Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02

and found IL under tho lounge. The
door to the cabin was not locked and
any ono could have gotten into tho
room. | received u letter from my
father, dated December 31st, in which
no requested mo to come to Chesapeake
City as the Manaway was about to
make q trip. Had como would have
arrived ut Chesapeake City on January
I'd. the night OF the murder. Ireplied
TO his letter, but ho never received Ii.
Father had his life insured for SlS5.
He was q quiet man. and never had
any trouble with his crew." The testi-
mony OF young Camp was important, in
view Of the fact that it proved without
a doubt that Camp was in possession OF
q large sum OF money on tho night Of
tho murder
Several other witnesses were heard.
EllStop, March 27.--This was tho
fourth day of the murder trial Of james
ii. Truss. The State closed its testi-
mony shortly after tho morning session
began and IL was thought that Truss
would 60 on the stand in his own bo-
half. This, however, he did not do.
The defence attempted to prove an
alibi by Bennett Savin, the 8-years-old
son OF Mrs. Linda Savin, Il sister Of the
prisoner. Tho boy testified that he
thought Truss was at his house on the
night OF the murder, but why he re-
membered 1T he could not say. He said
his uncle was in the habit of coming
to sec his mother three or four times a
week. He proved a poor witness for
the prisoner, however, as his mother
testified yesterday that to her best re-
collection Truss was not at her house
on the night of the murder.
Albert Constable, Jr., testified that
he called on Mrs. Savin on two occas-
ions. The first time she did not re-
member whether Truss had beon to her
house on the night Of the murder, bui
on his second visit she had told him
Truss had been there, and remembered
1T by Truss giving her son some picture
cards. On cross examination Constable
testified that he had gone to sec Mrs.
Savin at the request of the prisoner.
Elkton, March 20. Tho closing argu-
ment for the State in the Truss case,
and which closed the argument, was
made yesterday afternoon by ex-State's IS
Attorney Austin l.. Crothers, who has
been most active in the case with
States Attorney William s. Evans.
IHb argument DI MT, 1TOtnBfB ldBleu
over two hours and was listened to with
interest by vast crowd of people Not
since the murder trial of Mannon and
Reed for the murder of "Billy, tho
Joker, has there been as much interest
over u case as the present ono. People
ilocked from all parts of the county and
were early in the court to got seat.
Elkton, March 81. James H. Truss
has been declared guilty of murder in
tho first degree, for the killing OF
Capt Thomas Camp of Goshen N. j. i,
on January I'd last.
Judge Wickes, who occupied the
bench alone during the trial, rendered
tho decision this afternoon. The Judge
reviewed the case at length, and during
his remarks told tho accused that he
was as positive he committed the
crime as il he had been present and
saw tho blows struck.
Truss sat in the prisoners box as un-
concerned as usual, and when pro-
nounced guilty the Judges words did
not affect him in the least
There seems to be no hope at all for
the prisoner, as there is no chance for
an appeal from the Judges decision,
or of the Governor committing his SEN
tonre when it is given, which will, no
doubt, be in day or go.