Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-25

violent manner, he accused them of having his
money, told him to go away, said he would not
until he got his money.
On the part of the defence Sewel G. Biggs tes-
tilted that he knew the defendant from boy,
worked for him eleven years, worked for his
brother Benjamin and others also, had been farm
ing q little place on the shares for him. On the
morning OF the day on which the assault was said
TO have been committed, gave him a check for
800 and 81 in currency.
John Armstrong aud James Deyerish testified
that Lloyd stopped on his way from Mddetowp,
where he got his check cashed, to pay some bills,
saw him have the money.
John Wiley and Augustus Wiley saw him on
Sunday after he had found his money. Case ar
gued, and Jury returned a verdict OF not guilty
State vs.. Joshua b. Campbell charged with
assault and battery on John Manuff verdict
guilty, sentenced to pay a fine Of SO and to be
Imprisoned on year
SATURDAY
The Grand Jury having passed upon all bills
laid before them were discharged on Friday even
ing.
The case of the State vs. Daniel Brown (coored)
charged with committing rape upon the person
OF Anna Thomas, his daughter was called. Lore
and Bates for the Commonwealth Pennington
for defence. After considerable discussion by the
defence. and the usual questions asked by the
Commonwealth, being answered in satisfactory
manner the following jury was empanuelled and
sworn TO try the case -
lomew, Richard L. Gray, Benjamin Denny, Jos
q, Clayton, William H. Smith, Abraham Hayden
- Wright, Charles Gordon, Stephen r.
Cheatc, and ---- Casparson.
Anna Thomas, the prosecuting witness In the
case testified that Daniel Brown, the prisoner.
was her own father and lives la Hchgeyille iu tile
city of Wilmington. That She WAS married to
Alexander Thomas, about the oh Of September
last, and she with her husband remained at home
with her father, until they could got house in
which they could live. Ga the 2lst Of September
the dcicndent did by force commit 4 rape upon
her person, and bad done the same thing three
times previous to her marriage, but Size was de-
TERED from making an exposure by the threats
oil her father, but after she was married she dis
closed IL 10 her husband who had her father ar
rested.
Several witnesses were called by the defence
who testified to the general bad character of the
prosecuting witness; after which the case was
argued by counsel and after brief Charge from
lhe court, was given to the jury, who after being
out about an hour returned verdict Of not guilty
State rs. William Sherer, charged with selling
liquor on Sunday plead guilty in two cases
Court sentenced him 10 pay fine Of go in each
case and the costs ofprosecution
State Us. Paul McCullln, Changed aith selling
liquer on Sunday, plead guilty in three cases
Court sentenced him TO pay fine uf go in eaci
case and the costs of prosecutiJn
State rs. Jane Seency, colored charged with th,
larceny of seven turkeys, The Property of Harry
Herbert. Jury returned a verdict " cot guilty
without leaving the beX
The Jurors suminoned 10 attend the court OF
Oyer and Terininer were discharged until Monday
the 2alh, aud the general jury weic discharged
until Monday the I'D, after @hch tie Cpnrt adj
j1nrned,