Evening journal., 1906-09-25
ARCHES LIFE
Is NOW AT STAKE


Court of oyer and Termner opened.
in the County Court House this morn
ing with Chief Justice Lore and As-A
sociate Jdges Boyce and PennevilI on ]
on the bench. IS l
Lewis John colored charged with
the murder Of Minnie Johns, also col /
ored, was arraigned and through his I
attorney, David J. Reinhardt. entered I
plea Of not guilty. Mr. Reinhardt ask /
ed that the case go over until tho 10 /
vember term, as he had a number Of
important witnesses whom he desired
TO summon on behalf of his client. but
who were out Of the State. These wit
.nesses, he said. would testify as to
the sanity OF Johns Attorney General
Richards objected to Mr.. f.einhardt'sl +
prayer, inasmuch as it was not made
by the defendant directly but the facts
set forth therein were sworn TO by Mr..
Renhardt The court granted a con-
tinuance until Friday
James Adams, colored. was arraign-
ed on a charge of the killing OF Will
liam Redden. and James salisbury.
representing him. entered a plea of not
guilty Time Of trial was not fixed
Archer Trial Began.
The state being prepared, the case
of William Archer, colored, charged
with the murder of Ida Elizabeth
Spires also colored, wss taken up and
after an hours effort q jury was
drawn.
The crime for which Archer may for
felt his life is the alleged shooting OF
THE Spires woman beacuse she had left
D. SO
NJ Morris.
After an hours work a jury was
drawn as follows:
I Alexander c. Rodgers, foreman; Si-
las Thompson, George f. Vernon.
James II. Carpenter John +. Whann,
Charles S. King, Amos Scarborough,
John w. Morris, William b. Lester.
Thomas +. Bradley.
Many Were Challenged.
Those who were challenged or re-
jected for other reasons were as fol-
lows: Challenged by the State--Walter
Sheldon. Ridgely Nickerson. James f.
White. Harry S. Brady. S. Baird; chal-
llenged by defense, Samuel Barnes
Francis Duggan. J. r. Carpenter, Jr,
William Shaw, Charles Crumpton
lGeorge II. Conway, Benjamin G. Lock-
lerman, Newton MCCARTHY, George X.
Ball, John c. Kersey. Frank C. Ewing
Excused, conscientious scruples against
death penalty James Grimes, George
Cummins. Joseph Horner, George r.
Thompson. Would not convict Of MUIR
der in first degree on circumstantial
evidence. Anthony Davis. Formed and
Expressed an opinion, Thomas Stafford.
Moses T. Brinkley. colored Of No. lei
Church street. was the first witness eN-
amined and gave clear and dmail0d ac-
count Of tho shooting which took place
on September L. He testified that Archer,
after an altercation with the woman re.
gardlng her declaration that she would
have nc more TO do with him pu hed-her
against a door way at the rear Of the
home. No. 704 Church atre l. ot the nee
time drawing revolver ond sh ng At
her He could not say whether This shot
took effect or r1t, but Archer fir ag r
and the woman fell 10 The ground. Will.
she was down Archer hrd enc or two
more bullets at her The negro then. hsd
! but was a.er captured.
Br.nSley further testified that he hst
seen Archer at the police station apf
asked him what IN the nanie or IN,
Lord he wanted TO shoot that girl ftr'
and he replied: Just because ne wanted
to-" The witness was in the ha d. Of ahs
defense when court took a noon recess
The following special Jurors were
drawn to try oyer and Terminer cases
In addition to the regular PANEL:
Thomas +. Bradley. Willard Dixon
s Mil Creek; Charles Bennett William
2 J. Nichols New Castle; Harry s.
Z Brady. Charles Crumpton. ST., St
2 Georgesi James Braden Alexander C
: Rogers, Amos Scarborough. James F.
, White. Wilmington John c. Carpen-
I ter. Jr.. George w. Hurd. Appoquini-
I mink; George H. Conway, Anly Hill
: Bladkbrd; Charles w. Carpenter
: James Fl. Carpenter. Christiana; Jane,
L. Ford. Walter Sheldon. Pencader;
: John Hanna, Thomas stafford White
: Clay Creek; william B. Lester. Will
{ liam T. Price, Red Lion; Frank C
2 Pierce. William Shaw. Brandywine.