Evening journal., 1898-11-23

Mr. White asked her to describe the
crime. She broke down entirely, Sob
bed piteously, and had to be conducted
from the room to regain her COM
posure. This caused delay of several
minutes.
Then she said that she lived with
Mrs. Kelley and had been sent TO the
store. On her way back she saw the
negro. He was standing near Deer
Park Hotel She turned to go down
Ellxton avenue. Hearing someone COM
ing behind her She turned and saw
Pennington, who passed her. She went
on and saw him coming back towards
her. He grabbed her, with both hands
around her throat, and threw her
down He placed one hand over her
mouth to keep her from screaming.
Finally She succeeded in screaming
and attracted attention. Someone said:
I'm coming, Katiew It was Kelley's
son. Pennington jumped up and ran
away. Pennington was the man.
Detective Wigsil, who worked up the
caEse, testified that he arrested PEN
nington on the description given by her
and others. Pennington told him that
the reason he ran home so hurriedly
that night was because he had been
lcnased by an officer. Investigation
proved this to be untrue. On the way
to wilmington he told Officer Pierce
THAT he didn't care what they did to
him SO long ais they didn't hang him.
officer Pierce corroiborated this tts-
timony and said that the prisoner was
very nervous. Afterwards Pennington
told him in New Castle jail that it
was pretty good place, and as long
as he wasn't hung he didG't care.
The state rested.
MIR. Pie stated that he would prove
an allbi.
Daniel Davis, colored, testified that
= he was with Pennington from 7.S0 &c
e 80 O'Clock Mary Booker, colored
l. swore that he was at her house from
p SIS to S.S5, but got badly ratified or
y crosse Examination. William Taylor
r. colored, testified that he saw him a
the Booker woman's house at S.15 ant
s bade him goodbye about $50.
q Griffen Saunders and John Low
IL gave testimony looking to the estab
T. lishment of the alibi.
le The state waived it's opening and Nh
e. Pie went to the jury, doing the best h
'e could with a bad case. Mr.. Coope
followed for the state. Chief Justic
m Lore charged the jury. Bailiff Manlov
Was sworn and at 1890 o'clock the jur
e. retired. In ten minutes the jury II
ne turned with verdict Of guilty.
In The grand jury found a true bi
NJ against Henry BIackiston, colored, K
ed murder, and corrected a clerical errC
ns I'M another bin. That was the exter
of its days work. Blaclziston We
NJ brought into court by the tipstaves, a
90 raigned and pleaded not guilty.
un TEN YEARS FOR PENNINGTON
n cato f. Pennington, stand l
to commanded Chief Justice Lore. "Tl
Use Jury has found you guilty of assau
TO- with intent to commit rape. The We
dict commends itself to the court. Yo
10 offense seems to be without palliatio
lah This court certainly will not tolera
Der the possibility that The streets Of o
mo towns and cities, and the public hig
70 ways shall not be safe for young W
an men to walk on in the daytime
Ted nieht. We propose to infict the {
ore treme penalty of the law for your pu
shment and correction and as an
eh- ample to others.
say He then imposed a sentence of s.
IN fine, one hour in the pillory, thil
lCu laehes and ten years imprisonment
Pennington began to cry, won
ana cried out, "Oh, my GOdl" and his as
lea mother, who was in the witness chaa
une was so violent in her grief that she
.hau to be led outby Bailiff Monaghan.
'alo Charles Grimes, a colored sailor h;
ing from South Carolina, plea'
ST. guilty to assault on Alexander Scr
ne ner, co,ored, and after an anus
u hearing on both sides was given
une month, with the understanding t
ols- he should leave the state when
,ack -, e,,,,s,,o.,
A SLEEPER FROM NlARYIlANl
lOr One of the witnesses in attenda
III this morning was Constable Hoi
een' Eaton, Of Warwick, Cecil county,
.uor- Tie was in a hurry for HIS check
lAeu fees. but, not receiving it on the n
sKea sat down and dropped off asleep. G.
'rarl adjourned and left him sleel
i Oh soundly in one of tn efrOnt sc
Oy'r There was no disposition ON the
lrorS of anyone to awaken him, and he
unpA be still sleeping IT out on the true
of a Maryland sleUth-hound.
tAlA The grand jury reported that it
egro' completed it's work. After receiving
rape IN .r,,,,r,.g ,,r th. cs,llrH II WINS