The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-12
STILL ON TRIAL.

The Case of Lawrence, alias Schooner
Long. Charged with Murder of the
First Degree Occupies the Attention
of the Court all of Yesterday After
n hon.
Immediately after court resumed
yesterday afternoon, James Murray,
colored, pleaded guilty to a charge Of
stealing 80 cents. the property OF
Frank Niedermair, and sentence was
deferred.
The case OF the State, vs. Lawrence,
alias Schooner Long, indicted for
Iaurder OF the first degree was rGsum.
3D. and William L. Sparks was recalled
and subjected to a long cross-eXami-
nation by Mr.. Nandegrlft.
Frank r.. Carswell WAS shown part
of the saloon where the fight took
place. and identified It as one that he
had made. He explained IL and gave
the size and dimensions of the bar
room.
Michael Golden testified that he was
attending bar at the saloon ON Tat
| nall street when the fight took place.
Three Italians came in and called for
beer, which he served them with
Two other men came In, when the
witness asked the Italians to stand
aside, SO that they could get up to the
bar. The accused and his two com
punions were i'll the room at the time,
standing to one side The Italians
seemed to be quarrelsome, and the
witness put two Of them out Basao
still remained and was standing close
to Long and Carr The witness did
net see any blows struck but when he
came in from putting the two Italians
out he saw that Basso had blood on
his face. and that two or three beer
glasses were broken. The next morn
ing he saw there there was some blood
on the floor.
Michael Greaco was sworn and
through Louis Porter as interpreter,
testified that on the night OF Noycm-
Der II, 1890 he with u companion, was
walking along the street, when they
met Antonio Basso, and invited him
to come and have n glass OF beer
They went into the saloon on Tatnall
street. and had II gIuss of beer each.
They ordered another glass and
while they were drinkln. it, some one
struck the witness and his coin panion
with beer glass. There Were three
men in the saloon, whom the witness
did not know but thought the accused
was one of them. lie and his com,
panion ran out, when he heard Il scuille
inside, ard Raeso's voice crying
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