Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-01-25
BEFORE THE JURY.
Walter If. Hayes Pleads For Cars
Life.

The Morning sessioa Taken Up with Ar
gument-The State Has Not Much Evil
dsnce TO Argue Upon-a walk. over''
for the Defence.
The Carr murder trial was continued
in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer on
Saturday afternoon.
Drs. Thomas Bradford and John O.
Fahey took the stand aid testified that
Basso's death was caused by meningitis.
superinduced by the wounds he received
Michael Greco, one of the small Italians
who accompanied Basso to the saloon,
swore that he was knocked down from
behind while waiting for change He
saw the bartender throw something de
did not know who he threw IL at or what
it was.
John j. Crogan testified that after the
| fight occurred Schooner Long" went to
tue William Penn Hotel at Fourth and
/ Orange streets, where Crogsn was bar
teEder. he had blood on his hands.
l Carr said.
THAT ID fool hits with his hands
I never burt my nands that way They
SAID they had just cleaned McMahous
place out
Detective MsVey took tho stand and
said that Anderson J Sullivan was At
work near Norristown, Pa, and would
come to Delaware to testify.
Chief OF Police Blackburn testified to
the ciroumstanos OF Cars arrest. The
state then rested It's case
Dr. John p Wales, for the defence,
said that be saw Bssso nine days after
the a saalt. Belle ring that he was not
receiving proper attention be had him
removed to the Delaware Hospital.
Dir. j. T. " Bl1cksom testified that
he saw Basso eight days after the inju-
ries were inflicted He thought that the
Italian was just recovering from a drunk
he did not sac any wounds. nor did he
make a critical examination.
Mr.. Hayes said that the defence claimed
that Basso's wounds were not necessarily
fatal They were the result OF neglect
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning
JURORS co TO CHURCH.
Yesterday the Jurors were allowed tn,
Philadelphia and New York papers anC
were escorted TO Brandy wine NJ f.
/, Church by BaliHs Jacob Deakyne anC
, Frank Raney. Their presence attracted
] considerable attention.
ARGUMENT FOR THB STATE
Attorney General Biggs opened argu
nsnt for TIE state this m rning. Hi
: gave authorities on perEons aid
! ing, abetting and counseling murde
and placing such persons in the ligh
Of accom- plices, and that under the Law
) such persons were 80 culpable as the prin
clpals, BE drew the line between murde
Of the first and second degree, an
claimed that the assailant was responsl
Y BILE for the injuries, no matter whethe
there is neglect In treating them or moi
{ At IL o'clock Deputy Attorney -Generl
. Davis addressed the jury. He elaine
? that the evidsnce of Houser, col
. roborated by Golden and Spark
o went to show that I'll
e assault was unprovoked He elaine
q that the words uttered by Carr at I'll
William Penn Hotel showed that Cal
1 welded the beer glass and not Long 8
Z claimed that no matter whic
Q WY 1t was Carr was equally guilty in Il
crime. he claimed that IN the main .
the evidence went to show that Houser
evidence was right Be snake THIRTY
IL I'VE minutes.
n STRONG PLEA AGAINST WEAK EyIDEEc
b. Walter H. Hayes. counsel for Il
Il prisoner, knew that he had "roas
it 10 handling the states evidence. {
At knew that upon that evidence alor
81 the, jury was more than likely to a
d, quit his client.
e. he addressed the court for fifty mil
N utes, defined the degrees Of murder. an
= said that the state had neglected
3 prove mslice Rforethought. He said tn
@. it devolved upon the jury to determil
+. whether beer glass is 3 deadly weapt
a. in the eyes Of The law. He referred
Of the Graham case, in which the prison
ct shot q man r striking him with a be
A. glass Ia this case the attorney -gener
e, argued for the state that beer gla
es was not deadly ws"pon
ct There was, he said no evidence
P show that Carr went there to comm
n, murder Neglect caused death. T
evidences Of the state was very confctir
and all went to rebuff the evider
of Houser 1t went to show that @,
no was too drunk to strike blow. he "
staggering drunk,
nj BEFORE TIE JURY.
At1225 o'clock he turned his attenti
in to the jury. He had a tyne written co
Of testimony from which he qDot
ct length. He pointed ont I
as contradictions made by the states o.
10 witnesses. 1t showed that three d
struck Basso-Cerr, Long and the b
on tender, who threw something.
nd He was still hef re tha iuPv MI