Evening journal., 1906-11-27
David J. Reinhardt, COunc
For Lewis Johns. Fights
Along This Line
HAS PRISONERS
SANITY PROB.

pleaded before the jury this morning T
"a verdict Of murder in the second desr
Tie does not deny the commission Of IA
crime but contends that it was not frs
degree murder.
suspecting that Mr.. Reinhardts defen
might be emotional insanity Attorney
General Richards summoned to the coun-
ty workhouse on Sunday last DR.. Wi
liam Hancker, Superintendent Of the Del
aware State Hospital for the Insane and
Drs Stubbs, Tomlinson and Irwin Finn,
in order that the prisoners mental cond
tion might be examined into. 1t is stated
that at that time johns told a clear and
straightforward history Of his life up toI
the time Of the alleged killing Of the
Jones woman. No traces II insanity are
said to have been found.
jeanette DeShields, a comley looking
young colored woman was the first wit
ness for the State in the case this morn
ing In oyer and Terminer Court
Jeneatte testified to seeing the defend
ant strike Arameda over the chad with
some instrument which selled her to the
ground She saw that the woman's brains
were crushed out Of her head. She found
a stove leg laying along side the pros
lldlt MOihdM WliANA aAAN ltNANNt 'f Nt-N
later turned over to officer Mcbride.
Prisoner Tells His Story
For the defense Mr. Reinhardt placed
on the stand but two witnesses. the pris-
bner and Coroner Purks. Johns testified
to the transactions on the night Of the
murder prefacing his statement by say
ing that he loved the very ground that
she fArameda Jones) walked on. He said
they had quarreled and that he had
struck her. after that ne remembered
nothing more until found himself on the
pilot of an engine in Chester He gave
himself up willingly to the police of Ches-
ter During his testimony Johns was over
come with grief and sank to his knees in
the witness stand
Coroner Purlxs being called stated that
he knew nothing Of the Drisoners char
acter within the past two years as he had
lost track Of him for that length IS time.
In his prayers to tho court Mr.. Rein
hardt stated that he would not attempt TO
deny that a crime had been committed
and that all he could ask the court to de-
fine to the jury the degrees Of murder as
applying to second degree and man
slaughter.
JuQkt EDIudNNt AbAN4 NHoA NAN e~Ne-
ney had eliminated manslaushter in
opening his case and failed to see why
that degree should be embodied in the
charge. Mr. Reinhardt admitted that such
was his statement. Deputy Attorney-Gen-
erai Hastings opened for the defonse and
continued his argument until the noon
adjournment. Other witnesses for the
State were Chief Of Police Black. Coroner
turks. W. f. Grinnage, DR.. ]. W. Bastian
and Mary e. Jones.
In Court of oyer and Terminer yes
terday afternoon the case OF Lewis
Johns. colored charged with the mur-
der Of Arameda Jones, also colorec.
was begun.
David ]. Reinhardt represented the
defendant and exhibited much caution
In the selection of a jury. In fact it
took nearly two hours before a jury
satisfactory to both prosecution ana
defense was obtained, the State chel-
longing eight jurors. while nineteen
were challenged by the defense. Six
teen of the jurors called had conscien-
tious scruples regarding the death
penalty while one was excused on ac-
count of having served on the Tyne
Jury The panel becoming exhausted,
Sheriff Gillis was directed to call tails
men from the spectators, and in this
manner three Of the twelve jurors were
obtained. The alleged killing took
place in Pine street between Fifth and
Klund streets. on the night Of July II
last. 1t is alleged that Johns struck
the woman over the head with the leg
of stove, inficting injuries from
which death resulted.
The Jury as finally made up is as
follows: William ]. Mcknight, fore.
man; Wilkinson e. Cranston, Harry
Eastburn, Clarence r. Holt, Alfred
Sterling. Oliver Appleby Abraham b.
Dennison, James B. Hance. Harry c.
Price, Frank A. Webb William Holt,
John Edwards.
Challenges by the state were as fol-
Leslie Jones. Joseph c. Dutton, Joseph
H. Kennedy, David r. Smith William
IIushebeck, Frank j. Jamison, Henry
c. Robinson. William S. Moore.
The defense challenged as follows:
William Wilson, George w. Daniels,
John c. David, John f. Kane, Fred
erick Golding John w. Jones, William
L. Reynolds. John Bancroft, Joseph
Unruh. William c. Weer, Robert Nc
Cullough, Horace S. Vandyke, Della
ware =. Lyndfns WliildHl Ouihcilu0i
Charles Crumpton, Jr., William II.
Lush, Clarence c. Frainn, Albert Bend
Ter. William c. Hagan. James F. Hig~
gins was excused on account Of having
served on the Tyre jury.
Those who had scruples against the
death penalty and were excused were
Alfred B. Moore, James Valentine,
John Whiteman, Arthur Hope, w. II.
7uggins. William j. Hemphil, Joseph
c. Montgomery, Edward Elkinton,
Alfred T. Ratlidge John c.
Green, Marion ]. Crooks. Lewis T. Coll
Lewis A. Bradway. Jefferson c. Mont
gomery.
Witnessed the Murder
William Morris, colored, the first
witness, testified to having been
witness to the affair. and stated that
he saw Johns strike the Jones woman
over the head with a weapon which
later proved to be a stove leg. The
first blow knocked her down and then
he struck her several times while she
was upon the ground