Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

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place, and had clear, uninterrupted
view OF the whole affair. At Attorney
general Biggs' request he personated the
prisoner, by way of illustration, and tax
ing the dste-pick In his hand, with Mr..
Biggs representing the victim, he showed
In realistic manner how the blow was
struck. His straight and circumstantial
story of the crime was in no way shaken
or impaired by the close and searching
cross-examination to which he was sub
jecied by Mayor Harrington, the pris-
oner's counsel.
DIR. o. II. Wallace, who examined the
body of Edwards after death, said that
the stab wound passed clear through the
stomach and penetrated a portion of the
liver. DIR. Willard Springer also testified
to the nature and character Of the wound.
Both physicians, in answer to Mayor
Harrington's cross. questioning, said the
wound might have been inflicted by Ed
wards falling upon the date-pick while it
was held In Peo's hands.
Samuel Bell first saw the two men
scuiliing in the street, and saw what he
took to be knife in the Italians hand.
Edwards was kicking at the italian and
the latter was striking at Edwards with
the weapon. He saw them clinch and
fall OF the curve Of the street car track.
The witness ran in through the crowd,
and saw PEG lying on his back with the
pick in his hand, the oolored man being
on top of him. Witness took the pick
out OF Peo's hand and gave 1t to Manuel
kiebenberger, after which he walked
away. Bell said that PEG was retreating
from Edwards whom he first noticed the
| two men.
Jacob Reece, oolored, who saw the
trouble, was positive that the Italian
started the aggressive proceedings and
kept following Edwards up until the fatal
struggle In the street occurred.
After offering In evidence the date-pick
with which the crime was committed, the
prisoners counsel admitting that II was
the weapon that caused Edwards death,
the State rested.
Mayor harrington, in opening for the
defence, announced that the plea to be
offered would be that of self. defence, the
prisoner having been in danger Of his
life at the time of the atabbing, and also
that there was o reasonable presumption
that the fatal wound was inflicted by
Edwards falling upon the weapon as it
was held in Peo's hand. Self.defence,
however, was the plea upon which no
would mainly rely. He gave in detail
the facts Of the case as the defence ex-
pected to prove them, which, he claimed,
show that Edwards was drunk aud was
the aggressor from the first. When he
concluded court took recess until 8
O'Clock, Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses on behalf of Samuel PEG,
who is on trial for the murder of Samuel
Edwards, oolored, were heard during
Thursday afternoons session OF court.
DIR. John j. Black testified that he was
called to attend PEG, soon after the latter's
incarceration in Jail and found him
suffering from bruises on the chest and
stomach. Another plot Of the scene OF
tue stabbing, prepared by Civil Engineer
W. a. KINNEY was presented and offered
in evidence.
Manuel Richenbsrger, proprietor of
Sharp's Hotel, northwest CORNER OF Front
and Market streets, in front of which the
fatal ARRAY occurred, said that he saw the
trouble and gave this version of it That
Ieo was attending to business at his fruit
stand, as usual, when, about / O'Clock,
he saw Peo showing the oolored man Ed
wards away from his stand. Edwards
acted as though he was tight" and
showed disposition to mako quarrel.
Peo kept showing him baok and Edwards
kept showing towards the Italian, and
thrust his fist at him The last time PEG
showed Edwards, Edwards picked up q
stone and threw il at PEG, who lodged
and the stone struck the side Of the
building. Then Peo grasped the date
pick and pushed Edwards back with the
handle OF the pick. The suuille be-
tween the two men continued until they
got out into the middle Of the street,
a. 90 Il,
with the butt-end OF the date pick
When they reached the middle OF the
street Peo tried to get back to his stand,
but did not succeed, ms Edwards fol-
lowed him up, kicking him. Then PEG
turned and they went together again and
scutlled clear over to the gutter plate on
the west side OF Market street, duSing
which time witness did not see PEG make
any effort to strike or stab Edwards. The
latter, being much the larger and
! stronger man, pulled Peo across the
, street until they reached the gutter-plate,
, When they foil with Edwards on top.
| Then Mr.. Richenberger went out and
, tried to pull Edwards from Peo, but
, could not and called for help. Peo had
/, the pick in his hand, but did not use it,
, although he could have done so had he
desired.
r The testimony of Mr.. Riehenberger
, before the coroner's jury, wherein he was
, reported as saying that PEG grasped the
! pick before Edwards threw the stone OF
, him, was read to the witness. He in
sisted that he had not mentioned the pick
! at all in his testimony before the coro-
! ner's jury.
Through interpreter Louis Porter,
Liberato Revillio, an italian who lives at
a Hummelstown, Pa, said he was In Viii
mington on Hay 18th, and while waiting
a in Peo's store saw the trouble between
> Peo and Edwards. He said that oolored
! man came into the store with o bunch OF
3 fish and asked Peo to buy them for 81
/ cents, but PEG said he did not want them
a at that price. Then Edwards asked for
/ some cigars and took four, but ON being
a asked for payment Edwards replied
"When you pay this man for the fish III
1 pay you for the cigars" PEG threatened
to call an officer, when Edwards reached
0 over the counter and grasped him by the
COLLAR. PEG went out, and when he CAME
back Edwards said, "You went for al
/ officer did yon," and grabbed holG
n of him, and afterwards threw
n stone at him. Then lady came il
IS after some dates and PEG waited on her
J, When she want away Edwards came bach
q to PEG and the two engaged in wrestl,
n until they reached the middle of thu
y street, when Edwards threw Peo down
>. He saw man come along and try to taxi
d Edwards of OF Peo. He did not see Pee
b stab Edwards, as he had then gone baoi
- into the store, with Peo's little girl. HI