The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-13
ANOTHER
ACQuI77AL
And Mr.. Wilson Follows 1t
Up By Demanding Ills :
- Letter From Scott -
IL" Church,

| Tho cccletiastical jury drawn to try r
| II. Wilson Of Scott Church for Conduc
unbecomi3g Il christian, acquitted him o
II second charselast night. Tho return Y
! tho jury was followed by Mr.. Wilson de
mandins from the pastor his, as we'll as hi
granted and Mr. and Mrs Wilson viii
connect themselves with another church
| The trial was resumed al 5 o'clock.
! b The prosecution claimed that the actor
OF Mr.. Wilson in his relations with Miss
Susan Davis janitross had brought re.
proach upon the church, while the de.
Tense claimed that there is ring in tho
church and that Mr., Wilson and Miss
Davis are victims OF prosecution.
Mr. Wilson was charged with being
locked up in tho library with Miss Davis
on numerous occasions. and on one nc-
cnsion he was found in tho closet of the
library, and Miss Davis was in tho room
while the door was locked.
1T came out, however, at the trial that
tho library was what might be termed
the loalng room of the church and that
the only fastening to the door was spring
lock, which. of course, necessitateu the
door being either loft apon Or locked
1t was further charged that Mr.. Wilson
had a koy to the lock. This was also ad-
mitted. and the fact was brought ont that
lock, and besides those three keys there
were two others carried by officials OF the
church,
Many ether trustees admitted having
heen III the library with Miss Davis with
the;ioor locked.
MIR. Wilson explained his presence In
the closetin a straight forward and p!au--
ible manner, and with a candor that had
She true ring Of truth. ElIo said that he
was in search Of hatchet to fix an irrcgu-
larity i'll one of the toilet rooms Of tho
church, and which room he had made it II
point to look after in order to save tho ex
penso to the church.
The most touching scene of the trial
was the placing Of Mss DAVIS on tho
stnnd. With tears streaming from her
eyes and soDbing Violently she was led by
Rev. L. b. Short to tho stand,
She protested against tho charges Of i'm
prudence and would nave spoken int longth
on the crol treatment she had received
at the hands of hcr Christian brothers and
sisters had Mr.. Short permitted.
Many testified to tho woman faithful
nine years services as janitress and hor
spotlrss character.
An amusing portion of the charge pre-
ferred wasa clause which declared Shat
Mr., Wilson did on one occasion, about
twelve yoara ago, deliver to Miss susan
Davis basket of potatoes and did carry
the same potatoes to the house of Miss
Davis himself.
Mr.. Wilson acknowledged donating the
potatoes but stated to tho court that it
was Ii years ago instead Of /! years.
Many Of the oldest members of the
church testified to tho good christian
character Of Mr.. Wilson and of Miss
Davis
Mr.. Harris. who drew tho charges re-
fused to .es ify elhcr for Or against the
accused.
Then tho jury retired and returned tho
verdict Us recorded above
Jemes Williams Dead
Ex-Conoressman James Williams, of
SmyrnT. died yesterday morning. Mr..
Williams had been sick about six months.
James Williams was born in Philudel-
phin on August t. 1925 His father was q
native OF New Castle county, but he went
to Philadelphia in carly life, and was for
many years engaged in tho lumber tusi-
ness in that city.
His father later returned to lis native
State. James Williams was the seventh
child Of John Williams. After attending
private schools. at the age of sixteen years,
james Williams engaged with II carpenter
to learn to DO an architect. He continued
WIN nun tiBuitoli InUulD5' NHeL MS
father having bought tho estate known as
"Itedciiffe, y he returned with him to New
Castle county and engaged i'll agriculture,
which ho followed until about twelve
years ago, when he removed to Smyrna
and retired.
In lSiS James Williams father bought
'A' farm of IT, acres in Kenton hundred,
x nt County, where tho congressman
sod most OF his life. This was part Of
i'r old Soineryillp estate, the residence
l1,t homo of Chancellor Hidgely. Mr..
Williams ownou considerable other prop
ertv.
In early life Mr.. Williams became inter.
cstch in in politics, and was pronounced
Democrat. He was frat eloctsl to the Leg
islature, serving in 1857 and 1865. He was
again elected, serving in the years 1868 and
1854. In 1866 Mr. Williams was elected
state senator from Kont county, and dur
Ing the last two yoar5 Of this term h0 was
speaker of tho Senate. He was member
of the National Convention of the DomO-
cratic party in 1872 that met in Baltimora
and aominnted Horace Grsoiey for preSl-
dent.
He was elected to Congress in 1874 and
in 1876 and served on the committee of
military and naval laifuirs. Flo was appuin.
ted colonel on the staff Of Government Pom
der In 1890 he was again elected u state
senator.
Mr. Williams was married in 1850 to Miss
Ruthanna Bailey OF kenton, daughter of
Mason Bailey. She died several years ago.
Two children survive hin-Nnthaniel vii
linms of Alildlotowr. and Mrs. Esther Cum
mluS widow of William Polk Cummin5 Of
Smyrna,