Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-12-01
sArunpAY's PROCEEDINGS.

Charles Lee, the young man whose trial COM
menced Friday afternoon, was acquitted the
court instructing the jury to render verdict OF
not guilty, on account OF the indictment alieglng
the property stolen to be that of Mr.. Cresson,
when the evidence proved that it belonged to
Miss Cresson.
Robert Taylor pleaded guilty to an assault on
David Lemon, but the court Wishing to hear evi-
dence before imposing sentence the case was
informally laid aside until further evidence was
at hand Mr. Lemon, however, testified as to
the assault. which it appeared had been COM
mitted on him in Esquire Watson's ONCE. In
the course Of his testimony he stated That MI.
Taylor had drawn a pistol twice during the az
John d. Davis colored convicted of stealing
clothing was sentenced to pay as restitution
20 lashes. be imprisoned 6 MONTHS and wear
conyict's javnyt months thereafter
State u.s. Matthew Green, colored, indicted for
entering house in the night, with intent to
defense. II was proved that the house of Mary
Ann Reynolds, in this city, had been broken
into. and part of the stolen property, belonging
to Thomas J. Reynolds, was traced to the priso-
had had not been out of his shop on the night of the
| robbery and the evidence for the defence was
so clear that the State abandoned the case, and
| the Jury rendered verdict OF mot guilty.
State Us James johnson, white, indicted for
| the larceny Of goods of John Carter, colored.
The prisoner was caught in the act, with the
goods in his possession, but the counsel entrust-
| ed with the case by the attorney general forgot
prove the value o. me gooas ama u 11e eoar. yar
| dict of not guilty, and the prisoner escaped.
| State Us. Henry J. Clifton, indicted for larceny
| of children's dresses from Amos Campbell.-The
evidence was very direct, Mr.Campbell saw tne
| moving, soon missed him, found two childrens
| dresses had been taken. followed him, saw him
coming out of beer saloon. Witness entered
the saloon and found young ,,i woman there
named Rosa Steigler now Mrs. Williams, with
the stolen property in her possession She SAID
she had bought them Of the man who just left
Mrs. Williams testified that she had bought the
dresses and paid 80 for them, and identified the
prisoner as the person who had sold them to
her. The prisoner made substantially the same
speech to the Jury he made last Court, when he
escaped through sympathizing jury, but it was
not 80 effective this time, and after very prler
absence the jury rendered q verdict OF guilty
Tie Court sentenced the prisoner to pay as res
titution money So, costs, to receive 20 lashes ON
December 3D., be imprisoned six months, and
wear convict's jacket six months thereafter.
Thomas Johns, colored, was convicted OF an
assault, with intent to kill, on Joseph Robinson.
This is the man whose testimony convicted JOS
Robinson and Joseph Wiley, of assault, with
intent to kill on him. The evidence in this case
showed that Johns was the first aggressor, and
Ind mt the other two men in fear for their lives
| The Court resumed evidence to fix sentence
in the case of Robert Taylor Squire, Watson
testified to the assault. His account taiied with
Mr. Lemons except that he declared positively
that though Mr.. Taylor partly pulled out pistol,
he did not take it all the way out of his pocket,
while Mark pedricl testified that before Taylor
entered, Lemon, who was not far from the open
| door was denouncing THAT villain Iaylor.
Taylor walked in saying, .'my name is Robert
TAYLOR" and then commenced the assault The
Court fined Taylor 300 and costs.
Thomas Johns Wm. Wiley and Joseph Rob.
inson. the three colored men convicted OF
assault and battery with intent to kill were eaci,
sentenced to pay fine of $1,000 and COSTS stand
i in the piory Que hour and be imprisoned five
, years. ., .,.,s.,
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