Evening journal., 1903-06-23
COR0NtR'S JURY HELLO WHITE
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White colored, on Monday, June Is.
1908, on the premises Of NJ. J. Arm
strong. situated on the road from
Prices Corner to the Ferris Industrial
School, in Christiana hundred, New
Castle county, Delaware.
Such was the verdict of the jury i'm
paneled to make an inquest into the
cause of the death of Miss Helen $.
Bishop, the 1S-year-old girl who was
brutally assaulted upon the public
highway on Monday last.
The inquest was held yesterday af-
ternoon at the morgue in this city. and
the evidence submitted was conclusive
proof that the foul crime was COM
mitted by George White.
A better jury of representative citi-
zens of this county was never impan-
eled. and the verdict reached was
solely from the evidence produced, and
not through any bitter feeling against
the prisoner
Large Number Present.
The little room in which the inquest
was held was filled to overnowing, the
jury, witnesses and a number of
others who were allowed admittance,
taking up every available space i'm the
stuffy quarters. For any other inquest
the room would have been sufficiently
large enough for comfort, but the wide
spread interest in this case attracted
many who would otherwise not have
attended.
Among those present at the pro-
ceedings were: United States Senator
l.. Heisler Ball. who attended Miss
Bishop before her death; Deputy city
Court Judge Philip L. Garrett. Clerk Of
Peace Winfield S. Quigley, Coroner
Samuel A. Mccormick, State Detective
Theodore Francis, Chief of Police
George Black and Levy Courtmen Phi
lemma Chandler and John Mealey
Stenographer Charles G. Guyer was
also present. and took the evidence
presented.
Proved Whites Guilt.
Although the evidence submitted
conclusively proved the guilt of White,
it is said that Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Robert Richards, who represented
the State, did not produce all the tes-
timony the authorities were in possess
sion of. He was asked after the pro-
ceedings by an Evening Journal re-
porter if there was any further evi-
dence other than that presented that
was not brought out, but answered that
he knew of none.
The first witness called was George
Leech, of Elsmere. who first discovered
Miss Bishop i'm the road six hours after
the assault is alleged to have taken
place. He testified that he first noticed
the young woman lying in a hedge on
her face. Getting out of his carriage
the witness said he picked the insen-
sble girl up and she emitted a rum
bling, pitiful moan. Mr.. Leech's
daughter, who was with him at the
time, recognized the young woman and
called her by name. Miss Bishop
showed a slight sign of recognition,
but Immediately lapsed into uncon-
sciousness.
j. c. Keen, a farmer, deposed that
he saw the dead girl rise up and fan
again. Together with his son, ]. II.
Keen. they went to the young woman,
but when they arrived Mr. Leech was
there. The latter and Mr.. Keen's son
then took Miss Bishop to her home.
Chain Of Evidence.
Thomas Mcdonald gave important
evidence. He testified that while driv-
ing along the road in which the crime
was committed he saw a girl followed
closely by a negro. The latter spoke
to him and passed on.
Photographs of White and the young
woman were handed to the witness. He
recognized both as the man and girl
who passed him upon the road, and said
the time was between and 10 o'clock
in the morning.
Evidence equally as important was
given by Priscilla Russell and Mary c.
Turner two colored women. They
both testified that they had seen Miss
Bishop on the morning in question
walking along the road followed by
White, who was almost in a run. The
young woman was walking fast, and
frequently looked back over her shoul-
der. The Russell woman saw the ac-
cused an hour later working in a field
on the farm of Edward Woodward, by
whom he was employed.
George Segars. colored, also saw
White following Miss Bishop, and some
time later saw him coming back
scratching his head as If in thought. He
had on a pair Of light overalls and wore
a black CAP.
Woodward's Evidence.
Edward Woodward identified the
photograph OF White as the man whom
he had i'm his employ on the day the
crime was committed. The following
is Mr. Woodward's testimony: Il arose
on the morning of the 18th of this
month at o'clock, and While and
myself used cross-cut saw for about
an hour 1 then sent him to do an
other job. which probably took him
half an hour to accomplish, after which
l sent him to field to thin out some
corn. At $50 o'clock I started out tC
] trim some hedges along the road, and
had probably been working one-hali
hour when l saw White coming uD the
road. He was Derspiring freely, anC
upon reaching me said in an angr,
voice that there was no good water
down there. l said nothing, but som'
time later / again saw White emerge
from a wheat field, and informed ms