Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-29

that Windle was in drunken stupcr,
anu he did not arrest Wright ut that
time. There was u small discharge of
blood from Windle's mouth. Windle
was taken to the police station in the
patrol wagon. The next morning he
learned that he was dead.
On examination by Judge Ball,
Winthrop said he noticed cut over
Windle's eye the next morning. When
tho injured man was put IN tho patrol
wagon, Sergeant Rice caught him under
the arms as other officers threw him
in. He was treated as an ordinary
| drunk.
Peter NJ. Stewart of 500 South Jack
son street, crossing Waterman at Ship
ley street, said he had known Windle
20 years, but did not know at tho time
that Windle was the man in the case,
lie saw Wright put Windle out of his
stable. Wright showed Windle away
from the door. Windle turned and
struck at Wright, but did not hit him
Wright pushed him away and started as
| if to go into the stable, but turned,
walked two or three steps and struck
| Windle u swinging blow in tho face
with the left hand. Windle fell to the
ground.
Alexander Boyer, colored, said that
he had been with Windle TINT morning
and had been drinking, lie left him
IN Wright's house. Between 4 and 8
O'Clock that afternoon he saw him
sitting on bale of hay in the stable.
Wright came in and hit Windle SO that
he fell from the bale of hay. The blow
landed about Windle's temple. Windle
got on all fours and Wright kicked him
in the side, grabbed him by tho
shoulders and showed him out the
stable door. Witness did not see what
happened on tho street, for he left
| the scene.
On ss-examination Boyer said he
never told u soul about the case until
| he was on the stand, which was evil
| IDENTIFY incorrect.
II. NJ. Wiley, assistant engineer Of
| the Fire Department, testified that he
| saw Windle lying on the pavement. He
| believed Windle was knocked out and
not drunk.
| Annie Wiley, colored testified to
seeing Windle enter the stable.
laura Cornish, colored, testified that
| Wright asked Windle three times to go
out before showing him out. She denied
| that Boyer was there.
|
pulling Windle out OF the gate; Windle
struck at Wright, missed him and
Wright, after pushing him, gave him
swinging blow.
William Floyd, turnkey at tho City
Hall, testified that Windle was carried
in and laid on the floor. He appeared
to be drunk. There was some blood in
| the corner of his mouth. When the
officer was taking ring from Windle's
| finger he tried to clinch his hand rs if
desiring to prevent the removal Of the
ring.
| Officer Harry Pierce testified to help
ing carry Windle from the patrol wagon
| into the hall. lie had been bleeding.
Samuel Durney, house sergeant, went
on duty after Windle had been locked
up and the next morning found blood
on the floor. He had q physician in
| formed that he was sick and the doctor
! suggested tho use Of ammonia. He APP
| piled some camphor to the prisoner s
nostrils. The doctor arrived about G. 80
O'Clock, by which time the man was
dead.
Patrol Sergeant Aaron Rice told of
taking Windle in the wagon to the
City Hall. He thought no was plain
drunk.
DIR. Joseph P. Wales, police surgeon,
testified that Windle was dead when
he saw him. He had a bruise over the
eye and blood at the mouth. The post
norton examination showed u fracture
of the skull back of the left ear, and
cerebral hemorrhage of the brain.
Judge Ball asked DIR. Wales il the
man would have necessarily died if he
had had Immediate and proper trent,
ment. The doctor said it was uncer-
tain, but he might have had chance.
DIR. Joseph Bastian, who assisted
DIR. James A. Draper, Jr., in making
the postmortem, corroborated DIR.
Wales testimony as to the extent Of
the injury.
Everything but the head was normal.
Windle had thin skull. IIe woulG
have had u chance for life ii he haJ
been treated Immediately after being
hurt.
81 never give up q man until after
he's buried" said DIR. BGstian in
answer to Deputy Attorney Genera
Richards
DR.. James A. Draper, Jr., coroner.
physician at tho time, testified rs tt
tho postmortem. , He did not notice
evidence of alcohol as DIR. Bastian has
noticed.
Judge Ball declared to the court tina
it was the duty of the police to have
given Windle Immediate attention
which might have saved his lifts. Blu
the court said the law did not divide
up an injury between its cause and thu
question of treatment; and the defencl
would have to show some other caus,
of death.
DR.. Draper said that fracture of TIT
skull caused death.
George Lancaster testified that hi
knew Windln and saw his dead body n
the City Hall.
The grand jury returned the follow
ing truo bills: Harry Mclaughlin
assault with intent to murder Police
man j. j. Donohoe; Henry q. Robin
son, false pretences toward W. Ii
Lungren, in that no took check 70
81, 3l3. 10 on May 10th, 1901, and pre-
tended that he had bought 100 share
of j. s. Il. stock, whereas he had no
, done So
Julian Rafaele pleaded guilty to tw'
, charges of selling liquor without
license, and ono charge OF keeping
! slot machine. His place was at Wood
dale quarries There were seven in
dictments of the first sort and two o
the second sort. In each of the tw
, liquor cases, Julian was sentenced Il
pay sl0J and costs, and in one of tn
Slot muchine cases, $50 and costs. ii
is also to pay the costs in two othe
i cases. The six cases in which he hat
/ pleaded not guilty were dropped.
' Court announced that the civil list
which was to start Monday, will b
pushed over two days.
4 General Sessions Court held
4 chamber of unhappiness Saturday whel
| I non-suDDnrt cases were heard.