Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-31

know what in the name of God became
of either Jones or the wagon. He wanted
Dayett to take him to Elkton but the
latter refused. He afterwards went to the
station and took the express for Elkton.
Dayett testified that he got his mules out
and started down the road with them to do
some hauling when he saw mans body
in the pool of water, short distance from
the roadside. He got down off his mules
and pulled the body out of the water and
left it along the bank. He afterwards
learned that the dead boy was Johnny
Jones. Dayett said there was n freshet the
night the boy was killed and the body may
have been carried down to where it lay by
the current of water. The water in which
the body lay was only about foot deep.
Harry Dayett testified that he saw two
men driving down the road toward Sum.
nit Bridge Friday night. They seemed
bewildered and didn't know where they
were going. One of them said, Lets go
to Middletown." The other replied, "No
it's too stormy" Instead of going to
Middletown they went in the direction of
Glasgow.
susan Smith. colorod, said she was just
closing the shutters of the Methodist
church at Glasgow Friday night when two
men came driving down the road in 4
| spindle wagon. They we're quarreling
about the lines and both wanted to drive.
The light from a gas lamp at Alrichs' store
enabled her TO see, she said, and one of the
men was drunk. The boy said "If you'll
give me the lines I'll go home" The other
| man made no reply but lashed the horse
with the whip and the animal went
| galloping up the FrenchtoNn road toward
| Wilmington.
John Ward said the men drove by his
house at full gallop ut 9.l5 o'clock Friday
night.
Mrs. Mary Tibbett who lives at Elkton,
testified that Jones and his uncle came TO
her house Friday evening TO see Miss
farrell. She told them the young lady
was in Mlddletown and they started u
drive there to see her. Mrs. farrell testi.
fled that young Jones was intoxicated
when he reached her house.
BENJAMIN johnson Swore that he was
driving to Glasgow Friday night when
two men in an open wagon drove by him
and were going toward Wilmington. The
horse was going at full gallop. The occu
pants of the wagon were hallooing ut the
horse to make it go faster. johnson says
he wassed the Belletown bridge, where the
body of Jones was found, but he saw no one
Joel w. Poore, the uncle was sworn and
made his statement. He said he and Jones
started out to 20 to Elkton where Jones
wanted to call on Miss farrell. They pnr-
chased a quart of whisky at Newark aud
had six drinks out of the bottle. Not find.
ing Miss farrell at Elkton, Jones wanted
to drive to Middletown. He had ring he
wanted to give the girl and declared she
should have it before midnight. PoorC
says that after he found Jones was deter
mined to go to Middletown he resolved tC
go with him. He asked Jones If he knew
the way and he replied that he did. Poor
did not know it. When they had gont
some distance from Elkton Poore says ht
, recollectS passing wagon on the road ant
: then they began to race. He afterward
lost consciousness and when he awoke h
, was lying along the road. He went to tn,
house OF Mr.. Dayett for shelter. The lat
, ter did not let him in so he went to tht
barn and found bed in the stable
, He said the reason he did not go to search
for Johnny Jones was because he did no
know anything had happened him. How
3 he came into possession of Jones hat h
. did not know. The next day he took th
train and went to Elkton.
, Detective Witsil testified to the arrest o
} Poore and gave page or two of his pas
history.
5 Drs. Hughes and Walker testified t.
9 making the post mortem and said tina
3 death was due to conclusion of the brain
: The bruise on the side of the head, tn
: doctors said, was due to fall. The hai IA
: was matted with dirt and confirmed til
g belief that the injury was inflicted by tn
Z head striking the ground,
e James Jones, father of the boy, wa
!, called. and said the relations between tn
e boy and his uncle was very friendly.
S The jury rendered a verdict that deatl
waxAue to conclusion of the brain cause
r byEtAl accidental fall from a wagon ant
c there was nothing left for the coroner t
. do but discharge Poore from custody. II
I was eXonerated from blame.