Evening journal., 1899-12-07
WALLACE FACES
THE JURY
On Trial for Murder of
Mrs. Mary c. Perry on
November o.
ONE WITNESS TEsTIFIEs

COMMANDED HER TO GO FOR
THE CHILD. WHICH SHE WAS
TAKING TO SCHOOL.
Superior Court, the Court OF General
Sessions and the Court OF oyer and
Terminer were opened this morning
The Court of General Sessions was ad-
journed to Saturday next
The court gave notice that on Satur-
day morning all remaining cases on the
trial list would be revised and time
for the trial of all cases determined.
Publication was ordered in the case
Of Richardson VS.. Richardson.
WALLACE CASE BEGUN.
Attorney General White announced
that the state was ready to proceed
with the case OF Harry Wallace, who Is
charged with the murder OF Mrs. Mary
c. Perry, ON November 6. at Deakyne-
vile. Blackbird hundred
Chief Justice Lore ordered that Wal
lace he brought into court and he was
taken to the dock by Tipslaves Arm
strong and Brooks at 1923 o'clock.
Wallace appeared composed, and car
ried his brown soft hat In his left hand
as he entered the court room.
He,is about 45 years OF age, and is
represented by David j. Reinhardt
and Robert H. Richards. Attorney
General White and Deputy Attorney
General Peter l.. Cooper conducted the
states case.
The procedure of drawing jury was
begun at 1890. 10 was composed as fol-
lows: Foreman, Lewis Palmer, Bran
dyWine hundred James Marcy, OF New
Castle; Andrew j. Lindell. Pencader;
William Webb, Pencader Robert +.
Stevens. Red Lion; Thomas Lilley.
White Clay Creek: William II. Kelly,
White Clay Creek Devices Craig Chris
iana George Echenhoher, St. Georges;
John Peoples, Christiana; Everett Hol-
lingswOrth. Christiana, and Thomas +,
Rutter, Pencader Lilley was a juror
in the Cole case.
Before proceeding with the Wallace
case, the court discharged the addi-
tional jurors from further attendance
The general jurors were discharged un-
III next Monday morning.
The witnesses of the state summon
ed are Ella L. Smith, Charles Walker
Thomas Wrench, William Rawley, VIII
liam Reynolds, Detective Witsil, Ma
than VanhOrn, Harry Emmons, DR.. ID.
1. McColley and DR.. j. Harvey Spru-
ance. The defense has eight witnesses.
Deputy AttOrney-General Cooper
opened the case before the jury. lie
said that the prisoner is charged with
murder not of lesser degree. Mrs.
Il a HnfnnHumff Z
| cOmmOnlaw wife, and had lived with
him for several years. On the morn
ing of the murder Ella Smith, a SER
want, had gone TO take a child tc
/ school Wallace kissed the child good
/ bye and said she would probably not be
al school all day. After leaving the
house the colOred woman for some rea.
son returned, and in approaching
.he house saw Wallace running across
a field from his home. Several Other
persons saw the defendant running
rom the house. The woman found th'
body of Mrs. Perry lying with her heaC
beaten to pieces on the floor near the
chimney.
There was an imprint under the man
tel in the room in which the woman
was found which would indicate tina
The defendant supported himself will
The left hand while he dealt blows OF
the head OF the woman. A hammer, OF
which was blood, was found wrapped il
piece OF dress in a cupboard
Wallace was arrested by Magistrate
William r. Reynolds later in the da.
Of November 6, at Mt Pleasant. TIT
magistrate who knew Wallace, said t
him: Il am sorry for this. / suppos
you did not know it was loaded Th
defendant said: Il didn't shoot her.
struck her with a hammer
Mr.. Cooper then stated that he wouli
show by physicians testimony and tn
production of the skull of the womal
that at least fifteen or twenty blow
had been struck.
SERVANT FIRST WITNESS.
Ella e. Smith was the first witnes.
She said she lived at ThorOughfar
I, Neck and had known Wallace and Mr..
Perry about two years. She had bee
a servant for them for several month!
, Wallace, she said. had not been a
home during all the time. He wen
back TO the house during the early Fal
Witness said: There were two chi
. dren, one years old and the other
years" When she got up in the morn
ing Mrs. Wallace plucked a bouquet
flowers, which witness was to take to
friend She stated that she started
! take the Oldest child to school. Wa
|, lace picked up the child and kissed he
!. saying that she would not be at schOl
- all day, that half a day would
enough" Witness said when some dl
tance from the house she turned baC
for her pocketbook. when approach
y ing the house l heard Mrs. Wallai
q scream once. Mr.. Wallace was comiI
u out of the kitchen door and was strol
= ing his pants with his hand. He thre
u up his hand and said: You go rig
back and send the child here as sos
y as you can He went into the kitch'
again. / started back to the child al
when ] next saw him he was runnil
past the church towards Smyrna l m
A. Mr. Walker on the road / went ha
II again to the house and called for Nj
81 Wallace three times. I looked into 4
~ window and saw her feet went
IS and found her lying on the no0r. II
d. head vas in the fire place. Her ahol