Evening journal., 1892-06-01
HARD ON MILLER.
COOPER SCORES DILW0RTH.
Mrs. William Beck Identifies
the Tell Tale Button.
Daniel Miller Had Out De Niggahu for
His Text.
SCORES DILWORTH.

Walker Tells a Clear Tale of the Jail
Conversation n The Amusing Evidence
OF an old CoIorcd woman-witsI Cor
roborates His Partner = Professor
Formal Of the University Of Pennsyl
vania VIII BE on the stand To-day
Much Circumstantial Evidence Against
the Prisoners-No Direct Evidence.
The trial of George Henry Hutt, Julias
Hutt, Daniel Miller and James Johnson
for the murder of Noah Benson, was re-
sumed in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
yesterday afternoon.
Lock -tender.W II. Steele. was the
first witness, He said:
81 am a lock-ten at Delaware City.
On December 26 / found the body in the
basin. | got in skiff, and held the arm
up while man by the name of Cook put
a rope around it and we made it fast.
have been lock-tender there for about
twenty-fOur years. The set of the water
is nearly always towards the Delaware.
The leakage causes the set to be
more or less pronounced all the time
do not think any such large object could
have come into the canal from the Della
ware unless some of MS saw it.
Cooper-"Had you any reason to sup
pose where that body was thrown inY"
mo, sis +"
Don't you think it possible that the
sunken body could have been drawn
through the locks into the canal2' ut
is possible, but not probable. The body
was drawing about FIVE feet of water, II
was standing straight up in the water
The feet were in the mud.
The Body Looked Fresh.
Thomas Vail, sworn-"I saw the body
taken out. 1t was tied up in the basin
when ! first saw IT, II was near Clinton
street It was nude, with the exception
of a rag on one of the legs / did not
examine the body. / thought
recognized it. | thought it was the
body Of Noah Benson. He was feet, s
or 10 inches, with marked chest develop
ment / had known Benson for about
twenty-five years ! had seen hin
stripped He had very peculiar hands
They were very long and thin, and he had
salt rheum upon them.
Cooper-''Are you prepared to say that
the water had not given the body a lead
colorY Il am not The body looked
fresh
Had you heard before you saw the
body that the body of Noah Benson had
been foundg" No, sir. ! remarked that
if Noah Benson was missing | would
think the body was his.
with your own knowledge, 'exclu.
sively, are you prepared to say that il
was his bodyY' mo, sir; but it is my
belief that il was his
First Negro Arrested.
Edward Williams was the first Negro
witness. He was black, backward, and
perspiring copiously.
II live with Mr. Manlove near Della
ware City / saw the body in the canal
| was going to milk my cow. / saw Mr.
Steele pulling something out Of the cana
TO the float. | went on and boy cam,
and told me that a headless body had beer
found. / saw it afterwards | coulC
not swear that it was him, but had il
in my mind that it was his body l knew
that Noah Benson had gone away, but
did not know where | knew Ella King
and went with her a right smart.
Cooper-''Were you arrestedg' Yes
sir they told me that | was arrested as
witness. Detectives Witsil and McVe,
arrested me-
Nicholson-.1 object.
"copper" want to impeach his credi
bility.h
The objection was overruled.
did you see Benson around Jester
stable. where you were employedY' mo
sir / took man over to Poketown 70
Mr. Jester got back about 10 o'clock
4 Mr.. Jester came came to the stable afte
! got back. did not see Benson.
The Rag and the Ring.
Deputy Coroner Thomas J. Giles test
fed that he held the inquest ON Decem
Der 26 He did not know whether ther
was ice in the canal He heard state
ment made to the jury that Benson ha
a bullet in one of his hands. He ordere
the body to be exhumed and Dr. Jacob
to make an examination. He produce
before him the left hand and the ball
lis that the ballg' asked the attorney
general, showing him a small bullet. II
the best Of my knowledge
WAS there any clothing on the body.
eYes, rag on the right ankle. Ther
was ring on the little finger of his righ
hand
He identified the rag and the ring.
Under ross-Examination.
The rag was wet and muddy. II
ring was black 1t was given to jew
eler to have frightened up to see if "
could find any initials on It. We did nj
find any.
Noah Was Badly Broken Up.
DR.. w. J. Jacobs, sworn-'G live 1
Delaware City. first saw the body
the canal That looks like the rag,
The piece Of cloth was offered in ev
dence. The doctor then described Il
wounds. He thought the head WI
severed by heavy axe. The body wa
opened. There was no water in II
lungs as there would have been had
been drowned In my opinion he wa
dead before placed in the water. The
was no water ON the stomach. The Doc
was in a state of decomposition III
/, left leg was fractured and his back-bol
was broken. The condition Of the i
/, terlapped bones showed that Il
I, body had been bent double. There w
a mark around the waist that looked
if it might have oeen made by rope III
skin was not in good condition. mat
S three examinations DR. Smith assist'
me at the post-mortem examinatio
After the body was inferred was order'