Evening journal., 1893-04-25
THE WARREN MURDER CASE.
WIFE AND CHILDREN OF THE
ACCUSED PRESENT EACH SESSION.

Testimony Board of Trustees OF VIII
mington Conference Meet to Take
Action on the Resignation OF DIR
Gooding.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, April 25-The Kent County
Superior Court opened here yesterday
morning at 10 as with a full bench The
court was called to order and the case Of
John l. Warren, indicted for the murder
of James P. Greenley on the 25th of Feb
ruary last. near the town Of Harrington,
was called up The general jury as well
as the special jury we're called and all
were present.
The selection Of a Jury 10 try the
prisoner was then began. Four men
were called before any were selected
Out Of the forty-four Jurors called, ten
were challenged by the state. ten by the
defense ana twelve excused. The
twelve chosen were: Peter s. Cooper,
| Avery Marvel James Slaughter, Henry
Mayberry, Henry X. Hargadine. James
Snow, Luther Marvel, Abner X Cole,
Joseph e. Disch, George l.. Jester.
Robert G. Richards, Gilbert s. Marvel
| In this Jury father and son are both on
| IL, being case not known TO occur IN
this court before
After the jury had been selected,
which occupied nearly the entire morn
| ing, the attorney general then cited the
facts in the case after which court took
a recess till 30 p. m.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon
the examining of witnesses was then
commenced. The first one called was
Leander Hopkins, who had made sur
vey of the Warren property. A plot
containing the location and position Of
the land as well as the buildings, was
introduced by the state, and Mr. Hop
kins was brought up to verify the
correctness Of the plot, which was salts
fsctorily done.
The next witness called, was Francis
Greenley, a daughter of the murdered
man. She testified that she was with
her father when he drove to the Warren
house. Upon being questioned by the
counsel for the defense, 1t was ascertained
that her father had made use Of the
expression, after speaking to them,
Hannah have you a corpse In the
house2" to which she replied ''No, mol
don't want one The witness
then related what took place
between Warren and her father, saying
that he (Warren.) declared he would Kill
him, meaning Greenley, whereupon War
rem ran into the house followed by his
wife, then out in the yard again to th'
smokehouse where he was locked in b,
one o. his children. Having gotten ou
of this place he ran toward Greenley will
a pitcniork which was taken from him
before he reached Greeney. He then Sc
cured a beanpole, broke it in two and raj
to the wagon where Greenley was, wheT
Greenley seeing him, got out of his wago
and. witness testified, struck him in th
face with it,
Then they clung and the fight Of dealt
or life began Witness also testified tina
she saw Warren when he drew out hi
knife and stabbed her father in the thigh
After doing so he ran towards the barn
Mr. Pennev i'll, one of the counsel 70
the defense, rigidly cross examined tn
witness in one or two instances causing
her to contradict some statements sh
had made.
ON the stand over an Hour.
] She was on the stand for over an houi
and stood the examination with grea
{ ! nerve
During this examination the counse
for the defense raised objection TO
! question put by the attorney genera
= regarding a suit which had taken plac
] a day or so previous to the accident bs
tween the two families The court sus
e tanned the objection of the defense.
The next witness called by the stat
j was Ernest Greenley, the II year old so
4 of the murdered man His testimon
varied but little from that Of his sisters
3 He was also in the carriage with hi
3 father and sister at the place. on the da
of the murder.
DIR. Barber Called TO the Stand.
I DIR. R. 4. J. Barber, the attending ply
sician at the time of the accident wa
the next witness called He testihe
q as to Greenley's condition when he arrive
> at the house, stating that he wa
Z semi conscious and was rapidly sinkin
. from the apparent loss of blood. II
. further stated that upon examining tn
wound it was found that the profund
i artery was entirely severed (and no
: the pudic artery. as was stated at th
time of the inquest. DR.. Barber ais
stated that the scratches on the fac
may have resulted from scratch of th
fingers as well as being hit by a stick
, as former witness had intimated. II
further said that Greenley's wifi
voluntarily said that the scratches ma
4 also have been made when he was bein
i taken out Of the dearborn. The positio
J of the wound in the thigh and tn
/ course which the knife blade had take
; was also explained giving the facts il
9 the minutest part.
y Dr. Beniah l.. Lewis was next calle
up and corroborated the testimony {
Z Dr. Barber in every particular Dulin
Il DR. Lewis examination, a juror aske
a the question whether a man not a.
quainted with anatomy would be likel
% to strike a man in that place" tt
question as put was not directl
answered but was partially answered
/. a modified form.
# Daniel P. Greenley, brother Of Il
4. murdered man was called up to loca
q some particular point in the plot.
/. The court took a recess till 10 o'cloC
h this morning
l. On the arrival of the early train yel
5 terday morning people from the sout
J. ern part OF the county came flocking
5. Dover, and it was like a procession
e. some kind as hey marched down u
se street The court room is crowde
every available place being taken up vii
curio,s as we'll as Interested spectatOr