Evening journal., 1903-06-17
Attorney General Wa
Says He Is Considering
the Matter of Asking
the Court to Meet at
Early Date
Police Believe They Have
Enough Evidence to
Convict the Negro and
Send Him to GaHOws
for HeinOus Crime

AS result OF the most atrOciOuS crlmo
ever committed IN the history OF Della
ware. Miss Helen S. Bishop. the iS-year-
old daughter OF abe Rev. Il. A. Bishop.
superintendent Of the Ferris Industrial
School. lies dead in dhe home Of her father
while the nend who Is charged with having
committed the foul crime rests secure be-
hind the walls OF the county worhhouse.
To prevent any attempt TO take the
prisoner from him. Warden Meserve of
the institution has ordered the entire force
of guards on duty An are well armed and
any move made to take White from the
prison will be met with determined resist
ance.
White was held without bail for the
Court OF General Session yesterday after
noon. by Magistrate George II. Hollis, and
will be tried in September.
Positive Of Whites Guilt.
The police are positive they have the
right man and also the evidence that will
convict him. AS stated IN the Evening
Journal yesterday. the knife with which
the young woman was 80 hrutaliy cut af-
ter the fiond had accomplished his purpose.
was found near the scene OF the crime and
identified as Whites property. This will
prove n factor in the trial against him.
The knife was Identified by Mrs. Wood
ward. wife Of Edward woodward, by
whom the prisoner was employed. She
was able to positively identify the knife
because ON Friday last she found It lying
on the floor by the side of the bed in which
White had slept He later said Il belonged
to him.
When shown the knife IN the police sta
tion White admitted that he had the knife
at The Woodward farm but said st had
been lent to him by Henry Miller, a coli
ored man IN the workhouse. and declared
he had returned It TO Miller several days
ago. The authorities, however, are not SAT-
isned with this explanation and White viii
be forced to give better one before his
story will be believed
Funeral Of the Victim.
Funeral services viii be held over the
body of Miss Bishop tomorrow after
noon at . o'clock at her home. Friends
and associates of the family will be
present, but not the general public. In
terment will be private.
May Be Special Session.
The following jury has ben lmpaneled
by Coroner Mccormick to hold an inquest
into the death OF the unfortunate woman:
n. l.. Garrett. James W. Crossan. Darl-
ington Finn, William Frederick, Harvey
l.. Hollingsworth, ]. Cortland Woodward.
r. Lewis Armstrong, Calvin W. Crossan
and Irwin j. Holmngsworth. The inquest
will be held at the office OF Deputy Cor
oner Kilmer probably on Friday morning.
There Is some talk Of Attorney General
II. II. Ward laying the matter before the
Court of oyer and Terminer, requesting
that a special session be called to i'm
medately dispose Of the case. This could
be done by proclamation compelling the
grand jury to return within ten days for
special business.
Mr.. Ward was seen by a reporter Of the
Evening Journal this morning and said
that he had been approached by three or
four persons in reference to the matter
and would possibly request the court 10 is
sue a proclamation for a special session.
He himself IS decidedly in favor of the
move but said the matter all rested with
the court, which is at present sitting in
Dover.
Miller Denies Statement.
The police have seen Henry Miller, from
whom White said he borrowed the knife
found at the scene of the crime. The pris-
oner says that he returned the knife TO
/ Miller several days ago. but the latter en-
phahcaily denies having ever had the
knife IN his possession and the police are
Inclined to believe his story.
Mrs. Bishop, the mother Of the murdered
young woman, who recently recovered
from an attack Of nervous prostraion IS
i'm a critlcal condition as a result of the
affair and a physician Is in constant at
tendance.
Deserves Much Credit.
Chief OF Police Black, Special officer
Schell and Detective Francis deserve
much credit for their untiring efforts in
clearing up the case. They have succeeded
in weaving a web Of the strongest kind OF
circumstanual evidence against the ac-
cused man. The resolu.e, almost defiant
. manner shown by White at the time of his
arrest is beginning TO leave him. and II IS
the opinion of the police that when he has
been confronted with all the evidence they
have in their possession he will break
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