Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-11
LOCAL AFFAIRs.


Hon. willard Hall on the bench; Hanson Har-
man, clerk, instead Of Mr., Wales. one of the
Commissioners to make the drait U. S District
AItO, ney, Edward q. Bradford ESD Marshal
james G. Akin; Deputy Marshal, Samuel Cul-
b-rt Crier John NJ. Stewart lmiliiIs, David
Wingate and james 9. Pierson The following
business was transacted by the Court;
Uaiied States es Potter Martini indicted for
harborng deserter from the u 5. army At
torney bradford read letter from Mr.. Moore. Of
Sussex county, counsel for the defence, stating
his Inability to be present oil account of nda
position, aud asking continuance Of the case,
1t was accordingly continued aud recOguizanGe
respited
United States u.s. Samuel Little, indicted for
hnrbOring and employing dcscrter from the U.
5. army. Thos. +. Bayard, counsel for delend
nut, on the ground OF the absence of two mate
rial wimesses-John Cloud aud Thomas Burkc
tile former being i'll Maryland aud The latter in
California, asked n continuance of the casc.-
Cnse continued and rccognizhnce respitcd.
United Smtes rs WIZ, Sweeney, indicted for
purchasing arms from Juhu Clnspby s. sol
dier. The following Jurors were empanecd;-
VIM. Loland, foreman Asbury G. Pepper, John
Bunits William Thompson, stephen Mitchell,
llenry Maull, james BratiOn, William Denny,
Harvey 7. Fuoks, Robert II. Foster, William s
lrouse, Joseph Martin
testified that Clasphy, who belonged to the First
Delaware Cavalry, had slld to Sweeney, who
resided in Brandywinn village, n United States
regulation revolver about the 10Th Of April last.
Officer Legg testified 10 going TO Swccnry'a liquor
Store and procuring the pistol sold ,u him by
Cm ply No evidence wis produced on the part
ii the defence The ease was argued by Alr.
bradford, for the United States, and George C.
tiarlon Tor the defence The Jury returned u
/ lt,,to Of IL Itu In W.tIunstlau
Sweeney was brought up for sentence. Ills
counsel, MIR. Gordon, asked the indulgence ut
| the Court for n mitigation Of sentence, on nc
cuuut tl the ngcd aud helpless condition Of his
parcns nnd family. The Court mitigated the
pun shmcnt by sentencing him to pay fine of
slU0 aud to be imprisoned Z monhs. The ex:
IRENE penalty Of the law Is $500 fine and one
years imprsontncnt
ualtei States ps. Silas Fo,kum, indicted for
haIhoring and concenling his son, John Futkum,
u dcserter from the service Of the United States
The following jurors were drawn to try the case :
Wnr Loilind, Henry Clark, VIM. r. Husbands
Joseph Martha, Robert IL Foster Wm. lhomp
son, Joseph Il Clements, nisby d. CLARK, WIN.
s. Ptouse, Thomas Turner, john l. Lewis, John
T. Marshall
Capt, Wenic testified to going to Midllcown
10 arrest John Forkum; and the refusal of his
father, Silas Forkum TO deliver him np.
FINHN a. 4A9luE ANFlHf'l " JNHu NliHtlHti
with Lieut.. Smith, in the Third Delaware Regi-
mcni, with his ather'e consent John Anderson
declared that he knew John Fokun, but had
not seen him in Middlclown since November last;
saw him then several times on the street. John
Mngvns testified that he saw John FOrkum in
April last in his fathers garden; also about the
mI lie Of March in Midlletown
MIR Bayhrd, for the defence produced n bible
purp0rtng u contain the family record Uf the
- n..lt.
kum AMI set up the plea that he was unlawtnlly
ENLISTED in the United States service. Alrs. Mary
L. Forkum, the dtserlcr's mother, testified tina
it was the record Of the birth of her children
entered by her uncle, Bennett Mccormick, will
, two exceptions they were made by him At on'
time heiore he died three or four years since,
friend having noted them on II piece of paper
MIR Bradford objected to its being offered ns les
limony, and the Court ruled it out.
$ Mrs. Wiltbank, Edwin NJ, Cochran and Chas
$ p. Cochran testified TINT they knew john For
1 KUN, aud that he was about II years old whci
he enlisted.
/ The ease was briefly argued by Thomas +
1 Bayard, for defence, aud L a. Bradford for lh
S Government. They returned with verdict o
{ " Not Guilty" John Furkum hot being lawful
o enlisted The defendant wa discharged.
Z United States rs Conrad Keller, indicted ia
I purchasing arms from soldier 10 the service {
o the Uutcd States j, Q Patterson, counsel fJ
= defence, asked IL continuance of the case Oh nc
o count OF the sickness Of Chas. Weliin, materii
It witness Continued until nest term And rccoG
uizance rcspited.
- The Court issued naturalization papers TO job
White, Michael llassan, Robert Sergeant, Hem
j, Garner, Patrick Newell and William Mcuinle.
:, The Court adjourned gu Wednesday taornr
:, q at | o'clock
a AGRiouLTuBAL.--At n meeting of the Agrlcu
n tural Society, held ut the clice of the secreai
o in Wilmington, on Wednesday the 9th SOptemhe
ID inst among other business the following n
!, pointments were made, which il is desirable Il
o. members concerned should notice, 10 wit:
lt Committee to visit the Pennsylvania state ia
T. at Norristown Samuel Canhy, George
ie Sparks, Lewis o. Springer Dir. Robert McCal
10 Hyatt Hutton.
ls Committee to visit the Chester County Agr
of cultural Society's Exhibition 1T West Chester :
IL Dr. II. r. Askew, Gregg Chandler, Jacob Waliu
u. james NJ. Brackia, Edward Bringhurst
lis Committee to Kent County Exhibition Oh,
ne / DUPONT, Thomas NJ. 0ee, George O. Lobdc
cd George T. Tyhout, john Davidson
ng Committee to Salem County, New Jersey, Il
n. hibition - Zadock Townsend, John O. CLARK, }
49, james V. Moore, James e. Douglas, Geor
be jackson.
Is, Samuel Canhy and George w Sparks WI
ch appointed u committee on having the grounds
rs, Society put in order for Exhibition.
he Committee to rent rclreshmemt stands
ed Lewis G. Springer, Dr. MeCabc also, on mu
Dc AMI flag.
~ Committee on procurement of Tent ;--Edw,
er, Bringhurst. DR.. McCabe, Gregg Chandler
m Canhy aud George W. Sparks.
IN. FiRE.-Thc house occupied by Saml. o. "
IN, kiuson, about three miles from Milford, wns
nv. tirely destroyed by fire about two O'Clock on
ic, morning Of the 81. The first iutimation
,Lc family had Of their danger was the falling uf
10 clock weights, the cords having burned oil.
thc Wilkinson is young man,--looscs all his
rld hiturc und has been drafted, The ho
mn was owncdby his father. Origin Of the fire,
and known.
sire e, t,., ,,...,, ,..
' u'u Schenck has issued an order suppressing
~ substitute business throughout his Dcpui tmt
'1 '" it having been found that agencies for procur
- - substitutes to 20 out Of the Department int
i feres with the operations Of the dtaft and reot
~ ~ ing,
the SToCK5 AND GovERnMENT LoANs.--R
was Robinson Gu, Gurncr of Fourth and Mai
hat streets, have for sale l03 shares of Delaw
osi- Railroad Stock. They want to purchase onG
two hundred shares Mechanic Bank Stock,
30 or 40 shares of Union Bank. Also, Wilmi
oil ton City long Loun Mt n high premium,
AS exchange SO 600 New Castle County Loan,
sol same amount of City Loan having twenty "
ing to run.
,Irs KILLED MIR. Wm. r.. Sharp, formerly OF
live city, was killed at MHrysvile, California, on
18th, 'lst OF July las,i ny the ihll OIL II palcohy'
G. was G3 years old.
's'' Now Is JUST TUE TIME to step into the "