Evening journal., 1896-10-01
IDA CRUMMELL MURDER
Now Being Described Before
the County Court.
wRIGHTs HORRIBLE THREATS,

THAT BOTH WOULD SOON BE
WEARING WRAPPERS
q HOPE TO GOD I'VE KILLED
HER"
The courts OF Oyer and Terminer and
of General Sessions resumed their sit
tings at the County Court House to-day
with a crowded court re, m. Before its
adjournment last evenin the Court OF
oyer and Terminer chari "a the jury in
the murder case OF Richard Staats, OF
st. Georges hundred on trial for shoot
ing William Guy
Counsel for the defence had set up a
strong case OF accidental shooting and
at o'clock last night his jury brought
in a verdict of manslaughter. There
were five ballots taken, principally be-
tween manslaughter and murder OF the
second degree.
ELDRIDGE RE-SENTENCED.
When court reconvened this morn
ing Joseph Eldridge, one of the con-
victed robbers of the Banning resi-
dence, was brought into court and re-
sentenced DR.. John j. Black, Ed
ridges physician. had previously con
ferred with the court and stated that II
Eldridge is whipped with forty lashes
next Saturday Il would be seriously
prejudicial to his already failing
health. Eldridge appeared to be under
going a severe mental and physical
strain. His arm and hand were in
sling He was sentenced to be whipped
with forty lashes and to stand one hour
in the pillory on November IA.
M'NABB's HEAVY SENTENCE.
Thomas j. McNabb. the young white
man who pleaded guilty to using
young girl under the legal age OF con-
sent for immoral purposes. was brought
into court and looked very pale. He
was sentenced to pay a fine OF 81 900
and be imprisoned for seven years.
ELOQUENT PLEADING FOR
WRIGHT.
Edward Wright was brought up be-
tween the black and the red, TO be tried
for murder in the first degree for
shooting his sweetheart, Ida Crummell,
by approaching from the rear while
she was with another man.
Acknowledgement White and Deputy
Attorney-General Cooper stated that
the state wanted TO go into trial at
once and bring swift justice to the
man who had committed one of the
most atrOciOus crimes ever heard Of In
this community.
Austin Harrington and e. r. Coch-
ran, Jr., appeared for the prisoner and
made eloquent pleas for thirty minutes
ina behalf Of the young negro. They
declared that all justice demanded tha
this prisoner be granted a postpone
ment until the November term, or al
least until the special session begin.
ming November 3. They declared that
they intended to prove insanity and d
very material witness, a man who lived
w11h Wright, In the same room. is now
on the high seas and will not return
until about November /. The life OF a
fellow-man might be saved by this
most material witness who alone
knows the condition OF this man
Wright, when iaboring under a violent
hallucination he shot this young girl
and did not know what he was doing.
The states counsellors met the zeal
GUS lawyers for the defence with an
equally strong argument that they
must try this man at once. One wit
ness alone could not prove insanity;
the man had lived in this community
for eight years and was not only
known by a few, but was well-known;
the state had already prepared its full
answer to the defence OF insanity,
though they had but three days to pre-
pare it. Notwithstanding that they had
worked on six capital cases at this
term.
DRAWING THE JURY.
The court ordered that the trial pro-
ceed. The drawing Of the jury began.
Messrs White and Cochran examined
the jurors. Juror Frank Mclaughlin
objected to the oath, but was Obliged
to take it, he having no real conscien-
tiOus scruples against It. Juror Dan
NJ. Cochran was objected TO because he
is a cousin OF Counsel Cochran. The
result of the examination Of jurors
was as follows:
Challenged by the state-Charles II
Foulk, Handy C. Hopkins, Moses Low
ther Henry Leach, John Hendrickson
Edgar r. Vernon, William II. Voshell
Dan M. Cochran, Ambrose McVeigh.
Challenged by the defence-John G
Armstrong, George NJ. Wilson, Herman
Padberg, Herbert Cannon, Calvin r. b
Jones, Michael Mulligan, Wilmer
George, George r. Powell, James A
Wilson, George w. Daniels, John Day
idson, John T. Collins, William G
Deakyne
Formed an opinion-Thomas Y. Mes
sinner, David w. Stats, John Davidson
JURORS TO TRY WRIGHT.
At11.3O the work OF drawing the jurl
was completed and Wright faced thu
; following ellow-countrymen: James E
Donovan, foreman; Frank w. Morri
son, Isaac Elliott. Frank Mclaughlin
Elwood Il. Hawthorne, Thomas II
! Townsend, Clayton M. Powell, Louis II
Day, Caleb NJ Price. Vinson Moore an'
2 John w. Mitchell, Warren Y Messimer
) All other jurors were discharges
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
While the jury was being drawn Eb
j.. w. Tunnel appeared in the court room
- and was invited to a seat on the bench
PRESENTED TO THE JURY.
Clerk OF the Peace Foard re-read tn
i, long indictment. occupying twenty-tiv
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