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

l ney Iolu Tue STORY 10 AlUert SOnsCaDle,
who advised him to see the States attor.
ney. His account, as he had told in court
today, he had also told to these persons
! and the sheriff. Didn't tell Read or Golf
ney before the killing that he was in
troubl, and wanted money. He was
10 YEARS OF AGE LAST AUGUST 3.
Had not drank whlskey before Read came
to his fathers place; he had since got it fire.
quently from Read, who sold it and got to
like it. Read had told him since they had
been confined in Jail that in pulling the
Joker off the bunk to the floor he got blood
on his hands and washed them in a bucket
of water. One day in Jail witness said ::
"Junius is the only witness against me and
IL will 60 hard with me-" Gotfney said ::
" 1t is no matter about that; give me $50
and | will let your lawyer break down my
oath" He had also talked foolishly with
Earle, as was the fashion in Jail. Mannon
was subjected to searching cross .eXamna-
ton by Mr.. Crothers, but stood it well. He
said he thought Read held the hammer in
both hands. He (witness) was left-handed
in two things-cutting with knife and
throwing stone. Otherwise he was right
handed, as in handling an axe. John Ed
wards testified that Paul Reed told him he
COULD MAKE MANNoN DO ANY ANYTHING.
He also contradcated Goffney in an i'm
portant par.:cu'rr. Ch"s. Jonas, colored
testified that he did not, as Read had les
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| told him tn At he killed Billy the Joker
| He lived with Mr.. Mannon. Alfred Man
| non, father OF the prisoner, was sworn. He
| thought his son went away on account OF
| difficulty with his step-mother. He thought
he would soon get tired and return. As
soon as he heard that his sou was in any,
way connected with the murder he sent
his brother George after him, paying all ex
penses. He did not find him. When he
heard of his sons return TO Travers's he
went and took him TO Elkton. The States
| att orney told him that he would use his
son as a States witness and have Mr.. Con-
stable to help prosecute Read. His boy
walked to j.i with the States attorney.
GEORGES MOTHER WAS INSANE.
He had her in Kirkbride's Insane Asylum
for some weeks aud she had to be confined
to her room. She set herself on fire, and
was badly burned. She died i'll AN insane
condition. She had brother and sister
whom he did not regard as right III their
minds. The mother OF the witness is insane
and has been for "A long number of Years.
DR. j. V. Wallace, of Chesapeake City,
who assisted Mt the autopsy, contradicted
the statement OF DIR. Karsu-r that if the IS
sailant stood IN front of Green the death
blow must have been struck with the ham
mer III the left hand. He said ii could have
been Inflicted with either hand. DIR. j. II.
Hardcastle, of Cecilton, physician for the
Mannon family, said that George Mannon'>
mother WAS insane for several years. : he
had suicidal mania, with lucid intervals
The witness knew the boy George tver
since he had been in the neighhorhood: he
thought there was something peculiar about
him, that there was
SOMETHING LACKING
in some way. Counsel for Prosecution oh
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defense expected TO prove that the prisoner
was insane. The defense did not, Was the
reply, but only that he weak minded
| Court adjourned shortly after three unit
seven o'c,ock AT the night session Sheliti
| Robert Mackey, to whom the prisoner told
| his story when Committed testified that
M"nnou told HIM that he ran all the way
eued and that he said that Paul kead,
when he picked up the hammer, SAID
This would be good thing to tap the
| Joker with" Groome Knight, Vim. l..
| Knight, and their father, VIM. NJ. Knight
deputy collector of the port of Baltimore,
testified to
| lIASNoS'S GOOD REPUTATION
before the murder was talked of. VIM
Harris, colored, stated that Mannon had
only borrowed his pistol once; that was the
time Of d primary meeting. Read wanted
to borrow 1t about the time of the murder.
| Josephine Mannun, the fifteen year Old sis
ter of George said lie told her when he went
away that he was Il witness To the murder
at Chesapeake City, and if he stayed home
he would he tried unju>tly. VIM. TraverS,
a cousin of the prisoner said he told him
the same as he did his sister. George Ira
vers, another cousin, WAS present when
| Manunn told his brother the above. He
took the prisoner to the railroad station
when he left. The prisoner told him about
the same as he told on the stand
Judge OF the D:phan,' Court David p.
Davis, WIN. I. Clark, Cas-. w. Clark, a
| w. Black, George ID Petrce, Henry 5
Cochran, Eugene Pearce, ,Ino. w. Davis,
Alfred Manlove, WIN. Quinan AM County
Commissioner WIN Du-hane, who resides
| in the same neghburhood VI ,nuop, tes-
titled to his good reputation. Most OF them
thought it was good because they h al not
heard anything against him before the III ur
der John p Duhamel thought him dull.
Manuon had asked VIM. l.. Knight in the
Jail if he wuul,i testify about his nina. Both
sides said their testimony was all in. The
counsel wishing 10 put off argument, court
| ald journed about 20.
GA Thursday morning the arsn'aent was
begun. States Attorney Bratton made thu
opening address for the prosecution. He
was followed by VIM. I. w lrburt and
| Albert Constable, Esq, who both made very
able arguments for the acquittal OF their
client, the last named speaking for three
hours. Ex-State's Attorney, Charles {
| Crothers, closed for the prosecution in g
very strong address. The jury retired at
O'Clock in the evening Counsel on both
sides told the jury that they must either
convict Mannon OF murder IN the first de-
gree or acquit him.
AT 10. 40 o'clock at night Judges Robin
son and Stump entered the courtroom,
here the jury We're already seated. Man
non showed the same GOODNESS that has dis
tinsuished him throughout the trial, and
took Il chew of tobacco just before the
dict was rendered. The counsel for the pris-
oner did not arrive for nearly quarter OF an
hour. The roll OF tie jury was called, and
the foreman announced not guilty in a low
voice and hestatins manner, when the jury
were asked who should answer tor them
When asked the proper question, he replied
mot GUILTY"
in distinct voice. Several young friends
of the prisoner stamped and cheered Judge
Robinson ordered the b tilitf To arrest them;
bur, rs il WAS impossible to tell who ap-
Judge tn IL ordered the jury to repeat their