The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-24
FIT TIL EDITION,
MRS. HOOPEs wEErs.

She Tells Why She Shot Her Husband
Gases.
medately after the opening of
the county court this morning attor-
ney General Nicholson called the case
OF the state vs. Lewls IL. lIoues. Mr..
IiaGon presented certificate from DR..
D., IL. cochran stating that Houes was
physlcaily unable to attend court but
would 10 In few days. MIR. Bacon
asked that the case therefore be con.
Llnued, and after DR.. Cochran had been
called the case was set for trial.
-. Mis-. HOPES wEEps,
Ella d. Hopes was brought into
court and placed on trial for murder
ously assaulting her husband, William
4. Hopes. Mr.. Turner, counsel for
the prisoner. Withdrew the plea of not
guilty entered by her, and re.entsrei
! one of guilty as indicted, which tho
I state accepted.
William Il. Hopes was then called,
and told the story OF the shooting On
! Saturday evening" Nov. H. he came
home from his work, and while chang
ing his clothes in All upstairs room his
wife appear ed md shot four times al
him. on ss'eXaminatlon Mr..
Hopes denied that Le Ind used bad
OF the shooting.
Mrs. Hopes was placed on the
stand In her own defence. She wepi
as she tod OF the occurrence which
hau placed her In such position. She
was married to Hopes In West Ches.
ter in 1856 and since their residence
mere she has learned of his Intimacy
with other women. On tho Saturday
night of the shooting. she asked him
If no was going to town.and with an
oath he eaid that he would 'mush he,
mouth" She then seized the weapon
ana fired. She said she loved heI
husband and could give no reason foB
her act except that she lost her reason
at that time
hIr. Turner then summed up the
evidence presented, together with
some private affairs of the couple
which led up to the shooting. lie
pleaded that his client be not sentenc.
ell to term of imprisonment but to
give her her liberty on the promise
that she would leave the State. Mr..
Nicholson said he had not been pre-.
pared for such motion. After CON
ference among the judges sentence
, being deferred Mrs Hopes left the
courtroom weeping.
A jury was then drawn to try the
case OF the State vs.. John Cullen.
charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapon. Police officer Hiram
White testified to arreytng the prts.
oner on November l5 and finding in
his hip pocket razor. MIR. Hayes,
counsel for Cullen, called the prisoner
to the stand in his own defence. Ha
Ia an oystcrman. and on tho day of his
arrest came to this oity to buy some
clothing, aid while doing so pur
chased the razor also. He did not buy
1t for the purpose OF doing any ons
personal harm.
MIR. Nicholson commended that what
over mans motive was. he II good or
bad, it did not shield him II the weapon
WIS found concealed upon him, The
court did not agree with the learned
Attorney General, and a discussion on
tie question OF concealmenu followed.
lie court ruled TINT man was not
liable TO prosecution under such cir.
cumstances. The Jury returned q yer.
diet Of not guilty without leaving
their seats, and Cullen was dis.
charged.
The case Of the state vs.. Charles H.
Collins charged with emOaZG!ing the
funds of the Prudential LifeInsurance
: Company, was called but MIR. Ward
motioned for continuance until the
next tenn OF court. which was grant.
ed. Collins bail bond of $500 had
been declared forfeited, no not answer.
Ing to his name. Mr. Ward said thai
Collins had not left the city. the rea,
son being a mistake III the summons.
Tho case Of the State vs.. Frank Vii.
liams. alias Chicken Billy" who was
also indicted for carrying concealed
deadly weapons, was nolls pressed by
+ the Attorney General. Williams had
. been arrested ON suspicion OF being n
. chicken thief, and on his person was
. found knife, razor and revolver.
The decision OF the court in the Cul'
|, len case practically repeils the statute
relating to the 1afI yinE vi weapons vi
amy kind. There will never again he
n prisoner convicted of this INSIDE
maanor unloss IL is proven he carried
the weapon with some malicious In
!. tent. At Il O'Clock court adjourned
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