Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-07
PROCEEDINGS or COURT.

The Court of Oyer and Tern.iner, and Cen
eral Sessions OF the Peace aud Jail Delivery
opened Yesterday morning ut II o'clock. Chief
Justice Gilpin and Associate Judges Houston
and Wales on the Bench. Justice Woolten
did not arrive ill the afternoon session.
The Chief Justice delivered the annual charge
TO the Grand jury. lIis Honor expressed his
pleasure 1T noticing the decrease Of criminal
cases in our State Courts, especially in the two
lower counties remarking tina, no person was
charged with murder at this Spring Term of
Court in either county. But he was sorry to
say the crime Of rape had steadily increasd dur
ing the past ten years,and spoke of the enormty
Of this offense, equalng in guilt that Of murder.
lie referred particularly 10 the license laws,
charging the Jurors to promptly indict all in
fractions thereof a. is the duty of those who are
in the capacity Of conscrvtors Of the public
peace. ANY one, said his Honor, who procures
tavern license for The purpose OF keeping rum
shop, and who instead Of providing SUITABLE
ENTERTAINMENT and LODGINGS for his guests,
sell, liquor in small apartments, protesting to
keep a tavern, but in reality keeping hell, VI
olates the law, and is more deserving of punish
ment than he who boldly breaks the same.
The Grand Jury are as follows: Samuel JEFF
ferson, foreman, Adam Prince, Norris Wilson,
George klair. Samuel Lindsev John 5. Eckels,
Vim. NJ. S,uckert, Th"-. J. Craven. Levi w.
La,,imus, Eobt. X. Robinson, Lewis Graves,
David Easthurn, VIM. r. Lyman. Curtis B..
| Ellison. John Pugh, VIM. d. Clark, Isaac
Staats, Jas. c. Aiken, George Boulden, George
+. Brady, Henry H. Appleton. )
| In case of State VS. Charles H. Williams, col ;,
ALIAS Charles King, indicted last term for lar
renv: the Attorney General asked that it be
aua.hcd and the prisoner discharged. Granted.
State VS. Daniel Creedon. for keeping disor-
derly house; jury rendered verdict of guilty;
| Attorney General for State; Coyper for defense.
State vs. William Sewell for larceny plead
guilty and sentenced to pay S. restitution money
and cos,s be whipped with 20 lashes; impris-
oned six months and wear convicts jacket for
six months after discharge.
The prisoner is one Of several thieves who
have been in the habit Of robbing the wagons o
market people.
State Va Thomas Saunders col, larceny o
three wash-tuhs; verdict not guilty. -
Williamson, Esq, for State.
State va Redman Thompson larceny from :
marke, wagon; jury rendered verdict of guilty
Sentenced to pay S. as restitution money I,
Theodore blackburn and costs Of prosecution
to receive 90 lashes, he imprisoned for months
and for six months after discharge to wear
convicts jacket. The prisoner was confeder
ate Of William Sewell.
Peter Kemp who has been confined for SOM
months for shooting Fillmore Conklin, was ol
motion of the Attorney General discharged from
further custody. This is the affair tha, occurre'
in the lower part of this city, last winter.
State vs Andrew c. Clark, col, indicted 10
| rape upon Martha Rakes. plead not guilty. Th
Court assigned + g Bradford, Jr, Esq, as coun
sci to defend him,and appointed Thursday mex
a. the day for trial
State vs. Andrew c Clark, col, for assault wit
intent to commit rape upon Jane Marvin, plea
not guilty. There are two other charges agains
Clark, ?on which he will he indicted, but,
found guilty on the first of the above named,
will be useless to try him on the Others.
i State Va Emma Prince, col, for larceny Of DR.
d goods from John Wainwright; plead guilty; sci
tenced to pay 81 restitution money and cos;-, 81
I months in prison. and wear a convicls jack
" " for six mon.hs after her discharge.
!. State VS. Emma Price, col, larceny of sho
d from Joshua Holiness plead guilty; sentence
to pay Sc restitution money, be imprisoned for
=, months, beginning Nov. 5-h, 1872 and endiI
H MAY H. 1871, to wear a convict's jacket for s
,t months.
re Cour, adjourned until 10 O'Clock Tuesd
S. morning.