Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
/ COUNTY
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
CASE STILL IN PROGRESS
CONFESSIONS READ.

,.otsou Gets Sentence-Diek
.bt Acquitted on One Case Two
u Against Him-Wm. Parker
Found Guilty.
so of Mrs. NJ. A. Powell, ac-
:, the murder of Miss Estella
hooon in court on Monday of
eek nv the prosecution and has
.sora the court every day since.
~. General Ward had the indict-
.ood nv Clerk of the Peace Nc
.0ons and everything given in
90 bv the prosecution seems to
- the guilt of Mrs. Powell and
be verdict in her case may be
a. in the first degree, The con-
which she made were admitted
dorce in the case The following
oftbe confessions as taken from
burt records:
N Confession of Mrs Mary A.
m made Feb. 18th, 1904.
Tuesday. February 9th, 1904,
og0a m. / put my dinner rot
nt The meat il, it and then pi' k
some empty catsup bottles and
trrit cans and taken them up il
tarret ard Este Albin crme ~
asked her what she wanted
she ownbled out some hing 1
AA IA nrt understand, and she looked
>, a. if she would do something t"
tk she had a chan, e. and | hit her
times with a ratsnp bOtue. The
fine | hit her on the right side
above the ear. and she turned
aald and hit on. the lett SIDE, ana
lied she went down kind OF On her
sness and then | hit her on tie BACK
N head. She then fell over -, her
and caught her by the shoulder
IN taken that knif- VT Of my
let. ] had it to ri nIe fmy
ng was how / come to have 1t IN
pocket. then cur her throat l
bot cuU her any other Ilace inter
Hanallv. All the cuts she had "n her
hsnds and arms was done by her tly-
hain keep me from cutting ller throat.
don't know how she was cut just
bose the forehead in the edge of her
q HsH | might have struck her there,
\ hMI don't remember. | was so m
\ snd excited, | can't remember just
h6F many times did hit her.
Hr. Ratledge- | was drove to this by
ml husband mistreating me over Es-
% e ! had seen hun hugglng and kiss
al t her several different times. l have
gght them in the water cl. set t0gtt-
N.. Ia oI ftff to- - q
Hfb her And also upsiaiTs with her
% the floor doing the same, and lots of
0iheT times and places.
lSigned) Mary A. Powell.
The prosecution will give way to the
de'edce and the case may go to the
aig to,dav. There is much specula-
len aa to what the defence will pro-
dpfe IS. evidence against the strong
pohts made by the prosecution.
The case of Samuel E. Wilson, ac-
ned -murderously assaulting Ed
Ard Damp, whose trial began in the
conrt Of General Sessions last Thurs
~, was given to the jury Saturday
morning after Judge Grubb had briefly
earged the jurors The court re-as-
enbled at 8 and 10 p m Saturday,
sad at the latter hour the jury still be-
iag out, recess was taken until 8 30
efock Monday morning, when Judges
efu6b and BOyce went to the Court
apuse to receive any verdict or COM
AQnleaIion which the jury desired to
resent, ip older to relieve the jury
Nem further confinement, if possible
ipe jury reported that they were still
aPable to agree upon a verdict.
Wilson was released because thejury
'onld not agree upon a verdict in his
se.
saturday the recOgDizance of Harvey
Vandegrift Of Wilmington, charged
IN obtaining money under false pre-
ences from Representative George D.
ZOE Of KentOn, was declared forfeited
pa a eapias returnable at the October
sfm was issued.
Daniel w. Jackson was convicted of
lgery and sentenced to one years i'm
'lsonment, to stand in the pillory for
hour and to pay fine Of $500.
'smes Smith pleaded guilty to carry
concealed deadly weapon, and
sas sentenced to 20 day imprisonment.
hlehard Kenney, a tramp, pleaded
n'y TO assaulting Chief of Police
ufa' and was sentenced to 8 months
pnsonment. A nolle prose qui was
'ered in the case Of Edward Day
afged with similar offence.
James P Wright was acc uitted of
n charge of stealing a clock aud a
fenknife.
lillian H. Parker and James P.
nght were charged with stealing a
ol harness from John Shuttle. resid-
x near Harrington. Parker was con-
fg.sd y, and Wright acquitted.
4 mere are three other cases against
aiAer and Wright.
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