Evening journal., 1904-04-28
Those Who VIII Testify
for the State in Powell
Case Tell What They
Know to Attorney-Gen
eraI
Grand Juror Tells or
Some Things in the
Confession Made by the
Accused Woman-Wrs.
Hollis Not Guilty
speeIal 10 Nc Evenlng journal.

Special to The Evening journal.
Dover. Del, April 2s.-Herbert H.
Ward, Encouragement of Delaware,
assisted by Deputy Attorney General
Richards and John +. Neary, of Will
mington, spent the night I'm prepara-
ton of Delaware's most thrilling capital
case. that Of Mrs. Mary A. Powell, in
dicted by the grand jury on Monday
and again this afternoon FOR the MUIR
der Of her foster daughter, Estella AL
bin.
The prosecution has never consulted
the long line Of witnesses summoned
here yesterday for the first time be-
cause the evidence of the physicians,
coupled with Mrs. Pcwells confession
which they hold. gave them enough to
work on, together with fortifying them
selves upon the various laws of the
States and foreign countries regarding
4 confessions where the indictment
charges a capital felony.
The witnesses who were examined
last night included Drs. James H.
Wilson, w. d. Burton. w. f. Hoey
4 Ernest r. Steele and neighbors of the
Powells, the most important Of which
is James Holleger.
Holleger is the neighbor who was
called before the Grand Jury, though
not needed, and was the only witness
other than an officer of the State to
testify before the grand jury in either
/ presentation. Yesterdays presentation
of a second indictment, by the way,
was simply for protection of the States
case from attack on the ground that
the wrong "Murderkill hundred" was
used. Appropriate name as it is for
the consummation of a deed Of this
character, the state thought 1t best
to change it's bill to read south Mur-
derkill hundred" instead of North.
Holleger says that a most singular
coincidence happened on the eventful
+ February 3, on which the crime was
I committed.
leased Farmer.
An idea struck Holleger TO tease his
farmer about young Miss Essie Albin
and he was thus twitting him when
Thomas Wootters hurried past and said
Essie was missing. soon, down the
y road came Alfred NJ. Powell, husband
OF the defendant He was driving his
i horse called Monk, and the animal
under it's masters lash, was running
at full speed. At Holleger's house he
pulled up and, crying like a whipped
scholboy. Powell said:
"Oh, Jim, for Gods sake. we've found
her with her throat cut clean across
Holleger hurried over TO the Powell
house, thinking nothing but that Mis-:
Albin had killed herself. He there
found Mrs. Powell, but Holleger there
stops and refuses to talk further, say.
ing:
well, I'm here to tell the truth
The Lord knows / feel for the woman.
The other witnesses who appeared
before the attorney general wer,
James II. Dickerson, the farmland o
the Powels. who has made a statemen
that Mrs. Powell said to him long be
fore the crime, talking of her suspicion
regarding the girl and Mr.. Powell:
Il expect to kill her in the end"
Thomas oWotters, Powells tenant
Il Patrick O'Keefe. Powelrs choreman
Elmer Williams, a neighbor; Corneliu
Saxton and Mrs. Saxton, who happened
to stop at Powell's that very day, T.
take Essie TO live with them or T.
have her recommend to them SOM
good housekeeper; and Mrs. Clari
Williams. sister of the girl. who tell
OF previous quarrels with Mrs. Powell
One of the grand jurors who passel
upon the confession, consented to an
swer vital questions concerning tn
case. now that the grand jury wer
done with It.
What is your honest opinion of tn
confession which the state holds an
4 has presented to your"
THE confession" said the gran
Juror. rs positively all right and
don't see how she can ever get benin
II. 1t is In writing and is witnessed b