Evening journal., 1895-05-01
MARSHALL PRICES ORDEAL
NOW ON TRIAL FOR THE MURDER
OF YOUNG SALLlE DEAN.l

Denton Fairly BristlinR with People.
The Dead Girls Mother and Father
Testify-A Fourteen Year Old Boy
Yesterdays Most Important witness.
DENTON, Md, May Judges Joseph
A Wlcks, Of Chestertown, ana Frederick
stump, of Perryville, sitting on the
bench, will decide the guilt or innocence
Of Marshall Price, accused Of tue murder
OF Sallie Dean. Never In the history Of
Denton has the town been 30 full OF
people. The streets for squares are
lined with carriages and wagons Of every
description
The prosecution was represented by
States Attorney r J. Jump, Il Ii
Brown and Albert q. Towers, while
George NJ. Russum, Henry K Lewis and
Kemp Stephens, of Denton, and
Millard 7. Taylor Of Baltimore, appeared
for Price
Price was brought d,wn stairs hand
ouffed to a baihfi, while Eve otner
constables formed a circle around him 10
protect him from any violence. As soon
as the door was reached the crowd sst up
yell, and the six officers, with Price In
the centre, started on brisk WALK
across the commons The crowd clostd
In on the men and the party started on a
run, followed by hootlng and jeehng
crowd. When tho ail wRs reachsd tho
officers formed a line on each side and
Price and the man TO whom he was
handcuffed qalckly ran between the
lines into the jail.
The testimony taken Yesterday was
mostly In regards TO 6ldiug The body OF
the murdered girl, and Price's where
abouts on the morning OF M'reh 26ih.
Jacob Dean, father OF the mt. dor. u slrl,
testified that when his ii Ito daughter did
not return from school he and his wife
started on a search. He not sed some
I freshly cut brush toward a small stream
and napkin. and, on closer Investigation
, found his daughters dinner pail buried Ia
the ground, except one corner OF IL On
looking further he saw piece OF cloth
sticking out from under q pile OF brush.
be removed this and found the body OF
his daughter The throat was cut from
ear to ear aud there was large confusion
on the left side OF the head above the
ear. he called to his wife aud both
examined the body. IL remained there
until about 8 o'clock when Marshall E
Price, the prisoner. brought his wagon
and removed the body TO the girls late
home
Mr.. Dean saw signs Of struggling In
the path near where the body was found,
ana the girls clothing was torn. While
Mr. Dean was on the stand he broke
down and cried
Mrs Jacob Dean testified nearly the
sans as her husband.
Ooe of the most important witnesses
| OF the day was james CorkrRn. small
boy and q nelghbor Of the Deans. He
saw Sallie pass his home on the
way to school, aud be followed her
by tie same path about fifteen minutes
later. He had to pass the home OF Mar
shall Price. He did not see him around
the house OF la his blacksmith shop. but
saw German Wright, boy. cutting wood
at Prices house. Alth ough he followed
the same path rs Ssllie, be saw no signs
Of her. Young Corkran was cross exam.
ined at great length by Mr.. Russum, fos
the defense, but he failed TO shake the
boys testimony or bring out any new
facts.
German Wright. Ia year old boy, was
the most important witness examined
during the day. he WAS working fol
Price on the day Of the murder, choppine
wood. Between z and 5 o'clock Price
came and got an axe and said he wa.
going into the woods along the creeh
TO cut bazs Young Wright sa
the Corkran boy aud Minnie vii
Hanson going to school, and
they passed while Price was 10 the woods
To about sn hour Price returned with I
piece Of baizs and went directly TO thu
blacksmith shop A 4 few minutes late
he came ont, got bucket OF water anc
took II into the shop Mr. Russum tries
hard TO shake Wright's testimony, bu
the boy stuck to his story.
William n Dean and William Pool,
I testified to Price telling them about hi
, dream, In which he saw the murders
bury the knife Clarence Dean SAID th a
[ on the Tuesday following the murde
Price showed him a kuifs covered Wit
8 blood, which he said he had dug up. hsv
[ ing been led TO the place where It wa
buried by his dream
The state has expert witnesses her
: who will testify that Price is not insane
! and that bis confession was not obtaine
= = by wills stronger than his own, for il
= believed that the defense will b
I hypnotism, aud II not that, insanity.
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