Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-14
KENr COUNTY couRrs.

A Verdict for Farm Owner--Th,
Thoroughbred case--Judge Cullen Sud
denly Taken Sick.
Special Correspondent OF Gazette ana Journa
Dover, May lin court yesterday the
greater part of the day was consumed in
the case of Henderson VS.. I. S. Clark. Mr.
Henderson alleged that Mr.. Clark, real
estate agent, sold his farm for 81, 400 and
only handed over S1,10O. The jury rem.
dered verdict giving Mr.. Henderson
S3Ss.5O with interest from date of sale
| Fulton for plaintiff and Kenney for de
PENDANT
During court Judge Cullen was seized
4 WIFI severe pains and was removed to the
Capitol Hotel Dr. Bishop rendered med.
ical assistance and at the last report the
| Judge was much better
IL was intended to finish the Thorough
| good case yesterday, but the Henderson,
/ Clark case consumed the greater part OF
| the day. Late in the afternoon Beniah
| Watson, ESQ, Thoroughgood's counsel,
examined Levy Court Commissioner Will
| liam a. Cosden of West Dover He stated
that all the names he put in the box for
grand and petit jurors were those of white
men. Mr.. Watson asked him if he did
not think Alexander Callahan and John
Thompson, colored, of his hundred were
lit men to sit as jurors. Mr.. Cosden said
he did not know them well enough to say.
=. Colby Smith and DIR. j. NJ. Wilkerson
testified that they were.
THoRoUGHGooD's LIFE IN PERIL.
DOVER, May THE court refused to
grant the motion to quash the Indictment
and grand and petit jurors in the Thor
oughgood case on the ground that there
was discrimination against cOlored men.
Inc levy court commissioners had selected,
in their opinion, the best men in the
county for jurors, Chief Justice Comegys
read the decision. The jury was then
called and the trial began. Two of the
the little girl, Louise Huflington who the
assault was committed on, were called.
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DOVER, May S-The court refused to grant
the motion Of Beniah Watson, Esq, to
qnash the indictment and petit jury in the
Thoroughbred rape case. The trial then
began Surveyor William Atkinson testi-
lied as to the correctness of a plot he had
made of the place where the assault was
committed and the vicinity.
The little girl herself gave her testimony.
She is a frail delicate girl years old still
shows suffering through the effects of the
assault. she wept the entire time she was
ON the stand. She gave straightforward
account of the affair and when asked if it
was the man Thoroughbred she said it
was. .rhe girls father and mother Mr. and
and gave their testimony. They were
followed by DR.. r. w. Hargadine who was
the attending physician. BY the evidence
given yesterday the case proves more
horrible than first thought and it looks as
if the web that is being tightly woven
around Thoroughbred would finally bring
his end on the scaffold. The court room
was crowded throughout the day. The
case, will be continued to-day and a verdict
rendered late Tonight
Dover, May 9.--The Thoroughbred trial
was continued yesterday and will be fin
ished to-day. Deputy Encouragement
Davis opened the argument, and was fol
lowed by Beniah Watson, counsel for
Thoroughbred, He has not produced any
evidence whatever. and places his argii-
ment on the ground that there was no OBJ
lection made by the little girl and that the
girl being s years old was the age pre-
scribed by law. Mr.. Watson said the only
ground upon which the jury could render
q verdict of guilty was that of identified
ton Encouragement Biggs will finish
this morning.
THE PENALTY IS DEATH.
DOVER, May Encouragement Bggs
finished the argument in the Thorough
good case this morning and Chief Justice |
Comegys charged the jury.
The jury retired at IL O'Clock and were |
out but about 40 minutes A verdict was |
rendered of Guilty in the manner and |
form Of the Indictment
The following men composed the Jury: |
George w. Holmes, foreman, Elisha Vo- |
shall, George w Collins, Nathaniel Pratt,
John W. Downham, John Athan, George
Cooper, Frank w. Downes, Henry 5.
Anthony, Thomas Slaughter, Jessie Il.
Hurlock, James A.. Cook and William IL.
iraham.
DOVER, May 11.-James Thoroughbred
vas convicted of criminal assault The
prisoner was brought into the court room
! few minutes of 3 o'clock and the sem
ence was passed. The room was crowded
With spectators and a painful stiffness pre-
allied The chief Justice asked the prisoner
I there was any reasons why the sentence
hould not be passed upon him and if he
lad anything to say lie said, Eyes. sir;
he man who did the crime should be
He was then sentenced to be hung bv
he neck until dead, between the hours Of
2 q. m. and . y. M. on Friday, August
tn. The execution to take place in pri-
ate form, the enclosure to be erected.
thoroughbred showed no emotion what
YER he walked back to the Jail as cool
nd unconcerned as if nothing unusual
ad happened. Court then adjourned
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