Evening journal., 1893-03-06
WARREN SBAIL REFUSED
He Will Have to Stay In Jail
Until April.
GRBEELYs SLAYER IN THE DOCK.

but Magistrate Jester Refuses It-At-
torney-General Nicholson Scores a Point.
Witnesses Testify In Dover.
Special Dispatch to the Evening Journal
DOVER, March John Warren will
have to stand trial for the murder Of
John p. Greenly. Of near Harrington
He had a hearing before Magistrate
Jester in this town to day and was held
without bail for the April term OF the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
1t was 1889 o'clock before Warren,
pale faced and haggard, was marched
into the magistrates Office by Sheriff
Dunn and his bailin. There he was met
by General r. r. Kenney and James
Pennewill, his counsel They exchanged
a few words with their client and he
took his seat.
Attorney General Nicholson appeared
for the state. He was armed with full
stenographic report Of the proceedings
before the coroners jury on last Monday
aud the witnesses had but little chance
to divert from their original statements,
even il they so desired.
Those who witnessed the tragedy,
with the exception Of tie prisoners
wife. who was not allowed by law TO
testify, were subpmnaed on Friday and
Saturday. They were Pennel Greenly,
10 years old Ernest Greenly, 10 years
old Miss Frances Greenly, children Of
the dead man, who were In
the carriage with him when
be drove up to Warrens
house; DR.. r T. q. Barber and DIR. b. L.
Lewis, who attended the wounded man;
Matthias Morgan, who accompanied
Warren from Mr. Deans 20 Warren's
home and tried to separate the men
Edward Morgan. a 15-yearo old boy who
saw the fight; Virginia and Bonita War
rem, small daughters Of the man accused
Of the crime.
In addition to these, Harringtonians
and Doverites were present in suck
numbers as TO crowd the little office Of
the magistrate.
The testimony Of the witnesses did
not differ materially from their stories
recited before the coroner's jury on last
Monday II went to show that Green
ly's children assaulted little Vir
gle Warren and punished her
severely for some injury they claimed
to have sustained The Warren's went
to Harrington and swore out warrants
for the arrest Of the Greenly children
Greenly went into the magistrates s Office,
1 paid nominal fines and costs, and, on his
way home drove out Of his way TO have
a confab with his sister, Mrs. Warren
| He wanted TO talk the matter over.
Warren was not there when Groenly
drove up. He was over at Farmer Deans
in company with Matthias, nicknamed
'Fike," Morgan.
Greenly sat in his carriage and read
the pedigree Of the Warren family from
the root TO the topmost branch Of the gen
Geological tree. He had not completed bis
harangue when Warren and "tike"
Morgan came up.
How the Murder Originated.
Warren told him to shut up and leave.
| Greenly said he wouldn't. Warren said
he would get his gun and shoot him.
He went TO the house, threw of his
overcoat, found his gun unserviceable,
and walked into the smoke
house for pitchforS. His daugh
ter Virgie. acting under directions from
her mother fastened him in. He kicked
the Stats of tho back window and
crawled out, pltchfork in hand Before
he could get through with his Mephs
tophales act his wife robbed
him of his sceptre and he once NOR,
became an everyday Mispillion hundred
man He seized a bean pole; held II In
one hand; jumped on It with both feet
and broke It. Arming him elf with th'
heavier half he marched forward
TO assault Greenly in his carriage
Greenly was too old to be caught In sucl
close quarters He got out Of his car
riage, and received, for his pains, a stun
ming blow IN the face, the beanpole cut
ting and bruising IL considerably. Thel
Warren rushed in, caught Greenl
around the waist with bis right aru
while his left hand sought the throat o
his antagonist
Greenly got Warren's head under hi
arm and held him like a wise, using hi
right fist with energetic force.
Stabbed His Assailant.
At length Warren slipped his han
from around Greenly's waist, put hi
hand in his pocket. drew out
long bladed clasp knife and drove it int
Greenly's left thigh severing the pudi
artery and cutting the femoral artery a.
, most in two. He then broke loose, shu
: up his knife and ran
Greenly told his three children tha
he had been knitted, crawled into hi
carriage and was driven home, whore h
died in the Afternoon. Warren came
Dover and surrendered himself.
b. A Peculiar Verdict.
8 The coron er's jurymet at the house o.
i Friday and rendered the followin
peculiar verdict: Deceased came TO hi
death by loss Of blood, caused by sta
in the left leg, caused by sharp instrg
I ment.
Ball Refused.
At the hearing this morning Messr
. Kenney and Pennewill made stron
q fight 10 have Warren released on bal
= They claimed that the killing. il done
: Warren. was in the heat Of blood an
under great provocation.
! Attorney General Nicholson oppose
- this application, saying that the erin
was murder and that it was not bail
bic ofiense
Magistrate Jester ssw it in the san
light and refused TO take bail WarI'
10 was remanded to his cell, where he d