Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-21
Jury Finds Clarence Penn Gull Y
Of Murder 10 Second
Degree
WOMAN TURNS STATES EVIDENCE
Story Of How Albert lsaaoheson, i
Swedish Sailor Was Killed on Wa.
terfront, Told by Lillian west-Fif-
teen Years The punishmen,--Jury-
man Very Drunk.

Clarence Penn, the negro who kill
nd Albert lsaachsson. II swedish sail
O. OF tho British steamship Queen
Helena near Chesapeake K ohio coal
pier No. ~ on the night of September
~ bN stahbIng him In The throat, was
round guilty of murder In the scconu
degree by the jury in the Circuit
Court of Warwick county ut o'clocl;
Yesterday afternoon ana was Scnten.
ced by Judge TYLER to 10 years In
tile State penitentinry. Lillian West.
alias Lillian Lewis, the negro woman
who was charged With being an ac-
cessory to the murder, urned States
evidence ANA was dismissed
When she was placed on the wiucss
stand yesterday, the West woman
acting upon the advice of her attor.
ncy, j Thomas Ncwsume, colored,
made !, complete confession of the
crime. She said TINT on the night
OF the murder She and Penn were
walking along the waterfront near
chesapeake 4 Ohio coal pier No. 10
WHOM they met lsaaclisson who was
on mis- way from his vessel, which
wha loading coal Mt pier ~. to this
city. She aceostcd tho sailor and
after somc hot words had passed.
islachs' on kicked her. She called
upon Penn to assist her aud the lat
tyr drawing lnrgc knife. attacked
tho sailor stlbblng him several times
ground and the man and woman fled.
thinltlng that he was dead.
Soon after the sjabblng lsguchsson
was moved to the old St James hos
niial. whore he died from his wounds
rpstci about II week after the crime
ana tbs West woman was taken into
custody mclr Phoebus about three
weeks ago. Whom she WAS locked
M IN the Dloodield jail the woman
attempted to burn the cdlllce and had
TO be moved to the station housc here
for safe keeping.
The trial of Penn began Tuesday
mowing, when Judge tyler recon
vcAed court a number of witnesses
were heard that day and yesterday.
among them being former Chicf OF
Police Walker of Dloodiield. Detect
i've Mcssick of the locil force Mr..
IcfF Phillips, who Is employed At
the coal docks. AMI sailor OF ono
of the c0astwisc coal schonei's The
Inter Witness saw the stlbbing. but
he WAS unable to identity either Penn
or the West woman when lie was on
The stand. Mr., Phillips testified that
NJ saw Penn and the woman leaving
the scene after the crime The cvi.
dence OF Cher Walker and Detective
McssiclS related To the arrests of the
prisoners.
During the trial, Jnryman llogc
was fined So and sentenced to servo
two hours IN jail by Justice Tyler for
heing drunk while on jury duty.
Not True Bill.
The grand Jury In the Circuit Court
Of Warwick county yesterday returned
not true bill In tile case OF William
Atkins, a negro. charged with ut
tempting TO criminally assault a seven
Yeas Id negro girl in Bloodncld.
ahont two mouths ago.
Lipsoomb Goes Free.
Tuesday Frank Lipscomb the hoy
who shot and killed little negro
named Ju1ius Hardy several weeks
ago. was io1nd not guilty by the
jury.
The testimony showed that Lips
comb fired upon the negro because
the latter was stealing potatoes.