The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-01

They were not drunk but ths witnes
could remember what they had been do
ing. Tho remark caused d ripple O
laughter among the spectators.
AN ALIBI ATTEMPTED.
Ellen Dinneen, sister-ln-law Of tn
prisoners, saw Dennis at her home be
tween and o'clock on the morning O
October 8. Dennis was intoxicated oht
called her husband down stairs and he sa
with Dennis long time. Mrs. Dinneen
Joined tho couple about half past o'clock
Attorney General White could not chanGt
her testimony.
prisoner, and the husband Of the previOu!
witness, corroborated the testimony OF
his wife. jeremiah fixed the date because
his brother was arrested the following
day. Dennis visit to Jeremiah's home
that night was the first ono he had ever
made at that time of night.
Jeremiah Cronin, the man Mr.. Hayes
referred 10 while II. Is. Bolton was on the
stand, WAS called. Ho was askedi II Bolton
had said ''lf Dinneen don't give her more
money I'll burn iJ sooner or later Ill
burn it anyway. Mr.. Cooper, objected tC
tho question on the ground of lnadmissa
bility but 80 eagor was Cronin to answer
Eyes" that he did 50 before the Deputy At
The impudence provoked Mr., Cooper, who
brought Cronn to his senses by a severe
rebuke. Tho court decided in favor of
the state and the answer had been given it
was ordered stricken from tho record.
This being all Mr., Hayes wanted the wit
ness for he was allowed to leave the stand
before the cause Of the remark was
brought out.
DlNNEEN STORY.
Mr.. Hayes then called Dinneen to the
stand and began his examination by in
quiring il he had owned the Hockessin
property. He replied that he did. The
accused man told of going to the homo OF
Con Lucy on the night of October 2nd af-
terward to his own home After midnight
he went to his brother Patrick's home,
He did not know where he went ufterward
but knew that he reached his home before
) o'clock. Returning to Fl. B. Bottoms
testimony concerning the road cart prop
osition, Dinneen denied ever having made
such proposition.
Mr.. Cooper got the witness tangled up
in the hours when he examined him. Pat
rick Dinneen had sworn that Dennis had
reached his home about o'clock, but the
prisoner said 1t was II o'clock when he
reached Patrick's home. Dennis could
not explain tho variance between the tes-
timonies.
Did you not tell Walter Witsll on the
following Sunday that you had not been
in anyones house after $50 o'clock the
night Of October 2?'
mo, SIR
Dennis, you had done nothing on the
second day of October to be arrested for,
had yout'
NO, sir
Then why did you tell your two little
boys on November 3 if you were not ar.
rested on that day you would kill their
mother and you did not wait them to run
out and cry about it?"
Dnneen denied having made the state.
ment. He acknowledged seeing the dress
material at his home In May Of 1891, and
ended his statement by denying being at
Hockes,in on the morning the property
was destroyed.
Mr.. Hayes called John J. Creedon, post.
master at Hockessn: Albert I. Williams,
u constable there; John GOrmley, Patrick
Long and George p. Reardon to establish
the prisoners previous good character.
Tho defense here rested.
In reply Detective Witsi was called by
Mr.. White, aud swore that Dinneen told
him that he was not in any house that
night before the burning Of the build.
ings. .s -
MIR. Hayes asked the court to charge the
jury for aGquittal on the grounds that
Dinneen was indicted for burning tho
hoase of Anton Koch, lessee, while the
evidence shows that Mrs. Koch rented the
house. Tho court refused to do 80. Argu-
ment then began, each side being limited
to three-quarters of an hour. Mr.. Cooper
went to the jury first. He argued until
O'clock.
This is the jury: James Chevens, fore
man, Cyrus Tatman, Edward w. Man.
love, Cleaver Bryan, William p. Seal,
Michael ]. Corbett, Thomas A. Cam,
Richard H. Williams, William H. Kelley.
James K. Roberts, Russell Eaton and
Thomas LeFevre.