Evening journal., 1905-03-28
SHIPPERS Identified BY
NEGRO JOHN HOLLAND
MAN WHO WAS FIRST CHARGED WITH CON-
STABLE MURDER AT ELKT0N AND AC-
Quilted, PROVES AN IMPORTANT
WITNESS FOR THE STATE
MURDERER AN IRON HILL JOCKEY
By staf Correspondent.

Elkton. Md. March 2s.-when John
NJ Shippers, who is on trial here for
the murder Of Albert Constable, ST.
the well-known lawyer, on August lS
last, was resumed in the Cecil county
court today. the court room was fill
ed with an interested throng, but II
was not as crowded as yesterday
when the case began. Simpers who
Ia being taken to the Maryland Peni-
tentiary in Baltimore every night, ar
rived in Elkton shortly after nine
o'clock this morning in the custody Of
officials
A crowd Of about fifty persons was
Mt the Pennsylvania railroad station
awaiting the arrival of the train,
among those in attendance being Mrs.
Georce Wcodside, of Gray's Hill, Nd,
IN arnt Of the accused and Harrison
W. Vickers, ex-state's Attorney of
Kent county Md, a close friend Of
the murdered man Although Shippers
has confessed to the murder and the
feeling here is against him, the crowd
ot the railroad station made no dem
onstration.
The court convened at $50 o'clock
y Shippers occupying a seat beside mis-
rounsel The prisoner looked pale,
but he took an active interest IN the
proceedings.
HOLLAND IDENTIFIED SHIPPERS.
John Holland. colored. who with
william Hopps. also colored. was first
arrested for the murder and who was
tried and acquitted last December, was
the nrst witness. He was on the stand
when court adjourned yesterday He de-
tailed the finding of Mr. Constable
wounded along the road and of a young
white man telling him to 60 TO the aid
81 IAN old sick man." His informant was
Shippers.
While giving his evidence, Holland iden-
tined Shippers as the man he saw on
the road on the day prior to the tragedy.
He also testified that Lewis Shippers,
brother of the prisoner, came TO the Elk
ton jaA when Shippers was first arrested
Tor horse stealing. and gave the latter
q purse containing pawn tickets. It was
these tickets, which were recovered n
Philadelphia. and which represented Mr..
Constabes watch and other effects, that
led to the defendant being suspected.
Albert Constable, Jr.. son of the victim,
IS aiding in the prosecution Of the case.
Mrs. Sadie Burke. of Philadelphia, sister
II the defendant who has been here since
Sunday. also occupied seat near the
prisoner.
when Shippers arrived he was i'm the
custody OF Detectives Dougherty and
Weaver. Chief Warden Weyler and Dep
uty Warden Riggn. of the Maryland
penitentiary, and Police Marshal Farnan
and Deputy Marshal Manning, all OF
Baltimore. The prisoner was handcuffed
to one Of the detectives. He did not dis
cuss his case cnroute.
PRISONER WAS NOT HANDICAPPED
Harry w. Harris who is serving a six
teen-ycars' terms in the Maryland Peni-
tonsiarv for wife murder and to whom
slnipers confessed that he killed Mr.. Con-
stable. was also brought from Baltimore
This morning with the defendant and will
be a witness for the State. The author
ities have so much faith in Harris that
he was not handcuffed. He killed his wife
IN Baltimore two years ago during III
of jealousy and has the sympathy Of th'
authorities in his efforts to secure a par
don.
Judges J. James Alfred Pierce, William
r. Martin and Edward H. Brown were
on she bench when the court reconvened
John S. Strahorn. of counsel for the ac
cused. asked that all witnesses for th'
state be excluded from the court room
and TO be called when wanted.
WITNESSES HAD TO LEAVE.
Acknowledgement Bryan. Tor the prose
cution. objected. but the court ruled il
favor of Mr. Strahorn and ordered all o
the states witnesses to leave the room
with the exception of Warden Weyler ant
Marshal Farnan, who are guarding Simp
rrs.
John Holland, colorcd, was then re
called. lie testified that on the evening
OF August IS last, young man came u
10 him at his home and said: Hey, ther
As an old man sick down the road. re
\ plied that 1 hao no time 70 fool wit
such men. My mother then said. John,
may be Mr.. Constable for / just saw hiI
walking down the road 1 then wen
down the road and soon saw Mr.. Cor
stable lying on the ground. lie said: He
10, who are your 1 replied: 1 am JAG
Holland My wife also accompanied II
and we lifted Mr.. Constable up and sa'
he had been shot and seriously injured.
, SAW THE ACCUSED PREVIOUSLY
Holland further stated that when
left Mr.. Constable to 80 for help, IL
Z victim was SlllinS UP III ttio AoeAu AoiNH4
his head in his hands. The witness sal
that the man who told him about Il
sick man had on a black suit and viii
shirt He had seen him on the day pr
viously on the same road and in Il
same apparel. At that time the man he
his arms-ovor his face and looked OF
from under them. Holland also state
that William Hoops. colored, was Wi
af hr ba IN,
stablo's aid.
1t was at this juncture that the witne
identified Shippers as the man he hs
testified to having seen.
lie testified that he heard three shot
there being an intermission between Il
FIRST one and the last two which we
hred IN rapid succession. Holland state
thst while lac was in jail awaiting tri
on suspicion Of being the murderer Lew
Shippers, alb rother OF tho defendant, vi