Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
COUNTY COURT.
''Schooner" Long Is Acuuitteti--'rhe Della
ware City Prisoners Plead Not Guilty--A
Eusy Session of Court.

eStcruay afternoon weeks session OF
court convened ut go O'Clock and after the
names of the Jurors were called, James
| Murray, colored, was arragned and pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him with
the larceny OF 80 cents from Franklin
| Nielermaier
The case Of Lawrence, alias iSchooner"
Long, for the murder of Antonio Basso,
was again taken up
Frank Il. larswcll identified plot of
the saloon as one that he had made lie
| explained the dimensions and distance.
| Michael Golden testified that he was
attending the bar iii the saloon when the
| hight occurred. Three Italians came IN and
| called for beer which the witness gave
| them. There was some trouble with the
ltalians about the money, and two other
men came i'll, When the witness asked the
Italians to stand aside. As they refused to
move he came from behind the bar and
| put two of them ont. Basso still remained
Ill the room, standing near to Long, Carr
and Bullin, anl when the witness came
back from putting the men out, lie noticed
that Basso had blood on his face, and that
two or three beer glasses were broken He
did not sec anyone strike Basso, neither
| did he see any blow struck by any one.
Michael lreaco, one of the Italians was
sworn, with LOFTS Porter as Interpreter.
| Ne testit fed that on the evening OF Noyenl-
| Der 18th, 1880, he and a companion met
Antonio iSasso and invited him TO come
and have glass Of beer They went to the
saloon On ratnall street below Third, and
| while drinking beer some one struck The
witness and Donetto Salvarno, and
knocked them down. Previous to this they
| had some words with the bartender about
| the pay for the drinks. Immediately after
being knocked down they got up und find
ing the front door fastened, made their
way out the back door; After getting out
of the room they stood for few minutes
aud heard fight going on inside. The
4 witness also heard Basso crying: "Holy
4 Virgin, save mo; they are killing me- The
witness recognized Golden as the man who
| was attending bar, and the prisoner rs one
I OF the men who was i'll the saloon.
| Donetto Aalvarnu also testified through
Louis Porter, and corroborated the testi-
mony given by the previous Witness lie
| and Grencp were both knocked down and
ran, out the back door as soon as they
| could get up.
Charles Praeltesi testified that he was
| well acquainted with Antonio Basso dur.
ing his lifetime. About q o'clock, on the
evening Of November 18th, RaSso came up
to his bedroom with his face bleeding, aud
said lie had been beaten. He wanted the
! witness to have some one arrested and the
witness told him to 70 home and he would
attend to il in the morning. The next
morning he found Bassu in bed and after.
wards went "a the city hall but as lie could
not give the names Of the men he could
not get warrant. He saw Basso every
day and got some medicine for him from il
drug store Saturday lie Was So bad that
the witness went for Il doctor. who called
aud gave him some medicine, hut did not
come back On Sunday he witness called
in another doctor. and lie had Basso taken
to the hospital
DR.. bradford testified that he saw Basso
when he was brought the Delaware Hos
pital, in an unconscious condition. and
prescribed for him. but he was afterwards
placed in the medical ward lie saw him
several times afterwards, and knew that
| he was n very sick man After his death
heassisted with the postmortem and found
that death was caused by inflammation
and congestion of the brain.
Court here took q recess until Thursday
morning.
There was large attendance at Thursday
mornings session Of the court of oyer and
terminer and the same interest was mani
Tested i'll the trial Of Lawrence, alias
schooner Long that has been shown all
along. The prisoner was brought into
court shortly after 10 O'clock looking
somewhat the worse for having to pass
through the trying ordeal.
WALTER SMITH ARRAisNEp.
Freyioust 70 the taking up of the murder
tlidt tlt dlttrllty -Eellefdl moved Tor a writ
OF eertlorari to have the case of Walter
smith, charged With che m,irder of james
Mcbride, on March 18th last, transferred
from the general sessions to the court OF
oyer and termincr. Mr.. Nicholson next
moved that Smith be arraigned upon the
charge as set forth in the Indictment.
smith was then brought into court and
arfaigncd.
Walter smith. stand up" commanded
Deputy Clerk Eliason After reading the
Indictment Clerk EliaSon asked:
hat say you, Walter Smith, are YOU
guilty u manner and form as you stand
INDICTED, Or not guilty?a
Not guilty. sir.
How Will you be triedy,
.'lly God and my country"
May tod send you safe deliverance 2
PLEADED GpiLrY 10 MlysEAuGnrER.
lewis e Nandegrift appeared is counsel
fnr TINS prisoner also. After Smith had
pleaded not guilty to the charge of mnr-
derlng James Mcbride, Mr.. Nandegrift
stated that he desired to Withdraw the plea
q not guilty, as entered by the prisoner.
and entcrciione of guilty Of lnanSiaughter,
which the state accepted.
Nj. Nandegrift stated thai previous 10
the unfortunate accident, which might
happen to any one, the prisoner lad pas.
sessed an irreprOachablc character. lie
eauldbring a number Of witnesses to testify
~ ms guui character. The crime was the
prisoners first offence Of any Kind. In
view OF the fact thai The prisoner had been
n lall Two months, and considering al the
circumstances III the case, counsel asked
the utmost leniency Tor the prisoner.
smith Was then removed fruia the court
room Ply praerot the cOytrt, and the trial
81 schooner Long began.
he tirst witness called was Dir. John G.
fthey WHO was coroaers physician at
tAe time TIN crime Is alleged to have been
rcfpctrdted, and made al autonsy on the
deceased Dr. Fahey testified that In his
opinion death was caused hy violence or
confusion. That violence more frequently
MIS- caused by Il blow thln by ANYTHING
else, Could i have been caused BY any
thing else y asked Mr.. Nandegrift. s'Such
a thing is possible, was Tie reply.
SAMUEL Adams, clerk Of the innnicipal
court, was the next witness called MIR
Nahdegrlfl stated lliat the calling Of this
witness was unexpected to him. MIR
Nicholson stated that the question had
been argued n the last term of court in
thc Carr case. The court lad held then
thal the calling Of witness under such
circumstances WAS proper. The court 81
! raled. Mr. Handegritt then Withdrew III.
objection.
MI AGanls was called to prove the ar
restni tlc prisoner hut rs hc was not clefk
Of the municipal court lit the time The
warrant VAS issaGl, his testimony was
yaluciesS.
lief of Police Blackburn Who was q
sergeant Of police under ex Mayor liar
fingian was next called ifhe Object ii
ealllnG him was to prove that Long wa,
2 absent from the city and could not h,
f@lHni until il short time ago.
j li reply 70 tqucStipn OF Mr.. Vndegrif
M % whether the prisoner was mot il ant
ont Of the state at different times, witness
stated tAal &c had heard Long had becl
seefwitliin theStute. When rs ilet rs e. iii,
Whereabouts Of Bdllen, who Was presen
d when the crime was committed chic
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