Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-11-24
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Fall Term for IS7I---Chief Justice GiIpin
and Associate Judges Houston and
WOOtten.

The Grand and Petite Jurics were called
The following State officers within the C0un-
ty answered TO their names Sheriff, James
Armstrong Coroner, Daniel b Woodward
Mayor, Joshua S. Valentine Justices Of the
Peace John II. Publ, Peter b. Nandeyer,
d. G. Walker james II. Ray, Thomas Dca-
| kync, Robert NJ. Black, Thomas ID. Gibson,
George O'Ncil, Josiah lidgway, Samuel Il.
Sutton, James Is. Hall, James NJ. Watson,
Edmund b. Frazer, William MckcOwan, JO-
| seph l.. kigolc, Charles DOughcrty, Walter
Mitchell also, nineteen Consiahlos.
Chief Justice Gilpin remarked that the
charge to the Grand jury was delivered last
spring and il was not usual 10 dcliycra charge
at the Fall term. But said he, there is ono mat
ter 10 which it is proposed ! should viii your
attention. You are all aware Of the preNa-
lcncu OF small pos in the community and that
| it is spreading in the great cities around rs,
especially in New York and Philadelphia.
There is more or less of il in Wilmington ;
more probably than is generally known IN the
community. This morning am informed Of
u case in this county not very far below this
town of New Castle showing that il is cN-
tending itself TO the country
The Board OF Health Of Wilmington at It's
recent meeting passed a resolution requesting
the President OF that Board TO bring the sub
icct TO the attention of the Grand Jury of the
County at this term, with more especial refer
cnce 10 the condition Of the Hospital which
has been erected and used for diseases Oi this
character connected with the Almshousc.
The resolution requests that the attention Of
the Grand Jury Of this County be directed To
the hospital to ascertain whether That inslliu-
ton is properly supplied with beds, bedding
and other necessary hospital materials. Mr..
| Eckcl, the President Of the Board, says that
in the discharge of the duty imposed on him
| by the resolution, he herewith respectfully
submits the subject, with the request that
may give il that direction, which in my iudg
mcnt, the cxigcncies of the occasion demand.
| ! hand over To you gentlemen, the communl-
cation. You will consult with him in case
you find any thing difficult or of unusual cha
racter, for such information as viii enable you
to do what is right.
The general jury was called.
The following cases were considered
Samuel Moore, charged with selling liquor
to minors plead guilty; fined - and
costs IN four cases, and Tor selling liquor on
Sunday, in three cases fined $50 and costs
William Duffy, charged with selling liquor
on Sunday, plead guilty fined $50 and costs
in two cases and ordered 10 pay costs OF pro
seculion in two other cases.
Godfrey llarkeDstein, charged with selling
liquor on Sunday, plead guilty fined $50 ana
costs In one case, and ordered 10 pay costs in
three others.
George W. Thompson, in five cases, forfeit
ed his bonds.
John Doherty, charged with selling liquor
on Sunday, plead guilty fined $50 and costs
in one case and the costs in ten other cases.
Earnest J. Moerk, charged with selling
liquor to minors, plead not guilty.
Bernard McVey was fined $50 and costs in
one liquor case, and the costs IN another.
Chas. II. Tibbett, charged with the larceny
of shoes valued at $3.50 from Adam Grubb OF
Wilmington, January 9th last plead not
guilty
Isaac G. Pierce, charged with assault and
intent to kill Robert Booth, in Wilmington,
September 9Th, 1871, plead not guilty. Levi
c. Bird, Esq counsel for defence Lore for
the State
Charles Bayard, (colorcd) charged with
assault with intent 10 kill Charles Laws, in
Wilmington, August 18th last, plead not gull
ty In this case the only witness was Laws
sister. BayaTd has been living and working
near Edge Moor nearly twenty years, and
referred Ia Mr.. John s. BeesOn, for his char
acter. At the time of the difficulty in qucs-
ton Bayard worked for the Marsh Company
Eight prisoners i'm Jail were ordered to be
liberated Monday, and one Tuesday.
About o'clock the Court took recess till
3 O'Clock, =. Nj.
State vs.. George T. Mocrk Jury cmpan
nclrd. Albert Wingatc testified that hc was
acquainted with Mncrk bought intoxicating
liquors of him in March last am and was
then a minor was 20 years Old July 3Olh
father beat me out oil Mucrl, saloon on March
2jih, think some time before being beaten
out MOcrk had told me he could not sell me
liquor, as was Il minor that he could not
allow me to come into his house ! pad Tor
the liquor; lac told me with his own mauh
that father had Forbidden him Ia sell me inioN-
lcating liquors.
officer David II. " mgale testified that his
son Albert is minor forbade Mocrk harhor
| ing Albert or selling him liquor ol allowing
him to play cards in the house.
John f. Springer, CLERK Of tbs Peace. icsll-
fled that Mucrl,'s license began ON the 2Sili of
| November, 1870, and expires ON the "olh
| instant
The Jury retired and returned with YER
diet of guilty
The same party was tried in several other
cases as follows: Selling liquor 10 minor,
same prosecutor verdict, not guilty. sell
/ Ing liquor on Sunday same prosecution
verdict, not guilty. Selling liquor ON Sunday )
| Louis Cross testified 10 drinking liquor in
MoerN' on Sunday verdict, guilty. Michae
| McAIanus testified To getting drinks oiliquor at
! Mocrk's on Sunday; verdict, guilty. John
| Coz, testified 10 obtaining liquor at Mocrk $
ON Sunday Mocrl's saloon was ON Church
street below Lord, near Sixth street. verdict,
guilty. Mocrk was also found guilty in
another like case. Rodney, counsel for de-
fence.
The Grand Jury came in Court and pre-
scented two hi Is against Robert boycc, color
ed, and Stephen H. Costen, for murder. The
Jury was then discharged till 10 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning.
, Stephen II. Costen being brought into The
dock, mad the Indictment read, charging him
e with ielonousy, willmlly, and with express
, malice alorethought, making an assault win
+ a gun loaded with gun-Powdcr and two lead
en- bullets, and inilicting a wound inches
deep and inches wide on Charles Woolsey
in White Clay Greek Hundred, November llh
o 1871, from which wound Woolsey died. Ih'
. accusation is murder in the first degree. 'r
soner plead not guilty. George q. Gordon
Esq, counsel Tor defence. Thursday was st
/. for the trial.
Robert Boycc, colored, was also in thu
T. dock lie is charged with having killed JOIN
+, Mawhenny, in St. Georges Hundred, Angus
10Th, by mhictng wounds with his hand
from which Mawhenny died. Murder in tn
first degree. Pleaded not guilty Hodgson
4 counsel for defence. Trial on Thursday.
e At 6.1O =. NJ, Court adjourned I'LL j