Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-10-12
NOT GUILTY.
l. SAY THE 1wEIvE GOOD
MEN AND TRUE
rD,, Tried the Case Of Thomas Rogers
The ,ase Given 10 tile Jury ut
II O'Clock Last Night and
.. They Como In mt 7.30
This Morning.

s.te.umel, and the examination OF
rI,ne,,e. for the defense continued.
Gsorre Williams was recalled, and tes-
,6aI tia, he isa police officer OF Now
r,.iI, lie remembered the night Of the
NJ. about IL. 80 o'clock, MS be was going
IA DobiAnsyillo. he met q party of men,
md among ttcm he recognized Carlln.
|Tbey were going toward New Castle.
rhe.e men had some prisoners with
Ham and were on their way 10 the Jail.
Alan Il. Borle, Superintendent of
|De,.wafe lion Works, William 4.
|Nor,hinpton, the book keeper at the
|plaware Iron Works, William d. Greer,
loremsu at the same works, George w.
|Tckels, George A. MAXWELL, prolhono.
taU State Treasurer William Herbert,
mi lhe Rev. P. y. Lightner, each testi-
ted 10 the very excellent character OF
7le accused, and the latter witness also
ma that he was well known member
oi his church.
Miss Maria +. Dobbs testified that she
A school teacher IN New Castle, and
hhat tive years ago Francis 7. Carlin was
ppe OF her scholars. lie was so near
rb,el that be was obliged to hold the
book ycJy close to his eyes to bc able TO
atAll.
John Hammond testified that he Is .
os At Knowles MIL and Carilu worked
Ipder bin; his eyesight was very dcfec-
live and on this account they were obliged
lo dispense with his services.
Mayor Hanson Of New Castle was re-
thlled, tnl testified that lie was Mt the
scene Of the Iot three times. He did not
siepuliLe CaTliu 10 make any arrests, and
laI Il T..
b. his last visit to Dobbiusyille he made
number Of arrests, snd gave the prison.
sn iu charge Of some men TO be taken TO
New Castle. lie did not know many Of
bic men whom he deputlzed. IIo did
bot dcputite my one, until he made hts
tltri ysit to Dobbinsville. On his sec
onl visit hr reached that place about
Oh ,6 IA tho morning OF the 6lb.
Sterl Allen testified that he went 10
Dltbasg.lle the night Of tho riot and
foanl tho Mayor there lie did not depu-
pc flAtcls Y, Calliu or any one else TO
make any arrests.
0h,er Williams was recalled aud testl.
tel tia, he did not giyo Francis 4. Car.
llD any authority 10 make any arrests.
Johu Hanson, another officer of New
tAs'le denied giving Carlin any authority
Y make arrests the night Of the riot.
1bt only one that he called upon to assist
has Thomas Rogers. The witness wa.
presert Al ,hs sysrirstio, h,soro a.
idyor and heard the prisoner when hs
( bald that tho witness Carlln told 4
blialghl story.
Mt, Bird undertook To show hy thi,
hness, tnAt after tho prtoner wa.
Anded oSet to him, lie eX Xplalncl whai
mcAut by using this language. Mr..
RIs OBJECTED, aud after an argument
hleH lasted ior some time, the Court
sier Inliy considering the matter, decid
inSl the question was not proper, and
"e,eivie ,na,iI could NOT be answered.
iliAm o. hunter tettiiltd that at the
,n'S."Vo n'I. 10 @, oi counsel iJr the defense hi
I4ae ,a4m 'ssIs ,I. win MS gun. a No. 10 bore,
WV Pu,PoSe oi deteIinining how the
''st VIZ u u.u s'u'tet.
~, p'BRS leeted 10 this testimony,
AH "aS iutd out 2
'VI" nos' is vas recalled, ana testified
w." Ia' u, 81" Lis orolher when he put the
W ~ ~ lll' ofotner was arrested oil
!, -Il-l IVA VhIlH, 9pu Tue gun mas peen
R,6,Y"ge eVyr npee.
u. b. p flekery tesune9 mat a'
"a n.u , telpest he examined me guu,
~. ~" 'oIt" 2lth parreisloadeo. ne uIew
S's,,sI .ysl',, auH tho appearance OF the sho'
J"ef' 'ua' ~ hau been ioaueu Tor some
"i.'
us. H ,''sS-'kamilauon the witness taid
MI MI "e ,oaNs might nave oten ~ INT
|I'@ Vt they might nave oeen tnert
My1 "a, as he was unable 10 tell the
~ o. ,'me'
-''I' ,ai LeSnaro testiheu mat ne keeps
n, 49, ~ NJ New Castle, AUD closed up
S'tN. " the riot at ll.lO O'CLOCK
',9' cLI1lll nor any one else was IL
f'" 9'er mat hour.
iIeeeury testified that he tendi
o'. , i"gnaiu ana that there was M
- ny y" u. saloon lor hall an hour pre-
,su, W 'le time they shut up. Cariir
We" rs W. nu- hAd gone out.
.,dn use rested with this witnes'
~" 1 ave commenced the examina
"Il Hesses In rebutel.
,st.., a., Wy nay was called to testify IL
nleitnae to Carlin's cyesight and Mr.
'n' ula' o. .tied, but the objection was no
,,ut'..l-l. The witness testified that h,
y" '.'nlist and examined Carlin'
~ "l Tie request of the Attorney
uf f''..,. .'"eWnat "a ,.l near sighted but no
nau gl,..n or twenty 'I ie.t tt dislant 'ns
DlI. ii. Drayo wss win H. aroHa,
Wien Nc examInsa - Cari,nis " a.. .rss ~ ~ II n
iL9gsi .lli CarIIn wa. am I'm. ss sn,o " /,
es -g.,.i A man ni VI" dts,onna' u' A0'' u
TAs closed tlc ,e",tmnnv az - on both .,ao.
an Deuty hftornev ! ,oi Ua o9'n nsrI s,u.s
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