Evening journal., 1893-05-02
WHITES CHANCES FEW
Must Stand Trial for an
Awful Deed.
HIssHOEs FIT TRACKS IN THE MUD

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Colored Hostier George White Held with
out Bail for the Upper Court for Having
Committed Felonious Assault on Mrs.
Harriet bentley ON the Tugboat Isabel.
She Makes Damaging Statement in the
Preliminary Hearing This Morning.
The Municipal Court room was cleared
Of boys this morning when the capital
case Of George White colored, was
called. White was arraigned on the
charge Of having feloniously assaulted the
wife Of Captain. Julius n Bentley, onWed-
nesday evening last, while alone In the
cabin of the tug boat Isabel which was
then on the railway at the Enoch Moore
& Sons shipyard for repairs.
Deputy Attorney Giles was present to
assist Assistant City solicitor Cunning.
ham in the prosecution. Walter Bacon,
represented the prisoner.
Captain julius ~ Bentley Of the tug
boat Isabel was the first witness. He
said he lived in Brooklyn. Came to this
city from Philadelphia on SUNDAY, April
% Saw White around the boat on
/
Moore a. Sons afterwards Told him
when / was going away on Wednesday
morning that wanted him TO do some
chores for my wife while / was away
saying that would not be home for
several days
=, / got back from New York, whore ]
had been on the tug Jansen, on Saturday
morning. My wife then told me Of the
10 . ha L.
carried coal, wood aud water to her
found three bruises ON her body,
scratches on her nose aud face anC
another brulse on her neck
Shoes Fit Tracks In the Mud.
Enoch Moore, Jr., stated he knew
, White for a year. He had ordered hin
to do chores for the captain II asked tC
do so Yesterday Detective McVey
Sergeant Shields and l examined tracks
along the river bank leading from tn,
boat We had Whites shoes with II
and they ft exactly In the tracks W,
found there. The tracks were the onl,
ones. The ground was soft, a
IL was mud from the bottom Of Tn
creek, which had been put there b.
dredgers.
white Identified the Shoes.
} Detective Mcvey testified that tn
shoes were secured from Whites forme
boarding house yesterday Went there il
the morning and asked for Whites cloth
ing and shoes. Brought the latter to th
, City Hall and were identified by Whit
= in the presence of Chief Dolan as thos
Neither he nor the chief made threats o
b inducements to get White to speak.
Mrs. Harriet Bentiey's Testimony.
Mrs Harriet Bentley, the wife Of Ca
9 tain Bentley, made the most importal
S statement in the preliminary hearing
D Said she had seen White, whom 81
: identified in the dock, around the tug
; boat Isabel on Tuesday for the first tim,
Wednesday he brought coal, wood an
- water TO the galley where she was
, stopped there few minutes to warm Ii
hands He got coal in the engine hous
, and was in there about half hour.
Went TO bed at T. 30 and slept in II
lower bunk. She was awakened at 10 ;
L by sounds. They were as though SON
one was creeping about on the outsid
d She jumped from the bunk and ne,
saw the form of a man appear in N
e window Then she began to scream
d Saw his hands when he was gettin
u through the window feet first aud ais
d The side of his face when he went
y blow the light out which was BURN
g | dimly on barrel His hands aud fal
e we're black. He had same cap on as
had seen him wear on WEDNESDAY
Noticed his clothes also. and they wei
same ones as he had on while standiu
in the dock.
d He told me If l did not shut up
would kill me. He grabbed my thro
! and put one fist IN my mouth.
stopped me from screaming and thl
's knocked me over against some life pr
& servers. Made terrible struggles b
Is could not move. The man then col
mitted the deed
.. He got out of the window. / went o
on the boat and hallOoed for the watc
IL man five or six times but no one q
s. swersd. He jumped of the end Of {
ie boat toward the river.
ID Detective Witsil testified that {
Re crime was committed within the bour
airy lines of the city of Wilmington.
- Waived a Further Hearing.
On conclusion of the prosecutions tes
"a mony Mr. Bacon stated to the court tl
m he would waive a further hearing a
IA allow the case to 60 to the grand jury
m is stood.
White was held without bail for {
upper court.