Evening journal., 1891-11-19
LAST EDITION
COOLING Is SENTENCED
The Slayer of Zelia Cooling
Gets Four Years.
BLACKBURN PLEADS NOT GUILTY.


Negro Co-Laborers Drawing to Close.
The case of the State VS.. Edmund
Mitchell, Jr. Thomas Brown, David JEFF
ferson, Henry johnson and James Sipple
charged with obstructlng the city cleo
tion at the Sixth district of the Fifth
ward was continued before the Court of
General Sessions yesterday afternoon.
George g. Murphy, one of the election
clerks, stated that Brown and Mitchell
blocked the window, but as far as he
heard did not make any violent threats.
Several men were prevented from voting
by the negroes
Charles r Thomas, a Republican in
spector, stated that he considered the
pocketing OF Browns tax receipt BY Car
penter the prime cause Of the trouble
The inspector asked Mitchell to remove
Brown from the window. He was told that
Brownwould stay there until his vote was
taken. The first crowd to enter the room
were noisy, but those who followed were
not He did not leave the room One of
the men who broke into the room
attempted to strike him, when he
told him that he was the Republican
inspector and thereby saved himself He
could not recognize any Of the colored
strike him. Despite his protest Carpen-
ter refused several votes. he saw Cap
tain Mitchell have the men in line.
While Brown was in the window demand
ing that his vote be taken he considered
it an obstruction. Mitchell attempted
to quiet the excitement. Early in the
election he favored plan By which the
election could be quietly conducted
George 5. Capelle, of the Department
of Elections, gave some immaterial evi.
dence concerning his official visit to the
place.
Thomas Mullin and ]. R. 20. Gorren
were called and testified that they were
kept from voting because of Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., and his negroes
Joseph L. Carpenter Jr., was recalled
He said that he had in his pocket copious
notes taken at the time.
He was the last witness for the state.
Mr.. Elliott stated his case, after which
court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning
The Grand Jury Discharged.
The grand jury was discharged until
tomorrow morning in order to allow the
members to inspect New Castle jail to-
day.
Cooling Gets Four Years.
When the court reconvened at 10
o'clock this morning, Howard Cooling
was placed in the dock to receive sen
tence Judge Grubb, presided In pass
ing sentence the judge said that in view
Of the fact that previous to the killing Of
his wife he had never been charged with
any erirsae, tte sonpcnco was nitigated. /.
He was very sympathetic in the
charge, as well as very deliberate.
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prisonment and $4, 600 fine II was gen
orally believed that the sentence would
be lighter, as the limit of the law in
such cases is five years.
blackburn Pleads Not Guilty.
AS soon as Cooling was removed from
the dock Walter j. Blackburn, who is
charged with the murder of little Eddie
Gardiner on October Is, was arraigned
The Indictment was for murder in the
first degree.
Clerk Of the Peace Biggs propounded
the usual question.
What say you, prisoner at the bar,
are you guilty in the manner and form
as you stand indicted, OF not guilty2'
He replied in an unconcerned manner
Not guilty
After conversation with b. d. Ward.
HNuuccA luE Inc deputy ANIOI-
ney- General Davis a. ked that the special
jury be discharged until Monday next,
when Mr.. Ward and he could set a time
for trial. as the defence is not ready for
trial.
The request was granted, as the court
will adjourn on next Wednesday until
the following Monday, on account of
Thanksgiving Day.
the Elartiou Caeas rsasr,..a
With this matter disposed Of the elec
\ tion case Of the State VS.. Edmund
Il Mitchell, Jr, ct al, for obstrueting cleo
y tions in the Sixth district of the Fifth
B ward, was resumed.
The first witness to take the stand was
y Joseph e. Martin, the Republican chal-
n lenger. BE was Of course, a good wit
ness for the defence. He said
II was Republican challenger The
window was blocked ten or twelve times,
fifteen minutes at time Ii was blocked
because the Carpenters refused to accept
the votes Of certain men. did not see
II any violence previous to, the men Jump
ing into the window Three men jumped
into the window did not know any Of
the men. took the ballot sbox thst the
Carpenters had left, carried 1t upstairs
and locked in In a closet"
Franklin B. Cotton Testifes.
The next witness for the defence was
Councilman Franklin B. Cotton. he
said:
Il was there all day with the excep-
tion Of about thrse-qusrters of an hour,
when | went for the Republican challen.
ger and for the members of the election
department. at the request of Captain
Mitchell. The trouble began with the
refusal of Browns tax receipt. That
was followed by several other
refusals of similar character. left
n Captain Mitchell there because be.
4 lieved that he could control the colored
men better; as he was well acquainted
with them. | did not sea him commit any
breach of the peace or utter any threats
B ! saw him try to get the men in line.
Not one OF the men charged went into
!. the room. / was in a position to see.
As s o N a. these men jumped In / went
away. / cid not want to see ANYTHING
of 1t. l did not see the Carpenters leave.
| did not sea Captain Mitchell impede
the election
The cross examination was conducted
by Peter L. Cooper, Jr
His answers under cross-examination
might be summed up in these words
B 4 did not see anything wrong on the
part of the Republicans. did not give
Il any orders, and slipped away when the
trouble began. The delay was caused BY
Sa he reorganization after the Carpenters