Smyrna times., 1858-04-22
Sussex County Court.


The April term of the Superior Court com.
nenced Oh Monday The 18th inst. Present
ChIet Justice GIlpin, Judges Miligan. Wootter
and Houston and Attorney General Fisher
Inc following cases were tried during the
Jay.
| The State vs.. Diana Cannon, free negro
charged with receiving stolen goods. Verdict.
Not guilty.
The State VS.. Ruth Davis, free negro. In.
dlctment, resisting a public officer. Verdict.
guilty.
The State vs.. Samuel Coffin. Indictment.
Assault with intent to murder. Verdict of moi
guilty OF the assault with intent to murder
but guilty of an assault.
Tuesday, April l3.-The State vs.. Elizabeth
Marsh, free negro. Aiding and promoting the
running away of slave. Verdict Guilty.
The State VS.. James d. Vaughan. Indicted
for selling slave out the State The Attor.
ney General, after the examination the wit
nesscs on the part ofthe State, having failed TO
make out case, abandoned the prosecution,
aud the jury returned a verdict Of not guilty.
The State vs. Louisa Oney, free negro. In
llctment, for aiding slave TO pc. Yer
dict, Guilty.
Wednesday. April 1l.-Silas Hollis was ar.
RAJ 5ned upon an Indictment charging him with
Clement Hurley, later in the day was ar
Aligned upon an indictment charging him with
ihc murder of his wife John purnal little
negro boy between seven and eight years old.
charged with the murder of his sister
The persons convicted during the session of
the Court, were this morning sentenced.
kuth Davis free negro, for resisting public
off Ger, was fined $50 and costs.
Elizabeth Marsh and Louisa Onev, free ne
groes, convicted Of aiding the escape of a slave.
were each fined $500 and costs of prosecution.
and ordered to be sold to the highest bidder for
seven years.
Samuel Coffin, convicted of an assault was
fined $50 and the costs of prosecution
The State vs. Charles J. Polk, Indicted for
resisting public officer in the execution of his
office. The Attorney General abandoned this
Case after he had examined the witnesses for
the prosecution, their evidence failing to SUP.
fort the charge and the jury returned a verdict
Of not guilty.
This was the only case tried during the day.
Several others were called up, but could not be
proceeded with on account of the absence Of
witnesses
Convictcd.-Th jury in the case of Silu5
Hollis, indicted for the murder of Morris. at
o'clock on Thursday morning brought in YER
dict of Guilty of Manslaughter- Messenger.
MYsrERIoUs.-About two weeks since, Mr..
Thomas Joseph, a merchant of Milton, left that
town, with the ostensible purpose of visiting
Philadelphia, to purchase goods. Since that
time nothing definite has been heard of him, and
as consequence, not a little apprehension as
to his fate has been entertained by his family
and friends. A few days ago, man in many
respects, answering TO the description of Mr.
Iocp boIo IL,
His clothing corresponded it is said, with that
worn by Mr.. Josepe. though there was no one
in the city who could fully identify him. He
took away, it is presumed, considerable money
His fate remains to be seen.-.HeSSeRger
AsHoRE.-The packet ]. D. Fish, plying be.
tween Lewes and Philadelphia, dragged ashore
during the blow ell Tuesday of last week. On
Saturday following, she was got off, but was
found to be injured to such an extent, that it
was necessary to run her ashore again, with
the intention of repairing her.-I6.
AccIDENr.-On Wednesday afternoon man
named James Gleddon, employed on board the
sloop George Beatty, of Wilmington, while she
was lying at Locust Point, Baltimore, fell from
the masthead to the deck, distance of about
fifty feet. He tell on his feet, one of which was
entirely split from the toes to the instep He
was conveyed to the Infrmary, where he was
properly attended to.-Daily Enterprise.
For THE WEsT.-About thirty families are
about to cmigrate from Wilmington to Mime
sofa. They intend journeying together, and
have made arrangements with the several rail-
road companies between Wilmington and Min.
nesota to go at first cost or wholesale prices, ta-
king first class cars at the same prices charged
in the second class or regular emigrant oars
saw mill has been purchased and packed for
transportation. The freight they intend taking
with them will amount to 10000 lbs.
0CT- An election VII be held by the New
Castle County Bank, at Odessa, for nine direc-
tors, on the 18th Of May.
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Dress Goods.