The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-01
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FOURTH EDITION


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The case of the four colored persons
charged with the murder OF Nouh
Benson at Delaware City. on or about
Thanksgiving Day. was resumed, and
the testimony for tho State continued.
Detective McVey was recalled, and
stated that when he arrested George
HUT and johnson, they declared that
i they had not seen Noah Eenson for d
month before lie Disappeared
Detective Witsil also test. iled, and
said that he had found the band of a
pair OF drawers with b God STAINS on
them The remainder of his testl-
| mony cOlrohorated that given by De-
tective MeVey.
Mrs. William Beck was called and
testified that she identified button
on the drawers band, and was shock
ed when she saw it.
Benson came to her previous to
Thanksgiving, and obtained button
which he said he wanted to pat on the
band Of his drawers He showed her
the button, and when she saw it on
the band, exhibited by tho detectives,
she identified IL as the one that bad
been in her house for nearly eleven
yours. She gave him the lag OF but
tons and he picked out one for him.
self. When lie came for II button she
asked him what kind he wanted and
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she paNo him the button lag and
thread and needle. She found that
button which she had owned for years
was missing, and was certain that he
did not return the needle and cotton.
ON cross examination slle said that
she was not positive that the button
on the drawers was the snme that was
missing from her but 1t looked very
much like IL.
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the house, and she was not positive
who had access to the button bak
Miss Eth Heck. the daughter OF the
previous witness, was called, and said
that Tho button on the band of tho
draws bore close resemblance to one
that had been in their button lag for
ten years There was no other button
in the bag like 1t. The waist of the
drawers was brought to her house
about the first of tic year, and she
identified IL us peculiar one that mad
been In the bug.
On crps5-eXamination tho witness
said that she was certain TINT the but
ton could not have been taken out of
the bag by the servants.
Stewart Beck testified that about
two weeks before Noah disnp peared
he took some clothes for him 10 10
washed to Annie Hickman.
Annie Hickman, coiurud, testified
that she lives Al Delaware City She
Identified pnir Of drawers as those
helouging to Noah benson, which had
been left al her house to be washed,
Sarah Field, colored. who came in
the dock IN her stocking feet testified
that she knows an,el Miller. ana that
lie came TO her house the day after
thanks giving Day. lIe came to her
huuSG, IOiktuwn. about 3 O'Clock in the
n - faLs at 10 a
bGea doing an thing and he said no.
The witness asked him il h. was not
III trouble but lie did not answer YES
or no. He walked the floor and seem.
ed 20 be greatly troubled, and said lie
wanted to curse a d bigger Ia
death" She gave lin shirt and Told
him TO go about his business.
On cros5-eXaminalion she said that
Miller said he had cut man, but She
could not say il il WAS In Wilmington
!. or at delaware City. She was, how
ever certain that he did not say that
he had come to Delaware City to tux
: the boat and get away
, James H. Dltworth was sworn and
] testified:
| That lie is the publisher and editor
OF the Delaware City News He Wal
with Detective AIcNcy when he wen
to HUT house and cnrroDorated his
testimony regarding the finding o.
the bloody clothes in the house. He
testified that lie overheard u CONVEX
sation between the uriSont rs while the J
were i'll the lookup ut Delaware City,
and heard johnson say, Il hope that
B., Detective McNey will drop dead in
= court when he comes to testify"
An objection was offered by AIR
Cooper in regard to his stating VIVA
lie had heard others say. and was sus
tanned by he Court,
On THANKSGIVING night lie saw Nual
enSon and lac ASKED tho witness for
, segar; this was about 8 O'Clock IL
night and lie never saw him uguil
t. alive.
After HUT and wife were locke
up, lie Ii ard the former say, this Is al
outrage. and Johnson said this il
strange that we have 10 suiIer for o tn
OF peoples dirt, Julia HUT said why
don't they arrest Ella King"
:. lie WIS not certain who opened thl
door Mt llutt's but lie walked IN be
k hind the detectives fie denied saying
I while foreman Of thu coIunet's Jun,
Il that lie would have Hensons head /
+, lie had to drag the canal from one enc
= to the olhe +.
Y William II. Walker. reporter on tin
: Every Evening, testified that lie wa
II IN the iCckup at Delaware City aitr
: the accused Here arrested and hear,
} johnson say that lie hoped McNr
n would drop dead when he came tn toS
thy The Other prisoners made similu
II remarks ana Mrs, Iiutt said take car,
OF that snirt OF .Iuhuson's. as il is TIA
ii one he had on hat night.
n, Johnson replied / viii wash it OIL
d rs soon rs get to New CASTLE iai
ip they have searched me unGc and vii
~ moi be likely to do II again. Mrs Hut
III said why don't they arrest Ella KIN
"a and get tic right ono. lAey ha,
~ Sent Us To- inil. and when we get OF
Is We Will leave Delaware city foreye
lie ether prisoners continued ta!kin
III and We're warned 10y II man na ned Col
:. to keep quiet.
v Another man asked tiam wi5nt tha
,0 were worrying about and Julia HUI
e said anu worrying about you.
nj naiI naiued Wright asked the
!, what they wure in Tor and they BIZ
the EeuSun business
DR. Smith was recalled and SHOW
the knvrs fOunl in iluiCs huHBe.
1n said h t Tire wounds. outside Of Il
e cutting off OF licnsuHs head, cuu
al have boon produced b.. the largest
:, These knives. lie. however did II
III think that the blood could have flow,
no from the wound down to the wal,
band Of the drawers Upon heiI
shown the part OF the drawers he ga
they had been III the water since
no first SAW them.
~, On cross .eXani a.ion he said tn
VI Ii Wa CERTAIN that the wound -four
en- on The body was not made ut tho pc,
morlem examination.
IS, At | o. O'Clock court took a reyC
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