The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-02
FOURTH EDITION
WHITE COMMITTED THE ACT.


Mrs. Annie bentley Positively Identifies
Him MS Her Assniiant-IIe Did Com
init the Act.
George White. colored, who commit
ted rape on young and pretty Mrs.
Annie Bentley, wife of Captain Julius
Bentley. OF the tug Isabel, last We'd
nesday night. will have to stand trial
for his life on the charge before jury
and Will no doubt be convicted.
This morning the prisoner was
given hearing and held without bail
upon Mrs. Bentley's testimony, she
that he did commit tho act with which
he Is charged.
The prisoner undoubtedly was no.
qualnted with the gravity OF the crime,
for no stood motlonless with his back
to the auditors during the hearing. He
would occasicnly glance at his Victim
ana thon would droop his body az il In
great mental agony.
The prosecution was conducted by
Attorney Cunningham In the absence
OF City Solicitor Charles NJ. Curtis.
Walter Bacon represented the pris-
oner. Immediately after the case had
been called Wbito was brought into
the courtroom and placed In tho dock.
Captain Julius Bentley, and husband
OF the ravlshed woman, was the
frat witness called by the prosecution.
The witness had married his wife only
six months ago In Brooklyn, New
York. One week ago on Sunday he
came here on his tug. They laid up
at Enoch Moore and Sons shipyard for
repairs.
'Dld you see the man White, when
you first arrived here" asked MIR. Cum
nlngham2 ...
Il did. slr.n
When did you first have any deal
ings with him?"
''On last Tuesday morning / had
him drive mo to the tug Fred Jansen.
While in the carriage informed him
that was going away for a shoit time.
and asked him II he would see that my
vile did not have to carry her coal
wood and water. He said he would.
On Wednesday morning we left this
port. White was to have been at the
wharf, but he did not appear. / TO-
turned homo Saturday morning"
when You returned home did your
wife make any complaint to you con-
corning this charger
Yea, Fir. She did. / had not been In
the cabin five minutes when she told
mo She had been raped. / questioned
hor and she said 1t was the ga me man
committed the fiendlsh deed who had
been carrying the wood. coal and wa.
ter for her.
What further did she sayg
The witness went on TO state how
she had told him the way In which
White entered the cabin, but
tlpnnn oh al l.. a
that the witness alone testify in that
respect. The objection was sustained.
Captain. did you make any examl.
ton OF your wife after she had told
you thls2"
Yes, SIR"
"Well, state what you found"
"Ihere were several bruises on each
side Of her legs below the thighs, which
she said had been received In the
struggle to remove the brute's hands.
There were scratches and also bruises
on her neck and breast
Upon inquiry as to the size and the
location OF the room, the captain said,
the room was about z feet long and
feet wide. The hunks arc about 9
feet wide and are three in number. En-
trance TO the room Is by door on tho
port side and enters to the foot of tho
hunks. There is no other entrance OK.
cept by the window from the engine
room. There is always lamp kept
burning in the cabin" On cross. ex-
animation 1t was brought out that JJ.
Hathaway.a company OF Philadelp hia,
were the owners OF the tug.
Lnoch Moore, Jr., member OF the
slipbuilding firm where the Isabel Is
laid up, WINS the next witness called
for tho prosecution. He knew George
White, the prisoner, for nearly year,
and that he had worked about the
yard for over year. ........
"Alr Moore did you have any CONVEX
sation or orerhear any which took
place between you, Captain Bentley or
White, concerning this AFFAIR."
Yes sir" heard the Captain tell
White that he was going away and
wanted him, White, to keep Eer from
doing any errands. This was on Tues
day afternoon last about $50 o'clock"
Who're does White alccp?"
He did sleep in a house on our
property, but his wife went to live at
No. 1909 French street. and since then
he told me he had slept ON couch In
Ia the Office"
AS TO how man could get into the
yard without entering the gate on
Commerce street, witness said man
could ensily climb tho fence to the
rear OF the yard, or when the lido was
low he might get under tho fence.
Witness further stated that he. with
Sergeant Shields and Detective McNey
yesterday afternoon made an examl-
nation OF certain footprints which
were found in the yard. and Just be-
yonG tho fence toward the rear of the
yard. They were exactly the size of
the shoes OF White.
Detective McVey was tho next wit.
ness called. He testified to having Oh.
thired tho shoes OF Whites from his
VITO. At tho timo no also asked for
his clothes that she might not suspi.
eion him. He with the above named
par tiea measured tho footprints and
corroborated Mr.. Mooros testimony.
After measuring the prints the wilt
ness called on the prisoner and In
quired II they were his shoes. White
replied that they were and the ones
which ho had worn OH Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Annie Bently. the plaintiff was
next called. She was given scat and
gave her testimony in straight for
ward manner.
when was the first time you noticed
White, asked Mr. Cunningham?
ION Tuesday last, at the time he
When did you see him after that?'
ION tho Wednesday following. when
he got me bucket OF wafer, coal and
some wood, which he got from the
engine room. He stopped awhile In
the Kitchen
what time did you retire that night,
Mrs. BentleyT'
"At $50 O'clock"
where did you sleepT'
Tn the lower bunk"
What time were you awakened2"
Eat 1890 o'clock
How do you know 1t was 1880
O'clock"
Il could SEQ the clock, which was
, hanging on the wall"
"Was there any light In tho room?r
Yes, sir; the lamp was burning
low"
what awakened you?n
II heard sort OF scratching and
clamberinG noise towards the window
leading from the engine room to the
cabin"
what did you seer"
81 noticed a man climbing through
the window, feet first"