Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08

Court House Thursday afternoon at the
continuation of the trial. Joseph WEIGH,
who was with Ida at the time of tho
shooting, testified that at the first
snot the powder burned his neck. lie
saw Lila fall and Wright stand over
her and fire two more shots at her.
Mary Thomas, colored, corroborated |
Welch's story. Earlier On the fatal
night she had heard Wright say 10
another man "If | am not out to see
you tomorrow, good bys."
Harvey Lewis, Priestly Turner, Will
liam Grinley, Emma Feeney, Charles
Anderson and George Gordon told Of
the murder.
1--WE admit the killing" said Mr.. |
Harrington, when Gordon was on the |
stand and he had no question 10 ask. |
Special Officer John @. Collins OF |
the W. & N. railroad testified that he
arrested Wright with the revolver in
his hand. Police Officer james Shields
testified that at the patrol box. Front
and Market streets, the prisoner said
he hoped Ida Urummol was dead.
Police Captain Chambers swure that
when Wright was told of Ida's death
he said he was glad of it; he didn't
mean to hurt her; he wanted to kill
| her. The captain also told Wright's
story of the shooting.
Police Sergeant Shields corroborated
| Capt. Chambers testimony. Wright
told the officers that he had seen Ida
at her mothers house and she said she
wouldn't have anything to do with him.
| After seeing her at the p, ". Il Is.
station BIO went around on Market
street ard bought the revolver.
The State rested shortly before
o'clock.
| In behalf of the prisoner, Austin
Harrington addressed the Jury. He
said that Wright was to have married
Ida on June 18th and would have done
SO had not ''that viper, Joe WEIGH"
taken her from him. He became i'll
and on that account did not know any
thing about the pistol or killing. Mr..
Harrington held that it must be shown
without the shadow of doubt that
Wright was sane at the time OF the
shooting
Lewis Chapman, colored, testified
that Wright was sick in August, 1895;
that he complained of pain in his
head. He was ont Of his mind for
several days. Since that time Wright
had been changed. He at times seemed
to be in a study. He had been going
with Ida for three years and stopped
three weeks before her death.
William Hoskins, colored, testiti ed
that the week of the shooting Wright
said he was nearly crazy on account
of his head.
With the hearing OF this witness
taking of testimony came to an end
for tine day.
In view Of the fact that il was i'm.
possible 10 try another case before the
Sussex October term the court decided
to continue the Henry and Woods cases
until November 9th, when an adjourned
session of the present term will open in
this city.
William I. Henry is under indictment
of murder in the first degree for killing
William Virgins, and George G. Woods
is under indictment for granddaughter
in causing the death Of j. Howard Han
mum.
Court took recess until o'clock
in the evening.
The Wright jury continued in the
custody of the court, but received per-
mission to take walk.
, At the night session the only bust
, ness was the granting of naturalization
papers to ll5 foreigners, mostly Cor
mans and Poles.
: In the Wright case Friday morning
Deputy Attorney General Cooper OBJ
? iected to the line of testimony intro
! duceG by the defence to indicate that
the prisoner was Of unsuund mind at
T the time OF the murder. Mr.. Cooper
, held that the defence must connect
j Wright's mental condition at the time
8 of his illness last year, with his con
!, dition at the time of the murder. II
] the connection was not shown he held
r that all the testimony on that line
2 should be ruled out The court agreed
with Mr.. Cooper.
9 Court opened about $50 o'clock.
Edward Truss testified that Wright
u had been depressed since his illness
o last year.
. William Carter testified that Wright
l after that sick time complained of his
q head. Both worked at LobLlell's. Wit
ness once sent Wright for Gun d
o water, but Wright came back with &
s riddle instead of the water.
d Ollie Carter. Alexander Hickmar
and Cephas Smith testified to the
r mans condition. Michael Leary, Den
IS mis- Bulger, John Lester, Lewis Chap
l. man, Cephas Smith and Edward
, Truss testified to the prisoners gooc
}, character.
70 DIR. j. b. Stubhs testified that b,
y attended Wright in July and August
!. 1895, for typhoid fever. Wright wa
&c delirious and at times violent.
:. DIR. Stubs was not in court wheI
!, his name was called and had to b
J. brought in on an indictment. He wa
!. therefore, liable for contempt of court
'. After he had testified, Chief justice
Lore spoke to him concerning his non
10 appearance. The doctor had been bus
70 and seemed to have been under mis-
ct apprehension regarding what he shout,
OF have done. After the court had con
sidered bis case he was excused an,
IN discharged
to The defence rested and the Stat
g. began its rebuttal testimony.
y DR.. F. E. Smith testified tina
Z aggravated typhoid was usually accom-
IN panied by deIirium. The patient ma
g. be left in a debilitated condition, bu
g. his mind generally gets all right afte
is he is well. Headaches sometimes fol
1g low typhoid. On the testimony a
I'D presented DIR. Smith saw no indica
n, tions Of insanity in Wright's case
I'D Thursday he made an examination G
er Wright and found no evidences of in
d: sanity. Mr.. Harrington declared tina
I'D the defence did not claim that Wrigh
n was insane now, but that he had re
as covered. Deputy Attorney Genera
III Cooper thought it peculiar case q
at | insanity