Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

Denton.
DENTON, Mn. April SO,-Not for many
years has u crowd visited Denton. the
county seat Of Caroline county, so large as
that which gathered here to-day in the
hope of being present at the trial of Mar
shall L. Price the blacksmith Of Harmony,
who is charged with the murder Of Sallie
j, Dean, the 1l.years-old daughter Of
Jacob Dean, farmer, who lives near
Harmony, ten miles from Denton. The |
court room was jammed with people. and |
those who could not get inside stood out |
side in the drizzling rain, waiting for what |
they might hear.
PRICE UNDER a STRONG GUARD.
Price was brought to court from jail
under strong guard aud was surrounded
by crowd of 200 or 800 people, No hostile
demonstration was made and it is not
likely that any will be made. for the
people seem to feel perfectly satisfied since
1t has been decided to hold the trial here,
They have full confidence in Judges
Wickes and stump and seem to feel that
whatever they decide will be proper.
Price came into court handcuifed to
Deputy Sheriff Roe. Both had their cloth
ing somewhat disarranged in struggling to
get through the crowd. Price wore blue
yachting cap, q neat black coat and vest
and a white necktie. He looked like any
thing but 4 man who would murder
child i'll cold blood. When the indictment
was being read to him the noise in and out
the court was so great that Clerk Edwin &.
Field had to stop the reading until order
could be restored. His counsel, George NJ.
Russum, entered plea OF not guilty, and
elected to be tried BY the court, instead of
by jury.
MISS DEANS FATHER.
Mr.. Jacob Dean. father of the murdered
girl, testified: MY daughter SalIie started
TO school On the morning Of March 18th
last. | never saw her alive after that
When my wife learned that she had not
been to school during the day and became
anxious she and | started out to look after
her. My daughter Flora Joined us later. We
hunted around, and at the foot of the hill
near Fowlins Creek branch | found The
print Of heel, ms if some one had Jumped
| out of the bushes into the road. There
| were signs of u scuille in the road. went
IN the bushes and saw where some bushes
had been cut. ! kept up over the hill
toward Frank Friends place and found
napkin and then her basket. About %
feet away was the body of my child,
| covered with big dead bush, took the
| bush off. She was dead and cold Her
| head was lying toward the branch and
| her throat was cut. | call,d out that |
had found her. aud must have called
pretty loudly, for Grant Corkran, who was
| blowing in his field. heard me and came
over. He was the first person there be-
sides my wife ard daughter Marshall
irice, the prisoner, drove us to our home.'
THE MOTHERS EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Dean, mother of Salle, told of her
| daughters starting for school, of her learn.
| ing of her chlld's absence from school and
OF the search for her daughters body.
YOUNG coERIAN on THE STAND.
James Corkran, boy of about u years,
and brother of Grant Corkran, said he saw
| Sallie Dean on the road ON her way to
school. He was at the time IN the yard of
his home and Grant Corkran was in the
house. When he started for school Grant
was sitting in the doorway working ON a
| horse collar. He started for school about
- minutes after he saw Sallie Dean. On
his way to school be passed Marshall
| Frees shop, hut did not see anyone in it.
Upon being crOss-eraminei By Mr., Russum
he said that it was about 10 minutes before
0 o'clock when he started to school. He
could not say that Price was not in his
shop when he passed OH his way to school.
GERMAN wRrGHT's EVIDENCE.
German Wright, boy IA years old. testi-
fed that he had worked for Marshall
Price the day before the murder and re-
turned soon after sunup to 20 to work
again. Price was at that time eating his
breakfast. He heard Corkran tell his wife
that he was going to the branch to get a
piece of baize, and that if any one called
at the shop to tell him he would soon re.
turn. Price then picked up an axe and
Went off toward the branch. This was
soon after I O'Clock. He remained away
about an hour and returned with piece
OF baize and an axe and Went into his sEop.
Price attCrward came out and got a Bucket
of water which lie took in with him.
Wright said he remained at Prices until
dinner time and did not return in the
afternoon. He had seen James Gorkran
pass on his way to school.
A TEN-YEARs.oLD WITNESS.
Lille Williamson, a lO.years old school.
girl. testified to having passed the bridge
over Fuwling creek branch on her yynv 4,
school on the morning of the murder and
TO having heard some one cutting wood
Langrull, the maildriycr on the road be
tween Denton and Preston SAID he STONED
at Prices shop at about ten minutes uftcl
on the morning Of the murder, bur no
linding him went on TN the Friday fol
lowing lie met Price, who said he was con
iident that IL cOlored man named Toss ma,
+, killed aallIe Dean. This man, Price said
: had been tracked to Fowliug creek branch
lie had aftcrward gotten in u boat ant
/ started 70 Baltimore, and efforts were bciuy
made to have him arrested at Cambridge
, MIR. WILLIAM DEAN.
| Mr. William Dean said he had helpet
7 Mr.. stephens to survey the scene III tn
/. murder. lie saw where the baize Inn,
: been cut, and from one place where som
G cutting has been done the road conid b
y plainly seen. When the body was abou
to be removed it was lifted III d blankc
: and carried to Marshall Prices wagon
+ While this was being done Price stood d
: his horses head Al night when the Iii
= was being washed and dressed by himseI
y ami DIR, Duhudway, Price held the lan
If for them. After a little while Mr.. Drai
II said Price became sick and nervous am
d put the lamp down. Mr., Dean also sni
that on the FRIDAY after the murder Prize
: said he had a dream in which he snw
- man bury 4 Knife or razor few feet from
a where tine boly was found. Mr. Dean ud
visel him Ia investigate il and prir
promised to do 50 at night Mr.. Dean sal,
/ lrice told him that he had looked for tn
knife, but had failed to find it.