Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-01
ooNNEhL oogprcrED.
Fined $50 and Costs and Given Two
Months In New Castle.

Months In New Castle.
Patrick j. Council was placed on trial
in municipal court yesterday, charged
with assault and battery on Mayor
Shortlidge, at Republican meeting,
Lancaster avenue and Harrison street,
Monday evening.
The mayor was called to the stand
and testified TINT he presided at the
meeting Monday evening. David Healey
of New York, was speaking when a
stone was thrown, which the mayor said
struck him in the back. There was
curtain at the back of the stage and the
light striking the canvas reflected the
shadow OF the mayor and the persons
seated near him.
DR.. Shortlidge testified that he was
shocked by the blow, but not severely
hurt.
Officer White testified that he heard
Healey announce from the stand that
the mayor had been hit with stone.
He ran to an alley leading off Front
street and saw Cornell there. The
latter had stone in his left hand
which he threw to the ground and then
hurled another stone over into the
crowd. He ran up and grabbed Con-
nell by the neck. Officer Harry Taylor
came up and tho officer placed the de-
PENDANT under arrest.
Joseph Turner, who saws he lives at
No. 6l7 West Third street, testified that
he saw Connell throw stone over into
the crowd. lie didn't see it strike any
body but Mayor Shortlidge jumped up.
He recognized him by his shadow. The
witness said he jumped over the fence
and he heard someone say. 1--WE got
him." The remark was made by Officer
White to Patrolman Taylor.
Wilmington Smith testified that he
saw Connell with something in his
hand. He didn't know whether il was
a stone or not. The State here rested.
Mr.. Lyman then called Joseph Ham
nell to the stand. He said he was
standing near the mouth of the alley
running from Reed street. He saw a
stone thrown, but it came from the
direction of the yard on Harrison street.
He was under the impression that the
stone was thrown by boys. The stone
did not strike the canvas squarely. He
did not think the stone was thrown by
Connell.
John Mullin testified that he saw
stone which struck the top of the stand.
1t was DETECTED by post and fell to
the ground. He saw the stone which
struck Mayor Shortlidge. The stone
came from the direction of an alley in
the rear of the stand where number
of boys were sitting. The witness
thought the stone was thrown by boys.
James Haggerty was ut the meeting
and was at Front and Harrison when
the stone was thrown. He was with
Council about 20 minutes previous to
that in saloon. The next he saw of
him Council was under arrest.
Frank Fitzpatrick was with Cornell
when the latter was arrested. The
witness joined Connell at Front and
Franklin, then walked down to Reed,
when man grabbed hold of Conneli
and said he was an officer. Cornell
had no stone in his hand and the wit
ness did not see him throw any missiles.
Connell was then allowed to take the
stand in his own behalf. He testified
that he was standing at Front and jack
son streets when the parade passed, but
had no missile of any kind in his hand.
He went up Front street to jackson, to
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and came down again, when he met
Officer White, who arrested him. He
testified that he was not in the alley.
He had the stump of a cigar in his hand,
but did not throw missile of any kind.
He did not throw stone of any kind,
he said. When Officer White caught
him by the back of the neck he thought
he had the trans" The officer then
told him he was under arrest and he
consented to go. The prisoner said the
officer was hanging on his neck, and he
didn't want any one to "skin the cat on
his neck"
"That is all the testimony, your
honor" said Mr.. Lyman, ~ am perfectly
satisfied to submit the case"
Mr.. Elliott thought it had been proven
that the prisoner threw the stone.
Judge Ball read from the testimony
of Officer White, and the testimony
was not contradicted. Judge Ball said
the court recently had occasion to re-
fer to an outrage which occurred at
political meeting short time ago, and
that this was a case which should not
go unrebuked.
He then sentenced Cornell to pay
fine of $50 and costs and be impris-
oned in New Castle for two months.