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

the stand in oyer and terminer court
in his own behalf Wednesday afternoon
and told his story of the shooting. He
said that he and Guy were sparring
With their revolvers when his (Staats)
revolver went off. After the shooting
he went home with Guy in the wagon,
doing what he could for the wounded
man. He declared that he never was
angry with Guy and never swore at
him, because Guy was church mem
Der.
On cross examination he admitted
that he had "cussed" some people in
his life. He had owned the revolver
for three weeks before the shooting.
He had bought it TO protect himself.
On the day of the party he carried it.
He denied talking with Guy on the
picnic grounds. In speaking Of the
shooting he said that he and Guy
both pullsd reviewers at the same time.
lie denied threatening to kill Guy.
Harry Skully. colored, swore that
when Guy threw his hand up the
revolver went of. He saw no revolver
IN Guys hand. Guy threw up the
left hand and witness said he saw the
hands strike each other. He heard no
click.
Edward Lewis, who had testified for
the State, was called by Mr.. Marvel.
He swore that after Guy was shot ne
saw revolver lying beside him.
William Carter gave similar testi-
mony.
All the evidence was in before 4
O'Clock and Deputy Attorney General
Cooper addressed the jury Mr. Marvel
made plea for verdict of not guilty.
He laid stress on the fact that Staats
and Guy had been playmates and held
that they were only playing at the
time of the shooting. After Attorney
General White had made the closing
speech, Chief Justice Lore charged the
jury. He defined the three kinds of
homicide in the language of Judge
Grubb in another case. He instructed
the jury that they could find verdict
for murder in the first or second degree
or manslaughter. ...
The jury returned about ). As o. clock
and court took recess until 7.3O
o'clock.
The Jury returned shortly after
O'Clock in the evening with verdict
of guilty ct manslaughter. Five ballots
had been taken. On the first ballot
two men voted for verdict of murder
in the first degree, six for the second
degree and four for manslaughter The
other ballots were divided between
murder in the second degree and man.
slaughter.
For using girl under the age Of
consent for immoral purposes, Thomas
McNabb was sentenced Thursday morn,
ing to pay fine of $1,000 and be i'm
prisoned seven years. On account o.
the physical condition OF JOSEPH
Eldridge, one of the Banning bur
glars, the court resentenced him to re
ceiye 40 lashes and stand one hour il
the pillory on November l4th, insteac
OF last Saturday.
In court of oyer and terminer anothe
attempt was made to secure a con
tinuance in the case of Edward
Wright, colored, charged with th,
murder of Ida Crummel. He is repre-
sented by E. r. Cochran, Jr., AMI
Austin Harrington. Their ground TO
the application was tho absence of
material witness, a man who hat
known Wright intimately, but who i
now at sea. Mr. Harrington declared
that justice could not be done by tria
just then and that there would b
no sacrifice on account Of continuance
Tbs sole defence was 81 didn't know
did it F" This witness to insanity coul
be secured about November 1st.
Attorney General White opposed til
application, holding that numerou
persons knew Wright, as he had live
here nine years.
Deputy Attorney General Coope
drew attention to the press of bushes
upon the States attorneys. Mr.. Coct
ran spoke in behalf of continuance
but the court refused the application
and the jurors were called. Many wei
challenged and the jury as tinall
agreed upon was as follows: James 1
Donovan, Frank W. Morrison, Isaa
Elliott, Frank Mclaughlin, Elwood l
Hawthorne, Thomas II. TOWNSEND
Warren Y. Messimer, Nathan N
Price, Vinson Moore and John v
Mitchell.
The indictment occupied about
minutes in reading. 1t contained Fl,
counts, one covering four bull
wounds, and four others, one bull
each.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper
opening to the jury said that the Sta
would show that on the Saturday b
fore the murder, which occurred Ma
30th,. Wright said to Ida ii he didn
have her nobody else would; and {
the night of the murder Wright d
clared that if he saw her he had som
thing for her, placing his hand on b
hip pocket. Later Ida was waikiki
on Water street when Wright callt
her and when she turned towards hin
shot her In the head. She fell ar
then he shot three bullets into b
PROSTATE form. He afterwards a,
mitted shooting Ida and said he hope
she was dead. The next day when il
formed of her death, he said he vi
glad of it: that he intended to Xxi
her. The State would also show tn
he bought the revolver for that purpos
Ida Boyer, colored, testified to
walk with Ida Crummel, when th,
met Wright on the Saturday before Il
murder. Wright said to Ida Crumm
if be could not go with her, no one ell
should; that if he could not 20 vii
her. he would kill her. On the eve
ing of the murder Ida Crummel. ii
witness, and Joe Welsh were me-
Second and Market streets when WI
ness saw Wright looking up and dow
the street. The women went to Wat
and King streets and learned tn
Wright had been looking for il
Crummel and witness husband, Wa
Boyer, was looking for witness. Lat
on at the p, w. & b. station Wrigl
came up to Ida Crummel and asked
speak to her, but she looked ava
Afterwards witness said "good night