Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-22
THIRD EDITION.


morning, with the Chief justice and As |
ISOLATE Judges Grub and Paynter on the |
bench.
The trial Of Williams, TIE coiored man
indicted for murder OF the hrst degree,
was resumed.
DIR. Springer was recalled by the State, |
and gave further testimony in relation TO |
the nature of the wound which caused |
Wright's death.
Chief OF Police swlggett was recalled,
aud stated that when he heard OF this |
trouble lie had all of the drum corps ar
{ rested and held to await the action OF the /
coroncrs jury. After hearing the testi.
J mony all OF the Jury were discharged ex-
cept three, one OF whom was the prisoner.
The witness Jaw Maloney, and from his
description was satisfied that Williams
was tie man who had done the shooting. |
At the eoroner's inquest three men were
brought in the room, and Maloney iden-
titled the prisoner as the man who shot |
him.
William Richardson, colored. testified |
that he was a member OF the dI um corps. |
There were sixteen members, but only |
thirteen were out that night. The wit
ress was a fiier. but Willame, BAnthum |
and Laws were kettle drummers. They |
broke ranks at Fourth and Monroe streets 4
and the with IS ran, frat into Peregoy's
saloon aud sfterward up Monroe street TO |
Tenth, thence TO Delaware avenue and
Tenth and Market streets. He then kept |
along Tenth TO King, to Eleventh street
and over the bridge to his home. Laws
was with the witness when he ran out |
Monroe street lie heard two ehots at |
Fourth and Monroe streets, but did not
recollect that he heard any more. The
witness saw Williams at Fifth street, and |
he was running as fast as he could. lie
did not see Williams after he passed |
Filth street. The witness was certain |
that Laws had not fired any shots that |
night.
He was allowed to leave the stand |
without being cross-examined.
Grant Banthum, colored, testified be
was with the drum corps and had a ket-
tie drum. He identified one Of the drums
produced In court as the one that he car
, RED, and the bass drum as the one car. |
ried by Cooper. The witness said that
: be was manager OF the drum corps, and
described the route they took that nj ght.
When the witness was arrested, after the
shooting, he had his drum with him.
Henry Laws, colored, was sworn. and
= testified that after the fight that night he
/ left his drum at home ard gave himself
|. up at o'clock the next morning. He
h was with Richardson when he ran out
d Monroe street.
Peter J. Kelly testified that he was at
=. Fourth and Monroe the night of the
Ir shooting, and carried the wounded boy
i. to a drug store. The man who shot him
had no uniform on, and marched In the
rear of the drum corps. lie had a woman
y with him, ard as he passed along
y knocked an old mans hat off, The
- shooting occurred Immediately after
u wards.
IT Al l.
a. boy shot at Fourth and Monroe streets
h and saw the man that shot him.
D. This was the last witness called by the
n State, and Mr.. Conrad made brief
opening TO the jury for the defense.
of Lewis Houes was recalled, but as II
On appeared to the court that he had not
1T obeycd the summons he was taken 10
Ie. task by the Chief Justice. As he
protested that he had not been
-, summoned he was excused, aud
y the sheriff was instructed that hereafter
10 when he had g summons for a witness he
- would be required TO brig him into
10 court instead Of merely reading the sum
mons and leaving ~ optional with him
whether or not he appeared.
AZ. tIThe examination OF Houes was then
al continued, and lie tGstihed that he was
av at Quigley's morocco shop and saw the
~ drum corps break ranks at Fourth and
~ Monroe streets. They ran up Monrot
ay street, followed by a crowd Of white men
NJ and boys.
IN The witness thought that some of Tho
lie members OF the drum corps were undei
III the influence OF liquor, but he did no
80 see any disorder beyond the colored man
who was not in uniform, knocking Ill
vfl old mans hat of The witness saw III
in shooting at Fourth and Monroe, and raj
ct, alter the crowd to see If they caught til
Ter, man.
.es' Grant Banthum, colored, testified tina
ets as tie drum corps approached the merry
go-round at Fourth and Monroe street,
res. they were assaulted with a shower
ion stones, by crowd OF men and boy
which caused them to break ranks.
When Mr.. Conrad asked the wltnet
ket about what took place at Fourth an
hly Monroe streets, Mr.. Biggs objected, an
said that as the shooting occurred &
- Sixth and Monroe streets, 1t had nothin
to do with the case, although he had pr
viously called two witnesses himself wi
had testified, without objection on Il
part OF the defense, to what had hal
peied at that point.
The court very properly overruled h
objections, and the witness was above
to proceed.
lie said that after they broke ranks,
part of the members went into Peregoy
saloon, and others kept on up Monr,
street. Williams was In the saloon, al
alter the witness got him out they we
together up Monroe street. When tn
reached Filth street lie said to William
''come on" but when he turned
look lie was going down Fiji
street, but the witness we
cut Fifth TO Adams, thence to Eight
down to French, up to Eleventh and ov
x the bridge. lie overlook Williams {
" Eleventh street between French al
: - Walnut streets, the witness having II
% nearly all the way.
e Tho witness was eross-examined
6 length by Attorney General Blggs, b
= lie did not succeed In breaking his dire
testm ny.
- Arthur Ray, colored, was sworn, al
o testified that although lie is not men
Der OF the drum corps he was with the
- the night OF the shooting. They stopp
playing at Third aud Monroe streets
8 change the tune, and then commenc
~ again. When they reach the merry. Z
W round at Fonrth street they were oblig
- 10 stop playing on account OF the show
z OF stones. Tho witness was struck
~ the arm, and another man was struck
= the hat.
q The witness ran along Monroe
@ Filth, and then turned toward Mari
street. He saw Wiliams, and caua
up TO him two or three squares bel
! Monroe, when they continued together
Filth and French streete.
gartt The witness WAS erosgayamipad