Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-12
PLEADS GUILTY
TO MANSLAUGHTER
Thomas Welch Sentenced to Three
Years for Murder of Sophia
l.. Hayes.

In the Court OF Oyer and Terrniner
today with Chief Justice Pcnnewill and
Associate Justices Royce and Conrad
presiding, Thomas Nelch. charged with
numbering Sophia L. Hayes, changed
his plea from not guilty IT murder 10
guilty OF manslaughter, which pleading
Attorney General Reinhardt accepted
William i. Smailey was counsel for the
defence. Chief Justice Pennewill SEN
fenced Welch To serve three wears Inn
prisonmcnt and to pay fine of $500
and the costs of prosecution. The chief
justice said Welch's trouble was caused by
the use OF intoxicating liquor, but that
was no excuse for crime
Isaac ID. Chappclle, charged with
practicIng veterinary medicine without
a license, appeared IN the Court oF Gen
cral SESSIONS and changed his plea from
not guilty to guilty. Attorncy-t,cneral
Renhardt said Chappclle administered
TO IL COWS and two horses owned by
George Blackburn all Of which died J.
Frank Pail was counsel for the defence
, Judge Conrad sentenced Chappclc 10 pay
4 fine Of $50 and the costs OF prosecution.
Judge Bovre, in the Court Of General
Sessions, by request df Philip l.. Garrett
cxtcu,ied until Saturday the tirnc for
filing answers Ia remonstrances against
applications for the granting OF llquor
, licenses,
acct STD or KIf LlHG GuLD.
In the Court Of Oyer and Tcrminer
Chief Justice Prnncwil and Associate
hIstices Roycc and Conrad heard the casc
II Edward Jaro9lowskl who had peadcd
not guilty to a charge of numbering his
infant daughter Waclawa, by administer
ing strychninp Aftornoy-t 'cneral Rem
hardt conducted the prosecution, and
| Caleb s Layton was counsel for the
defence
II took 40 minutes to select the jury,
which was composed Of Edward . Walton
Leo ] Dugan, George II C,rantlandr
Winfield Lattomus, James p Ford.
| George Schradcr, William Kane, William
| ]. Lntz. Robert Mothcrall Harry +
| Mellon, J Harper Lyman and Edward
| lcngcd or excused
| The attorney general outlined the ease
/ and told the jury he would insist on q
verdict of murder in the first degree.
NiAr. .Jaroslowskl WIS called - the
witness stand to testify on behalf of the
! state. bur after she had been sworn
| Attorney Layton objected to the woman
| tcstlfying on the ground hat she was thf
/ wife Of he accused Mr Layton con-
tended the husband had 1 rghT to claim
| hi- privilege to object 10 his wild teStliVlup
against him and the vile bad a right ID
claim her privilege 10 object - testlfylnq
against her husband and cited variou,
/ legal authorities u support ~ hi. con
tention lir Rclnhardt replied briefly
| Chef Justice Pelucwll oveTTnled the Oh
/ lcctlon. and Mr. Layton noted ~ eX
! aptIon
Mr. Jaro-lowsai replylng faa question
a-kcd liv b. attorney general, ~ald ~ht
| W.ls Wiling 10 testify against her husband
| She detailed occurrence. pl the night q
janaar - 1915 he time Of the alcgec
! poisoning Iar0-lowski came 70 ms home
| lO05 Coleman street late and ex
| planned his tardiness bv saving he mac
been detained at barber shop. Sh'
went to a store 70 make some pur,
| chases, and when she returned home
| Jaroslowsk held the child Oh his knee
and sang to the infant.
ALLEGED POISON ~ GLASS.
She was thirsty and seeing glass on d
| table alongside Of winch J4roslOwsk
st picked 10 the glass, puf some wate
| in il ant Goank Immediately she had
| hIttcr taste which the husband SAID va.
| due 10 her bad stomach She VT;
| relieved after eating -Ig.r anu drinklnl
| black coffee Jaro-lowskl went - IN,
cellar To get fuel and called her there
/ She took the bab1 with hcr. ana ~oot
thereaft er the infant htrane rlgld and r.
/ lip> and hands turned blGc. NeigbHor
Mere sumWoned. but ruuld not ri
minister resroratlHr- - the chilli Is IN,
-far .fFsf -
The w.snes- sad Jaro-loS,ki hated th'
baby Calming at WaS not the father
| Jalo.ioX-hl did not tend the iunera!
He lett he hous. pre-. iou- b he obeequer
4nd returned the d..s after the funeral
Whiic H. stood al the door. after be.ns
refused admission he witness 9JateC
J3ru,Iow,kl said Ii. did not mean {,
poison the baby Ht had bought !
powder for chickens. he explained, am
| while changing II from one paPei
to another some fell accidentally III Ia,
| glass from which the child subsequently
| drank
Mrs. JaroSlowsli Wa cross-examineo
by Mr. Layton but her testimony W,
not shaken The Witness cried ~eNcra
times while tes;ifyine.
Annie Bola>z and Josephine MarowIcf
testified that they heard Jaroslowski Say
he did not intend 70 poison The baby.
Deputy Coroner MeG'rery told Of tn,
disintcrment OF tie body and , post
norton examination and said he carrieo
to the morgue jar containing the IN
fant 5 stomach
tCIorsy HELD
County Physician Rovtu ard Coro-
ners Physician Briggs testified that they
| held M autopsy. removed the stomach
livered it to the deputy coroner.
Coroner Spring told OF carrying thc
iar from he ntorpuc 10 the DclaWar,
| College laboratory and delivering il tt
] I - III - - IL.