The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-03-07

recess.
After the recess Mr.. Vickers made
the opening statement for the prose-
cution, giving an outline of what the
State expected to prove. Mr.. Coleman
attended a cattle sale on December %,
held six miles from Melitota. His
home was. three miles from that vii
lage, toward Chestertown. Returning
from the sale, he went to stores in
Meitota, at one of which. Nathan
Lieberman's, he paid bill, bought
cigars and got $40 bill changed for
two fves. He took out his pocket
book or wallet and displayed about
$40 in the presence of Mable, PARKWAY
and others. The pair left the store
before Coleman did and planned to
rot him on his way home, Mable say
ing that if PARKWAY hit him, he MA
ble) would get the money. PARKWAY
got the iron bar or anchor of corn
planter, which was lying at one end of
Lieherman'S store porch. They at
tackled Coleman on the road, PARKWAY
coming from the roadside and strik-
ing him with the bar and Mable rob-
biag him. PARKWAY wanted the money
divided. as they We're leaving the
scene of the attack, but Maole kept it
and hid ii near his home, where it
was found after he made his confess
SION Nj. Eickers and the Sheriff
went to Mables home on the night of
the attack on Coleman and asked him
where his coat was. He said cup
staivs' but Mr.. Vickers found one
ther, who was present, said was Nor
,,Nn,,'c in +hn ,>a,Iyn+ e ,h l.t
addressed to Mr.. Coleman were found.
Aiahle and PARKWAY made confessions
/ IL ChestertoWn, which Wer" writ zen
! out and read to them, and on the boay
on the way to Baltimore and in the
jail there they told the story of their
crime. On the facts which the State
would prove Mr.. Vickers would ask
fer verdict of murder in the iirst
degree, which murder in the perpetra-
tton of robbery was declared to be by
law in Maryland.
DR.. Frank Smith, Of Fairlee, Coro-
Ner of Kent county, who held the in
. Guest, was called as the first witness.
He testified that he was called %
treat Mr.. Coleman at his home he
tween and o'clock, on the night Cf
,ac attack upon him, and found he
4 had three scalp wounds, one causing a
fracture and depression Of the skull
| about half an inch in depth from the
effects of which he died about >
o'clock the next morning. DR.. Smith
was shown the bar or corn planter an
chor, but could not say that it could
have given the fatal wound, but the
| hook or catch on it might have done
so. He told Mr.. Coemans son to no.
tify the Sheriff and Mr.. Nickers. He
could not tell whether Mr.. Coleman
had been drinking and die not think
he fell out Of his carriage as his shoes
had no mud on them, nor did he know
that he had heart trouble of any kind.
Nathan Lieberman told Of Mr.. Cole
mans showing and changing money
in his store, before Mable and Para
way, after paying him a bill and buy
ing cigars Coleman left about s
o'clock, and Mable and PARKWAY left
7 before he did. Ten or twelve colored
men were in the store when Coleman
showed his money. The bar was the
anchor of an old corn planter of Lie
bermans. but had disappeared for
about a year. Smith Butcher found it
at the corner of the porch on Christ
| mas Eve. Mr.. Coleman was not in
toXicated, but might have been drink
ing. He was in and out OF the store
several times between 4 and 6 o'clock.
Smith Butcher, coered employed
by Mr.. Lieberman, told of seeing Mr..
/ Coleman at the store. Later he saw
man enter the storage shed and ask
| ed him what he wanted. Butcher
found the bar at the porch corner on
the day after the murder. 1t rained
hard on the evening after the 23d
about dark. Mable is eight months
younger than Butchers son, who will
be twenty years old next December.
Robert Graves, colored. Returned a
team of Mr.. Coleman's on the even
ing of the murder and on his way to
his home met Coleman's team in his
lane. Called out "Halloa, Boss, but
got no reply.
Night Session.
Court met for night session at
80 o'clock. DR.. w. R. Stokes, miscro-
scopist and bacteriologist, of Balti-
more, told of making tests of sup
posed blood stains on overalls and
pants of Mabel's taken from him in
| Chestertown Jail and also on his coat,
"hlNi WI ithCiS SoL dI MS lOllle,
and on a letter taken from Mr.. Cole
mans pocket-book when it was re-
covered. Seven tests showed blood
simply and one human blood.
Grover Coleman told of hearing his
fathers horse stopping at the water
trough at his home, about 7 o'clock,
and finding him lying in the carriage
unconscious, and he remained so till
his death. Helped DR.. Smith to re-
move his clothing which was shown in
| Court, none of which was mud soiled
| His hat was found early the next day
near the Fletcher farm gate, where
witness and his brother, Walter, found
the road very muddy with tracks
showing his fathers horse had backed
about five feet and that when he went
on he took another track in the road.
There were also at Fletchr's gate foot
marks of persons apparently running
and tracks of someone who had stood
on the bank. Witness identified his
fathers pocket-book, a present from
himself. His fathers buggy top part
ly lowered, was covered with blood.
| William T. Coleman told of going