The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-01
WRIGHT ON TRIAL
Ida CrummaIps Assaiiant In 'th3
Dock,
The DETsN!E \ lN.ANIIV.
Stats Convicted Yesterday After
noon of Manslalghter-Mc,
Nabb Gets Seven Years
for Using Minor Girls
for Immoral
Purposes.

Oyer and Tsrminer Court this morning
took up the Wright murder case after. a
strong effort on the part Of Austin Har.
rington and e. n Cochran, tho prisoners
counsel, to have the case go over until
Noy. ], when prisoner who is out of this
Jurisdiction and who will be II very mater
ial one In the Insanity Defense which 1t Is
| proposed to set up, will be here
Fora time it looked us though the state
would loose its point TO have the case
| taken up Immediately, SO strong was tho
| contention of the defense, but Attorney
General White and his deputy Petor Il.
Cooper, SO vividly impressed upon the
court tho duty Of disposng of such IA case
at the earliest possible time that the court
sided with them md ordered the jury
james u. Donovan was the first called
and after being asked the usual question
took his scat in the box Us foreman of the
body.
The State challenged Chas. Foulk, Hen
ry Z. Hopkins, Moses Lowther Henry
Leach. John Hendrickson, Edward Yer
non VIM. H. Voshel, Dan. NJ. Cochran
and Ambrose McVeigh.
The defense challenged John G. Arm
strong, 6eo. +, Wilson, Herman Padburg,
Herbert Hannum, Calvin h. b. Jones'
Thomas Y. Mes5imer, Michael Mulligan,
Wilmer George, Nathan Powell, James A.
Wilson, David W. Staats, John Davidson,
John l. Collins, VIM. c. Naudan.
Dan M. Cochran is related to Mr.. Har-
rington, counsel in the case, and it was
upon this ground that the state challeng-
| ed him. Thomas Y. Messimer had form.
! ed and expressed an opinion as to tho
guilt of the prisoner. but could render an
impartial verdict. His challenge was
made not w.thstanding this,
This is the juryjwhich has Wright's fats
ia tho balance. James l.. Donovan, Isaac
Hawthorne, Thomas II. Townsend War
rem Z. Mcssimer, Clayton NJ. Powell,
Lewis II. Day, Caleb n. Price, Vincent
O'Moore and John W. Mitchell
Then Clerk Foard read the Indictment,
which contains four counts, before the
jury.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper stated
the case before the jury, saying tho crime
which Wright stood indicted for was tho
highest in law, excepting that OF treason.
Counsel only defined first degree murder
ana said the prisoner was guilty Of that
crime or II not, was innocent Of any crime.
Then he told the story of Ida Crummel's
tragic death, which Is still in the minds of
the public, But there are other facts than
those published which the State will prove
They are that Wright on May 20 had told
her no man could.
Another one was that upon the same &C.
caslon Ida had snrCasticully exclaimed
you had better put on a dress and stay
with tho women continually whcrcupon
Wright rctorted don't you worry wen
both be shrouded in loss than six months"
The State also made use of Wrght's ex-
pressons II am glad of it, and that II
hope TO God she is dead to prove that tho
crime was deliberate.
WITNESSES TELLS THE STORY.
Ida Boyer, young colorcu woman was
the States first witness She WIS with
Ida Crummcll tho Saturday night before
tbs crime AT tho T., W. u b. railroad de-
pot.
Wright met them at Front and Market
streets, where the girl upbraided the pris
oner for following her. Ida Crummcl
asked the witness if She had wrapper to
put on Wright, thercupon no made the
remark that "Lhey would both be in
wrappers Some timo after that. tho
murdered girl said Wright should not fol
low her and then it was TINT Wright said
he had right TO follow her and if he did
not, no other man would, because he would
kill her. Tho witness loft tho couple
quarrelling.
On tho night of the murder the witness
and the dead girl were together. A man
to1SecoRd and Market, where they saw
Wright He did hot see thom however.
Ida Crummell was afraid he would SEQ
her so hid behind the man named Welsh.
The three waikettto the p, W. & b. de-
pot where they met Wright lie asked
1daif be could speak to her but the girl
refused his request. He then walked up
the railroad and while he was gone Welsh
the witness and Miss Crummcll walked
over to the W & N depot to meet tho ex-
cursion train bringing their friends from
BGrmlpg CHAM Park.
The party separated, the witness walk
ing out Front street, when she heard four
pistol shots. She understood Ida had
been shot and knowing that Wright was
undor arrest hurried to the police box at
Front and Market streets, where the pri-
soncr was confined Officer Shields, who
bad MIN under arrest inquired il the girl
was dead, and then it wa, that tho prison.
CT said if she was not dead he hoped she
was.
In Mr.. IIarrington's discrimination
he, from the beginning, tried to break
down the States allegation Of expressed
malice. Ida informed him that Wright
had said he and the dead girl were to be-
married but court would not allow to ask
whether or not they had acted rs husband
and vito. She was being examined when
court took the usual noon recess.
SENTENCE DEFERRED
Joseph Eldridgo, who was sentenced on
September % to five years imprisonment
Az lashes and one hour In tho pillory, for
burglarizlng the house of John Banning,
was brought into court and tho corporal
punishment was deferred until November
H. DR.. j. j. Black, the Jail physician,
yesterday informed tho court that the pri
sOncrs physical condition was such that
he could not bear the punishment on Sat
urdny. Upon the recommendation tie
time was extended.
SEVEN YEARS FOR MCNABB.
Thomas McNabb the white man who
pleaded guilty to using minor female
child for an immoral purpose, got his dcs-
crts this morning. In addressing tho
prisoner Chief Justice Lore said no was
guilty of one of the most dangerous and
among the vilcst crimes Of which any man
could possibly be guilty of.
Appeals Of friends and counsel for lcni.
ency, made to the court, in the prisoners
behalf, were pitiable, but tho crime was q
lesson to learn. The duty of imposing
the full penalty was one tho court could
not shirk, being duty owed the children
who are walking about tho streets of tho
city. Thon the sentence Of $1,000 fine and
seven years imprisonmcn twas imposed.
STATS GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.
Richard Stats Is about the luckiest
man who ever sat In the prisoners pen at
the Court house. He Is 50 because the jury
which heard such direct evidence against
him for William Guys murder late yestcr.
day afternoon found him guilty of man.
slaughter instead Of second degree murder
which was the lightcst crime ho was OK.
pcctcd to have bpon found guilty of. Tho
breaking down of the Stuats first degree
Indictment was only after Josiah Mnrvil,
the prisoners counsel, had worked untir.
iEgly to that end.
liz conducted his clients defense admir-
ably and presented to tho jury such tend
or Interpretation Of tho murder case that
the jury could not return any other YER
dict.
When tho court opened Mr.. Marvil put
the prisoner Oh tho stand and he testified
that he and City were sparring with the
rcvolvers, when his accidently went off,
and Guy fell to the floor. He helped put
the wounded man IN n wagon and held
his head all the way to his home, Two
days after the shooting no was arrested.
He said that bo and GUY were rrrat