Evening journal., 1911-05-04
ROBERTS APPEAL
FOR LIFE TAKES
SENSATIONAL TURN
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che Southern Pennsylvania Traction
Company swore that Cooper got on
his car at Seventh and West streets,
and that the afidavit was made en-
route for Wilmington. Tie swore
Cooper was so drunk that he had 10
be assisted from the car Sewel d.
Scott identified Stevenson as the man
who approached him on October 12
when he was arranging the Columbus
Day parade and that Stevenson first
gave him the information about his
knowledge of tho Reese Roberts case,
and that he, Scott. took the informa-
tion to the Attorney General This
testimony was introduced to try to
show that the two detectives had
nothing to do with the giving Of the
information.
New Testimony.
Mrs Emma A. Dunsethe No 2S01
Market street. where there Is a store
and house. gave the most sensational
testimony OF the day for the State
This was introduced as after-discov-
cred evidence. She swore that on
August the day OF the murder. when
she opened her store between $50 and
s o'clock. a colored man came in and
bought dried beef and bread. He
paid for II with money he had.
The State then asked the board 70
note the fact that this was nearly an
hour before the baker found tho
Caseys murdered
The colored man asked Mrs Dun
sethe after buying the food, II she
had hear Of a Mr.. and Mrs. Casey be-
ing killed last night. She said no, she
had heard nothing about II. She
swore that tho negro seemed 20 want
to talk and she tried 10 cut him off.
He told her he used TO work for
Mr.. Casey's son. and that they were
very nice people He said he used
TO live pear Claymont. but was then
living in Chester The State asked
Mrs. Dunsethe II she afterwards
identified the man as Reese Roberts.
Mr. Ball objected and a long argu
mont followed over the admission o
the Identification as testimony unless
the woman had been taken TO Green.
bank and had picked out Reese Rob.
erts from file of colored men.
Chancellor Curtis finally asked how
she identified Roberts She said by a
picture in the newspaper shown to hei
few days afterwards. The Board al
lowed Mr. Gray TO question along that
line further. for what It was worth
He asked. WAS the pictue shown you
that OF the same man who came into
your store?" She answered. "I am
most certain that IL was the same
man."
Chancellor Curtis asked her to look
over the oolored men present and pick
out Reese Roberts II she could The
witness declined to do # on the ground
that she did not know whether Roberts
was present or not, and niso ON the
ground that he might have changed
considerably in the year that haC
passed since she had seen him.
The defense then closed and j
Frank BAH argued for a Communication
OF Roberts sentence and Attorney
General Gray opposed IT, Mr.. Gray salt
IL would be a trayesty on Justice u
commute the sentence. "He is eithe
guilty or let him go" he exclaimed.
The Rev. c. L. Jefferson. coloret
pastor of Gilbert Presbyterian church
aud Charles IT, Colbourne also ap
pealed for the communication Mr. JET
ferson said he represented 14.O0i
negroes in Wilmington and hundredi
Of thousands throughout the country
with whom they were having a con.
siant struggle to uphold that conf
denco in the makers and. administrat-
ors of law SO desired and necessary
Chancellor Curtis complimented Mr.
jefferson on his able and reasonable
speech.
The Board took a recess to 2 o'clock
without making "A decision.
The Roberts case. as well as the
case of the Georgetown boys were
continued until this afternoon.