The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-10

resumed at 10 O'Clock with Chief jus
tlce ComeKys and Associate Judges
Houston and Cullen ON the bench.
The Spoerl case was again taken up,
and Hannah O. Wood was called as q
witness for the defense. She testified
that she has known Loves for long
time, and that he is unworthy of be-
lief.
William A. Kimmy, an architect, tes-
tilted that he had drawn aplan OF the
car shops and made measurements.
A drawing was produced by Mr..
Carpenter, which the witness idenh-
fed as the one he had made. Ha said
1t would have been impossible for the
boy Dannie Wilcox to have seen
through the window, as he testified he
did.
After a long cIoss-examination by
Deputy Attorney General Davis he was
allowed to leave the stand
William Vernon was sworn, and tes-
tilted that he Is q car builder and en-
ployed In the p, W. & b. shops. His
bench Is near the door, and SpoerPs
bench Is next to him.
The day when this offense is alleged
to have been committed he was at
work up to the time the ~ O'Clock
whistles blew, when Spoerl went out,
and the witness took brush from his
bench to brush off place to eat his
dinner. He was In the shop until 1928
o'clock, and during that time there
were no children In the shop. Spoerl
o'clock; he did not think he could have
gone in; about that time he met Spoerl
coming in. The things that Mary
Wilcox testified to could not have hap
pened without the witness knowing 1t.
| There are no chairs In the shop,
neither has there been any there. The
windows are very dirty, and no one
could possibly SEE In from the outside.
Frank McMullen testified that he Is
employed In the same shop with
Spocrl, and on the day It is alleged
this crime was committed he was en-
gagged in cieaning car No. So. When
the l2 o'clock whistle bowed that day
| Spoerl went out and passed into the
varnish room. The witness went
home to his dinner, and was certain
that there were no children In the shop
from 11.30 o'clock until he went To his
| dinner.
He had never seen any children in
the shop when the whistle blew. They
sometimes came in for rulers about
1l.a5 O'Clock, but all the men were
there at work.
Charles E. Mitchell testified that he
is employed in the car shops, and then
| corroborated all that the previous wit
ness had said. What Mary Wilcox
testified to could not have TRANSFERRED
without his knowing it, With the
number of men in tho shop it would
have been impossible for the act to
have happened at all.
| Charles S. Barlow testified that he
works in the same building with
Spoerl, on Wednesday, january Z. he
was at work and was certain that there
were no children in the room from
| ll.30 until after IL O'Clock. After he
ate his dinner he went up and report
cd, and returned about l2.20 o'clock.
During this time Spoerl was not in the
shop, neither was there any children
there. They could not have been there
without his seeing them. He could
see Spoerl's bench from whore he was
sitting, and was certain that he was
not in the shop while he was eating
his dinner.
Harry L. Ennis testified that he is an
upholsterer, and is employed in the
car shops of the p, w. a b. Company.
lie works in sight of Spocrl's bench
and saw him at work all day. He did
not see any children in the shop on
Wednesday, January Z. When the
whistle blew the witness went up stairs
to lay down, as he was tired from IL
trip to Philadelphia On the previous
day.
| William II. Toppin testified that he
is painter, employed in the p, w. &
b. Company's shops. On Wednesday,
january I, Spoerl came in the yarnish
shop and played cards all the noon
hour.
Richard NJ Higgins, painter, testl.
fed that Spoerl was In the yarnish
room on Wednesday, January Z, dur
ing the noon hour, playing cards.
after IL, and did not leave until II 10
O'Clock when he went to report.
Frank Slieber testified that he Is q
! timer, and on the day in question he
saw Spoerl come in the Yarnish room
about two minutes after the whistle
blew and commenced to play cards
He played until the five minute whistle
blew, when he got up to report.
Patrick Joice testified that he Is q
| painter, employed by tho p, W. " L.
. Railroad Company IIe was not al
work on the morning of January eth
, At II O'Clock he was on the way to tho
! shop, and when he went in tho vnrnlsl
room, about two minutes later ht
: saw Spocrl come in. They played
> cards until 1910, when they all went
= up TO report.
, John j. Carr testified that he works
, in the car shops, aud saw Spoerl go Il
the valnish shop on the day in ques
, ton.
Judge Cullen interrupted, when Mr.
Turner was about to call another wit
} ness, and said he did not think il
necessary to hear any more tcstlmon.
E on this point.
, Henry Greedy testified that he ha.
I known Loves for over year and tina
his reputation for truth and veracit,
E is very bad.
I Court then took a recess until 2.3
o'clock this afternoon.