Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-01-13
u. S. District Court.

The regular term of United States Court, for
the District Of Delaware, commenced, In this CITY,
on Tuesday.
On account of the public interest in number
OF charges pending for Illicit distilling aud other
infractions of tho Revenue law, the court room
at IN early hour was filled.
At II O'Clock Judge Hall appeared and took his
seat, when the Clerk called the names Of the
Grand and Petit Jurors. John Pilling, Of Newark,
| was qualified as foreman OF the Grand Jury.
The case Of Mary A. Cawley, petitioner, u.s.
Levi Sterner, respondent, WINS called and jury
sworn. This was u case of Bankruptcy. which
was tried ut the last term mud in which the jury
| disagreed The parties having since made set
tlemeut. A verdict was directed 10 be given for
respondent, which was done. Harrington and
Draper Tor petitioner, Geo. V. Massey for re-
| spondent.
Hon. Thos. F. Bayard represented to the Court
case of the U. s. Us, A. NJ. Mckinley, charged
| with Illicit distng, and other nlrnctions Of the
| Revenue Law, had last evening fractured his leg,
| in consequence of which he as counsel for Nc
Kinley asked for a continuance of the case.
A. Mckinley, John j. Toner, John McClafferty
and William Baxter were oil sworn, and testified
| that John Donah0 was an important witness In
their respective cases, and they could not safely
90 TO trial without him. The cases were, there
| fore, ordeied TO be continued.
| US. Attorney Higgins stated TO the Court that
| the property Of the above defendants had beeu
| lbelled, and no return having been made to the
| writ, according to law, he muvcd that decree OF
con1scatlon be Issued by the Court against said
| property.
MIR. Bayard objected to the motion. and the
| decision of the Court was reserved until to-
morrow morning.
| The Court then took u recess until 5 o'clock.
Among the baifs in attendance upon the
Court, by appointment Of U. =. Marshal John NJ.
| Dunn, was Daniel Is. Anderson, colored citizen
| Of Wilmington. Mr.. Anderson is probably tho
| first cOlOred man, who ever held State or Ma
| fional office in Delaware. He Is n worthy aud
| respected man, and his appointment Is in no re-
spect more than appropriate, ut this time.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
U. s. District Court met at . o'clock, but there
being no cases ready for trial the Petit Jury were
discharged until 10 O'Clock this morning. The
| Grand Jury remained 10 session until evening,
when the Court adjourned to the same hour
WEDNESDAY MoRslNG.
Court opened at 10 o clock, Judge Fall on the
| bench.
Upon the application OF MIR. Whitelcy, the
counsel for Plunkett and Kelley, their case was
continued until next court on account of the de-
ten.ion of John Donahoe, an important witness,
| by accident.
| Mr.. Whitelcy appeared as counsel for Philip
Plunkett who laid claim to the abandoned pro-
perry condemned by tho Government. William
McManamin becoming surety In the case.
MIR. Bird, counsel for John Donnhoc, against
whom an Indictment was found at the last term
of the Court for an nfractlon of The Revenue law,
made application for continuance Of his case eli
| account the accident he had received. Applica-
| tion granted.
Mr.. Bird also made application for u continu.
aucc OF the case OF William Lay, on account of
| the absence of Michael Lally In ireland, mate
rial witness. Application granted.
The Court then took recess Till o'clock
| In our report yesterday, we failed to State the
names OF the counsel appearing for the various
| parties in the whisky aud revenue cases. They
are: For the U. 5. Government, District Attor-
ney Higgins, aud Mr.Sprunnce for Archibald Kline
ley, Messrs. Bayard and Bird for William Bax-
John j. Toner, Mcssrs. Bradford and Bird for
John McCaiferty, Messrs. Bradford and Bayard |;
Plunkctt and Kelley, Mr.. Whitley; for John
Donaho Mr. Bird; in behalf Of The properly
seized, Mr.. Whitley.