Evening journal., 1888-06-06
KoEDER sTaUoK GRAHAM.
He Made am Ugly Buf Not "a Dau
gerOus wound With a Beer GIas

He Made am Ugly But Not "A Dan
gerous Wound with Beer Glass.
Immediately upon the the opening OF
court this morning the Graham murder
case was resumed and Jacob Finks recalled
by the defence He identified a beer alass
as one siml to those used in the brewery
lie knew Graham. tie drove wegop.
working under the witness. The crossex
animation failed to shake the direct testi.
mony in any important particular.
Harry Ayars testified that he met the
prisoner on the 27th of November, 1887, and
they went out to the Excelsior brewery.
They went to the brewery stables. They
found no feed at the stables end went Into
the brewery, finding Finks, Meyers and
koeder there. Graham and witness had a
glass Of beer. After another glass, Finks
went out with Myers and Koeder When
Finks came back, be told Graham not to
let anyone In the brewery while be went
to take his. girl Miss Albert home.
Graham and witnefs stood talking when
Koeder and Myers came 10. They we're
talking In German, which witness did not
understand, and appeared angry and ex-
cited. Graham told them IL they did not
stop talking they would have to go Qua
Then Koeder struck Graham with beer
glass and he fell on bis knees When Ora
ham was struck he stood by the closet door
After Graham was struck he ran out of the
big doors OF the brew room with Koeder
after him. Witness only saw Koeder
strike Graham once. Witness then went
out OF the little gate aud walked down
DUPONT So. While walking down he heard
two shots fred. About the time be reached
4th st. be heard another shot fred. The
defence offered black, soft felt hat in
evidence, which witness said was like the
one Graham wore on the day OF the
murder.
During the progress OF the cross exami-
nation the attorney general got the witness
to show how Koeder struck Graham with
the beer glass. The attorney general rep.
resented Koeder, with various counsel rep.
resentsng the others present. Mr.. Har-
rington represented Graham aud lodged
when the attorney general illustrated how
Koeder struck
Dr. Howard OKle was the next witness.
He testified that be saw the prisoner at the
City Hall three or four days after the accl-
dent He dressed the wound It was had
wound and might have been caused by
beer glass He was uuder the impression
that the wound reached to the bone, but
was not sure. On cross examination he
said be did NOS consider it DANCE roHs
wound.
Charles A. Ryan testified that be re-
sided at 3l6 jackson st. and was mem
Der Of the City Council from the 10th
ward. he was at 4th and DUPONT Sts. the
afternoon OF the shooting with Alfred
Hanna, a witness examined yesterday.
He heard two shots and walked
toward the brewery, and then heard
third shot. He saw man coming down
DUPONT st with bis face bleeding but did
not Immediately recognize him.
Alexander A Jordon being sworn, said
he lived on 4th st. west of Scott and
worked for the water commissioners Of the
city OF Wilmington. He was walking the
evening of the murder. He got down to
4th and Dupont Sts. and heard two
pistol shots This was between 6
and Z o'clock. He heard another shot
later and Mr.. Ryan and himself walked no
towards 9Th and DuPoRt, meeting the pris
oner at the bar with blood running down 1
his face. Don't know whether be had hat 4
on or not.
DR. Robert Fl. Miller Of Chester took the 4
stand and testified that he was the physician /
of the P. r. r. Co. at Chester. he saw
the prisoner at the police station In that
place and dressed the wound, putting either /
one, two or three stitches in It. Witness
did not remember which. He considered |
the wound severe but not dangerous. The
prisoner seemed In a dszed condi- |
tion when he dressed the wound.
Coroner Barnhill was recalled. BE did /
not see any powder or ball mark on the
murdered mans clothing.
w. M. r. Williamson testified that 'ke /
was secretary OF the coroner's Jury that
held the inquest over the body. he did not |
see any powder marks on the clothing OF |
the murdered man.
Bernard McVey was recalled and testi-
fed that when he saw the witness in the
police station at Chester he seemed in a
dazsd condition. He had just walked up,
and this may have been the reason. He
luuuu tne nat OHereu IN eNloeuce In the
cell with the prisoner.
He pat the hat on him and fitted
It to the cuts in the prisoners head. He
Identified the hat in evidence as the ono he
found in the cell. He found lump on the
back OF the prisoners head. 1t did not ap-
pear TO be natural lump. At the request
of the defence he felt the back of the pris
oner's head and did not find the lump
Harry Smith, police officer, testified
that he saw the prisoner at Chester the
night OF the murder. He saw wound in
The prisoners head which be considered a
serious one and offered to sew 1t up. He
had had consider able experience as a
nurse At the close OF this witness testi-
nony court took q recess until 8 o'clock
this afternoon.