The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-31
THIS MORNINGS COURT.
-Four Prisoners on Trial For Their
Lives.


Lives.
The Court of Oyer and Terminer
convened at 10 o'clock this morning
with Judges Houston, Grubb and Gull
len on the bench.
Immediately after the opening
George Henry HUT and Julia, his
wife. with James johnson and Dan.
lei Miller all colored. indicted for the
murder of Noah Benson, also colored,
were placed in the dock and the draw
ing OF jury commenced.
Tho following were challenged by
tho state: Isaac p. Foreman, William
W Nailor, Harry Pordham, William p.
Hall, Frank A, McCioskey, Purnelt 5.
Daniels Thomas G., Fcrree.
The following were excused, having
formed an opinion or having conscl-
encious scruples: Edward G. Fenni-
more, John w. Shorburg, James ii.
Pope, Harry A. Mckineley. Henry
Price, George =. Borgher. Henry II.
Duffy. Patrick Me Surrey George
Hopkins. George Carter, John q. us
lein, John l.. Sullivan, Thomas b. Ly-
nam. -
The defense challenged the follow
ign: William j. Wingate. Harry l.. by
att. William Ii. Fennlmore John b..
Lnfevere. John C. Striakhart, Albert
WOl!aston, james Crumlish, William
W. Wilson.
+ The Jury as finally selected Is as fol-
lows: James Ge1ry, Marshall II. Jor-
dan, NJ. Is. Fleming, Samuel J. Mccall,
Joseph g.. Mousley, Samuel Moore,
Thomas &. Porter James H. Frazier.
Theodore Hanf Walter II. Money, Rob
ert r. Barr and Frank Il. Magulre.
\ The State is represented by Attorney
General Nicholson and Deputy Attor-
ney General Giles, while Peter u, Coop.
er, who was assigned by the Court, up
pears for the defense.
Dir. Frank Dunlap, OF Delaware City
was sworn, and identified plot which
he had made OF the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, and the place where
, the body was found. lie explained il
to tho court and the Jury, and also
showed where the house OF the Hutts
is situated Oh Washington street about
; two hundred yards IRON the canal.
/! Philip liorgher was sworn, and testi
fled that he lives at Delaware city. Ht
saw Noah Benson on Thanksg living
Day and again in the evening. At thu
: Halter time lie was drunk. and was will
several men, among them being ieo
:, HUT, He told Hutt that lie woul,
not go with him, as he was AFRAID they
! would throw him in the canal, bu
= they dragged him along with them.
). On cross-eXuminatiOn he said tina
y although il was dark when he sav
y him he was certain that it was Ben
u son and HUT. rs they We're not ia
t'from him. lie identified Hutt, beeausC
he wore white shirt, but he coul
not identify the others lie did no
" know the other men and could nc
identify them,
= \. Ct. Price, of Delaware city, test
8 lied That he saw Benson with som
:, men on Thanksgiving night but cOul
u not be sure who thoy We're,
u John e. Borgher testified that h
Z keeps store ut Delaware City. q
u Thanksgiving night he heard nois
:; outside, and upon going out he sa'
u Noah Benson. who was drunk, in CON
.|pauv OF lluttamd johnson. They wer
u in front Of his pace and he told ther
~ they had better move on. when hut
> replied that Benson was all right an
= they would take care of him. The
= went down the street and were ioine
3IUy II woman and Z man. whom no re
lcngnized rs Julia HUT and DAME
Miller Just nj lie was locking up hi'
Is store he saw II part or all Of the phi:
pn"rs, tuning the corner.
On cross examination by MrCoOpel
g he said that he had not received an
l. recntIpemae for hunting up teStimpn
"A In this case When no was before tn
"a Mayor in Delaware City he said til;
6 he did not want to tell all he llne
or about the prisoners, as he was afrai
III Of them. lie. however, could not t.
rv why ho WIS AFRAID OF them, as the
- llll never done him any harm. Whr
ri lie saw the party they were not wal
irinE clo4h together but We're fully .
rs tect apart
nj George Foard was sworn and test
fled that h. resides ut Delaware CIT
e and is employed on tho canal. On u
tilIy after christmas lie saw an Qhie
in the canal which lie iirst thousl
e. was the limb OF a tree. An eNntnin
rs ton, however, showed that il was Il
iiaboly OF a man, which ne identified
-. far AS Ire CuIld, without tho head,
In that Of No ia Benson. He did n
he think II possible for the body to ha
III. come iii from the river wien tie glt
y. wcre open, as tho wind and tide wuu
eft tel ii to keep it out.
lie was Cru5i examined at lengt
II. hut nothing different to his lireet tC
I timong was brought out, with the e
in ccption that When lac saw the boz
il. taken cut, it WAS not deeOmrosed, Al
"A he lid not think hc hal been In {
al water moro than day OF SO. He {,
~ seti-iied thut the body found WIS I'll
ed of Noah Benson from what ne ii
heerd.
ar. At O'clock court took a recess un
lse Ills afternoon