Evening journal., 1896-11-12

man arose, Mr.. Woods struck him
again, and then the man fell on his
face.
Mrs Woods asked her husband (this
allowed after much objection and argu-
menD to go turn the man over or
carry him in. Woods replied: Like
hell Will"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Hayes. the
witness admitted that Hannum had an
noyed them very much, that he had an
offensive odOr about him and had been
ordered off before Witness did not
know really whether the man owned
the team he referred TO as having
traded. Did not think he was a
guest at the hotel. Saw him strike Mr..
Woods at least once. Heard him say
ing something about thrashing any
body in the yard. Woods might have
used his open hand
AS SEEN BY PASsERs-BY.
Oliver Gentry. of No 204 West
Twelfth street, had stopped in front OF
n. l.. Rice's store. at Second and Tat
nall streets. and saw n commotion i'm
the White Horse Hotel yard. across the
street. Moved to where he could see IL.
Did not think the stranger, whom Mr..
Woods was fighting, was very drunk,
or he would have fallen. Saw Woods
strike the final blow that knocked
Hannum down TO his death.
John Griener. an eledrly man. testi-
fed to seeing Woods approach a small
trucker as he (Griener) was passing
the hotel yard. Woods slapped the
smaller man and fight ensued. Saw
Woods strike him several times and
kick him. Saw the final blow struck,
when the little man fell and put up
both hands before his face, as II to
shield himself
Policeman John T.. Ward was sitting
IN the police station on August 17when
Mr.. Woods came In about $50, and
asked for the chief Captain Kane, who
was on duty at the time, questioned
him and Woods said.
II have had some trouble with a
man down at the hotel, and | think
he's about dead"
Officer Ward Immediately boarded a
Fourth street car and went to Tatnall
street, and thence TO the hotel. Found
man, whom he didn't know, lying, APP
parently dead, In box stall. He
called in DR.. Smith
Captain Kane cOrroborated the testi-
mony as to Woods surrender, but did
not remember positively whether OF
not Woods said: "rve killed him"
MEDICAL TESTIMONY HEARD.
DR.. Joseph r. Smith. who had been
called in by Officer Ward, and who alsc
held a post-mortem examination that
night at 9 o'clock. testified that the en-
tire vascular system was found very
much congested, owing to alcohol and
the hot weather. Questioned by Judge
Cullen he explained that he meant the
blood vessels had become clogged that
the blood was clotted. Found there had
been a rupture of the blood vessels o
the brain Found numerous blood clots
Death might have resulted from
violence or exposure to excessive heat
while the system was permeated wit
alcohol, or from both causes
Or. Daniel l. McCaulley was mor
positive in his evidence as to the caus,
Of death. He assisted at the pOst-mor
tenn, and in his judgment whiles tn,
mans system was i'm bad shape, deatl
could not have been caused except By
violence.
William IT. Mendinhall swore that he
lives in Oxford, Pa, and that he came
to Wilmington In August last identi.
fed and took away with him the body
Of his friend, Howard J. Hannum.
Coroner Stldham testified that tho
body Identified and taken away from
the morgue by William H. Mendinhall
Of Oxford, Pa, was the same body that
had been taken from George c. Woods
stables. The state here rested, and
court took a recess until 2.3O D IN