Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-18
THE END AT LAST.
The Coroner's Jury Hold George IL
Williams For the Murder of Walter
Il. Wright, and Heis Committed with
out Ball For Trial at the September
Term of Court

out Bail For Trial at the septemb ber
Term of Court.
A final session OF the coroner's Jury in
the case of Walter E. Wright was held
at the City Hall at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Attorney General Biggs was
present and conducted the examination
OF the witnesses.
George w. Grubb was sworn and tes-
tilted that he resides at No. 624 West
Fourth street. He did not see any OF the
fight, but saw the boy after he was thot
and had been carried to the drug store.
Francis Vincent testified that he was
at Sixth and Monroe streets on Thursd ay
night and cav the colored men running,
followed by the whites. A small colored
boy vas somewhat in the rear and was
caught by man with mustache. Some
one cried out hold him until an officer
comes, when another man made motion
as though he was about to strike the boy,
and the witness ran out to protect him.
Just as he did so colored man, wearing
a uniform, came around from the corner
OF Sixth and Monroe streets and deliber-
ately fired three shots from q revolver into
the crowd. As soop as he fred he turned
and ran. He seemed to be taller and
heavier than the other members OF the
corps. The witness did not see the boy
fall, but when tie crowd parted he saw
two boys lying on tho ground. He went
over and picked up one Of them, and saw
that he was shot In the head. His eyes
were turned up, and he was breathing
very heavy. The witness and another
man carried him to the drug store.
Joel Bugless testified that he resides at
Sixth and Monroe streets, and heard the
shots fred. Some men were running
along the street, but he did lot pay much
attention to 1t until two men ran into his
$ ore and said some one had been shot
lie then went to the door. and saw men
running.
Joseph Faivre testified that he resides
on Sixth street near Monroe, and saw
some white men and boys chasing the
colored men. He saw the flash of q
pistol and heard the report, but did not
know who fired It.
William H. Cole, of No. 1903 West
Sixth street, testified that he knew moth
ing of the fight until q man ran In his
door aud he put him out. Afterwards he
saw some members Of the drum corps
running up Monroe street. and he notic-
ed that colored man was almost sur
rounded by the crowd on the corner. The
man drew pistol and fred two shots into
the crowd, after which he walked of up
tie street.
Thomas F. Maloney, the boy who was
with Wright, and was shot in the should
er, was brought to the hall In carriage.
He was sworn, and as he seemed very
weak was allowed to sit while he gave the
following testimony:
"Walter Wright and l were standing
on the lot at Fourth and Monroe streets
near the merry go-round, and heard the
fife and drum corps playing and stopp d.
Some one said; That Is a short tune. ;
When the corps got to Fourth street a
colored man turned aud fired two shots.
The gang then started up Monroe street
In puroult OF the corps, and Walter and
walked up behind them. Officer Mere
dith also followed them. We stopped on
the southwest corner of Sixth and Mon
roe streets. A colored man came from
behind the new house on the corner. He
had pistol in his right hand and ket-
tie drum In his left. Wright stood near
est the man and was just back of him.
The man was not more than two feet
from Wright. He fired the pistol and
shot Wal er in the head and ne fell. l
bent over to zee where Walter was shot
aud he shot me in the right shoulder and
l fell beside Walter. | got up and walk
ed nearly to Fifth street when | met
Charles Corrgan. told him was shot
and asked him to 60 with me to doctor
We went to CartmelPs drug store and
were told to 60 to a doctor. We then
went to DIR. Maull's house"
The Attorney General asked him,
did you see any stones throSn1"
81 lid not" replied Maloney, 81 did
not notice the corps until thy were mt
Third and Monroe streets When they
broke ranks the most OF them went into
Peregoy's salooD.'
"Do you think you could identify the
man who fired the shots ?" inquired
A.torney-General Biggs, and the witress
replied
~ think could"
George II. Williams, Grant Bantum
and Harry Laws were brought In and
placed before the lad
"Does any OF these men look like the
one who shot you and Wright" asked
the attorney general
Maloney studied their faces closely,
then pointed to George II. Williams and
sOid:
"That one"
Up to this time Williams had looked
the witness full in the face, but when ne
50 clearly identified him he turned his
eyes to the floor and did not raise them
again while he WAS In the room.
In answer 10 the Attorney General, the
witness said he was confident that Will
liams was the man from the fact OF his
having side whiskers, and also because
he was larger than the other men.
The men were then taken back to their |
cells aud Francis Vincent was recalled.
"Iou saw the three men just herel"
asked the nttOrnpV-upDaraI
Yes" was the reply
"Does either of them look like the man
who flied the shots that killed Wright |
and wounded Maloney."
"Yes. The one who stood on the end"
Meaning George Fl. Willlams). "He
was his size; he had side whiskcrs; he re-
sembles him IN every way"
The room was then cleared of all eX-
rept the jurors and the attorney-genera
and the jury, after brief consultation,
rendered the following verdict:
''Resolved, That Walter E. Wright
came to his death on Friday morning,
! une IA, 1889, in Wilmington, Delaware,
from pistol shot wound which we be-
Ieye to have been inflicted BY George Ii.
Williams, colored."
Laws and Bantum were discharged,
)ut Sewell Hall was held on charge oi
assault with intent to kill, and Robert
cooper for carrying concealed deadly
weapon.
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