Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-06-06

CLOSE Of tine Testimony for the State
The Defense Opens and Oiatms Tneir
Abiitty to show rnst tho Prisoner b
Rot Guilty.

hbkt&A4 W. 1AAA& ASSES s@-@ :"
Rot GuiIty.
Judges Houston, Grubb and Paynter
were on the bench when yesterday nj. |
O'Clock. The trial OF Graham was 70.
sumed, and Mrs. Mary Fuohs recalled
by the State.
She testified that while she was oon-
versing with Koeder he taid he would
20 home, bat just about the time he
was starting Graham came out. Mr. |
Biggs exhibited coat which the wit |
ness Identified nc the one worn by the |
deceased the day OF the shooting. 1t
has q bullet hole In the back, and Mr. |
Bigga offered IL In evidence.
The Witness Was then orosg-exAmtned
by Mr.. Hayes, and testified that when |
she was in the brew room she did not
seo any drops OF blood around. She
saw o bullet hole In the back OF Koed
ere coat before Graham came out on the
street, and heard him ssy, "by y--l
man shot me in the back. Tho wit
ness denied saying to Mr.. Hayes on
March 18th, In the presence OF Mr.. b.
y. Towniend, that she had seen oul.
let hole in the back Of Koeder's coat
also denied raging that Graham only
II
ttreet, 5he did not tell this TO Mr.,
Townaer d on November 27th, or to Mr..
] payes, in tbs preseIoe Of several others
on March 18th,
After o redirect examination BY Mr.
Bigsn, the witness was o. lagt allowed
to leave the stand ct 3 90 o'clock.
DIR. Springer testified that be made
post mortem examination OF the oe
ceased, and found . wound in the lofs
, breast immed lately over the heart. He
examined the body carefully, but could
= .vs nnd any !cthar - ounu
The ~ound was about half an inoh In
diNmeter and ave inches deep. 1t was
70 mortal wound, and suficit mt to cause
/ {. ..ath ut once. He thought IL was made
with. o cartridge OF 32-sslibre.
AlfrNd Hanna was sworn, and testi-
fed that " the day OF the shooting he
. was on Fourth street near DUPONT, and
! heard at least Two pistol th )ts, very
close together, and remarked to his
, loompanion that the Italians were having
some fun. BE had NOT walked far when
he heard another shot ired, and started
TO run toward the place whore the
. shooting was going on. just before be
reached DuPont street he saw q man
run, but could not Identity the prisoner
ss the man. When he reached Dupont
street he saw man lying on the side
walk with . woman holding his head.
She said be had been shot, and the wit
ness helped TO Garry him In the house.
John McNeil testified that he IL o
hack driver. On Sunday evening, No
lvember 9Th, woman came to the p
IW. s. B. station and asked him to taks
man to Brandy wine station. 1t wat
knt a1nI tv1t ha In,
and he went 70 the Ebbitt House, where
lie found the man, but he could NOT
Identity the prisoner As the ore Tbs
woman also got in the hack, and he took
them to Brandy wine station.
q Bernard j. MoVey testified that he IL
sergeant of police In this city, and
brought the prisoner here from Media
on q rtQuisitiou.
} On ross-sxamination he said that ht
saw the prisoner in the station house bi
lOhester the night the shooting tool
/, place. BE said he WAS willing TO com,
this city without requlsitioD, bat nc
oordinR to the laws OF Peunsylvsuia h'
could not be delivered up without tn.
necessary papers.
/ Mr.. Hayes asked about his physica
icondition, bnt Mr.. BiR9s objected, and
the objection was sustained.
Mr.. BigQs announced that the Stat
would rest with this witnets, and Mr.
HARRINGTON made his opening argu
Iment TO the Jury for the defer SO. afte
which the examination OF Witnesse
was commenced.
William A. KINNEY was sworn, aut
testified thAt he made draft of th
brewery and Its surroundings. Tn
ldrAft was shown and explained by tht
witness to the court and jury. He thei
testified that he saw two bullet holes II
the gats post, one of which was i
inches ir- m the ground, and ths o!he
las inches. Mrs Fuchs sho wed the wit
Dets where she stood the day of tn
shooting. and 1t would havo been i'm
possibls for her 70 have seen Graham
from the gate. He heard Mrs. Fuoh
tell Mr.. Hayes that there was but on
shot fred by Graham after he came on
> on the street. He also heard her So,
that she examined Ko6der's ocat an
back, aud also through the back OF hi
vest.
On oross-examination by Mr. Blgg
the witness said he was positive tina
Mrs. Fuohs understood him whom b
asked her how many Bhots were Are
afttr Graham came ont on the street,
John j. DouRherty was sworn, All
testified that he Was chief Of police Il
- this city on November az. In purau
anoe of Information which he received
" he started for Chester about 10 o'1locl
on the night of the day Of the shooting
and found the prisoner in the lookup Il
that city. He was suffering from
fresh wound In his head, and as he ha
Lost considerable blood and seem o
dszed the witness sont for ply siciar
4 who attended to his wound. He CT
pressed himself As perfectly willing I
return without requiBition,
On croBs-exAmination the witnef
@ said he learned OF the oil ooting Abou
D l7.15 O'Clock In the evening, and notifie
the officers to keep . lookout for Ora
X ham. He also sent dispatch to Che
ter, and with Ave or sig officers starts
Tor that place about 10 O'Clock at nigh
reaching there between II and o'clocA
: jacob Fluoks testified that he lie for
m man ct the Excelsior Brewery. an
III OCCUPIED that position on Novemhs
N 9th. He remembered the Afternoon I
the shooting, and corroborated the test
~ mony OF Fuchs about his going OF
riding with his girl, and also that !
had told Fuchs he could give Meyers an
koeder some beer. When he came bat
from riding the men were still thel
aud pretty drunk. Koeder said, '1s thl
the man that kicks everybody QUIZ
aad also that hs could not kick hii
out.
n The witness told him he did not Wal
"a to kick any body ont, and went and q
ID glass Of beer. He had rifle thel
= which he undertook to take up stair
81 IWhen Mevera took hold of IL and he ha