Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-26
LAST EDITION
YOUNG STILL AT THE BAR.
PROVING AN ALlel, GOOD CHAR
ACTER AND A PUT UP JOB.

Jury at YOunG's Woods and
"HarrS" Arraigned.
The case of Lewis c. Young, charged
with lewd and lascivious toying with lit
tie Jane Haggerty, was continued at
yesterday afternoons session of the Court
of Genera Sessions.
Mr. Emmons subj scted Mrs. Hag
getty to rigid cross-examination and
succeeded in bringing to light many new
points that made the case decidedly the
most interesting of the present session
Mr.. Emmous, 10 opening for the defence,
stated that he would show that the Hsg-
gertvs were enemies of the Young
family and that the entire charge
was fabrication, that an abb
would he proved aud that the evidence
had been manufactured.
Mrs Maggie Horton who lives in the
house adjoining that of the Hsggertys,
swore that through hole in the wall,
she heard the Hsggertys instructing the
child as to what TO say on the witness
stan0. THIS was on August 81. She
swore that she heard the entire CONVEX
sation distinctly and could not have mis-
understood it, She also testified to hear
ing conversations between the parents
and the child on the same subject on
September 10 and last Monday. On
August % she heard Haggerty talk Of
getting even with the Young family She
ia Youngs sister in-law.
While Mrs. Horton was still being
cross examined, Mrs. Young, overcome
by the awful strain. was seized with a
fainting spell and fell PROSTATE to the
door. Dr. Chaalss E. Baird was sum
moned and he rendered all possible assis-
tance, but the sufferer was still uncon
scious when she was taken home in q
cab, half hour later.
When the woman tainted, Chief Jus
tice Comegys ordered the court room
cleared and the jury was discharged I'M
til this morning OTHER cases were after
ward taken mp Annie Plunkerd, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing q
watch and chain worth $2S from Mary
R Messek, was sentenced to pay resti-
tuition money and be imprisoned one
month. William Scanlon. for stealing
So 60 from Joseph Slater of the VIII
mington Transfer Company, was SEN
fenced to receive five lashes and suffer an
imprisonment of two months.
Priscilla Webb pleaded guilty of as
sault only on Victor Benson. The plea
was accepted and on account of the deli.
cate condition of the prisoner she was
sentenced only to pay the costs and be
imprisoned one day. George Bstson was
sentenced to pay a fine of 800 and costs
and suffer an imprisonment of one
month for gambling. James Ross as
fined $40 for pointing pistol. Jennie
Crisden was given ten days sentence
for carrying concealed deadly weapons
The case Of William G Redding, charged
with carrying concealed deadly weapons
was continued until the November term
John McClafferty became bis bondsman
Young's Defence.
When this mornings session opened
the cross examination of Mrs. Horton
for tie defence was begun. She swors
that on the days that she overheard tn,
conversations through the hole In tn,
wall. the Haggerty parents were bribinG
the child by induce ments of peanuts
and candy. She recognized the childi
voice because she had become familiar
with it by hearing the child at play OF
the streets. She heard on September l6
Mrs Haggerty say that the child must say
1T was on Monday, Thursday and Sat
urday evenings" Haggsrty said, why
you old b., you know that he is moi
at home on those evenings" She heard
Mrs Hsggerty talking to the child, and
a
she would say. "Now are you going Il
tell the man thatl This the child would
answer with sob and Eyes, nam Mr.
Biggs got the the witness confused about
dates, but she stuck to her first story
William Seeberg, g brother OF Mrs
Horton, testified that on Tuesday even
ing, August 20, he heard the voices of
man, woman and child, which be after
wards found out to be Haggerty, hi
wife and child Haggerty said III
get even with Young, and if we do no
win our case. I'll mark that man. Then HI
spoke hsrshly to the child The child crieC
and said something which he coald no
understand The woman then said
That's right, now you tell it TO that
MAJ in the court room that way" TIL,
child continued to sob violently anC
answered yes to the woman's ques
tiOns which we're asked in an UNDERGONE
He was positive that the voices in tn,
kitchen were those Of the Haggertys
Detectives Hawkins and Hatton both
testified to being present and near the
child at the hearing before Judge Ball
Mr.. Emmons asked the child If hel
mother had not threatened to whip her
She replied yes sir. She also replied thai
her mother had threatened to do this
several times. Mr.. Biggs endeRvored t,
show that this threat had been made to
the child only short time before tn,
hearing, because it had broken some
thing about the house. He also quest,
toned the witness as to whether thS
child was not confused and frightened
by Mr.. Emmons and was saying yes Ia
anything he said.
In examining the witnesses, Mr.. Emmoni
was repeatedly interrupted by the attor-
ney-geIeral and the court ruled with the
latter. Both attorneys said very SHARP
things TO and about each other, aud thu
legal tits formed an interesting part o
the case
Mr.. Emmons called Architect Franz
r. Carswell to the stand to testify to al
examination that he had made of tn
premises Of Haggerty and Young Mr.
Biggs announced that the jury had de
cided to 60 out to the houses and exam
inc for themselves. Mr. Emmon
argued stoutly for his rights in produc
ing the witness. The court ruled tina
Carswell could testify.
Then began lively tilt between Mr.
Biggs aud the Witness, who talke
about what he had seen In the othe
houses near the ones in question, an,
that, through four inch wall, converse
tions or the sound of voices could b
transmitted by inductions. Mr. Bigg
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