The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-24
MANSLAUCHTER ]
HIS CRIME
Jury Finds Alexander DOMAIN
Guilty Of Killing His
Child.
HARRINGTON'S ABLE DEFENSE
State Wanted Verdict of Second
Degree, I.ut the ix-MayOr PLEADS
for Acguittal and Gets HIS
Client the Third Degree.

The case of Alexander DOMAIN, colored,
charged with the murder of his s year
old son Joshua, near State Road, on or
about March lst OF this year. occupied
The entire time of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer yesterday.
Ex-mayor Austin Harrington repre-
scented the accused and the State was
hooked after by Acknowledgement White
and assistant Cooper.
The Jury rs Drawn was made up as
follows: Andrew Selak, Leroy Roberts,
william Locherman, Levin Cats,
Michael kelleher, James McAdoo, G. +.
Finder, Edward Clouser, Jesse Talley,
A. NJ. Miller, Enos Rambo and Edward
n. Talley. Deputy Cooper then read
she charge to the jury and opened for the
State. The fist witness called was Rob
srt Smith; who testified that DOMAIN had
told him that the boy had died and that
death took place after he, DOMAIN, had
administered camphor to him for the
cramps. Il
This was on March %. Smith asked
Aim what became of the body, and Do
MAN stated re had buried it in Delaware
City. Edward Miller, colored, the next
witness, stated that he had moved into
The house vacated by DOMAIN on March
25, and on digging up the front yard,
preparatory to planting cabbage seed,
his spade struck box. Upon inform
5ng Mr.. Smith, the box was exhumed
and found to contain the body OF child.
Lydia Jane Williams was next called
and stated that Dorman's wife was her
daughter, but that she had left her hus-
hand last summer. She stated that the
first she heard OF the child Joshua's
death was from DOMAIN himself, who
sold her he guessed he was dead up
stairs. She went to the second story,
and upon coming down informed him
shat he was dead.
He then told her that the boy had
stolen something and that attempting to
parish him he had fallen upon the stove
and cut his head.
Cross-eXamined she stated that DOMAIN
was good father and always worked
snd took care of his children when he
senld find work to do. Also testified to
preparing the body for burial.
She further stated that she was present
when DOMAIN dressed the child for
burial he stating that he had not the
means to procure an undertaken and had
10 hGry it himself
bohn Henry DOMAIN, the 5-year-old
child of the defendant, was then put
upon the stand to testify, but upon OBJ.
tction by Mr.. Harrington he was ruled
onS by the court, as he did not know the
nature OF an oath.
lie was committed by the Chief JUS
tice to St. Joseph's Home. Detective
Wtsil was then called but the court was
adjourned before he gave his testi-
MON. At the afternoon session
Detective Witsill resumed the stand
and testified to the fact OF Detective Nc
vey and himself being called upon to &C
aud arrest DOMAIN Upon arriving at hl'
hsGgse CONAN was found building ;
chicken coop.
Being informed by McVey that he was
wanted on the charge OF burning MIR
Smiths barn he resisted and tlourished
Eatchet at the head of tie detectives
He was taken at the point OF a revolve
and conveyed to New Castle jail.
Constable Moses b. Fleming was thel
called but was replaced by Coroner
Physician DIR. Joseph Smith. lie testi
led to the nature Of the wounds on TN
shild's head. Harry GILES was called an'
corroborated the testimony OF DctectlV
Wltsil.
Willard Rakes, colored, was thel
called. He is Il prisoner in New Castl
nail awaiting trial for robbery and was
sell mate OF DOMAIN. He testified tina
U,man on two different occasions toll
him that lie had whipped Joshua Dc
cause lie took bread when he lorbad
him to do SO. That he did not intehu t
kill him, but that the boy died tina
wight.
Gross. examincd and asked why Donna
t,td hi these things he said that Donna
vas worried ABOUT the result III the acllo
aithc graut iUry. sac rested.
MIR. Harrington opened Tor the dcten>
and stated what he intended 10 prove.
DR.. Chandler wa, called by tie drienS
u testify lc.alIyr II the condition Oh
body having in tne gtoUnd Tor tho
weehs. khomIug nothing ii the circuh
stances ut the case he was dismissed.
IIr, rYuu q. snUrllllge was tho
called b. contra iict the statement oi y
Smith ru!a'lyc to the nature OF ii
,g5uuGs Dr. Sn0ryDidre stated that
uaru, wra, lur wounds were more Lab
to mur,iiy - that the nature ot tiel
would be almost indistlnglishaU!c al
tAat to the best Of tbs recollection III
ApriI weather prevailed in March.
LvCta Williams was then called by II
defense relative a. 70 hos size hXed u
Bate Ui the cli,u.s death ANA SAID :.
kn2w il bcgUgI.c the to,iOWlng Sunui
wa. !pr day uff The defense the
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