a converse
tion with Garrison some time alter thu
murder, asked the latter if he could keel
secret, and told him that he had
MADE A PULL OF $500.
Witness also went at the request of Reat
to Goffney for money.
John Edwards, colored, testified t.
Reads movements previous to the muir
der, and about his leaving the neighbour
hood. Paul showed him a roll of money
which he said amounted to $240 Pau
said he got it from " Billy the Joker, .
Paul afterwards told him that he and
George had gone to Chesapeake City to-
gether, and that was where he got the
money.
Junius Gotfney, colored, who has been
held in Jail as witness for the State, ties.
titled that he was 26 years of aye and was
born in King and Queen county, Va. He
had been in Chesapeake City, and when
he returned he told Paul Read that
BILLY the Joker" had money, and said,
Let's 60 over and get it," Paul con-
sented to go. They started one night.
Gotfney cut a stick while on the way to
carry satchel on and said. This will
be good stick to tap the old fellow over
the head with" When they reached
there they took a couple of drinks. Golf
ney left his stick outside the door. While
Billy was STOPPING down Paul said:
"HAND ME THE STICK AND 1 WILL TAP
HIM."
Goffney did not do it. When on their
way home Read told Goffney he had no
heart, and he would get George Mannon
to help him. He was approached on
Monday, March 10, by Read, who wanted
him again to 60 to rob Billy. George
Mannon also called him on that day and
asked him when he was going to make
that run. He asked, = What run ~
Mannon said Paul had told him all about
it. Goffney told him he wasn't gong to
have anything to do with it. George
said, We three can go there and kill
him and get his money" Paul asked
him on Tuesday, the 10th, if he would
go, and he complained of sore feet. That
night he was sitting up talking when
some one called for him. 1t was George
Mannon, who asked him if ne was going
to make that run. George said it would
take one to kill him, one to rob him and
another to stand guard. Witness refused
to 60. They did not speak to him after
| wards about the affair. Witness then
| told how he got $40 which Read had
stolen. John Edwards told him it was
up stairs in a chest of clothes. Paul
came to him and said he had lost some
money, and fortune telling gypsy had
told him that light-complexioned man
| had it and two women knew about it,
Gotfney told him there were more light.
complexioned men besides himself.
READS CONFESSION RULED OUT.
w. J. Roberts, New York detective,
! testified to having arrested Read neal
! Annapolis. Read had confessed to him.
but the court ruled that the testimony
concerning the confession was not admis.
sable, owing to the fact that tue detec,
tive had told him that Mannon had
blown on him, and there was no use OF
his telling stories A later confession
to the sheriff, detective aud DR.. J. H. ia
mar was ruled out. The confession Of
Read to the local editor of THE WHO
and another reporter, published in TIL
WING at the time, was ruled out, on the
ground that previous confessions had
been obtained from Read by intimida
ton, and because the reporters had moi
warned him that the confession could bt
used against him. The State rested it,
case at this poiut. The counsel for the
prisoner stated that he had no testimony
Judges Robinson and Stump. after con
sultiug and rejecting for very few min
utes, declared the prisoner
GUILTY OF MUi DER IN THE FIRST DECREE
Read showed no emotion at the yer
diet, which was surprise to many in thu
room. Judge r ,binson, i'll declaring tn,
verdict, said there was no doubt, apar
from all confessions, that the prisone
was guilty of murder in the first degree
The court was satisfied that the prisone
was on the barge that night and partici
pated in the murder. Read was then e
moved from the court room and
GEORGE MANNoN ARRAIGNED.
lie is a good looking youth, of 10 year
of age, and was perfectly cool and col
lected. He was well dressed, wearing
black frock coat and trousers of dark ma
teria. He has no beard. He pleaded
not guilty in a distinct voice. His coun
sci, VIM. T. Warburton and Albert Con
stable, chose that he be tried by a Jury
1t took an hour and a-half to select tt
jury.
The jury sworn is as follows: a. J
Seth, John T. Stephens, JOS S. Terrill
Elwood Mcdowell, William Fulton, Mat
thew Russell, Lewis w. Ashton, Charlie
Pryor, NJ II. Frazer, John W. Sherman
John Lamb aud William Kirk. State
Attorney Bratton made his opening state
ment, in which he told the jury that
would be proven that this was one of til
most cold blooded murders ever commit
ted in this county. The purpose OF thes
parties was to rob and murder He won
ask verdict of murder in the first de
gree. The defense reserved their state
ment. w. ID Barwick testified as in tn
case of Read. DR.. karsner testified tn
same as in the other case, excepting tina
he exhibited the murdered mau's skull
and said that the death-wound was eau,
ed by blow by left-handed man if til
man stood in front of Green. Billy, wbe
asked by him whether his assaianl