Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-21

GEORGETOWN, Wednesday, Oct. 13.--The fol-
lowing are the proceedings OF our Courts since
the 18th inst. Tuesday 18th inst State VS..
George w. White. Indict. Forging tho name
pass it. As the witnesses Tor the State would
not positively swear it was not Bets handwrit-
ing, the Court instructed the Jury to acqut the
prisoner, which they did without leaving the box.
Lore A. g. for the State. Lofand and Wright
for the prisoner.
State VS.. Mary E. Tlndal Indlct Larcency
OF pr. Of shoes. She plead guilty, and was sem
fenced, there being mitigating circumstances In
the case, to pay so restitution money, costs of
prosecution, and be imprisoned one month.
P. Hallctt. Indict. Assault upon a small negro
boy named Charles j. Mitchell, with intent to
Kill. Virdict guilty of an assault; Lore, A. G.,
for State; Robinson and Wright for accused.
The circumstance Of the case being of On aggra-
waited nature, the Court sentenced him to pny q
fine of 5000, costs of prosecution and to be lm-
prisoned one year.
State VS.. Ellen Waller, indicted for assault and
battery. Verdict not guilty. Richards for the
State. s.
GEORGETOWN, Oct 19.-The following are the
proceedings of our Courts since wrote 10 you
Oh Thursday last:
Thursday, the Grand Jury were discharged,
they having found thirty-elght true bills OF in
dictment and Ignored twenty-eight.
Robert II. Geldsborough was placed upon his
trial Tor the murder of Charles Marsh, alleged to
have occurred on Thursday, December 10th,
1868 The evidence was in substance as follows !:
The deceased was the owner of farm In Lewes
and Rehoboth Hundred, upon which he resided,
with his tenant, VIM. Burton. The accused had
been staying there since September; these three
were the only occupants OF the premises, there
being no females about The house.
On Tuesday, December 9Th, VIM. ]. Burton
went to his mothers to remain for week. On
Wednesday night, December 9th, two gunnersl
went to Marshs house, and found no ono home !;
Marsh came home about 1, a. M, and Godsbo-
rough about z, q. m, the next morning.
EARLY on December 10th, these two gunuers
started out cunning and requested dinner TO be
prepared for them, ms they would return about
l, p. m. Marsh said he was going to Lewcs and
would not return in time. but that Goldsborough
would be there and prepare dinner for them, to
which Goldborough assented. neighbor, John
T. Hepburn, came to Marsh's Oh m GRAND about
9. a. M, December 10th, whom Goldsborcugh
appeared anxious to have return home Instantly.
10 short time these three left the house, and
short distance from the house Marsh picked up
grubbing hoe and a turtle gig, and Godsborough
| double-barrelled gun; Hepburn soon separated
from them, and went towards home, leaving
Marsh a1d Goldsborough proceeding towards
branch, the latter about IL feet in the rear of
Marsh. In about fifteen minutes Hepburs heard
the report of gun.
From the time Hepburn separated from the
other two, Marsh was never seen alive, except as
was supposed by Goldsborough.
Goldsborough that afternoon was OF a neigh
bors, and for several days was at different houses
in the immediate vicinity.
The two ginners returned to Marsh's house
between and 2. NJ. and found their horse had
been fed, but no one ut the house and no dinner
| prepared Tor Them; they soon afterwards left
without seeing any one
On Saturday, December 18th Marsh was missed
and inquiries began to be made concerning him !;
| Goldsborough suggested search be made for
him. but whilst nearly all the neighbors were
looking for him Tor several days, he CO. never
| engaged III the search.
Goldsborough when questioned by different
| persons as To when he last saw Marsh, &C., he
gave different and totally irreconcilabe answers
and when niece of Marsh said she feared her
| Uncle Charles was dead and buried, Goldsbo-
rough said The was dead but not buried, that
when he was found, it would be in the woods
with his gun and gig by his side" He said to
another person that Marsh was shot, he shot
himself, didn't tell you the right hand barrel OF
that gun was easy on the trigger"
Marshes body was found on Tuesday, Dcccm-
Der 10Th near a branch, about a third Of a mile
| from where Hepburn separated from him and
Goldsborough on the Thursday preceding.
| Goldsbsrough was arrested the next day.
| Marsh when found was lying upon his breast
the left part OF his head upon the ground, with
| his gun-the right hand barrel empty, the left
hand barrel loaded and the brcech broken-under
his right arm, his gig. lying. near, an old cap
book with 916 in it, In his pocket also his shot
pouch, and his powder flask about half way in his
| pocket.
The right part of his head was shot away, and
| there was wound across the other part, Which
the physicians said they thought was inflicted by
| an instrument like unto the breech of gun
they further said Marsh must have been shot from
behind, the gun being in horizontal line with his
head and about three feet from IL, and death mus
have cnsued instantly; and that he could no
have shot himself and produced such wound.
II was also proved that the cap and pocket boob
found upon and near Marsh's body, he had no
used for several months, and they were about hi
house few days prior to Dec. 10th; that when
Hepburn last saw Marsh he had hat upon hi.
head, aud small piece Of hat, similar, was fount
near his body; that the tracks of Two person
were traced going directly towards where tn
body lay, to about 150yards of the body and tina
space was of such n nature that tracks could no
be visible, another track was traced gongtoward
the house this latter track and one Of the other
correspondent with Goldsboronghs boot, willis
the other one was proved TO be Marsh's; tina
Goldsborough said Marsh had $3.50 on the morn
lug of Dec. 10, and Goidsborough was seen wit
considerable money after that day; there wer
also several other slight circumstances proven
which threw suspicion upon Goldsborough.
The case was argued at length by Bates an
Lore for the State. and Wright aud Salisbury 70
the defence. At 1850 p. m. on Saturday the Gus
was submitted 10 the jury, and in an hour there
after they returned into the court room with
verdict of Gully.
Mr.. Lore received encomiums for his manage
meut of the case and his argument upon it,.
Monday, Oct. 18th. George Lockwood, a n,
gro, was tried for committing rape upon Eli
beth A. Gum. The defence proved that Mi
Gum had made three totally irrcconcilable stat
J ments concerning the aff,ir; that she bore ii
bad reputation for chastity and vrraciiy; ~
. that the character of the accused very 60 o,
The State then abandoned the case and the iva
returned verdict of not guilty without leav ii
; the box. Bates for the State, Redden, Cullen al
, salisbury for the prisoner.
State rs. Isaac i. Coopcr.-Indict, resistin,,
public officer. Verdict, not guilty. Bates for Il
State ~,