Evening journal., 1896-09-30
STAATS NOW ON TRIAL
Before a Jury for the Murder
of Guy.
lis DEFENCE IS ACCIDENTAL
M'NABB'S COUNSEL ENTERS A
PLEA OF GUILTY TO IMMoRALLY
USING TWO GIRLS UNDER AGE.
MANY JURORS CHALLENGED.

The Court of oyer and Terminer is
now at work, with full bench, bring
ing to trial the capital cases which have
been remarkably numerous before the
grand inquest Of Delaware at this term.
Several cases in the Court OF General
Sessions still remain unit led, and will
probably be disposed of om time to
time that the witnesses may not be
held In attendance too long and that
the alleged murderers may not be hur-
riedly convicted.
Night sessions will be held this even
ing and Friday evening. Contested
liquor license cases have been slated for d.
Saturday morning.
Yesterday afternoon Mary Spires.
colored was tried for stealing ring
from little Mary Springer. Lille
Wright saw her snatch the ring from
the little girl. Policeman Hurley ar
rested and found the ring on Mary
Spires. The jury convicted her and
she got six months.
Charles Biddle was convicted OF
stealing a coat from Michael Golden.
and he was sentenced to be whipped
with ten lashes and be imprisoned six
months.
Lizzie Gray next faced a Jury for
stealing a skirt and shirt waist from
Sarah Richards. who testified to the
loss and value of her clothing. Nathan
Levy was quite sure Lizzie was the girl
who had sold him the clothes. Lizzie
offered a strong defence. She swore
that Mr.. Levy was mistaken in her
identity. She brought up two witnesses
to prove an alibi and offered letters
from past employers verifying her
claims to a good reputation. The jury
hung a long time and finally convicted
her, asking for mercy of the court. JUS
tice Lore said verdict OF not guilty
would have satisfied the court, there
being grave doubt OF the woman's guilt
She was sentenced to one days inn
prisonment.
Daniel Mccarthy was acquitted OF
the charge Of stealing $3.50 from Mar
garet Cook. Rachel Hall. middle
aged colored woman, pleaded not guilty
to larceny and her case was afterward
nolle prosecuted.
McNABB PLEADS GUILTY TO-DAY.
Several fair visitors, relatives and
friends OF Chief Justice Lore sat on
the bench behind the judges this morn
ing.
The case of Thomas ]. McNabb. a
young white man accused OF using two
young girls for immoral purposes, will
not be tried. McNahb appeared all
ready for trial this morning and the
girls, Edna Holland and Bessie Com
fort, arrived with their mothers, both
in very nervous state. After a brief
faf II L
and Josiah Marvel addressed the court,
and offered to plead guilty In one case
n the state would nolle prosequi the
case concerning the other girl. The
state accepted this on the conditions
that the court would hear statement
from the prosecuting witness before
sentencing the prisoner The court
agreed to take the statement OF the at
torney-general alone.
In Superior Court Charles Warner
Smith moved that the rule for a writ
Of possession in the case Of tho Will
mington Savings Fund Society VS..
George and John Sharp be made abso-
lutte. He also had the case OF Boyd VS..
Robinson amended to conform with
the sheriff's return.
STATS BETWEEN THE TIP
SLAVES.
Chief Justice Lore then ordered that
the case Of the State VS.. Richard
staats, indicted for murder in the first
degree, be taken up at once. The pris-
oner was brought into court, and
Josiah Marvel appeared to defend him.
Attorney-Generai White and Deputy
Attorney General Cooper appeared for
the state. 1t was 1115 before a jury
could be agreed upon from the two
panels.
CHALLENGED BY THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Marvel, for tho defence, chal-
lenged the following talesmen
John J. Wilkinson, George Woolson,
James A. Wilson, Warren Messimer,
Caleb M. Price. George r. Powell, Ben
jamin Bond, Herbert Cannon, Moses
Lowther, Handy c. Hopkins, William
c. Deakyne, Herman Pauberg, John
Hendrickson, John c. Armstrong,
Charles Miller, Joseph Jordan, Calvin
r. b. Jones, Nathan Best, John I. Col
lins.
CHALLENGED BY THE STATE.
Attorney General White challenged
the following men: Arthur w. Draper
John w. Mitchell, Charles III. Foulk
Henry Leach, Lewis II. Day.
Conscientious scruples against the
|. punishment OF death-William Naylor
/ Walter Morgan.
THE JURORS ACCEPTED.
When the jury was complete it stood
) as follows:
Dan M. Cochran, st. Georges hun
dred. foreman; Vinson Moore, st
Georges: John Davidson, Red Lion;
? William IL. Voshell, St. Georges; Am
! brose McVeigh, Wilmington; William
/, X. l.. Tatman, APPOINTMENTS; Mich.
ael Mulligan, Red Lion; Thomas Y
Messimer, Wilmington; Elwood 7
Hawthorne, White Clay Creek; Georgs
f. Wilson, ST. Georges; Thomas I'll
Townsend, Appoquinimink; David w
Stats, Blackbird.
THE MURDER OF WILLIAM GUY.
Mr.. Cooper explained to the jurl
what murder in the first degree means
and that the state would attempt t
Z prove that William Guy was murdered
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