The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-18
FOURTH EDITION


Mcguire, was resumed, and George
Lynn recalled for cross. exa mlnatlon
Peter A. Horty and Henry Q. Turner
were called to testify TO the prisoners
character, and gave him an excellent
reputation for honesty.
The opening argument to the jury
was made by Mr.. Woolley, and he was
followed by Mr.. Harrington for Tho
defense. Mr.. Woolley closed for the
State, and after the jury wore briefly
charged by Judge Cullen, they retired
at Ills and returned at 1l.35 with 1
verdict of not guilty.
Attorney Genenal Blggs called thS
attention OF the Court to the case %
Howard Cooling, indicted for murder
of the first degree, and he was brought
up and placed In the dock. Mr. Bigg.
said that the defendant desired
through his counsel, to Withdraw hi,
plea OF not guilty, and enter one o
guilty OF manslaughter.
lie said that after carefully investi
eating the matter, he hal come to the
conclusion that manslaughter coult
be the only verdict rendered by thu
jury. AS the law fixes the punishment
lat from one TO tlye years imprlson
ment, he said he would like to exam
Inc one or two witnesses. so tho cour
could understand the gravity of thu
Offence.
COoling's 12-year old son, Leslie, wa
then called, and said that when TIN
Ii hit occurred between his father anC
mother he was asleep, and they wok,
hun up. Ills father threw a mustard
bottle at his mother, and she fell
striking her head against the door lam
His father said: "Oh Xelin, didn't in
tend to do it, He heard his fathe
and mother talking before his fathe
struck her with the bottle. The,
seemed to be quarreling, aud he hear
his mother call his father drunken
hummer.
Cooling was represented by Lev
t.. Bird, Esq, who cross.examine,
the witness, who in answer to hi!
questions said that his father was n
the supper table, and had got up tC
IGet the mustard bottle from the
dresser, when his mother called him d
drunken hummer, and h threw thu
hottie, Which struck her on the fore
head, and she fell.
Dr. Josephine NJ. II. White testified
that on the night of September ~. she
was awakened by some ono ringing
the door bell Upon looking out tht
wlidow, she found IL was Cooling. He
begged her to come to his house al
once, as his wife had fallen In fit. lie
was 50 drunk that she would not WI III
with him, and told him to 10 ahead
and sho would come at onuo. tpor
reaching the house. Cooling admitted
that he had struck his wife with Il bot
tie, but did 1t while in a passion.
On discrimination by Mr.. Bird
IN. White said that she had attended
the Cooling family for four years. anO
al ways considered him n devoted hus
band, When his wife was sick, Cool
ing would stop at the witness office
going TO anu returning from his work
to inquire about her condition.
Benjamin j. Downey. a neighbor
testified that when he was returning
home from church on Sunday evening
September 20, he met Cooling, who
seemed very much excited At his re-
quest the witness went in his house,
and found Mrs. Cooling lying on the
lounge. She died In few minutes
alter he witness went in and before
tile doctor arrived, siIe was dead
n. Smith testified that he, with DR.
FHhey. mitde post mortem cxumina.
tlon un the body of Mrs. Cooling. and
lonud that her death was caused by 4
broken neck.
This was the last witness, aud after
Mr.. Bird had made an appeal to tho
( oWt in beliaif Of his client lie was
remandod 10 the custody OF the Shor
IN, and will be sentenced at some othel
time.
A Jury WIS then chilled to try the cas-,
of Edmund Mitchell. Jr.. Thomas
Brown, James Supple, Henry Johnson
and David Jefferson the latter foul
coiored, Indicted Tor breach al the
Ecaee and interfering with tho elect on
Officers in the sixth district Filth ward,
at III last city election.
HE state WAS represented hy Dep
uty Attorney General Davis and petcl
l., Cooper, Esq., and the defense by
Geo. a. Elicit, ESD.
The case was opened by Mr.. Cooper
who after Stating whit lie proposed Ia
prove, commenced the examination
oil witnesses.
Frank u. Carpenter ties flied that at
the city election held June 6. lie was uIl
inspector in tho SIKH district Fifth
ward The trouble commenced when
a colurrd man named Thomas Brown
came mp to vote. As lis receipt was
Illegal, Il majority OF the loHrd re.
fused 10 accept the vote, and the wit,
ness held on TO the tax receipt. Brown
then made an effort to get IN the win
dew and reached for tie ballot box.
lie used very prlfauo language, and
sad tuai II lac was not allowed Io vote
there would hO blood spilled Ihr
witness to prevent tr5ublr, returned
tile tax receipt, aud asked him 10 70
away. captain Mitchell thnn came to
the window and Declared TINT NJ one