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She identified the prisoner. He is a negro about twenty years old, of exceedingly repulsive features, with very thick, protruding lips, flat nose and retreating forehead, his big, bold, rolling eyes being conspicuous by the white in tbem, suggesting brutish instincts. A thorough cross-examination by the counsel who had been designated by the Courtto defend Sheppard, Mr. Henry R. Lewis, was made, but the Stale’s case was not weakened thereby.The testimony of Mrs. Florence Carmen, Mrs Frances Williams and Mrs. Roxie Williams as to the girl’s pitiful condition when she emerged from the woods was related, and then there was a recess of the Court. Sheppard was not taken back to the jail for his dinner, but was given a lunch in the court house. A deep file of men flanked the way from the court house to the jail, and the officers saw in their continued presence in that particular locality a possible menace.On reassembling the testimony ot Dr. G. F. Galloway, who attended Miss Clark after the attack, was given in open court. The doctor tqld of the child’s physical injuries from the attack.The evidence of W. Ray Wooten, Wi F. Hastings, Thomas Whitby White, Fernandes Davis, R. W. Messenger, George Carmen, William Carmen, and others tended to show that Wish Sheppard was in the immediate vicinity of the attack, about the time of the crime,and that he was traceable back to Federalsburg, although his real identity was not known until the next day. The tracks in road and across the fields, as measured, corresponded to the size of the negro’s shoes. Mr. Wooten recognized in the court 100m in Sheppard the same negro he met on Ihe road going in the direction of the your.g girl, Mildred Clark, witness* had passed a short distance down the road. Another witness,%one who passed that way later, Mr. Whitby White, saw evidences of a scuffle in the road and found a lady’s comb. He identified the comb which the State’s Attorney exhibited.lew years ago.The defense then put Sheppard on the stand. He said he didn’t know his age. He thought he was iS years old, and had lived in Federalsburg all his life, and gave a list of many places in the town he had visited July 15 until the alarm whistle hlew, calling for the men to find the assailant of Miss Clark. He said bis mother first told bim of the attack, and that he tnld her he knew nothing about it He declared he was not on the same side of the river where the assault was committed. He admitted that be was twice identified by the young lady as her assailant, but swore that he never made any confession of the crime to any one and that he did not commit it. He said the sheriff threatened bim but he never confessed. Cross-examined, he said he got up at balf-past ten o'clock that morning and gave account of his movements the day of the crime, but disputed the testimony of several witnesses as to where he was on that morning and the people wbo spoke to him. Sheriff Temple in rebuttal said he had never uttered a threat against Wish, but told him on the way to Denton that1if he was guilty be would better go to Baltimore for sately, and in reply was told by the negro that he committed the crime and wanted to be taken there. Testimony was all ended by 4 o'clock and arguments were begun. The crowd began to grow large late in the afternoon and the house was soon overflowing. The speeches of State's Attorney F. R. Owens and the negro’s counsel, former State’s Attorney, Henry R. Lewis, were not lengthy and before six o’clock the Court adjourned to consider the case, to reassemble at eight and render decision.The final meeting of the court Tuesday night was an hour of extreme tension in Denton. The crowd had been augmented until the court-room was packed, but there was an awesome stillness-as the judges came in and took their seats. Speaking very earnestly and in a strong, Clear voice Judge Constable congratulated the people of the county on tbeir general ohservance of the law and their re-Chestertown, Md., vice-president of the company; his son, William L Hubbard, Jr., secretary, and his son-in-law, Walter P. Summers, treasurer. While one of the most prosperous men of the city Mr. Huhbard cared little for society and devoted most of his time to his business and his home. He was a member of the Madiron Avenue' Methodist Episcopal Church. October 25th of last year fire visited the Hnbbard plant, at Canton, destroyed a section* which coy-ered an area of mnre than two city blocks1. and damaged another, causing a loss of $100,000. Soon afterward the burned portion was rebuiltMr. Huhbard married Miss Sarah Wiley, of Laurel, DeL, wbo died three years ago, at the age of 67 years.Mr. Hubbard is * survived by two daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Josephs. Garrison. ofChillicothe, Ohio; Mrs. Walter P.-Summers, Howard H. Hubbard and William L. Hubbard, Jr., of Baltimore.*The funeral took place on Friday,Rev. Dr. Rohert W/ H. Weech, officiating.Orphans' Court ProceodlriQS.Judges Clark, Rawlings and Stevens were present at Tuesday’s meeting of the Orphans’ CourtAlva Hubbard, administrator of William T. Hnbbard, deceased, presented inventory and appraisement of deceased's personal estate: approved and ordered to be recorded, and all order to sell at public sale granted.William E. Cahall, administrator of Etta Beauchamp, deceased, presented inventory and appraisement of deceased’s personal property; approved, and ordered to he recorded.00On application, Elsie Willis was appointed guardian to Nellie T. Phillips, minor,'and bond filed, approved, and ordered to be recorded.Nora Schwaningcr, administratrix of William F. Scbwaninger, deceased, presented dividend on the personal estate of said deceased; approved, and ordered to be recorded.
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Denton Journal
Denton, Maryland, US
Sat, Jul 31, 1915
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