Evening journal., 1899-11-23
COLES TRIAL
FOR HIS LIFE
The Canadian Dental Student
Answers for Murder of
VIM. A. Montague.
CASE CALLED UP TODAY

| PROVE A CASE OF MURDER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE-THREE
COUNTS IN THE INDICTMENT.
COLE SHOWS ANXIETY AND
SEEMS TO APPRECIATE GRAVITY
OF HIS CRIME.
Harry c. Wallace was arraigned in
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer yester-
day afternoon, charged with the muir
der Of Mrs Mary c. Perry. his COM
mon-law wife, to which he sometime
ago confessed. The murder took place
in Blackbird hundred on November G.
Before argument Deputy Attorney
General Cooper informed the court that
Wallace was not represented by coun-
sell The court sent for Robert H. Rich
ards, who, with David j. Reinhardt,
were assigned to defend the prisoner.
The indictment was a long one and
lcontained four counts About twenty
minutes were required by Clerk of the
peace Foard in which 10 read it, I'm
| faltering, Wallace plead not guilty"
When asked how he should be tried he
lreplied in the same firm tone by God
land my country" May God send you
safe deliverance," said Clerk Foard.
The court set December z as the date
on which the trial will be begun.
As soon as court convened yesterday
afternoon the case of DR.. George w.
Quinn, charged with criminal malprac-
tice, was taken up. Deputy Attorney
General Cooper entered a nolle prose-
qui in the case and the prisoner was
released.
John Harris, colored, was put on trial
for assaulting Lizzie White in a fight at
church festival at Hockessin. The
fury rendered a verdict Ct guilty with
out leaving the box Harris was SEN
ltenced to three months Imprisonment
| Leander Ellis. who was in the same
tight and who pleaded guilty. was SEN
ltenced to two months Imprisonment
Edward Laws. colored, pleaded not
lguilty to attempting to feloniously as.
lsault Bessie j. Boyd.
Henry Gamble and William Fitzpat
Trick pleaded not guilty to the larceny
OF a pOcketboOk and watch from vii
liam Boyd. The latter was intoxicated
on October l6 and got into the com.
lpany of the defendants near Front ant
L Madison streets. Horace Greeley
Knowles represented the prisoners. AL
the testimony was heard before couri
took a recess until this morning.
When the jury was being drawn TX
try Edward Laws. colored this morn
ing, his counsel,s Philip L. Garrett
asked leave to withdraw his plea Of NO
guilty and enter one of guilty, and ask
ed the mercy of the court.
Laws who is a slight-built mulatt0
lG years of age, WAS charged with at
tempting to assault Bessie l. Boyd, d,ageC
between u and 13 years, on Septembe
%. Bessie was coming home from
school No. II, in Christiana hundred
and when near Prices Corner she wal
accOsted by Laws, who threatened he
b life A neighbOr came to the girls res
e cue and Laws scampered of. He wa
!, captured near Elsmere. Laws insist
n led that he was drinking.
= The sentence passed on Laws was 3
= pay the costs of prosecution, pay $50
e fine, stand one hour in the pillory, I
q be whipped with thirty lashes, and b
= imprisoned for five years.
The jury in the case of Harry Gam
bic and William Fitzpatrick wa
/ lcharged by the court this morning an
o lretired.
Il JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
,, The jury informed the court that
y could not agree on a verdict. Becaus
e Of the pressure Of business the coul
g stated that it would discharge the iur
e in this case, although it did not usual
do so on such short notice.
n ],
that the state had dropped the tw
> cases Of criminal libel against Charlie
l. William Edwards.
n COLES CASE BEGUN.
> The trial of MontyalOo A. Cole the Ci
y madam dental student. who is charge
y with the murder OF William A. Mol
c tague with a baseball bat on May
last in this city, was begun in the Cou
Of Oyer and Terminer
The court room was crowded vii
III persons interested in the case.
As A6 1915 AttOrney-General White az
D. nounced that the state was ready TO
er on with the case Of Cole. Mr.. Hay
n stated to the court that all his wi
oi nesses were not present, and asked tn
the case not be brought up until
o'clock in order that the witness
might be present. There are ffty-fo
he witnesses in the case. The court
e. formed counsel that as soon as some
n the other business before the court W
a disposed Of the case would be taken u
y COLE WORN AND HAGGARD.
At Ills Cole was brought into cou
preceded by Tipstave Armstrong a
no followed by Tipstave Brooks. Co
,f looked worn and haggard. His COZ
u lplexion was pale, and he appeared
,ie appreciate his unfortunate position.
The court announced that absolt
silence would be expected of all pr
ent during this trial.
-. The procedure of drawing a jury v
or then begun. The jurors drawn were !
bert Hartman. of Mill Creek hundr
ter foreman; Alexander Metten, Apl
m quinimink: William Webb Pencad
George w. Bright, Red Lion; Willis
H. Russell. White Clay Greek; Rob
Mclaughlin, White Clay Creek; 10
he L. Cralle, st. Georges; William H. K
IN ley. White Clay Creek; Thomas LII
'ge White Clay Greek; William J. Doi
van, Blackbird; Lewis Palmer, OF Bri