Evening journal., 1898-05-24
ONE YEAR FOR DOMAIN
He Received an ExceedinelJ
Light Sentence.
WILLIAM FISHER NOW ON TRIAL

! POSE OF COMMITTING RAPE.
TRUsTY's CASE Will FOLLOW
THE DISPOSITION OF THIS ONE.
Last night the jury in the case of the
State VS. lexander Doman, colored, in
dicted for numbering his little SON.
Joshua, near State Road returned a
verdict of guilty of manslaughter. 10
was out from 6 until $40 o'clock.
! AT the hearing in the Court OF oyer
and Termincr yesterday afternoon De-
tecNve Witeil testified to making the
arrest and said the prisoner told him
the child was taken sick on Monday
night, and died the following morning.
! When Doman was arrested he resisted.
DR.. j. II. Smith, who made the post
mortom. found two wounds on the
head, which had completely confused
the scalp, which had confused the
brain. They caused death. In his
opinion the injuries We're inflicted with
some blunt instrument In crOss-eX-
animation he said an ordinary stick
would not cause the wounds. The
wounds could not be caused by a fall,
ae the wounds were on both sides of
the head
Moses b. Fleming said DOMAIN told
him that the child choked to death on
| piece OF nfoau.
Harry ellis said DOMAIN told him
the child died on Wednesday morn
ing.
Willard Raikes, who is awaiting trial
on The charge OF highway robbery, said
Doman told him twice that he whipped
E the child but did not intend to Kill
3 him The state here rested.
Mr. Harrington, in opening, said he
would contend that the wounds on the
childs head were due 10 falling against
q stove. He contonded that the child
died on Saturday night from natural
causes
Dr. swithin Chandler was called to
4 | testify to the effect upon the body OF
r n child buried under the condition 1t
was. He said modification would be
marked DR.. Shortlidge testified to the
= same effect
l. Lydia j. Williams was called by Mr.
@ Harrington She said the child died
n on Saturday night. The child was bur
l. led on Sunday. The burial took place
f. Just before sundown in sight of the
rs public road Mr. Harrington made "a
.e strong plea for his client
.s Immediately after the Superior Court
ie adjourned this morning Crier Smith
opened the Courts of Oyer and Ter
r.. miner and General Sessions.
7. Mr.. Cooper informed the court that
M counsel for the defence In the case OF
q. the State vs.Albent Trusty, colOred in
II, dictod for numbering Annie Kelley
IN were not ready, but THAT COUNSEL i'm the
OF case Of William Fisher, colored in
ny dicted for brealung into a house with
intent 90 commit rape were ready, and
his case would be taken mp first.
Alexander DOMAIN, convicted Ci man
Nafu iT afm.hfUnnI a N1 UON
fine and be imprisoned for one year
't ending on May %, 1899 for killing mis-
Y little boy, joshua Mr. Harrington
he his attorney, made a few remarks I'm
Nm behalf cf The prisoner, and Chief JUS
n- tice Lore, I'm passing sentence, said THAT
ld there were certain mitigating clrcum-
or staucas in the case He tOld DOMAIN
of to serve lhis time, and, when released,
ld to curb his passions In dealing with
M his children.
nm William Fisher was brought in by
NJ tipa.avc5 and placed I'M The dock. John
Il. Nicids represented him.
The jury was drawn as follows,
100 Edward Cl0u0en foreman; William
M. O. Dsakyne, Thomas H. Donovan. Ell
nd wood NJ Talley, Charles Donndliy
10 Thomas s. Wells, Thomas Mcintyre
James McAdO0, William A. Green
an Jesse Talloy, Levin Catts, EnOs RambC
ON ..
on Challenged by the -Char'e.
yi- TOsney, Thomas Kirk, George Cupit
ne George II. Foard William Rankin
lgse George u Pinder Jalmcs =. FOard
Francis ID. Reynolds. Jr.. Franklin +
no Wells. Joseph Van Pelt, Benjamin i
Armstrong John Craig, George B
Ward. James c. Reynolds, William
Lockoman, Leroy Roberts john Me
ann Gonigie j. Fletcher DSalkyne, HeIber
az c. CannOn-l9.
md. Challenged by THE state-Albert Il
er, Miller, Lewis Bail, RCIbert Andrew, Ru
be,, ! fus s. Brodbent Alexander Stephen
an. son, Charles Smith, Harvey Cranston-
5av Z.
.Es Formed and expressed an opinion
Man Alton G. PYLE.
ono Conscientious scrupaes-JOhn Dunca
,ofe Il.
.net Excusod--Andrcw Selak, on accour
NOS of having TO see about his building
Whidh has been cOndemned-L
Total number Of jurors called-41.
20 All jurors not drawn were discharge
vi until tomorrow morning, ais were as
IN an witnesses excepting these summon
- - ed In the Fisher case.
~ In his opening for the state NJ
Cooper said that The state would pro-
Chat on THE night of April 9, 1898,
about midnight, Mrs. Maria Hunt,
No 515 West Sixth street. was sittiI
up waiting for her husband to con
rem hcme Hearing a noise upstairs 81
OF started to go up and saw the neg
Big prisoner coming downstairs with h
omi- person exposed. She exchanged
q al words with him butt turned ram I'M
MA the street, and gave the alarm. Nag
bors came TO her assistance, and foul
Fisher hiding in a n9ighbOring yar
dlA' still in the same conditions Of dress.
this was arrested and taken to THE Ci
, on Hail. Mr. Cooper stated that THE pc
rned atty for the Offense was DEATH.
lday Mrs Hunt was sworn. She said tn
pas She heard the man coming in the ba'
phia- way. SuppOsing that her husband hi
come home she called from the foot
the stairs. and, receiving no respOns
lids went upstairs The man accOsted hI
Irkef No words were exchanged but she tur