Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-26
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.

Ior uefense. Fefulct guilty. ocntencou 10 | ,
pay restitution money and costs, December let
be whipped with "a lashes, and Imprisoned
pne year. nA
State We. Thomas Johnson. Larceny OF a
mare. Verdict guilty" Sentenced to pay
restitution money and costs, TO stand in the
pillory one hour, the Gath inst, and on the
same day to be whipped with 20 iashes, and TO
Ibe imprisoned for one year. ..
The balance of the day was occupied in hear
lug the case of the Stale VS. John Davenport.
This prisoner was charged with stealing horse
and wagon, nrd as previously reported, had
been discharged for informally OF indictment.
He was now tried on two distinct indictments,
found guilty, and sentenced for stealing the
wagon, harness, ETC., to pay Sl3l restitution
money, on Saturday, December LIST to be whip
ped with 20 lashes and TO be imprisoned one
year commencing SATURDAY., December lst. For
stealing the horse be was sentenced to pay $500
restitution money and costs, and on Saturday,
December Let, to stand one hour Ia the pillory
and on the same day TO be whipped with 20
lashes.
THuRspAY, Nov. 22d.-Morning Session.
Court met at usual beur. The eighteen jurors
summoned to attend the Court OF Oyer and |
Terminer discharged until Monday 26th inst |
The list OF Aldermen Justices of the Peace, |
| Constables, etc., of the County, was called.
| The case of the State vs. William r. Rocas
and Charles Davis was then taken up. Rod
mond Smith, Esq, for State. John A. Alder
i dice, ESQ, for Recas. The evidence showed
| that John B. Estelle, came from Philadelphia
to Wilmington for work. While looking for
boarding house, fell in with the prisoners at
7th and Church streets. Charles Davis volun.
| teered TO show him boarding house. They
started for it, and in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Fifty yards off-he, Davis, tripped Esteile and
took from him his watch. Rocas was some dis
lance of, but was not proved to be an accom-
| aharued with hiUhWaV rnh-
berry. After the arguments were heard, the
Court charged the jury on the points of law
| alluded to, and they returned a verdict of
d" guilty" as 10 Davis, and "not guilty" as to
Rocas.
The list of civil trials was then taken up aud
the cases set tor trial on and after Monday
next, 26th instant.
: THURSDAY Nov 22-Atternoon Session.
!. State VS.. Benz amin Butter, (n) Smith for State,
No defence. Butler was charged with the lar
, ceny of Cornet, the property of man named
i Edgar, who performed with the band of Howes
Circus Company. The estimated value of it
s | was $50. The testimony showed that after
stealing 1t he sold 1t to Jehn Montgomery ia
;. Wilmington for 81. Verdict guilty.
State va. Charles Davis, charge Highway
C Robbery. Case previously reported. He was
e convicted and now called up for SENTENCE
q Sentenced to pay fine OF FIVE hundred dollars
and costs. On Saturday December l, to stand
u one hour in the pllory and on the same day
r- to be whipped with forty lashes, then to be i'm
prisoned tour years, commencing December LIST
State vs.. Benjamin King, larceny of Oornet
10 He was indicted as an accessory in the crim'
IN of which Butler was convicted. he was fount
:, guilty. Sentenced to pay 500 restitution
ai money, December lst, to be whipped will
by twenty lashes and to be imprisoned months
of State We. James White. White was charge
h., with the larceny of pair of shafts from Rochu
HAY war a %
NJ coal yard where they had been left, an
nd about the 10th of July, he Messig found then
ne attached to Whites wagon. White was
~ watchman at Harlan & HollingwortL. Defeuc
'A proved his character and Jury returned a Vet
10 dict of not guilty.
to- David Lemon charged with an assault an
he battery, was acquitted by the Court, the Al
tornsy General having entered I" nol
prosequi."
h. STATE VS.. Simeon Washington, Coy larceny
Dg watch. Verdict guilty.
FRIDAY Nov. 23.--Afternoon Session.-Sta'
We. Samuel Newell. Mr.. Newell was charge
,al with au assault and battery on Albert Curlst
- Il little boy at Wilmington. Mr.. Higgins al
" peared for the State. I. r. Bayard, Esq, Il
as defence. The evidence showed that MIR, New
- ell YVES in the employ OF Harlan, Holiing
aa worth Co. He was building house an
- Thomas Curlett, the brother OF Albert, was eli
ne gagged us plasterer. That in June a man by Il
- name OF DOOley cOmplhlutu VI uuy5 III u
IN, neighborhood riding away his horses That o
in the day alleged Dooley came up to Curlett c
. the lot at n dam made by Thomas Curlett, AL
''' aking him to be one OF the boys inflicted 10 {
ia l6 blows on him with a halter. Thos. Curle
,r- then ran after Dooley and overtaking hi
*. whipped him, and it was alleged that Newe
= assisted in the whipping. Verdict not guilt
~ Stale vs., Oatharine Barker Higgins Il
he State, G. B. Lore, Esq for defence. Oatharil
at. was charged by John Fox with the larceny
n, $97 in greenbacks. The evidence showed tn
Catharine Barker did not live regularly at Il
house OF John FOX, but was in the habit
| going there about nine o'clock in the morni
'fy and doing such turns about the house as mig
I'M turn up; that this money was in bureau draw
Md in the house and that on the day the mon
,at WAS missed, Catharne was in the house wi
the children while he WAS out at work on u
neu farm on which he lived as tenant for d. G. Ba
- ming. His children had been playing about I
old bee hives ana got badly stung; took them
,,,h the house, put them 10 bed in the room whe
the money was and left them in charge
DC Catharine. When his wife got home she fou
ing the bureau drawer had been forced and
low money gole. She informed her husband a
:, Ia Catharine was thoroughly searched by 80
~ man whom Fox obtained from town as an o
inst Ger, but who has not yet been found out.
city was kept there until morning the premi
He'd were thoroughly searched but no money v
l be was s,ilI ont. Tine defence proyed an il
nent proachable character.
George Boulder young white man was n
placed on trial for an assault with intent
one commit a rape on young coored child alb
Jew eleven years Old, named Annie NJ. Anders
St Annie was put in the witness box and aske
,eing sne know the nature oil an oathi II sne wen
W az | church and what would become of her il
ham, told anything but the truth when she
aim sworn. She did not exactly comprehend
'hich questions except that u sue ala NOT tel
hull truth she " would be damned forever"
mate was then sworn and testified TO her reside
Lake AT the Jerseys In fencauer hundred
,bree knew the prisoner and identified him as
man, who, in June st,caught her In the r
near her house, picked her up and carried
that some distance to pine thicket where he th
n the her down and attempted to commit a rap'
char she had a tooth broken in the struggle,
IAN other marks OF violence on her person as
since testimony OF her mother and father prove
that Attorney General Moore appeared for the 81
eace The defence was ably conducted by Johl
CON Allderdice, Esq and Levi O. Bird, Esq. 1t
given to the jury late in the evening, bt
verdict OF guilty was very soon returned.
cared prisoner was remanded for sentence.
outh The general jury was discharged until
board day, 26th inst.
ason, The Grand Jury asked to be discharged
bales Tuesday, but the Attorney General said If
large would meet on Saturday he would get thru
and they might be definitely discharged.
was agreed to.
1T ia Saturday was occupied IL argument
War points Of law between the members of the
ssage
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