The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-30
S9AA?S ON TRIAL.
Charged With William Guys First
Dsgree Murder.
STORY q! TIE TsAGs.Y.
They Had Attended a Jollfcation
But No Trouble Has Yet
Been Proven Occurred
Between the Men.

Thomas McNabb, the young white man
who was indicted in General Sessions
Court for having immorally used Bessie
Cumfort and Edna Holland, girls under
the age OF consent appeared this morning
for the last time Edwin h. Cochran, Jr.'
who made such strong effort to have the
case continued until the next term but
failed, had Withdrawn from the case and
Josiah Marvil appeared In his stead He,
unlike his predecessor, was anxious that
the case be disposed Of and to avoid pub
LEFTY he had his client plead guilty to one
charge. Then Attorney General White
noile pressed the second Indictment. He
was not sentenced.
on TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Richard Stats indicted for the first de-
gree murder of VIM Guy was brought in.
to the court room between Two tpstaves
and placed on trial for his life. The pris-
oner seemed to be unconcious Of the fate
which stared him in the face. Ho had the
cold glare Of the audience but 1t did not
effect him. He Is young looking negro
will prominent forehead deep set eyes,
and dark skin.
After the prisoner had seated himself in
the box Clerk of the Peace Foard began
tho work of forming jury Dan M.
Cochran was first called. Josiah Marvil,
SouiioSi iui tit pflhonGT, lshcu nun IL no
had formed and expressed an opinion rs
to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner,
and when he replied no was questioned by
Attorney General White as to whether he
bad conscientious scruples against rem
uerlng verdict in n case where the pun
ishmcnt is death, If the evidence should
warrant Ian TO render such verdict He,
replying In the negative, was sworn and
took his seat us foreman of the body
A ia ~
ed to the same questions, rs were oil the
Jurors called, but challenged by the
State. Mr.. White also challenged John
Davidson, Charles A. FUulk, Henry Leach
and Lewis H. Day.
Mr.. Marvil exercised his privilege in
nineteen cases. The men were John j
Wilkinson, James w, Wilson, Warren Z.
Messimer Caleb A, Price, George p.
Powell, Benjamin Bond, George n. Wool
Charles Hoskins, W. e. Dcakync. Herman
padberg, John IIondrickson John c.
Armstrong, Charles Miller, Calvin r.. b
Jones, Nathan Best, John r. Collins and.
Joseph Jordan Walter w Morgan and
VIM. Taylor had conscientious scruplcs
against rendering verdict Of guilty
should the evidence warrant it, and were
therefore excused.
This work occupied forty minutes and
eled jury, Vincent 0 Moore, John David
son, Ambrose McVpigh w. II. Voshell.
W. X, L. Tatman, Nj! h tl MuIlignn, Il.
Mcssimcr, Elwuou Il. Hawthorne, George
Y. Wilson, Thomas IL. Townsend and
David NJ. Stats.
Then the Indictment was read before
the jury and Deputy Attorney General
Cooper addressed the jury defining the
crime OF first degree murder to them. He
tn
proposed to prove They were that on May
IS last the prisoner and William Guy at
tended II culorcu picnic at Mt. Pleasant
ana while 1t was in progress Stants call
ed him ad-s-b-and said lie had mark
ed him.
On the way home Guy was with his
cousin Jennie but loft her and went with
company of friends among whom was
the prisoner. AS Guy and Stats passed
each other Staats exclaimed you s. of
B. I'll kill you. Then StaGtS shot, the
ball entered Guys head and caused his
death II week aftGrwarl.
EXAMINING THE WITNESSES.
Joseph Simpson, a young colorcd m n
was the first witness called by the State.
He was at the picnic and saw the crime
committed. Guy and his cousin were on
the why homo when she left him, Then
Guy joined his friends and almost instant
ly after Guy passed the witness he heard
Stats say you $ b. IN shoot you
Instantly there was n pistol shot and
Guy fell Seeing that Guy was shot in
the forehead, the witness searched for a
man named Richard Niolds TO take the
wounded man home Tho witness after,
ward saw SLaatS ut his home but he said
nothing about the crime Nothing new
was brought out on the cross cXamina.
ton.
WAS SORRY FOR TIE ACT.
Edward Lewis was another colorcd man
who was witness to the crime. After
the prisoner had shot he heard him cx-
claim that he woald not "havc harmed
him for anything" The witness saw a
revolver under the wounded man but did
not know whose 1t was. On the cross-ux-
animation the witness said Stats &c.
compnnicd Guy to his home and when the
witness left the prisoner was there.
He heard Guy tell Stnats that he shoald
not have fooled with him. Mr.. Marvel
wanted the witness to tell what Guy meant
by the remark, but tho state intcrposnd an
objection which the court sustained.
MARY HEARD THE THREAT
Carrie Black heard Staats call Guy the
vile name and declare he had marked him.
She did not know of any trouble between
the men.
hichard Lloyd heard the pistol shot and
saw Guy fall, but did not hear any CONVEX
sation between tho men. The witness
also saw revolver in Stats hand.
Andrew CovertiulG saw Stats and Guy
Sparring just before tho shooting. Sow
eral other witnesses gave testimony con
corning the crime and court took the us
ual noon recess
SUPERIOR COURT MATTERS.
Charles Warner Smith had the rule for
awrlt Of possession in the case of Whining
ton Saving Fund Society vs.. George and
John sharp made absolute.
He also had the case Of Boyd vs. Robin.
son amended to conform with tho sh1ri ifs
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