Evening journal., 1893-11-21

fraudulently converting the property Of
another TO his own use; Stephen Bostick,
two charges of larceny
Room Crowded To-day.
The attendauce this morning was un-
usually large when the Hollingswofth
case was resumed Marked interest 10
the trial was shown, probably due to the
respectable connections Of the defendants,
who are themselves respectable looking
young men.
In opening for the defeuse Colonel
Nields claimed that the young men we're
on their way TO the Wilmington markets
with chickens Of their own. They had
been drinking and stopped In at Jordan
TO get drink of water at the spring
house. They were not after chickens or
anything else
David Il Hollingsworth was put on
the stand In his own behalf He said
that he ana his brother Stated for Viii
mington on July 90 with eleven pairs Of
chickens They stopped at Elsmere and
tried 10 sell the chickens to Mr.. Mitchell
He did not want them and they drove TO
Front aud Harrison streets and got
drunk and played cards They started
home aud stopped at Jordan's TO get a
drink at the spring. He heard Jordan's
exclamation, felt the shot and ran down
the road TO creek ana got dtink OF
water
Colonel Nields called him from the
stand and made him put on the coat be
wore at the time. IL was riddled with
buckshot and button was shot of the
sleeve The undergarments were also
riddled. The garments were offered In
evidence
The witness said that forty eight
buckshot were picked from his body by
his physician.
II was subjected TO rigid cross
examination but nothing new was
ELECTED.
Davi6 b Michuer, OF near Elsmere a
cousin Of the prisoners. testified that on
Friday evening. July 2S, the Holiogs.
worth boys came 70 his place with eleven
chickens for sale. lie did not see the
fowls ss they we're in the wagon
William Booker, who was at the time
| bartender for Harry @. Wood, at Front
and Harrison stteets, swore that the men
came 20 the saloon on Friday night. July
/ %, hitched their horse outside and stayed
there drinking and playing seven-up
until about 3 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing. when they left saying they were
| going home.
Leon Craig testified that he saw the
team at the tavern that night and saw u
chicken In the wagon. 1t had struggled
from under the flap.
John Speakman saw David Holllngs.
worth in the saloon playing cards on
the Friday evening In question lie. was
| home at 30 a. IA. and the Hollings
worths went before he did.
William Mitchell testified that he went
to Jordan's place with Sheriff Gould and
| William Hollingsworth last Friday and
measured the distance from the lower
barn to the pig-pen and found the dis.
tance to be thirty. y.three steps. From the
pen to the road it was seventy steps.
There was no evidences that
chickens had been roosting in
the tree Chickens always roasted
high aud a man could not reach them
from the ground He said Jordan told
him that he Oordsn) had talked so much
that he could not Tell a straight tale
Witness replied that he should not hav,
fired until be saw what the men were 80
ing TO do Jordan replied that he wished
he had
Perrazzo Pleaded Not Guilty.
Fidele Perrazzo pleaded not guilty i'
the charge of assaulting Angelo Mario
Penzullo, with the intent OF murderiu
him. George Lodge WAS assigned to de
fend him.
True Bills Found.
The grand jury returned the following
true bills: Lsrceny-Ferdinand Schlicht
Peter Carroll. John Douglas, Walter
Blackburn, William Crowley. Emma vii
son. Theodore Cole John McCloskey
Alexander McGovern; pointing a gun
Benjamin DEM: lottery policy writing
Nelson r Walker. carrying concealed
deadly weapon-Wiliiam e. Jordan.
The bill against Frank Roberts f0i
false pretenses was ignored.
William Hollingsworth. Mr. Allcorr
and Frank Little testified ty the tree and
its surroundings.
Both sides then closed aud Attorney
General Nicholson opened argument fol
the state and consumed the time Of the
court until the noon recess. The cast
l I'll - Ia. . J. fr off