Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-13
22S-23O KING STREET.

him. he said during this oonversa
tion Mitchell had his hand in his
pocket and was toying with a revolver,
lie said Anderson stepped forward,
peeping as IL be wanted 10 see what be
had in his hand. Anderson asked
Mitchell what he intended TO do. Eat
thia," said the witness, Mitchell
grabbed Anderson, pulled him towards
him and shot him. it was right along
side Of me and the smoke blinded me.
/ made for one of the windows. also
saw Anderson lying dead on that day. {"
Lee did not think there was enough
quarrellinR to cause any shooting.
Oflioer John Fox told of ooncealing
himself In No. Girard street and
oapturing George Mitchell after the
murder.
Officer John Ward testified that he
vent to Bryan's aud was told by Mr..
bahey that no knew the oolored man
who did the shooting, but did not know
his name.
Frank McCullIn, driver OF the
Phoenix ambulance, testified tu taking
Anderson to the Delaware Hospital,
where the wounded man was pro-
nounoed dead. lie took the body to
the moreue and left Il.
Or. J. W. Baatian found that n bull
let had pierced the heart. In his judR-
ment the gun shot wound caused his
death.
Howard johnson, oolored, testified
that on the day of the shooting Mitch
ell saw him IN a pool room at 800 Tat
nall street about l.50 O'Clock in the
afternoon and gave him a revolver TO
pawn. He said all Of the cartridges
we're intact but one. IL had been ex-
ploded. The boy pawned the revolver
for 30 cents at Harris and gave the
money 70 Mitchell.
Officer John Moore told OF recovering
the revolver from the pawn shop. The
State rested.
David j. Reinhardt, counsel for the
accused, told the jury that he would
show that Anderson ani Mitchell had
swearing match and that Anderson
was choking Mitchell when he shot
him In sslf.deience.
Mitchell, the prisoner, testified that
he would soon be % years old. lie
was born in Chestertown, Nd. He
said he had never been charged with a
oIime before. lie worked in a rsstau-
rant and was also a hcstler. He said
on the day Of the shooting he went tc
hryan's and bought drinks for several
people In there, but refused to buy
Anderson a drink. He said that An
derson swore at him and called him
cheap After some words he got
another drink and left for his stable.
On his return from dinner, about j. 80
O'Clock, he stopped In Bryan's. lie
said that Ike" Anderson went at
him at once and called him a "cheap
guy and ohokeo him. Finding be
could not get away, he shot him. He
said Anderson scratched his neck with
his fingers and that he showed the
scratches TO Officer Fox.
why didn't you yell ?" asked MIR.
Reinhardt
couldn't, because he pinched my
neck too tightly" said Mitchell.
He was cross-examined by Mr.. Rich
ards, whose first question was: "When
did you load that pistol 20
Il loaded IL before left Chester.
town, was the reply.
He was unable to say when, but later
he said IL had been loaded a good
while, probably year. According to
his statements, the revolver might have
been loaded for thee or four yeara.
He said he never shot 10 IN hia life
before the time he shot Anderson.
" hen he worked in a restaurant be
kept it in his room, hut while be
worked at the stable be left IL in hia
oyefalls. In reference to the DAY he
visited bTyan's saloon be said he did
not see Isaac Anderson M the saloon
until after be had received the change
from the 81 bill which be gave in pay
ment for 30 cents worth Of drinks. lie
said Anderson called him a cheap -.
de alleged that the marks were on his
neck for awhile, but guessed they were
about washed OF by this time.
Chief Of Police George Black said
that be saw marks on one side of the
/ prisoners neck.
Officer Fox said he saw one SLIGHT
scratch upon Mitchellis neck after he
had been arrested.
David Roach, colored, said he saw
Anderson push Mitchell back, but did
not know whether be ohoked him OF
not.
Upon REORGANIZATION Roach said
that Anderson was sitting down at a
table when Mitchell came in. Ander-
son got up and stood against the "a Die
with his hands behind him. Mitchell
told them that they thought they were
smart Anderson replied and after
they had exchanged a few words An.
derson pushed Mitchell away. Witness
further stated that as Anderson was
turning away from Mitchell the latter
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