Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-05-22

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Mr.. Fletcher my mothers husband was at our +
hoase for week or ten days before the money was
taken and left there about two weeks Afterwards
except at The back door, My mother ID been there
for year-her husband had been in Europe, he is
a dyer by trade, and works in factory.
Jane Parker, swOrn--There Here certainly three /
twenty dollar gold pieces, and fourteen dollars in |
paper, the rest was in ten, two end half and one
dollar gold pieces. l think l may say there were
four twenty dollar gold pieces.
The testimony Of this witness very much the
that OF the other witness, to the condition
VI the room, the bureau and the less Of the money
Margaret Fletcher, swoin-I went up stairs about
IL o'clock that morning TO make the bed in the phi
sOneIs room, aud everything was right-abOut three
o'clock II was discovered that the money hal been
taken. Something seemed to be the matter with the
prisoner tor u week before this-for he would not
eat, aud we thought he was going insane. Verdict,
state vs. Emma Moore. Indicted for Larceny
John Stewart sworn--Is Policeman had a
warrant for the arrest of Mrs Guthrie, and went |
around TO her house, hut found she was out-the |
prisoner met at the door, aud seemed to be very
| much trightened-she said come inn ard she would
tell all about it, she said Mrs Guthrie had Moth
ing to do with taking the articles, that she took
| them herself, and she did not know why she had
done il, except that she was drunk ut the time, as
she had occasion for stealing-that she heard
fddng and dancing in the tavern as she passed. and
she opened the door from curiosity, and saw the
bonnets veil and shawl lying ON the sidebOard, and
she took them up and carried thep away without
intending to keep them. The shawl think belong
ed to a lady named Hannah Askew-I cannot tell
who owned the 0iker articles.
Margaret Ward, sworD-I saw the articles said to
be taken, ut Mrs. duthre's there were two bonhels
| Il child's cloak, shawl and two wells; heard
| Emma say she was drunk when she took them, aud
ii she had been sober, she would not have taken
them, knew she was drunk, iOrI saw her about
o'clock that evening, and she was pretty drunk
then.
| VIM B Virgins swoIn-U Hannah Askew claimed
| the shawl and took it away when tho articles and
the prisoner were brought before me; one Of the
t bounels was claimed by Mis-. Speakman and it was
' taken away for, or by her; do not recolect who
claimed the wells, The shawl was worth $40
| Joshua Hutton, sworn-I met the prisoner in
i Shipley street the evening these things taken
Q | about 10 o'clock, she was very drunk, and mad u
DUtte with her, wanted her u give Inc the bottle
> but she would not.
D Charles Saunders, sworn-I saw the prisoner the
i | evening the things were said to have been TAKEN
alter 10 o'clock, and she was then very drunk, too
drank to know well what she was doing Verdict,
not guilty.
assault and bnttery on Margaret felBusOh with IN.
: Margaret Ferguson, swOrn-As l was going to my
work in the morning, met the prisoner who came
up aud put his hands ON both Of my shoulders,
and told me 10 hush up, or he would take my life on
the spot; cried murder when he caush me by the
throat, he said it would not let him he would cut
my throat and tried to get his knife out Oi hspOsket
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up. | struggled with him tor ten minutes, when he
3 saw nun coming and jumped up and over the
fence, aud ran across the held This was Just Out
, vi Wilmington.
twenty minutes before O'Clock, heard some one
CRYING murder and I started out when saw the
prisoner come running and jump over into our lot AZ
tho end Of thorn hedge knsw ,1 Iet Eopguson
j was and found her there much frightened, ana up
parenty having been in ayioient siF9gg.e WIN 80
&c one. Her neck was scratched anu ro" conld Mn
! account for the hat the prisoner hpd on h'sl
d crowned black ha, when he jumped over INTO or. gu
lot. was certain it was the prasonoi, ~ ~ him Ir
n him well l went afterwards IN pursuit VI MN w
- yond Chester, where he was arrested,
20 John III Bowers, swern-I heard the cry OF muir
ID der, and saw the prisoner get up from my gloun
"a, and iump over the ence; did Lot see the girl there
| nor the prisoner either until he jumped up on th
ground. 1 followed him down Seventh street, ant
| saw him distinctly but did not know what he nat
been doing, and gave up the pGrSsat he = th
-, same person | then went back 10 where tue CIR
" ~ was, and saw that she had been badly abused
vi Margaret Carson, athrmeu-Matgare. fs' Saso'
D. lived at our house, and in the morning she lett GU
De house withiher dinner sfactory Wher
she was at work we MS she ever was ana apou
"a five minutes after seven O'cl'ck the was or9usu
~ back with several accompanying her her throa
nd was badly scratched from to ear, and one OF he
he wrists was black She was greatly irlShieheu ~
Ii excited and after the crowd about the door WIN
drew,
She thanked tho Lord that it was no worse, anu lo
u what the prisoner had attempted to do her cohe
were much torn in the struggle Netuigt' s u'ity
Sentenced to pay fine Of 1--WE hundred aol1rs,
lid stand in the pory hour, to be whipped wit
thirty ashes 10 be imprisoned one month, and u
y solo to the highest bidder for fourteen years
eu State vs. Roger Kelley. Indicted Tor breakn
into q store in the nighttime to commit larceny
VS. James X Monegan, sworn-on the evening 0 I'll
10 9th, had been out late to Meeting, ana came DhO
,ds about halpast il o'clock to MI. Ne1oveI It on
and from the examination Of inc ee,'nr uooI Tv
en which was broken, satisfied that some one ia
all been endeavorug to break into III SO concluded
al keep watch, and soon L saw the prlsehe. sup
round the to the cellar door RAISE ~ up on
"s lily, and as he was going down into the cellar VIZ
the door resting on his back, put my 1901 on
pushed it down, and fastened him in with a chssG
OF then went for MIR MeGOyern and some othersi al
he when they arrived opened the trap door arreS'
r. the nrisoner and toek him to tho town hall and hi
- him committed Verdict, guilty. sentenced
me stand in the pillory hour, to be whipped vii
ne, twenty lashes and 10 be imprisoned in the CONNIE
in state vs. Er6ert Clair, Frederick Clair and Samu
nj Taylor. Indicted for an assault and battery
lrb Elizabe,h Mendenhali, aHirred--I know the d
as PENDANTS. Oa the night OF the 26th At Noyemb
rd last, standing up in our house, pruning Dul'e
tal when three men entered the mousse tall mai ""
his face blackened, came in aud bowed WIN
head, and another whom l believe to pc r
hot erlok Clare, for know him very well, ana 10
o it to be him we'll as from his size US ms Voit
us faces BACKED. The tall man took hold oil me,
lug said to him to let me go wanted 10 prlht
? in butter when one of them SAID well print jim
m butter for him - Frederick Glare then TOOK hold
nus me and pushed my head back and broke my SO
,oo taclss. and held me by both arms 30 hard that
'oe' hurt me long afterwards. Frederick Clare Or
esS man took to be him. then took hold Of oatherl
ges Kebam and thew tied her arms and drn! heT
wn ia tho porch aud me also and my daughter and ke
He her out in the cold and would not let he, come
tho house to get warm Frederick Ciare hau On
blouse, and zap er a slouched hat; There was
4. older man who remained out in the perch wh'
tne from his size and appearance beIieved 10
I'D Samuel Taylor, whom l know very MellIhe wou
10 moi lei my daughter in the porch of the neu
The out of the cold for some time They wanted 70 hh
,,g where jim was but we told them we dld not ~.
"s where he was but they would not believe US; .
lieyed the man in the porch was Samuel Iaylu
IL because heard him say out there that ne hau So
- Jim, his mother and another lady that dny IN W
lor ming,on, and Il recolected of having met Samu
OF Taylor that day in Wilmington, and haluy ~
ia Uther man, for walked a very short distance WI
Ia. INV son and daughter that day, and Il was WI
them was walking when l met him. There we
. a great many men-as many as twenty nVe OF tnlI
the Should think who all with their faces siae
ri ed and disguised aud were in and about the 1ou
:. 1.,;,,, the TINA Was betWeen eight ana te