Evening journal., 1890-11-26
LAST EDITION
sTARKEY TO HANG
ne Hears the Verdict without start
The Trial List Read This Morning.

he Hears the Verdict without a Start
The Trial List Read Chis Morning
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon tn,
jury in the Starkey case sent word to thu
court that 1t had agreed upon d yer
diet.
The court was taking a recess at thu
time, and the judges and the clerk of the
peace were absent Starkey and his TIVE
guards still sat in the dock, and when thu
prisoner heard that the verdict had beer
agreed upsn, his yellow face assumed I
lighter shade and a frightened, haunted
look crept into his eyes
In few minutes the bench arrived
and the clerk of the peace came shorts
afterwards Then it became known that
a. G. Conrad counsel for the defence
was not present. Messengers were sent
out hurriedly after him, but he could not
be found la a few minutes J. Frank
Biggs entered, and advancing, informed
the court that MIR. Conrad had been un.
expectedly called from the city and had
delegated him to represent the prisoner
These preliminaries having been con
cluded, the jury was polled by the clerk
of the peace aud asked:
Gentlemen of ths jury, have You
agreed upon a verdict7'
The jury answered in the affirmative
and William B Currinder, foreman, told
the court that the jury fou d the pris !
oner guilty in the manLer and form as
he stood indicted
Il would ask that the jury be polled, 2
said Mr.. Biggs attorney for the prisoner.
Each Juror answered Guilty as his
name was called by the CLERK Of the
peace.
Chief Justice Comegys then discharged
the jury and the prisoner was taken TO
the cell below. AS he passed Thomas
CLARK, the father of his victim, Reeves
stepped suddenly. peersd sharply into
his face, apd mumbled something in o
low, threatening tone, the only word Mr..
Clark could understand being knife"
The death sentence will probably be
passed upon Starkey Monday to which
time the Court of Oyer and Terminer
adj urned
The court OF General Sessions sd-
journed until 10 o'clock this morning
Last evening about 6 o'clock, Starkey
handcuffed, uncoacsrnedly smoking a pipe.
was taken back to New Castle Jail.
This mornings session of court was
consumed in going over the trial list
with the following result Continued
al; passed. 80; settled or discontinued
l6; referred, s; set down for trial, "a;
total. 2l9.
Among the cases marked for trial are
the following Daniel Quigley VS.. the
Mayer and City Council OF Wilmington
damages for personal injuries sustained
by falling into trench dug at Tenth
and King streets by order of the
N ater Department, Messrs. Bird
Johns and Hayes for plaintiff; Messrs.
LYMAN, Bradford and vandegrift for the
defendant. Special jury. Suit of Jacob
Vsndegrift vs. the Delaware Iron Com
pany for damages for personal Injuries:
Smalley for plaintiff Bird for defendant
SIP &C al jury.
Levi y. Bird had several suits for dam.
ages against the p, w &B Railroad
passed. They are very important and
will either be settled this week or come
up for trial this term of court.
A desree OF divorce was granted in the
case Of A. R linn. petitioner, VS.. George
linn, her husband
In the Dougherty divorce case the
time to file exceptions to the award of
the commission was extended until Dec
csmber 1, 1890
Court adjourned until Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.