The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-08
WALLACE TELLS
OF MURDER.


erately recited. His recollectlo
was clear on every incident leadin
to the crime and it was truly an il
teresting description, il such ca
be said of so horrible a murder a
Wallace stands accused Of.
| Wallace said he was A years ol
was born in Kent county and ha
spent most of his life in New Cas-
tie county. Then he told the stor
of the crime and of incidents lead
ing to it. He said he arose at
o'clock that morning, and going t
the barn noticed that horse ha,
been driven hard by colored man
and he spoke ol it to Mrs. Perry
VINO became angry at him and sale
if he was going to speak about ;
thing like that she did not know
that he was any use to her abou
the place. Afterward he WASHED
up, did some repair work on a fence
and went in to breakfast. Mrs.
Walker came in and made some re-
marks about breakfast being late,
but witness and amanda as he
called Mrs. Perry or Mrs. Wallace
had no words. After attending to
some things in the yard after break.
fast, he went into the kitchen again
to &c. some nails. Mrs. Wallace
asked hun what he was going to do.
lie said he proposed to repair a
fence, to husk some corn and later
to go to Philadelphia, If she would
allow him the SO Of hers he had in
his pocket. She replied that he
could not have it and that she felt
like killing him
Then she picked up a hammer and
threw it at him. 1t struck him on
the shoulder. This action angered
him SO that he knocked her down.
She fell on her side on the lounge.
She alterward fell to the floor. She
got up very quickly and selling the
hammer, she came toward him. He
grasped the hammer and wrested
it from her. She then struck at him
again.
''We were both crazy" Wallace
continued. II struck the woman
with full force and from that time
until laid the hammer on the cup
board, | know nothing more about
il. After laid the hammer down
on the cupboard, it began to come
to me what l had done. ] went to
the door and saw Ella Smith. whom
! told to so and tell Mary (the little
chlld) not to go to school, Then
he detailed his departure from the
house. He declared he walked at
his usual gait and that it was his
intention to 60 to New Castle Jail TO
give himself up to the authorities
there He was arrested at Middle
town, however.
Then Deputy Attorney General
Cooper took the'prisoner in hand Tor
cross-examin alton. He told Mr.,
Cooper that he had lived with Mrs.
Perry for seven years. ending Feb
ruary 26, Of the present year. BY
her he had two children. He had
intended to leave her on that day
having become tired of the life he
had been living, and of having be-
come disgusted with her because of
the horse incident. He had, how
ever, not told her OF his intention.
They had no words excepting
those that had been exchanged be-
cause of the horse. Shewas angry
and seizing the hammer she attack
ed him. He knocked her down on
the lounge with a blow from the fist.
From this point he detailed his ac-
tlons as he did to Mr.. Richards.
Concerning the wounds on the
woman's arms, he said he did not
know how they had been inflicted.
He remembered Of striking her but
one blow, with the hammer. That
was near the lounge. He did re-
member placing the BANNER on top
of the cupboard, however, but not
OF wrapping 1t up. lie did not
know how the woman S head got
into the fireplace.
He denied that he had remarked
to Magistrate Reynolds, of Middle.
town, that IF / had got above the
canal bridge l could have hid and
then got away at night. ~ He also
denied that he had told Detective
Witsil that he was trying to escape.
''lf | said that l was crazy alto
gether.'
1t was T. o'clock when Wallace
left the stand.
The defense called Ella Walker
as their next witness, but she failed |
10 answer. After consultation be-
.ween interested counsel, the State |
admitted that she would testify
hat nothing unusual had taken |
place between Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ace on the morning OF the murder,
and the examination of Thomas
tennmore was begun.
He saw Wallace on the morning
II the murder and heard conver-
'ation between him and William
2awley. The State objected to the
witness relating the conversation.
The majority OF the court ruled the
question admissible. and the wit
less answered that Wallace said to
"Go and tell your grand
mother to go down to my place.
Mrs. Wallace is sick and wants
ler'
"Now what did William say,"
asked Mr.. Reinhardt.
The State again objected and the
ourt sustained them.
'Well, what did Wallace say in
eply to whatever William said"
lie said lone of them will do The
'bject of the testimony was to prove
he condition of Wallace's mind i'm
nediately after the murder, the
having been had be-
ween the parties 400 yards from
he Wallace home. Continuing Mr..
said Wallace was walk
ng at the usual gait. Fennimore
eft the stand and court recessed
ntil afternoon.
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