The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-07
WALLACE !
ON TRIAL.
He is Accused OF the First
Degree Murder of His
Common Law Wife

ately preparations were begun for
his trial TN.
The prisoner, ', aS S 4 IL thought into
the court room by Gipstaxes Brooks
and Armstrong. iiHe was perfectly
calm and remafhst SO throughout
the mornings ordeal. Wallace is
man six feet in height, Of slim
build and of ordinary appearance.
The crime of which he is accused
is the murder of Mary {. Perry or
Wallace in Blackbird Hundred, on
Nov. 6 of the present year. The
dead woman was Wallace's common
law wife. The particulars of the
crime are still fresh in the minds of
the people of the State. therefore
no review is necessary at this time.
Attorney General White and his
deputy, Peter l.. Cooper are con-
Quoting the prosecution. David ].
Rheinhart and Robert N. Richards
appe AIRED tor the defence.
The drawing of the jury occupied
fifty minutes of the court $ attention.
The defence challenged George Eek
lie, William W. Maree, John H. Ban
ming, John l.. Cralle, William Law
ton. Alexander Metten, d. f. Arm.
strong, Clayton White, Edwin c.
Clark, Charles II. Cannon, George
w. Sartin, James Wilson, Alfred
Hartman, Robert Mclaughlin,
William p. Ryan, George w. Nay
Tor, William II. Russell, James Y.
Webb, Edward l.. Richards and
Benjamin r. Wells.
The State challenged Thomas
Jones, Wesley J. Husbands, Thomas
+. Lambe. Thomas J. Middleton,
Auley Hill, w. J. Donov an and Geo.
n. Bright.
Alexander II. Way, Michael Kee.
gan, James Doris. William B.
Hates, Thomas Hardness, John H.
Spicer, William Farley and Adam
Lang had conscientious scruples
| against rendering a verdict of gull
ty in a case where the punishm ent
is death and will therefore be eX-
cused.
The jury as empaneled is as tol.
lows: Lewis Palmer, Brandywlne
Hd.; James Marcy, New Castle;
Andrew J. Liddell, Pencader; Wm
Webb, Pencader; Robert f. Stcv-
ems, Red Lion; Thomas Lilly, White
Clay Creek; W. H. Kelley, White
Clay Creek; Devices Craig, Christi
ana; George Echcnholfer, ST.
Georges; John Peoples. Christiana;
Everett Holllngsworth, Christiana;
Thomas +. Ruttcr, Pencader
Clerk OF the Peace Foard read to
the jury the indictment against the
accused man and at II. 40 o'clock
Deputy Attorney General Cooper
informed the jury of the particulars
OF the case. He defined first and
second degree murder, but not the
lesser degrees Of the crime, stating
that he did not think the case was
one which demanded such an ex--
PLANTATION. Referring to the crime,
Mr.. Cooper said he would prove
that Wallace had pounded the wo-
mans head to pieces by hammer,
then made his escape toward Mt.
Pleasant. where he was al rested a
few hours after the commission of
the crime. Mr.. Cooper said he
would produce the skull of the
woman to demonstrate the charac-
ter of the wounds. He would prove
by it that the woman had been
struck fifteen or twenty times by the
hammer,
While Mr.. Congratulated, the calm
expression which had in the early
morning pervadcd the countenance
of the accused man, changed to one
of despair His eyes were frequently
fixed on some spot on the floor, and
when he did glance toward the men
who held his fate in their hands, or
at the large number of attorneys
in front of him, it was in utter des-
pair.
Ella Smith. who was the colored
servant in the Wallace home on the
day of the murder, was the first
witness called by the State. She
swore that she had been with the
family since strawberry time. She
addressed the woman Of the house
as Mrs. Wallace, believing her to
have been WalIacc's wife They
had two children, who's. aoes vera
three and five wears,
They called MIR. Wallace papa
ON thn morning If the murder The
wit and the 5-ve,ro old rh;Id lcft
th,. hnusr witness tai,inr tha chilI
TO school. ella left Mrs Wallace
in fine house Mr. W,ll,c, was
nhout the n,cmisas iii, At th;s
nnint said The 3.vn,r old rh;,d If
Wallace was in the West
When Hi, was on,rter If , mile
from thc house che discovered that
she had left her nockctbook at home
and yb;1o IN bnr w,v h,ck tn the
bnusc and wban With, seventy i've
fcet of Tho home she bcnrd Mrs
V,l,,,o scro,m Sho smhsanrentlv
saw Wallace come out oftbe kitchen
donr ,,d wh.n ho S,w hnr ba com.
,nanded th,t sbe sh,nId ro hr;ng
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