Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-11-12

On Wednesday morning, November
10th, the case of the State VS.. Nellie
Randall, eolored, who was charged
with the murder Of Lloyd Jefferson,
also colored, on the morning OF August
"a, 1915, at Wildwood, was tried at
Cape May Court House. Supreme
Court Judge Charles g. Black presided
and Henry II. Eldredge, Judge of the
Cape May County court, sat with him.
The court room wal crowded with
spectators, as this was the first woman
ever tried for murder in this county,
and incidentally the first case Prose-
cutor Carlow had after assuming office.
The defendant was represented by
Judge II. II. Voorhees, and Thomas
Curley.
Part OF the forenoon was consumed
in selecting the jury which was COM
posed of the following: Walter Smith,
foreman; John Libby, Walter Clouting,
Edward Townsend, Charles Foster,
Emily Godfrey, Ishmael Armour, VIM.
Trout, Virgil Weldon, Charles Holmes
and Harry Entriken.
Samuel P. Kennedy, a photographer,
who was employed at Snyder's studio
in Wildwood, was called to the stand
and identified and explained the photos
he had taken at the instance of the
Prosecutor, and was closely questioned
~ The dafapco nc ~ fho Uo rinno In0Q.
lions shown in the photos.
B. @. Ingersoll was placed on the
stand and handed a chart made by him
of a house on Arctic avenue, between
Garfield and Lincoln. Counsel for de-
tense closely INTERCEPTED the witness
rs to his ability to make maps, ETC.,
which had been made at the solieita-
ton Of the Prosecutor. The map WAS
placed on exhibition.
DIR. Kelchner was called to the stand
and said he went to the scene about
$50 am. where he was told a man had
been cut to death. A photo was shown
the doctor and identified as the room
where Jefferson was found partly dis
robed and room in disorder. Several
persons were in the when the
doctor arrived Including a white man.
Jefferson was rushed to the hospital.
The doctor exhibited two charts OF the
human body and described the nature
of the wound which caused death. On
cross examination the doctor said there
was a slight scalp wound. AT this
point the clothing Of the deceased was
exhibited and the doctor described the
severing of the artery and the amount
of blood that must be lost to produce
Inconsistencies, and said the victim
might have been cut a half hour before
he arrived. The doctor said the wound
in the head would not have caused
death, and identified the clothing of
the victim.
Squire Ingersoll was recalled by the
Prosecutor and said he conducted the
c~oroner's jury who rendered a verdict
that Jefferson came TO his death by a
stab wound at the hands Of a person
unknown.
Ed ward Hudson, o. Richmond, Va,
was sworn and said he saw JEFF cut.
When asked to describe the scene said
he was in bed asleep and was awaken
ed by screams and dressed and vent
out and asked jeff to come into his
house and stop fighting, and told him
TO wash his face and hands which were
covered with blood. JEFF started to go
home when Nellie came up and stuck
Jeff with a knife. He saw "Tack"who
went with Nellie. Nellie said to "Tack"
give me the money, don't you see
what | have DONE" JEFF said ''that
b. done stabbed me-" He gave a
white fellow a towel to bandage JEFF
with. He came to Wild wood last May,
is married. Knew Nellie Randall about
three months. Resided in the rear of
37O9 Arctic avenue, and lived with two
women at his house, and identified
photo of his house. Knew Addie Will
son. He testified at the coroner's in
quest. Judge Black took exception to
the questions of the defense as relates
to the witness on the stand. He was