The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-12
FOURTH EDITION
GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER,

stlii on Trial for Murder of the First
Degree.
Court resumed proceedings at 10
O'Clock this morning, and after the
names OF the grand and general jury
We're called, Attorney General Nichol'
sou called the attention of tho Court to
the case of Walter Smith, indicted for
murder OF the first degree in causing
tho death of James Mcbride, by strik-
ing him with chair in pool room on
French street above Second on the
night of March IS. 1892. lie asked that
writ of certiorarl be issued to trans
fer the case from the Court of General
Sessions to the Court Of oyer and Ter
miner, and the request was granted.
Smith was then brought in, and be-
ing placed iii the dock, and after hear
ing the long indictment read, pleaded
not guilty, and said he would be tried
by God and his country.
He Will 10 represented by Il. G. Van
degriGt. and when he had answered the
Indictment, as read by Deputy Clerk
Eliason, the latter said; "And may
Go | nd you a safe deliveranco."
immediately afterwards Mr.. Nande-
grift held conference with his client,
and stated to the Court that after adj
vising with his client and the attUr-
ney-general he had decided to with
draw his plea OF not guilty, and enter
one OF guilty OF manslanghtor. He
said the accused had, previous to this
affair borne an irreproachable charac-
ter. and as he had already been in jail
| two months he asked that clemency
| might be extended.
The case OF Lawrence alias "Sehoon-
or Long. was then taken upagain and
Or. Fahey called to the stand.
lie testified that he was tho coro-
ner's physician at the time Basso WIS
injured, anu assisted at the poSt-m0r
| tenn examination. lie found that his
death had been caused by meningitis
or Inflammation OF tho brain, the re-
suit OF blows on his head with beer
glass, Or some other blunt weapon. on
The head. lie did not think this could
have been caused by Il fnll, Il fever. or
any other way than by blows on the
| head,
On cross-examinntion, he said hat
he had held and assisted at Il numi er
OF post mortems and did rot thll k
| the death of BaSSD could have LEI n
caused by any other means than by
blows on the head.
Samuel Adams was called, when Mr..
NandaEfltt objected his testimony, on
the ground that he did not know that
lie was to be called ASA witness. The
objection was oycrrulel by the Court,
and the witness proceeded.
He testified that he became clerk of
tho Municipal Court last january. aud
that warrant had been turned over
to him for tho arrest of schooner
Long, which had been issued by lis
predecessor in December.
Chief of Police Blackburn testified
that in November, ls9l, he was Il ser.
geant of police At the time Bass o
was Killed the matter was placed i'm
the hands of Sergeant StctHnr but hc
was unable to find Long. When the
witness became chiai last July, lie
made every effort To lind the accused.
and sent officers to number OF
} places, but failed to apprehend him.
lie was finally "apturaa h. netec.
tives Hatton and Hawkins III Pennsyl
vania and brought here.
Michael Golden was recalled. and
identified beergla5s which was shown
nm, as similar Ia those that were in
uSD III the saloon Oh the night Of
Move mbrr ", 1880. and tho same as
those which We're broken ON the floor
William l.. Sparks was recalled and
elso testified that thu llns5 was til.
same rs WAS used in the saloon on that
g fatal night He testified that he SAW
LonT aud Carr strikeiiaSso with oimi
lar glass.
Mr.. NanAcgrift objected to the tastl.
m"nE on the ground that il had La n
shown that the glasses with which
l}ASSO was struck were broken, the
state had no right to bring another
gInSS IN court, ESPECIALLY as the alilil
lad happened nearly two years ago
, and Inc did not believe tie witu"st
could rrcQllcct whit kind OF gusse,
were used that night,
, ,InItrn ,TulI It atsr,IlAI tbn ,,l,inp
zion and decided that the evidence
was admissible
Detective l!attOn testified that he ar
rested the accused IN Pennsylvania
, and brought him to this city. II,
: found him hiding In shed, aud Ii,
came without the Formally oil n requl
sttlon.
The State tested with this witness
and Ii" defence opened. Mr.. Van IL
: grit MAJ an address To the Jury, II
, which he said tlat he would Oo able Il
: clnrrty pr1So thpt although the acels
cd wis In the room when the ussau,
r. was committci he did not strike
n blow ana did not nave auytaiUS [,
10 with tic affair lie then l.0nmcn
eed the examination of witnesses.
George itpHs. + WIS worn. aud ties
titled thnt he MAS in the saloon PLAY
r ine pool wlnu the light o seurrtll L6ng
I arr nuN buliin wcfG also III The 81
:, loon. There wis "A fight and one O
the ltaiIaHs WIS kuurkcd down, hu
whlle the witness could hot say VIII
-tlGek lin, he WIS certain has II
blows Wiz stttNk Is l.ouL Ill toul
not tell II inora tAaa one pf tlD it'll
ial,s %a5 kuOgHed doWlI, but lie Riley
ttmt two ui them got ont.
lie SAW Cdrr STRIKE one of the Itl'
lars several t.lnr- with n ieer glu,
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