Evening journal., 1904-09-26
.BOOSER CASE
WILL co OVER
Man Accused OF Farra Muir
der Will Not be Tried at
This Term
WOMAN INDICTED FOR MURDER

Attorney General Ward this morn
ing had the case of John Booser, alias
Charles Thorn, charged with the MUIR
der Of George d. Farra, removed from
the oyer and Termner Court to the
Court of General Sessions for the pur-
pose OF arraignment The prisoner
was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
The lengthy indictment which was
read by Deputy Clerk Of the Peace
Janvier, set out that the murdered
man sustained hve mortal injuries on
his head from two to four inches long
land one inch deep.
History Of Crime.
The murder took place in 1897. Mr.
Farra was a farmer living near Farm
hurst. Charles Thorn, colored. who
had worked for Farra. was suspected
of knowing something about the crime,
but he suddenly disappeared. About
two months ago the prisoner was arr
rested in Harrisburg but claimed his
name was John Booser and that he
never was In Delaware. Persons who
knew Charles Thorn. however have
identified the prisoner as that man.
When arraigned Thorn did not seem
Ito be I'm the least worried, j. Frank
lBall, his counsel stated that he UNDER
stands his client has a perfect defense,
lbut in justice to both the prisoner and
himself he could not go to trial at this
term and asked for a postponement un-
I'm the November term. He said there
lwere witnesses to secure from Harris
burg. North Carolina and Virginia.
THE probabilities are that the case
lwill be postponed.
Frank Brown. who pleaded guilty 10
istealing a horse and carriage. was sem
ltenced 10 four months imprisonment
lThe court refused to probate the pri-
lsoner.
Armstrong Case Postponed.
David ]. Reinhardt stated to III,
court that Charles Armstrong, who "a
q laccused OF having caused the death o.
= Howell S. Van Trump. WIS unable e
be in court on account of Illness. Thl
case was postponed until Wednesday
Pandalone Linzetu, an italian
e lcharged with assault with attempt &
! commit murder was placed on tria
X lIdnzett Is alleged to have shot VII
d lliam Gibbons. small boy with a she
. gun while on the marsh. Saturda,
d ISeptember II. The defendant wa
represented by John w Brad.
it lIinzetu claims the shooting was a
y accident
: Grand Jury Completes Work.
e The grand jury completed its wor
o and after receiving the thanks Of IN
b court the jurors were discharged. Tn
grand jury brought IN true bill
a lagainst Florence Lee. colored. chargln
lher with murder IN the first degree
The woman several weeks ago thre,
her two weeks old baby out Of a win
dow at the Homeopathic Hospital tn
o child died OF the injuries received.
Samuel Emory was also indicted 70
! murder in the first degree. Emory j
!, laleged to have shot and killed Samue
Still. also colored, several months ag
with a shot gun.
The defense in the case OF Panalon
Llnzetti. charged with murderous as
sault, produced several witnesses VIII
9 Testified that the defendant was not tn
e imam who did the shooting. They testi
j fed that Antonio Carletta. who wa
t lout on the marsh with Linzett. sal
afterwards that he went to shoot at
bird and shot a boy. They did no
know where Carletta Is now. John "
olBrady. counsel for the defendant. an
H. George n. Davis. who represented tn
~ state, each argued to the jury 10
! labout ten minutes. The jury retire
shortly after 1 o'clock.