Evening journal., 1893-04-26
AN ACCUSED MANS SIDE
Strong Defense Testimony In
the Warren Murder Case.
GREENLEY CAME UP TO KILL

Assailant's side-verdict OF Acquittal
Expected.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 20 The second days |
session Of the Warren murder trial was |
largely attended yesterday. Notwith |
standing the stormy weather the cour'
room was filled TO overiiowing both morn |
ing and afternoon. SO large was the |
attendance in the afternoon that IL was
with difficulty that persons could enter
or retire from the court room through
the main entrance.
The court opened at 10 o'clock with a
full bench The jury we're brought in
apparently not affected by their nights
imprisonment within the Court House
The FIRST witness called was Francis
Greenley, who had been upon the stand
before. This time IL WAS merely to be
set Alright on some questions asked In the
first examination.
In warren's Behalf.
Here the state rested, it was little
surprise to the counsels for the defense,
as they expected more witnesses would
be called, but there being no other ones
called In the direct examination Mr.
Pennewill one OF the counsel for the
defense spoke to the jury as to what
they, (the defense) intended to prove.
Toe first witness called was Virginia
d. Warren, daughter Of Warren the
prisoner. She was asked TO give an
account Of what was said and done on
February last TO which she replied
"Greenley asked my mother IL she had
a corpse In the house aud mother said
no bor don't want one, to which
| fseaaft1atr rapItaI fXNon TN a.. a Ia
there won't be one before sunset.
further remarking that he, (Greenl,y "
had come to kill Warren and inquired
where Warren was.
Witness further stated that her
father at that time was not at home,
but either in the woods or over TO a
neighbours house There were also at
Warren's hou-e that day two boys
named Morgan who lived near the
Warren farm, and when Greenley drove
up aud made the assertion he did,
they went off In a direction to find
Warren and notify him of Greenley s
appearance on the farm. To all this
the Witness straightforwardly testified.
further stating that her father soon
came up with another one Of the Nor
} gan boys, Matthias by name
Before this however, Greenley, after
, having driven up to the farm. asked
; one of the Morgan boys who had struck
the first blow In an alteration that had
occurred the day before between the
children of Warren and Greenley, "a
: which Morgan replied, that Gresnley'
child did Greenley then said "You are q
damn lying -- -- --
He also, Ia most abusive terms, cursed
Mrs Warren as we'll as the children, tell
lug them that they need not dress up t.
90 10 Harrington, but to be prepared tC
go to Dover jail
Warren by this time having b en- in
, formed by Edward Morgan that Green
ley was up to the house, he Warren, IN
I company with Matthias Morgan, had
D arrived and seeing Greenley on hi:
o premises demanded Of him to shut up
p behave and go home 10 which Green
: ley replied, Not till / have left you 4
corpse
Warren was then seen to pick up 4
stick but dropped il before reaching
Greenley. Greenley himself having 1
stick.
It was further stated by Bsnetta War.
7 ren, Augustus Morgan, Edward Morgan
= and Matthias Morgan that Greenley
= caught Warren around the neck anC
with his stub arm was pressing 4
against Warren's windpipe, aud beating
him with the other whole arm Warren wa
e so held by Greenley that he was nearll
e suffocated. and, in fact, when he was re
d leased could scarcely speak
While the two men we're thus engaged
in this death struggle, Mrs Warrel
a asked Matthias Morgan to part them
;. whereupon he caught hold Of both men
wrists and tried to separate them, whei
someone called out Pull him or
meaning Morgan-"Let them fight
out
q IL was then that Warren. seeing tina
bis life was in jeopardy, pulled his knit
from his pocket and drove IL into th
Is thigh Of 6reenley.
Augustus Morgan and Edward MOI
gan, both aged between 10 and IL year.
J. gave their testimony in plain, straight
forward manner, and it was not shake
by the rigid cross examination in th
/ least The evidence Of the elder Morgan
10 % years old, was clear aud he was full
capable of judging what he was talkin
about
J. Just at this point the question wl
,r asked Matthias Morgan what his relation
we're to the family OF Warren, were the
any more buAl 10 but ldlhlll VI Nltthio.
% TO which witness replied that be hs
10 known Mr.. Greeney, hadttalked with hi
and had been at his house several time
while he had never been at the house (
, Warren till the morning Of the acciden
D. witness Was Not Beau.
The attorney general asked Morgan
or h e was not paying attention to Warren
Is daughter, (at this there was titt'
among the people in the room as well I
blush on the cheeks Of the youn
OF woman, Virginia Warreu) The witnel
be replied that he was not
he The counsel for the defense, not to
outdone, then asked the witness ho
y many times he had been to the house
"a Warren previous to this particular da
the reply was not once. The couns
re then said that he guessed those inte
Ia. tioDs we're not very serious. A gener
:; laughter came from all which was su
:, pressed by the judges gavel
III Two or three witnesses were called
rs, the state to contradict statements MAJ
Is; by some of those who were present
IN, the inquest Among whom were MI
Goslin, sister of the deceased, and Ste
ro. | ogranher GeorCe Carter who took q