Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-05-16

Smith, the Judge directed him to be brought be-
fore the court and arranged for the charge OF
murder.
Joseph w. Pratt; on being arraigned, and after
the reading Of the Indictment WINS Intercepted by
the Clerk in the following words
Clcrl-What say you Joseph W. Pratt are ysu
guilty in manner and form us you stand indicted,
or not guilty?
Pratt guilty.
Clcrk-How will you be tried?
Patt-By God, and the good men of my SOM
try.
Clerk-And may God send you safe deliver
ance.
Pratt was then rcmanded into the custody of
the Sheriff, for trial on Monday, May goth.
Court then adjourned to 10 O'Clock A. NJ, ON
Friday
FnIDAy MORNING, May 10th, 10, A. NJ.
Court met, Judges Gilpin, Houston and Woot-
en- on the bench.
Jury in case No. Il, G. w. Ennis, plaintiff, and
Gideon E. Barlow, defendant returned verdict
for plaintiff of s6s.74.
| Case No. 8, Ball for use of McAllister rs. WASH
ington Eastburn being called, and witnesses not
all answering to their names, attachments were
issued and case continued
Case No. @, James c. Lattomus as. the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company, parties ready for
trial, Bayard for plaintiff, Gordon and Comegys
for defendant
The following Jury was empannelled John
b. Murphy, james L. Gray Thomas j. Bennett,
George l.. Townsend, Abncr P. Baly, Joseph lie
Fere Andrew j. Mote John Frazer, Marshal
Yeatman, Benjamin Frainl, Henry w. Peters and
Walter Pierce.
This was IL suit brought by the plaintiff to re-
cover from the defendant $1,000, the amount of u
policy of insurance on lot Of store goods con-
sumed by fire in the town of Clayton, in Kent
county This case exctcs considerable interest
and every possible latitude is allowed to the attor-
neys to cite cases concerning the Status and the
power Of Insurance companies, also the duty and
power of agents connected with the companies.
The case occupied the time OF the Court all day
and will be continued tomorrow, until disposed
of Henry c. Douglas and Thomas Carrow wit
nesscs in the above case, brought on an attach
mcnt by the Sheriff. not giving sufficient excuses.
were ordered to pay the costs of the attachment.
| John c. Foxwe being summoned by both
parties and not appearing, plead MS an excuse thai
DR.. McCabe, the secretary of the company, had
wrote 10 him that he need not come ut the time
mentioned in the summons. Mr.. Foxwell was
ordered to pay the cost of attachment, and the
Insurance Company the costs of the other.
Daniel Wells, being told by the plaintiffs in the
case that he, being mail carrier was not bound
to obey the summons, Mr.. Lattomus was ordered
: to pay the costs Of the attachment for Danie
Wells.
The Grand Jury came into Court about moons
and presented the following report, which was
read by the Clerk, after which the Judge thanked
them for their attention to the business of the
, Court, and discharged them until the November
term
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
, To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court o
Oyer and Terminer and the Court of Genera
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery of the
State of Delaware, sitting in and for New Gas
tie County:
The Grand Jury of New Castle county, at the
May Term A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty.
seven, respectfully report
That they have acted upon fitty-one cases, ou
+, of which number they have found forty-six true
bills of indictment aud ignored the remaining
P five,
$ The Grand Jury have also made an official vis
TO the County Prison, and upon careful cxamina
ton into the condition of the prisoners, as wei
ms the general management of the prison, we are
pleased to he able to STATE that the evident aten.
ton to the proper comfort of the inmates, and
the usc Of i'll necessary means to prevent their
escape, the neat and clearly appearance of the
entire prison richly deserve our highest COM
nrndation.
We were also very highly gratfcd to learn
from the officers in charge that the efforts of the
jail Commissioners to make the conyicts contri.
S butte to their own support by various kinds 'o
manual labor are likely to prove successful AL
ready several looms are in operation upon whicl
are woven the fabrics necessary for the clothing
: Of the conyicts Carpet weaving, shoe making
! and the manufacture of brooms are also success
fully prosecuted. furnishing heathful exercis,
: and employment TO the prisoners, at the SAINT
/ time rendering them. TO some extent seli-sup.
/ porting.
In fact, no proper effort upon the part Of the
Jail Commissioners or the Sheriff of the County
! seems to be wantins TO make the County Prison
/ what II should be, not only place of confine
ment, hut n school for the cultivation of habits o.
, sell-snpporting industry.
Il We were informed by Mr.. Herbert, the sheriff
that at this time there is not empty cell in Tho
! Jail, which fact, in our opinion, renders SOM
other buildings necessary for the confinement o
prisoners, it being highly improper to crowd too
i many OF them together in the same cell throwing
/ together MS must often be the case, the young
. and comparatively innocent prisoner and the old
hardened and deprayed culprt.
. The Grand Jury beg leave to say that in thei
. opinion the proper remedy for the whole matte
would be to establish State Penitentiary, wher,
, the labor Of the conyiets might be made to pay
t large proportion of their support and also atIor
better facilities for the administration of Justice
! SAMUEL. JEFFERSON, Foreman.
SATURDAY, May 11th. 10, A. NJ.
"A Court convened, Judge Gilpin, Houston, an
=. Wootcn on the bench
IL Tie case Of James G. lattomus rs. The Farm
- crs Mutual Insurance Company, was rcsump
Il and occupied the court all day. and ut -, o'coc
=. P. NJ. court adjourned 10 meet on Monday NOR
ing, May 18th, at 10 A. NJ, when Mr. Bayard wi
,e conclude the argument, and the charge Of IL
p, court will be given to the jury.