Daily Republican., 1889-09-19
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE.
COURT YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON.
The Case OF Samuel Peo Charged with
Murder OF the First Degree Fully
Under way-severst witnesses
Examined,

Yesterday afternoons session of court
convened, after the ncoa recess, at
o'clock, and Immediately after tbs OPEN
Ing the jCrors In the cass of the State vs..
Samuel Peo, who is on trial for 'his lie,
came In and took their teats. The priso.
ner's vile and two little children came
In and occupied seats near Mayor Har-
rington, the counsel for the husband and
father.
The Hon. George Gray made applica-
tion to have the trial OF the men charR ed
with participating in the New Castle riot
on the 7th lest. posipored until the No
vember term. The motion was opposed
by Attorney General Biggs, but the court
decided to grsnt II.
II. G. Conrad, Esq, presented the petL
tlon aud affidavit OF George II. Williams,
colored, asking that the trial be post,
ponsd until the November term on &C!
count Of the absence of material wit
nessos- This Attorney General eaid that
he would not object, and the Court eel
the trial for the 1rst Wednesday OF tht
November term.
Mr.. Conrad a'so presented the affidavii
| OF Williams, stating that certain Witnesses
named 10 the affidavit we're necessary tt
his defense, and that he was unable tf
pay them. Tho Court ordered that they
should be summoned and paid by the
State.
The case Of Samuel Peo was then taken
up, and Frank II. Carswell, upon being
sworn, identified DRAFT which he had
made OF the place where the homicide
was committed.
Lewis Hayden was sworn, and testified
that at the time OF the homicide he was
driving q street car on the Front street
line, and was at Front and Market streets
when the affair took place. He saw the
italian and colored man Quarreling on
Front street, near the peanut stand. Tbe
italian was In front OF his stand, aud
after they had quarreiled awhile he saw
the prisoner strike ths colored man with
something that he had In his hand. The
colored man then tried to get away from
the Italian, and after moving some five
or six feet stopped down and picket up q
rock, which lie threw at the prisoner.
The witness thought the stone struck the
Italian on the shoulder. As soon as be
threw the stone he again started toward
| the corner.
The Italian followed him, striking
| with the date pick, and finally stabbed
him In the stomach. THY then clinched
and fell, When crowd collected and the
witness could not tee what happened.
The witness was subjected TO long
and searching croes-examinat!on by Mr.
Harrington, with view of st owing tha
the colored man was the sggrsssor, and
that the Italian only acted In self
defense.
Elijah CLARK, colored, testified that be
lives 10 this city over Eleventh street
bridge. lie was at Front and Market
streets the day Samuel Edwards was
killed. The witness was sitting In the
Italian's chair when the affair tooh
place. Ho had sat down TO eat his din.
Icr, and intended to get come OF the
Italians root beer to drink with hi.
| meal.
Edwards came up to the stand and
aske1 the prlca of something, and when
the Italian replied, Edwards said: 81
cannot give that" The Itf liam called
Tim n sen OF b-h, and Edwards said
don't call me that" when the Italian
struck At him twice with something thai
he had in his hand. The colored man
backed away fiom him but he continued
TO follow. striking at him, until they goi
out In the street, when they seemed to
clincli, aud the crowd gathered around
thtm.
On cross examination the witness said
that when Edwards came up TO the stand
he seemed to be under the influence ol
liquor.
Perry Miller, co,ored, was sworn, and
testified that he lives over Eleventh street
bridge and was at Front aud Market
streets when the fight took place. The
first he saw was the colored man running
away. He got about half way from the
pavement to the street car, when he
turned and said to the Italian, ''do you
curse me?" and the latter replied, Eyes,
I'll curse you for son OF . b-h."
The colored man then picked up a
stone and the Italian came towards him
with something In his band, and after
wards stabbed Edwards in the stomach.
During the whole OF the sffAir the col
ored man seemed to be trying TO get
away from the italian.
Frank NJ. Raub testified that he saw
the disturbance at Front and Market
streets. Tho colored man and the pris-
oner were quarIelling. The witness had
his attention directed to something, and
when be again looked they were out In
the street. The italian had something
In his hand and was striking at the col
ored man. The latter kicked the italian
Ia the stomach, hut soemed to be trying
TO get away from him.
When the men got over toward the
gutter pate they both fell; the witness
did not sec the Italian strike him, but he
Gid see him strike at the colo ed man o
number of times; he seemed TO strike ut
the colored mans head. The colorei
man had stone In his baud, but The
witness did not see him throw it.
On cross xamiuation tho witness said
that he thought Edwards was under the
influence OF liquor.
AZ It was nearly o'clock, court took
recess until 10 o'clock this morning.
About noon he following special jury
was drawn to retry The case of Mrs. Hem
rletta V. Paryis VS.. the P, w. u b. Rail.
road Company, 10 which the jury dis
agreed at the last term:
Brandywine Hundred Isaac N. Grubb.
Whining toni. jackson Peirce, William
NJ. Pyle, Isaac Q. Pyle. William M. Ken
nsrd, Granville Worrell, John P. Dough-
ten, William L. Hawkins. Mill Creek
David EastburD, James II. Hoiiecker,
Amos shsrplese. While Clay Creek
Miller X. Bartna, George w. William,
J I'm E. v. Platt. Pencader-Charles H.
Salmons. New Castle-Samuel Silver,
Albert II. Silver, John Pu sh. GILES Lamb
SOD. Red Lion-James Gray, Theodore
f. Clark. 81. Georges-Serick F. Shall
cross, Theodore f. Clark, Thomas Il.
ClllpIn.