Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-21
FOLSOM HELD.
Charge OF Murder Left for the Consideration
of the Grand Jury.

of the Grand Jury.
Saturday Detective Money took
Thomas Tolson, colored, charged with
the murder of his stepdaughter, Sarah
Boulden, aged 4 years. of near Newark,
from this city to that town for hear
ing before Magistrate Medin. Tolson
was represented by L. Irving Handy
and Charles b. Evans. State Detective
McVcy appeared on behalf of the State.
The first witness called was Annie
Smith, colored. She said Tolson went
to her house shortly before O'Clock In
the morning on the day the child died
with the child and another younger
child, and stated that he was gong to
work. About 8 o'clock he returned and
brought with him dinners for the two
children. He took the younger child
with him and afterward returned about
II O'Clock. The eldest child returned
with him. About IL O'Clock he again
returned to the house and made inquiry
after Sarah and said she was lost.
Detective McNey questioned the wit
ness in relation to the appearance of
the man and asked whether or not he
was excited or his clothes were wet, as
il he had been near the water, and the
witness replied in the negative. Wit
ness testified to the finding of the
body.
Dir. Columbus Henry said he was
called to NEGRO Row. about 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon and was informed that
a negro child had been drowned in
found the child in the stream, head
downward, in about inches of water.
Water ran out of her mouth and nose.
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the body. He stated that the chile
had been dead for an hour or two.
Emma Lowe, colored, said the de.
PENDANT went TO her house about s
o'clock hunting for the child and sale
he expected she had fallen in ''Boogit
Run. He went in search Of her ant
found her and afterward notified hei
that the child was drowned.
Maria Pennington, cclored, was mex
called and Attorney Handy objected tt
the witness on the ground that she was
an enemy of Tolson. The objection
was not sustained and the witness ties
titled that the defendant had come Il
her house and made inquiry after thu
child.
Thomas Lane, colored. stated tina
Tolson came to his house between i
and / o'clock on the day Of the findin.
J Of the drowned child and stated tina
he had lost his child and that he feare'
! some person might have pushed her il
tine run. He took off his right shoe a
the time and wrunglthe water out O
the stocking.
Norris Saunders, colored, stated tina
he worked in Tolson's place at hi
request on the day OF the drowning
, Theodore Thompson said he met Tolso
and the latter asked him to help hun
, for the lost child. They went up abov
l the bridge and Tolson saw her first an
said: Here she lays in the stream.
Thompson wanted to take the bod
out and Tolson would not let him do
. as he said he wanted the coroner an
doctor to come first.
In his own defence Tolson took hi
7 shoe off this morning at the magis
trate's Office to show that the VIZ
stockings were due to perspiration.
d Attorney Handy made an eloquer
9 plea for the discharge of the defendan
r stating that the chain of evidenc,
o which was circumstantial, was ne
complete. Detective Money spoke
g behalf of the State and Magistrat
n Medill hold the defendant without ba
= to await the action of the grand jury.