Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-12
some Of the threats which Handy had
made against her husband.


made against her husband.
Anna Mary Soaring was sworn, and
testified that she 10 . daughter Of the
previous witness. She saw Handy ut
their house the night before the shoot
Ing. and heard hfm Bay when he was
down on his knees that LIE would 20
through those bars theuext morning II
be had TO kill Ike Talley 70 do 1t. She
also heard Frank Handy tell Wesley
that II he was going TO shoot him to do
it right, and not to forget TO pinch the
caps
John W. Farra was sworn. and testi-
fed that he resides In this city and is a
hack driver he Keeps his horses at the
Swan Hotel. He knows Joseph Handy,
and on January 14th, heard him say to
two men, whom the witness did not
know, bit who were at the Gibson
House, that the only mistake Wes made
was that he left the cap on the wrong
barrel.
John w. Weber testified that he re-
sides on the Marsh road, Brandy wine
Hundred he is o morocco dresser, and
10 foreman of Pusey & Scott's factory.
He remembered the day or the shoot
| ing and helped to put Handy in the
wagon. On Monday morning he pass.
ed down the road TO the lower bars ac-
Icompanted by his son. and did not have
the slightest trouble In getting through
the snow. They we're in o one. horse
Isleigh, and he did not think the snow
was at any place over one foot In
depth.
On cross-examination he said that
when they went along on Monday
Imerning the bars nearest Mr.. Talley's
house were up, but there was one track
across the field.
j. w. Weber, Jr., was sworn and tes-
titled that he Is the son Of the previous
| witness. He corroborated his testimony
in reference to bringing him
In town ON the morning previous to the
shooting, and also as to the condition
OF the road. They had no difficulty
whatever In getting through the snow.
He would not have any hesitation In
driving two.horse wagon along the
road to the lower bars.
William Shaw testified that he re-
sides on the Philadelphia pike; about
10 o'clock Tuesday morning he drove
Through the lower bars and had no diff
fculty whatever In getting along the
road. He did not think the snow was
over six or eight inches deep on the left
hand side of the road. Wesley Hanby's
brother was with him, and they were In
q one-horse, no-top buggy. The. horse
walked tpart way and Irotted part OF
the way.
John PetitdemAnge testified that he
Is one of the road com missioners OF
Brandy wine Hundred. On the morn
ing of the shooting he drove along the
road in one-horse sleigh, and had no
trouble whatever in getting along, and
II any one had asked him about the
road he would have said IL was In a
tgood condition. The road was not i'm
passable at any place between Talley d
house and the lower bars.
Thomas @. Bird was affirmed and tes
tilted that for the past three years he has
been one OF the road com issioners oi
Brandywine Hd. He passed along the
road with the previous witness about
halfpa nine o'clock, and found 1t in
Igood condition. Joseph Weldin was al
> work shovelling the snow; he had been
lput TO work by Curtis Talley, the su
! Ipervisor. he would not have put q
\ man at work to dig 1t 1t out, as he did
l lot think 1t necessary.
ell Joseph Woldin testified that he wal
engaged the night before the shooting
b by Curtis Talley TO shovel the snow L
4 one side. The road was not impassable
o and on the morning of the shooting h'
!. commenced work about nine o'clocl
d. and saw q number Of persons pass, anC
b q number of tracks through the SNOW
t where people had passed before he got
q to work. The deepest the snow was IL
any place was two feet eight inches
: While he was at work he saw q mum
!. ber Of teams pass, and no one had an
: trouble
eI DIR. Henry j. Stubbs was affirmed
Q and testified that he is o practical ply
9 sician In this city. January 12sh b,
n was called to go out to Brandy win
q Hundred to see Isaac 8. Talley. III
! found him suffering with q brail
q trouble, occasioned by q shock, ant
q was unable to comprehend anything
4 that was asked him, until 1t was re-
9 peated two or three times.
vi Upon making an examination b.
I'll found several incised and contuset
a wounds on his head, one of which OK
l tended upward and back ward from tn,
forehead. The tissue was broken, anS
b the man would protrude his tongue ol
] the right side; there were also Ger
\ tain conditions Of the pupils of his eye
] that indicated q brain trouble. His lif
was in danger, and he still consideret
Q that he was In great danger. He LIS nov
/ suffering with q brain and nervou
? trouble, the result of the blows on hi
' head. He visited him every day unit
he was turned over to the authorities
q and one day he saw him twice. He ais
t has partial paralysis of the lowe
limbs.
oil DIR. Black testified that he Is the ply
i. sician at the jail, and on the day tha
q Talley was brought there he was Gale,
q un0n nv Dr Stuhha who In form al hi N
Q what his treatment of the case ha,
O been. He called on the prisoner tn
:. next day and found him very nervous
l land delirious great part of the time
1t The was suffering from q severe shock 3
q his nervous system, the result of tn
|. wounds on his head. He is still YER
,r weak and nervous, and the witnes
,r considered him In dangerous condition
g.. AS it wanted but few minutes of
le o. clock when this witness closed, Cour
took recess until 10 o'clock thi
e morning.
ii During the afternoon Talley seeme
a completely overcome, and Mt one tim
N came 30 near fainting that restorativ ve
q had to be applied, while q lady, VIII
a was in the dock taking care of him
u was obliged to chafe his hands vigol
"a Iously to restore the circulation. Their
is not the slightest doubt but the trial
bearing upon him severely, and that b
ii is suffering great mental and physica
4 torture.
nj MoFcnamG Tailor.
I'll James Harding, 816 French street,
u acknowledged to be one of the bes
d merchant tailors in the city. His cuttin
!. land fitting cannot be excollod, NobOd