The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-01

said to the doctors that if the prisoner
hung longer it might iniure him physic-
ally. When Iams was cut down he sank
TO the ground. Witness did not hear
Iams say: when Colonel Streator got
through amusing himself, he could cut
him down" He had heard Iams say:
"lf Streator expects me to take back
what said, he could cut me down dead"
Iams Fell When Released.
Robert V, Kent, Company K, Tenth
regiment, was present when lams was
strung up. His testimony was mainly
corroborative of the former witness.
When Iams had been released and his
support taken away he fell to the ground.
He had also heard Colonel Streator say:
'Do not let him hang long enough to do
any material injury" Iams vast at
once cut down. Cross-examined wit
ness said that while the man who cut
down Iams had to get on beer keg, he
was much shorter than the prisoner.
The day after the stringing up of lams
witness saw guard marching with
lams in the center. The guard had bay
Onets on their guns, Iams was dressed
in civilian clothes. The guard was made
mp Of officers, commissioned and non
commissioned, and soldiers from the
Tenth, Fourth and Fourteenth regi-
mepts, and Battery g.
Judge Porter here made n rule at the
request of the defendants that Iams be
asked whether II was his intention in
case he secured the conviction of any one
of the defendants to institute civil suit
for damages, He replied that it was.
The court said it was not a proper ques-
tion under the law, but was permissible
ut the discretion of the court to show to
the jury bias on the part of the witness,
who is also the prosecutor.
Alfred F. Meyers, Company X, Tenth
regiment, also detailed the stringing up
of Iams. Witness did not see fams
hanging over two or three minutes.
Streator Threatened to Shoot.
After Myers left the stand Private
Kent was recalled by the prosecution.
Kent was asked if he had heard Colonel
Streator make any threat against the
welfare of Iams. Kent replied that
Streator had said upon the Monday night,
succeeding the day of the punishment
that he Iams) had better keep out of his
way OF he would shoot him if he could
hit at forty yards. This remark was
made upon Colonel Streator hearing a
rumor that Iams intended shooting
Streator on sight; The defense asked if
that rumor had been heard by Witness
ayes" replied Kent, but did not hear
1t from lams."
]. H. GLADDEN., the nurse who revived
Iams, then took the stand. He had seen
them take Iams and tie him up by the
thumbs, but only watched the proceed
ings few minutes, as the sight sickened
him. He had ran toward lams when the
latter was cut down and tainted. He
administered whisky and ammonia,
upon instructions from DIR. Grimm He
spoke to DR.. Grimm after lams had re-
covered consciousness, and in reply to
his remark that Iams was pretty sick
Dr.. Grimm had said, Yes, but he swal-
lowed chew of tobacco"
The next witness called was e. E.
Critchtield. of Mt Pleasant. inspector of
rifle practice of the Tenth regiment
Critchfield attempted 10 Illustrate to the
jury Iams position as he was hanging
by the thumbs, telling how easy it was,
when the court ordered him to stop his
argument. During crosS-eXHmination
Britchfield's reply to Attorney Watson's
questions caused the spectators to break
out with applause.
The court was shocked and ordered
The tipstatIs 10 arrest every person no.
hCed taking part in the disorder One
young ulan from Butler was arrested,
he being the only one the tipstatfs were
Bure of He MD he meant no disrespect
TO the court, He was ordered to enter
bail for appearance. Court then ad-