Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-29
at great length but her testimony was

| pplcy writing; Seweil WhltlOck, Oscar
Norton, Andrew j. tIorsey, ali lottery
policy writing. The grand jury was
then discharged until the November
term of court.
j. Frank Ball, commissioner to take
testimony in the case of Mary Turpin
vs.. Thomas Turpin, here made his re-
! turn to the court.
The case of the State VS.. A. G.. Hard.
ing, charged with obtaining money
under false pretense, was continued
until the November term.
The examination of witnesses was
then resumed with Ida Wolfson on the
stand.
The witness was attacked with hys-
terra while on the stand, and tho pro-
ceedings were again interrupted, while
Encouragement Nicholson asked ii
there was any physicians in the court
room. There was none present, and
bailitf was dispatched for Dr. j. A.
Draper. The witness was removed to
the witness room while the physician
was being summoned.
solomon Grossman, father of the
prosecutrix, testified that the girl was
but 4 years old.
officer James Haincs was called to,
prove the location Of the spot where the
crime is alleged to have been committed.
lie stated that it was in Wilmington
hundred, county of New Castle.
The bailitf returned at this juncture
with DIR. w. q. Winner, being unable TO
secure tho attendance of DIR. Draper.
The physician found the girl suffering
from hysteria.
The witness was finally resusitatcd
and subsequently took the stand again.
She was testifying when court, at 1885
o'clock adjourned until $50 o'clock in
the afternoon.
In the general sessions court Fri
day afternoon the case of the. State
VS.. Levi Ruth, charged with attempted
criminal assault, was continued The
last witness called by the State was Ida
Woltson, aged II years. AT the con-
clusion of the witness testimony the
State rested.
Mr.. Ward opened for the defence and
called John W. Warren, who is a night
Waterman for the south side establish
ment Of the Charles Warner Company
Witness said he had been employed by
the company for a period Of four years.
lie was at his post of duty the night Of
the 10th of August He did not see
Ruth and the girl in the marsh that
evening. He stated that the scene of
the alleged assault was a place of much
travel for passersby
On cross.eXamination witness said lie
would not pretend 10 say that he saw
every one who passed by of an even
ing.
Andrew Conner, bridge-tender at
Market street bridge, was the next wit
ness. Ills testimony corroborated that
Of the former witness.
HE cross-eNamination on the part of
Mr.. Nicholson developed the fact that
the witness was arrested on the night
prior to the evening the assaults alleged
to have taken place, and was fined 1926
and costs for assault on Officer Brown.
Levi Riddle was the next witness.
Like the previous witnesses, he was
always at home of nights and saw
nothing irregular on the night in ques-
tion.
George Shaeffnertestitied 10 seeing the
prosecutrix on Market street bridge, the
night the assault is alleged to have taken
place She was in the company of Ida
Wolfsun, He has frequently seen these
girls on the bridge between 8 and
O'Clock
The witness was cross. examined at
great length by the attorney general.
He was in the act of leaving the stand
when he was detained BY a word from
Judge Cullen, who demanded TO know
why the witness had not been present
At the morning session, when his name
was called. The court added that the
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his absence. The witness was unable
TO give satisfactory answer and was
lined 50 and costs and committed to the
custody OF the sheriff until the sem
tence was carried into execution.
Charles +, Schulz, fire recorder Of the
l1ela~are tlrc company, was the next
witness. The object in calling him was
to prove the time the alarm was turned
N the night in question Witness stated
that The alarm was received about 80
o'clock. The defence here closed
Mr. Nicholson made the opening
argument for the state. His address
occupied q very short time when MIR
Ward opened for the defence. His
argument was not concluded when
adjournment was made
The policy cases Of Isaac Carly and
Thomas alias "Chick" Foy, on motion
Of Victor b. Woolley, were continued
until the November term.
Court adjourned at sos o'clock until
10 o'clock Saturday morning.
AS soon as court convened Saturday
morning II. II. Ward made application
to the court for the remission Of The
fine imposed George Schaeifner yostcr
day afternoon for Ron-attendance at
court. 1t was stated that the witness
was afraid Of losing his position, and,
therefore did not put in an attendance
at court At the proper time. shaeTner
has also lost his position since his at.
tendance at court, as threatened by his
employer
Judge Cullen, in RENTING the fine.
admoniShed the witness against a reppti
ton Of the offence and stated that the
summons Of the court must be obeycd.
H. II. Ward then resumed his arrll
ment for the defence in tile ease Of the
state VI. Levi Ruth, charged with at-
tempted felonious assault on Annie
Grosaman, a ,lcwess, Il years old
After Mr.. Ward argument, Attorney
general Nicholson closed for the State,
The jury, after charge by Judge
Cullen, retired at IL. 10 o'clock.
In the superior court Harry Emmons
made application 10 have Judgment
striker from the record Of the court in
Me case of John McClatTerty vs.. Daniel
McYcy.
In the case Of Paryis & Williams
Company VS.. Charles II. McWhortcr
and Oliver b, Jamison, John II. Rod
ney, counsel for the defendants, filed
| exceptions TO the record, on the ground
that the transcript sent up by the justice
did not correspond with the return of
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