Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1845-11-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Reported for the Blue Hens Chicken.
Proceedings OF New Castle County
Courts.
NFw CASTLE, Wednesday morning,
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lNONs iJf AofSs
The Superior Court and Court of General
Sessions of the Peace and Gaol Delivery COM
posed of the Hon. James Booth, Chief Juslice,l
Samuel NJ. Harrington and David Hazzard AS
sociaie Judges, met for the County of New
Castle, in this town, it being the seat Of Justice
for the County, on Monday last.
In consequence of the Grand Inquest being
summoned at the last May Term, and at that
term, having charge from the court delivered
to them, they Immediately upon being sworn,
entered upon the business Of the Session. There
was quite numerous attendance Of persons
from different sections Of the county on the first
day of the term, and there has been no visible
diminuton of their number since. The general
appearance of the Grand, as well as Petit Jurors
is such as to impress the spectator with the be-
lief that they are all men Of much intelligence
and sterling worth. There appears to be little
il any business of importance to be brought be-
fore the court. There is, to be sure, black
man by the name of Bordley belonging to Will
mington indicted for the murder Of another
colored man in August last, and he has been
Iarraigned, pleaded not guilty and Thursday to-
morrow is assigned for his trial. From what
II can learn respecting the affair | presume he
cannot be convicted Of murder. The particulars
of the case as they shall be brought out in the
course of tho trial will take notes Of for your
paper, but as it goes to press tomorrow alter
noon, presume they will not be furnished you
in time for this week snumber. The followings
cases have already been disposed Of. The first
case was, the State Of Delaware, u.s. Jacob Rice.
The Indictment which was found at the last
May Term charged the said Jacob Rice, who is
a true wing Of the Harrison school and one Of
tho honestest men in the county, with having
bribed one Gibson Mcdowell to vote the whig
ticket at the last General election in Christiana
Hundred, by giving him, the said Gibson Nc
Dowoll, one pair of boots of the value of - so.
To this Indictment the said Jacob Rice pleaded
not guilty, and jury was empannelled to try
the case.
1t appeared from the testimony of Mcdowell,
that he told Rice he had notion to vote the
lwhig ticket, and Rice then told him, If he would
get certain John Mccartney, to the election he
would pay him for his trouble two dollars, but
There was no evidence that any thing was said
lin regard to voting. Mcdowell, according to
4 his own testimony had been indulging freely in
the erahire, and was pretty well ''hoio come you
So and found himself afterwards with a pair Of
new boots on--he did not know whether Mr..
Rice had sold them TO him, or whether they had
been given to him in lieu of the two dollars be
fore mentioned Another witness for the state
was called whose name do not recollect, who
testified that he was with Mcdowell at the
time he got the boots from Rice; that he, the
witness also got pair at tho same time, and
! told MIR. Rice he would pay for them at future
day. That nothing was said by Rice about the
ELECTION, or about voting ei5ber to him or to Nc
Dowell; that he, the wltness, was not asked BY
Rice to vote the wing tick9A nor didhe pofc il
but il did not appear how Mcdowell voted.
The Attorney General said there was ne
Testimony to sustain the Indictment, and hi
abandoned the case, and the jury without leav
ing the box returned verdict OF not Guilty
\ William G. Whitley, Esq. was the Attorney
for Nj. Rice, and in justice to that gentleman
should add, that he is daily increasing in favo
with the people, and consequently his practice
B at the bar is becoming extensive. He is courte
ous and laffabe in his manners, and in legal &C
lquifefnents is inferior to no member Of his ag
among the numerous class now seeking practice
in fact many older heads might be proud L
/ possess his requirements. The other case
which haze been tried are the following; .
4 The 50 = ifHff-r 92spbelit LaseenI Of
iItencc rs She's srid resutusa& money.
j Tho State rs. Charles Cookie German, lar
ceny of Jewellery from the house of Radclif
Chadwick. In this case, there were two in
dictments the articles stolen belonging to twl
of Mr.. Chadwick's daughters. Verdict Guilt,
I in both cases. Sentence 81 lashes in each cas-
and restitution money.
State rs. Alfred Lee, Gree Negro) indicte'
fu stealing a mare, buggy and harness. Tn
= punishment being greater for horse stealing
than for the larceny Of buggy, and the Attorne,
N General or his Deputy or some body else, hay
ho4h ofln,nae in ona ant
after proceeding some what in the trial, the dis
II covery was made by Charles Marin, Esq. VIII
= volunteered as Counsel for the defendant, tina
" in case of conviction, the court would not dis
l. criminate as to the degree Of punishment TO b
inflicted, and therefore the Indictment wa
= quashed. The prisoner remanded. Two otht
s bills dividing the felonies sent up against him
e true bills found by the Grand lnquest-he tn
r said Alfred Lee, put on trial for each, and cor
=, yicted upon both-something for one day. Migl
- not il be a question whether he had not bee
= put in jepordy twice for the same offence
10 contrary to the provision contained in the Cor
l. stitution. His sentence will be in regard |
stealing the mare 80 lashes, and pillory ;for III
. stealing of the buggy, &c. Ipresume 2l lashe
l. and restitution money.
" State u.s. Alexander Davis, larceny of gre5
coat. Verdict Guilty. Not yet sentenced b,
4 lit will be 2l lashes, &c. In this case the il
= dictment charged the defendant with the larcen
D. of great coat. The question was wheth,
re the stste proved the allegation "great," III
To- witness swore that il was his coat, and the on
: that was taken from his room, but there was n
=, evidence whether it was great or little, unle:
ii it being worn by full grown man be goo
i evidence, but it might have been worn by
re child; however the Jury found him guilty, an
:. if it had been alleged to have been Josep
" coat" they would probably have done likewis
Sc tSentence whipping as above.
State Us. John Hector, (Negro) assault ar
battery. Verdict Guilty,
Vi This appeared to have been an assault by d
IS; defendant upon his own son, I'D. The faith
C. it appeared, seized upon The boz to compel hi
he to 20 to his own home; the boy having be,
bound out by Justice of thei Peace, with d
&c. consent of the mother, while fe father was
OF prison. The court ruled thsS the defendant
10 laying violent hands upsh the boy had col
nd mitted an assault. Ssn'shce not yet passed.
nd Rachel Csss..ss, 4 buxom looking woman
aboutaG sears old, charged John Vandever wi
hsfrg the father of child, born last July,
'fsfwhich she was the mother, and which child S
Try exhibited to the court, the Jury and the poop
Rachel is not so handsome as some women, n