New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10
AN OLD NAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

HE rrrIssn rLooUENTLY IN THE WITNESS CHAIH
HOW 1T HAPPENED THAT HE Is ACQUITTED.
An elderly grey-bearded man. leaning heavily or
stout cane limpcd up TO the bar OF Part Ill OF the
Court Of General Sessions before Judge Gilderseeve
Yesterday to charge Of assault 10 the first de-
yree The cndan James Gusin was accuser by james
Grady who is nearly seventy years old and has also
long greay beard and white h,i, of having stabbed
him once in the left breast in the abdomen
and once in the right arm. Both men are taii>fs.
Grady testified that he and the defendant had
quarrel on February 10 alter they had been drink
ing together Guerin, he said, sized pair OF shears
lying on table and stabbed him with them several
times. The old man admitted that he had been on
Blackweu's Island two or three times for intouea-
lion, and that on the night when he was STABBED no
drank glasses Of beer brandy and "every
thing that going
Cuerin, the defendant lmped painfully to the Wit
chair He stroked his long beard and told bis
story in dlgnifed language and with an impressive
manner He said that he had been for several
years friendly terms with Grady, but the lattes
would become intoxicated On February 10, Grady
became wildly intoxicated and struck Guern SOW
eral times The witness said that he was helpless
on account of his lameness and took up pair 81
as the witness termed IT, Grady struck his arm
against the shears Guerfn held them In his hanq
in the abdomen. The witness became dramatic IN
his action toward the close. he was acqultteo.
Judge Gildersleeve Told him ne shoWu nave poon
lawyer
ANOTHER DAY OF DISHOyOR FOR DELAWARG
WILMINGTON, Del, March (Special-The Levy
Court to-day placed thrtyone names on the assessment
list One half Of the time allotted TO the additional
assessment of Wilmington voters has now EXPIRED
and eighty-two men have been renstated TO citizen
Ship than three cent OF the NUMBER OF ols.
again for this purpose on March IA. 10 ana TO-
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The examination IN the libel OF Register james j.
slevin against Lewis Sanders John weber, tdwin w
Cogeeshall and John T. Beekman, was resumed YESTERDAY
before Justice o. Reilly Jefferson Market Court Dennis
Donohue the city editor OF The STAR" was the hrs'
witness. He admitted having. received letter, which
accompanied document accusing the Reester OF e1'oro
ing money. Geolge A. Fahrback, clerk In The County
Clerks Office was next Called but after few unmportAn
questions had been asked he WAS excused William H.
schaener A clerk In Lewis Sanderss Office rruied 70
answer any questions put him by Counsellor strah'
who appeared FOR the Register, on the ground that Ia
might eliminate himself.
Louis J. Rabbage a lawyer OF No. SO Nassau-st, Wa
another unwilling witness His replies TO the questions
Of Counsellor Strahan don remember, don'l
know have but vague memory Of the case az present.
etc He made TO admit that &c the mo Nd
made his adayt he believed the charges against tls
Register 10 be true. He unable to swear az wh%s
law ONCE the charges made After two more Wit
se we're called and sposed Of Justice oRely called
Henry Lowenthal, the city editor Of The New-for1
Times He said deeline to give any tertinlony
whatever in this the ground that an attempt
being made To show that crimna libel has been com
mted, and any testimony l should give a4sins, 'ns
Regser considering that the story WAS published
IN The Tines mi rht bring the newspaper rpresen,
into libel suit"
After a few more unimportAnt witnessed h2d tesunco
Justice oRey adjourned the further hearing Of the cs'
70 March 16.