The daily Republican., 1902-12-04
WILMINGTON MEN
ON TRIAL AT MEDIA
Mcconnell and Campbell Are
Identified by Founders as
Men Who Robbed Him.

Edward Mcconnell AMI Archibald
Campbell, of this city were placed or
trial yesterday in Media on the
charge Of highway robbery. The al
legations we're that OIL the evening OF
November 14th the two men waylaiG
and robbed William Flounde,s. of
Springfield in Chester.
Chief of Police William Leary, OF
Chester, was the prosecutor, and the
first witness. lie Swore that William
Founders had come to him on the
evening in question. He had cut
on his cheek; his mouth was cut and
his teeth were loose. lie was bleed.
ing from the nose and mouth.
Founders told him he had been
knocked dJwn and robbed as he was
going to a friends house ol Front
street.
Charles Mccall, police officer, teS
titled to making the arrests. Mccall
also stated that Founders had iden-
fitted Mcconnell and Campbell as his
asSalants.
William Founders the victim Of
the assault took the stand. Floun-
ders is One-armed man, having
lost the other in cunning accident
many years ago. He gave his age
as So years, and his occupation as a
collector for an insurance company.
He said he had gone to the Della
ware House, Chester the afternoon
in question shortly after dinner
time. He met the defendants Arch.
ibald Campbell and Edward McCon-
nell, whom he did not know at the
time; he played cards with them
for drinks; some time after he went
to the street and down Penn street
to the railroad; he walked the rail
road for some distance when sud-
denly he was struck from behind
and felled to the tracks. One man
struck him and another pinioned
his arm to his side and went through
his pockets, taking nearly 81,
which he had IN notes. Founders
pointed to the man Campbell as the
one striking him, and to McCon-
nell as the one who had gone
through his pockets, positively
identified them.
james Brown. a colored man, of
Wilmington, was the first witness
called by the defense. He stated
that he had seen Mcconnell on the
evening in question near Welsh
street. He was intoxicated. He
further stated that he was in Ches-
ter on that night to attend Il ball.
He spoke of Mcconnell as bearing
an excellent reputation in Whining
ton.
In his own defense, Mcconnell
said that he was from Wilmington.
and up until a few weeks prior
to the arrest had managed a saloon
here. He had been drinking for
weeks; had been to Philadelphia
and other places and got to Chester
)n the evening of the assault. He
saw Paddy" German in the hotel
playing cards with the man Floun-
lerS.
He stated that he ran that night
o escape two men who were after
aim. lie namedthese two as German
and Cannon, two witnesses.
CAMPBELL, the other defen dant ad. !,
nitted that he was in the hotel
when Founders came ip. but he de.
lIed everything which had been tes. !
Ified to by. witnesses for the prose.
:ution. Attorneys Edward ]. Nc. !,
)ouough and W. Cloud Alexander
or Mcconnell, consuned nearly
wo hours in their addresses to the
ury, The former made the assert tion
hat Chief Leary had ''lled," but
district Attorney Smith, whose ad. I
ress was very brief aud to the !,
'oino, characterized the assertion as II
'ungentlemanly " Judge Johnson S {
harge was likewise brief, and the
ase was given TO tho jury at 5. 20.
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