Evening journal., 1888-11-20
CRIMINAL CASES.
Yesterday Afternoons Session Of Court.
The First Jury Trial.

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The First Jury Trial.
The Court of General Sessions recon
vened yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
with Chief Justice Comegys and Asso.
ciate Judges Houston and Paynter on the
bench. The grand jury retired to con
tinue their work.
The case Of Bernado- Bosazzio, the
Italian who injured Michael Battles in
the back with a drill at the Brandywine
quarries on September &C. was taken up
Michael Battles took the stand and
described the circumstances attending
the assault. He was laid up about eight
days.
Charles Grimes also testified TO the cir
cumstances, as also did John M. Horn.
The drill was put in evidence. Police
Sergeant Tucker testified in regard to the
finding OF it. The statement of the Ital-
ian was heard through an interpreter an
! attache of the Italian Legation at Balti-
more
He said he went to the blacksmith shop
after points, which the blacksmith was
not ready to give him; and after being
pushed back several times, seized a point
and threw IL in pit not intending to hit
anyone William Whitesil the quarry
superintendent, testified to the mans
good character. He was fined $40 and
COSTS
Tho first jury trial was that of William
Ford, colored, indicted at the September
term for assault with intent to kill
Thomas Ralston on May ~, last. This
case was continued from the September
term. After the attorney general had
stated the case to the jury, Thomas Rails
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at No. 1720 Gilpin avenue He boarded
at Fourth and Orange streets at the time
OF the assault. That night about II 30
he started to cross the street with two
companions, when, after some words, one
OF two colored men who ST God under n
lamp post knocked him down and kicked
him. When he got up the prisoner came
from beside building and cut
him in the neck with some
instrument. Then he was taken TO the
City Hall where the wound was sewed up
by DR.. Willard Springer Andrew H.
Sanborn, Esq, the prisoners counsel
brought out in the cross examination
that the witness had taken at .least six
drinks of beer that evening.
John Keogh, who was with the former
witness the evening of the assault tes-
titled TO crossing the street towards the
Western Hotel, Ralston saying Come
on. The prisoner exclaimed "You had
better go on or I'll fix you Both were
hit by the two colored men and witness
say the prisoner throw out his hand as If
cutting while something glstened. In
the cross examination witness said he had
had six or seven drinks, but was not in
toXicated
Frederick G.. Bell testified to seeing the
prisoner standing on the corner. In the
cross examination he denied telling
the prosecuting witness that 1T was
d. onery of you, cutting that man.
He saw a eolored man run up Orange
street to Kyle's saloon and 60 in it.
DR.. Willard Springer testified to the
nature Of the cut. 1t was an inch deep,
within half an inch Of the iugular vein
The wound was not dangerous one
William II. Carey, x-policeman, testified
to occurrences after the assault. ex Ser
geant Bernard J. McVey swore to arrest
ing the prisoner at Gould's stable The
prisoner grabbed pitchfork and the wit
ness grabbed him. On the way to the
City Hall he drew a kuife from his
pocket
Mr.. Sanborn stated to the jury that
he would prove an alibi, and then called
his first witness, Edward Scott, colored,
barber at No. ia Tstnall street. The
prisoner came into his shop the night
of the assault about 1880 o'clock and
stayed there until A. james s. Jones,
coffee colored barber. the proprietor of
the shop at No. TIA Tatnall street, was
the next witness. The prisoner came in
about TO-, 80 and was there until near IL
o'clock.
Eliza Woolrich, colored, swore that the
prisoner came into her house about 70
o'clock the night of Nay IL, She lived
over Brandywine bridge, in Jessups lane.
Thomas j. Wood testified that the two
colored men he saw at Fourth and Orange
streets were not the prisoner and his
brother
Pending the cross examination Of this
witness court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
Previous to adjournment the indict-
ment Of William Tunnel, colored, for the
larceny of an overcoat from Heller &
Pruit, was read. The prisoner pleaded
guilty