Evening journal., 1892-06-03

the bloody drawers band because she had
torn a piece from the drawers and had
seen them several times at Hutts house.
She was not at Hutt's house on Thanks
giving Day, but the day before She did
not know Jim johnson very we'll
Court was then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.
Attendance Not Large.
The fourth day of the Noah Benson
murder trial began at 1918 o'clock this
morning.
There was no pcrceptible change i'm the
looks of the prisoners when they were
marched to the dock. The attendance
was, if anything, larger than before. but
not as large as when the DUPONT and
Long trials were in progress
The first witness was John g. Borghor,
who was a state witness Hereiterated
his statement that he saw Benson and
two of the defendants in Delaware City
ON Thanksgiving night between 8. Is and
$50 O clock
She Claims the Towel.
Sarah Harris. colored. sworn-'I live
at Wmngle Hill, about five miles from
Delaware City That bloody towel is
mine | wrapped up sausage, chine and
sparerb in it and my sister carried IL
home
II also recognize that drawer band by
the button. made two pairs of draw
ers for George Henry Hutt in 1890 That
is one of thirteen buttons given To me ina
1884 10y a friend have lost all but that
one
~ bought that towel at Crosby &
Hills in July g. 1856 %
Under cross-examination she contra
dicted this and said il was on ScptemberG
and she stuck to It, She evidently pos
sessed wonderful memory which the
attorney general did his best 20 test The
only mistake she made was that her mind
was too retentive
The Drawers Band On.
DR. Cooper then called George Henry
HUT from the witness box and tried the
bloody drawers band ON him 10 fitted
neatly and he did not have TO draw him
self in i'm the least The fit was shown TO
the jury and the Judges. after which
llutt resumed his place in the box.
The Next Door Neighbor.
Patrick McHughn, white. the next door
neighbor of the Hutts. swore that the
partitions were so thin that he could hear
the conversation i'm Hutt's house at amy
time There was always So much noise
and scullling in the house that he paid
/ little attention He did not notice any
I thing unusual on Thanksgiving night.
I He always allowed that the murder was
not committed in that quarter They
/ became so used to the noises that they
could sleep while they were going ON.
| He noticed Hutt butchering a small hog
| before Christmas.
His evidence in the main was corrobo
rated by his wife, Ann McHughn
The work Of PropelIcrs.
Captain John Lang. of the tug boat ASH
said My boat plies in the canal ! have
known large sturgeon to be cut in TIVE
by the propeller of my tug. II wa
struck back of the gills and its head wa
as neatly cut off as any instrument coul'
have done it
This testimony was evidently intro
duced To create the impression that Ben
SON head was severed i'm that way
William j. Wingate, white. tostifc,
that he knew that George Henry Hut
and Jim Johnson killed big hog fo
Hutts father between Thanksgiving an,
Christmas. He could not say whether OF
not they were bloody; neither could h
identify the bloody shirt as the one John
son wore on that day.
other Persons Garry Bullets
Henry Jacobs. white. Of Mill Creel
hundred and Lewis Draper. colored OF
Delaware City swore that they carrie'
bullets in their left hands. This was in
troduced TO show that others beside
Noah Benson carried bullets around.
Her Festival Days over.
Annie Hickman. the aged colore
woman. who did washing for Noah Benso
and who testified for the state. wa
called by the defence She said II knOl
Jim Johnson He came to my house nca
Delaware City on Thanksgiving night. ]
was between and z o'clock He wa
drunk He took of his shoes and wen
upstairs to bed. He stayed at our hous
an night
II was at Mrs Harriss house whe
Mrs Hutt got the meat in that towe
know it is the towel The reason
know that Jim Johnson was thcr
Thanksgiving night was because Nh
Shorter cut Mr., Ambrose at tn
festival"
Nicholson-"Did you go to the festi
valg' mo, sir, my festival days ar
over
Elias Hickman. her husband. corrol
grated her statement He went furthC
and said that he slept in the same bed
Cooper With your wifey mo. sal
not wild my wife He was ON de uddC
side Oh de bed ! wuz in the middle.
Laughter.
Trying to.Prove Character.
William Jester. William Anderson am
J. S Sadler of Delaware City testified 10 Oh
reputation of the prisoners for peace am
good order in the community 4. in whic
they live.
Attempt to Impeach Diiworth.
Harry Heald, baggage master ON th
Newark and Delaware City railroad, too
the stand, and after the stenograph,
had read James II. Dilworths TESTIMONY
he said that Dilworth had told him that l
was getting SS3 80 day while this cas-
was on-S3. 30 for witness fees am
mileage, and s. for private work. Il
said the state witnesses got $3.50 a da,
Nicholson-"Are you not hard of hear
ing2' "Yes. sir.
.'Did not Dilworth say that he wa
making So a dayg' "lle said he w,
making $3.50 day He came into th
Z baggage car. He said the case had bee