Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-09-15

OF the u. ). District Court Tor TINS district
commenced on Tuesday morning last.
The grand jury found true bills against
the following;
Joseph Hayes for passing forged u S.
Treasury note of the denomination of $50.
Godfrey Herhenstine, for exercising the
trade and business of retail dealer in liquors
without license
Roger Adams negleoting to make true re-
turns of distilled spirits,
James Carswell, making false returns of
manufactured goods
George Whitlock, exercising the business
of produce broker without license.
Joseph Hayes was tried for the felony
charged against him; he declined to employ
counsel and did not ask that any witnesses
be summoned in his behalf 1t was proved
by Two witnesses that he passed the note on
| 5. A. Nebeker in the bar room, and by two
other witnesses that he had previously al
tempted 10 get the note changed, and was
| told that II was a counterfeit
Joseph n Waite testified that the prisoner
had passed on him two or three weeks be
fore, counterfeit 80 cent note of fractional
currency produced in court and ON several
former occasions other counterfeit money of
the same denomination.
The prisoner cross-questioned Mr.. Waite,
to the dctriment, rather than otherwise of
his cause. He then made statement to the
Jury differing in some particulars from the
sworn testimony of the Witnesses without
any apparent effect 10 his advantage.
Hayes was convicted, and sentenced three
years imprisonment aud fine of $1,000 lie
received his sentence with much Indifference
and hardihood This is at least the third
time he has been convicted of crime in
our Courts, once before for passing
counterfeit money, and the other time for
horse stealing. He is well known to many
of our community as n great rascal, and
thought to be connected with the gang west
of Newark, engaged in making and circulat-
ing counterfeit money.
The grand jury were discharged in the af-
iernoon
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Godfrey Herhenstine pleaded guilty to sell
ling spirituOus liquors by retail without L.
S license. This was the first conviction un-
der the act in Delaware he was fined S75
and sentenced to pay the costs The fine
and costs were paid. One half the fine
went to the intormer The trial of the Other
indictments was postponed to the January
term.
Several persons were naturalzed among
them some soldiers who were made citizens
in virtue OF their honorable discharge from
The army of the United States The Court
adjourned to the court in course.
DeldWare STATE Bonds for Salc-R r
+ Robinson y Co, corner 4th and Market SITS
offer for sale ten thousand dollars (SlO. 600
of Delaware State Bonds, which they will
sell at a very low figure They also hay,
five thousand dollars (S5,000) Of Delaware
Rail Road First Mortgage Guaranteed
Bonds. The guarantee is by the Philade
pha, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Roat
Co, which makes it one of the best secur
s ties ever offered to the public Also clever
shares OF Farmers Bank Stock. sepl52t
attempted RoJJery-On Sunday night last
about II O'Clock, Mr.. John g. Yates. residinl
in Market Street below Front, discovered
that some person had effected an entrance
into his cellar Mr. Yates Immediately cnmt
down stairs andwent to the front door wheI
ne found officer Geary, of the First Ward
:. sitting on his steps. He informed the officer
OF the condition of affairs, and requested hin
to 20 up the alley while he went through the
house and opened door in the back part ol
his dwelling, in order to prevent the robhel
from escaping As Mr.. Geary entered Mr.
rates yard, the thief, a negro named Johr
, Reynolds, had just opened the cellar dool
and was about making his escape Wher
he saw Nr. Geary, however, the negro drew
back, and while the officer was waiting fol
MI Yates to bring light, he suddenly threw
open both cellar doors, jumped out into tn,
%drd, and tried to escape by the gateway
whereupou Mr.. Geary fired his pistol owe
Reynolds head which had the effect %
checking his progress. He was lodged il
the City Hall cells The rascal had a hear
ing before Mayor Mars the next morning
and was committed 10 New Castle Jail, il
default, S5O0bail, toawat his trial at the mex
term OF the Court. On the examination heior,
the Mayor, when asked what he was doing il
Mr. Yates cellar Reynolds stated that Will,
putting in coal for that gentleman few dayt
before, he lost his knife and was looking 10
it. He certainly selected a very unscason
able hour to call
RedWchon IN tie Prices of CoaL pvblj
4Ueohng-A public meeting was held nj th,
b City Hail. on Wednesday evening last. fol-
he purpose of taking measures for the pur
chase OF Coal at the mines, at lower price,
than it can be procured from the merchant,
here. The meeting was organized bv callinf
Mr. Colt to the Chair and appointing VIM
Davis, Secretary
On motion, committee was appointed tc
5 confer with the miners, 10 ascertain upor
+ what terms coal can be obtained and renort
at a meeting to be held next Wednesda,
evening
The Chair appointed the following named
gentlemen said commiltee:-John i Snrin.
ger, Mr. Alrich, Mr. Armstrong, VIM Graves
and Charles Wort
On motion, the Chairman was added to the
Committee '''
On motion, the meeting adjourned,
Bishops Visitation. The Right Rev. be
Bishop ofthe Diocese will visit Grace Church
I{randywine Hundred, to administer tho
Rite OF Confirmation on Sunday next. at "A
O'Clock, r. NJ. He will also visit for the
same purpose, Ascension Church. Claymont
the following Sunday, the oath inst, at 10. Sd
O'Clock, 4, NJ, and Calvary Church, Bran.
dywine Hundred, at 81 O'Clock, p. NJ.
Depqrture Of Tisaiug FIremen. The Har.
mony Fire Company of Trenton n J. took
their departure for home on WEDNESDAY
afternoon at 9 O'Clock On Tuesday tbey
attended the picnic of the Water Witch. IN
Iatnalls Woods. They expressed them
selves much pleased with their visit They
were accompanied as far piill,iui,,bi,, nv n
deputation from the Water Witch and Wash
+ lnglon Fire Companies, of this city, on their
return home
Bricklagers-The card of Messrs. Forrest
* Bowen, contracting brcklayers. Soutbeoa,
corner of Eighth and Butonwood Streets
III inns CITY, Will be found in our columns To-.
day- they are prepared to contract 10 do
all Kinds OF work in their line of business -
bolh OF the members of this firm are rood
practical workmen, and we commend them
TO our citizens as well worthy of PATRONAGE
LIE Insurance 4geacn-We direct the
attention OF our readers TO the card of the
-Elha LIE insurance Company-one of the
besl IN the nited States-in another column
Mr., James Woolley, No. 4 East sixth street
Is the Agent of the Company, and will rive
such Information unon this all in,,,or,,,,, -