The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-20

The case OF the State Va Peter ID. Rlas
was resumed In Superior Court this morn
Ing by the recalling by Attorney General
Nicholson OF William Johnson who was
on the the stand when court adjourned
yesterday afternoon. He was crosa.
examined by MIR. Marvil. but nothing
important to his defence was developed.
Andrew Weiss. who assisted Bailln
johnson in attempting to arrest Rias. was
the next witness. He swore that he was
Ia bed and hearing the noise outside ran
to where the trouble was but when he
reached the piece the. light was apparently
over and he went to Armstrong; store.
He afterward met johnson. and on the
latters Invitation asslsted In interfering
In the trouble. which broke out afresh.
Rlas threatened to shoot and at the
came time saw II knife In his hand. The
witness received cuts In the back and OK
hibited tho coat he wore on thu night OF
the trouble. Then tho witness told the
officer to hit the negto with his club. He
testified TO the staoblng OF johnson and
also being cut himself. Nothing now was
brought out In the eros denomination.
Joseph NJ. Armstrong saw the trouble.
He got there Just az johnson put his hand
on the negro and heard the latter say;
There aiu't enough g OF b-s In
town to arrest me-" after which he saw
Rias make the assault. The cross'exami-
nation brought out nothing new.
Theodore Graft cav the men after they
wero cut. On oross-examlnation the Wit.
ness satd he was not within twenty feet
of where the fight was going on. It was
so dark he could not tell one negro
from another.
son described the wound. 1t was In the
left side and SO dangerous that for forty
eight hours he did not expect his patient
to recover.
Detective Witsil arrested the prisoner
and swore that he found knife and
razor on him at. the time. Rias acknow.
The detective left the stand without being
cross,examined and Mr.. &e..vll then took
up his defence.
Harry Green was fret called to estab-
lish the prisonet's previous good reputa-
ton and fair dealing, which the witness
said had teen good. Samuel Dickinson
and Wilmer George gave similar tesu.
mony.
Rlas was then placed on the stand and
told Of The assault. After taking a drink
he aud o sveral other men went to Arm.
strong.
Balliff Johnson approached him and
demanded him to go with him aud at the
same time struck at him. They ctinched.
and while he was down Witness dubbed
him. George Moore eaid Don't strike
him." but johnson said he'd kill the g.
OF D.. The witness upon cross,exami.
nation denied that scar on tne head
which he said had been received In the
fight, was Inflicted by weapon In the
hands of his mother-in-law.
George Moore hud bPen with Rias all
evening. He was not Intoxicated or dis
orderly. The officer first assaulted the
prisoner, and when tho witness told
johnson not to hit his companion again
the officer said he would Kill him.
The cross. examination revealed the fact
that Rias a short time before had had
quarrel with his wife on the street. the
Inference being that the trouble caused
the oitIcer to attempt to arrest Rias.
For tho DurDO60 oil contradiction Mfr.
Nicholson recalled Joseph Armstrong,
who testified the ecar on the prisoners
head had been caused by his mother.in.
law. MIR. Marvil wanted the testimony
ruled out but the court held that II was
admissible. The defence rested.
Mr. Nicholson only asked the court ia
charge the jury as to the right OF an OIL
Ger to arrest upon view disorderly man.
Mr. Maryil cited several authorities and
the jury retired.
In Superior Court upon motion of VIM.
s. Hiiles and Josiah Marvil the Reliance
Fire Company was ordered to produce
certain books. containing important EVIL
dence to the plaintiff In the malndamua
case OF Joseph Cash vs., the company.
Upon motion OF Peter l.. Cooper. the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
was ordered TO produce certain policies Of
insurance as evidence relative to the 40.
ton Of Mary Biggins vs.. the Company.
After the attorneys had closed. the court
adjourned until $50 O'Clock when the
jury will be charged.
Mr.. Elliott. who was badly Injured some
time ago ut the JeasuD and Moore Paper
Company by freight Car door falling
on him, Ia getting better slowly.
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