Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Will VISIT
THB WORKHOUSE
Grand Jurors Also Will In,
SpeCt Old Jail
JOHN KINGS CASE COMES UP
He Is the Man Accused Of Attempt to
Murder Ills RiiO-Iritk Knife
in Court

10 is not often that the courts are re-
.uuired to pass upon the merits of shell
games and other schemes used by con-
hdence men and sharpers. and there
was unusual interest and amusement
manifested in the Court OF General
Sessions This morning, when Robert
Hood, colored, was arraigned on the
charge of having and operating trick
penknife. by wIhioh he buneoed one or
more innocents out of money on the
coast
10 was a favorite scheme for Hood to
bet a stranger 81 that he could not
open the knife while he was running
around the Market street station Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The case
will come mp for trial uhis afternoon
KINGS SANITY QUESTIONED
john King. charged with murder
ously assaulting his wife and daughter
whose case was conunuedt from las
term, was tried by jury, and his at
tOrney, Victor B. WooMey, informed
the court that he would prove that
King was insane at uhe time that ht
committed the assault
Kings crime was q desperate one
he had just completed a term in New
Castle jain. and upon returning to his
home in a drunken condition was de
MED admission. lie returned later il
the night and, forcing the front doc
of his home. rushed i'm, and grasping
! his wife, pulled her head back am
slashed her twice across the throa
with a razor. Her struggles possib.,
saved her life, as the cuts did not seye
the iugular vein. The daughter rllshe
TO her mothers rescue, and was badl
lcut across the hands. King afterward
made an attempt to cut his own throa
In addressing the jury Attorney Gen
, leral Ward told II the story OF the as
1 sault and said that the facts in ia
case were very clear
Mrs. King was put on the stand. an
told Of the attempt made upon her lif
by her husband
In opening for the defense, Mr.. Wool
ley told the jury that he would prov
to them that John King, the prisoner
suffered from a mental hallucination a
E the time that the deed was done. an
r was laboring under the impression
q that James Welsh, his neighbor. want
r ed to kill him and run away with hi
v wife.
Mrs. Annie Coleman, john Kings
sister. testified that he would talk {
his dead mother and would go an
hide in the cellar He thought peOpl
were in the room trying To- kin hin
/ He would talk to people who had bee
\ dead twenty-eight years.
Samuel Savage was sentenced to te
days in the workhouse for carryin
concealed deadly weapons James Dun
can paid q fine Of S25 for the same OF
fense.
David Kennedy pleaded guilty TO th
charge of larceny and owing to III
previous good record he was not sci
fenced to DE iashed. He will serve ST
months in ,he workhouse for his criml
The grand jury, after finding the 70
It owing true bills, was discharged unit
@ Friday morning.
r John Rollo, on the charge of steaiin
s from the Wilmington Institute Ere
Library book entitled "Syeechps
@ JOHN q. Calhoun" valued at 50; thrc
5 books. entitled THE Life OF Goyerrt
o Morris worth $40 each. The offeus
o rs alleged TO have been committed Jul
!. IL. fIe also was indicted for steailn
!. four leaves from the Nurser Mag
7. zine, Of the value Of ten cents. an
O one leaf from Pennsylvania Magazin
volume 9, Of the value Of ST., on Augu
4 A third Indictment for stealth
o Hell eek Of Bannisdale,' value SIZE
4 Memoirs OF a French Sergeant" vala
h g.. Nuts for Future Historians
h Crack value 81; principles AMI Ar
/, of the Revolution in America" valu
!. $50 three books, "The Madison p
/. lpers." value SIS each
/, The grand jury viii visit the worl
n house this afternoon and New Cast
/, Jail tomorrow afternoon.
= After being on The stand for ha
= an hour Mrs. Coleman withdrew, al