Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-11-30
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
friday. November goth, 1872.

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The Court Of Oyer and Ternliner. and General
Sessions Of the Peace and Jail Delivery and the
Superior Court were this morning opened az ~
o'clock, pusuant to the adjournment OF Wednes-
day evening last. y
The Arguments were resumed in the case OF
(Mr. Bird having closed his opening argument 70
the jury on Wednesday, ut about ~ M, the Jury
retired to their chamber without charge and
shortly after dinner rendered verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff OF $lS3.89.
Inc crlm,nal list was again resumed. and case
Of State rs. Perry Harris (col), called TOR tr,a!
the prisoner was indicted for an assault and bat
terry. committed ON > boy aboat II years OF age
named Owen Palmer, Jr, OF this city. on 4th lnst'
BY striking him ON the head with BRICK oat, .ne
verdict of guilty without leaving the box. LORE
Attorney General for State. W. H. Hodsson.
Esq, for defence.
Howard, indicted for breaking into the shop OF
John Malone with intent to commit larceny, on the
22d inst, and taking therefrom o stone cutters
| chisels and several other tools; were arranned'
plead not guilty. The jury drew, they were tried,
after being absent from the room aues th an
there was not the least probability OF there ever
bringing in verdict, 40 they were unable to agree
They wers accordingly discharged, and the pri-
sonen were remanded to Jail, where they await
| second trial which 10 intended to be had to-mof-
| row. These men are the same that were discov-
cred making an attempt to break into the VIII
mngton Saving Bank, ut Eighth and Market, on
| the night OF I'D inst.
before the Jury retired Louis Stein, made state
| ment that he had Just come from Philadelphia,
where hs had sold his place, aud being stranger
| he took walk up Market street, when he met one
OF the prisoners whom he told Of being stranger,
/ who replied he would show him around, whilst
thus engaged he was arrested, as we'll AZ this man,
none OF these he said, he did know, they first met
him In tavern where he an they took drinK.
Heck and Howard also made statements denying
complicity in this larceny, and that they were
also strAneen in Wilmington.
The Court discharged some six or eight prison.
ers from custody, confined ON divers charges, and
against whom NO indictments had been found by
the Grand Jury.
State rs. David l.. Seeny, (col., indicted fol
the larceny Of a pair Of buckskin gloves OF
mittlns, Gu 2ad INST, from Mr. Zacharial
Harris. store keeper at Kirkwood, Del.
The prisoner was discharged from custody
by giving sos, bail to appear at next MAJ
term to answer the charge until which time
+ his case was continued w. Il. Hodgson, Rsq.
for defence,
E James Adams, who was convicted for con
7 spiracy to rob Newark National Bank, on las
y saturday, was brought in and sentenced b.
\ the Court to pay fine of $1,000 and costs
and to be imprisoned for the term of fou
years. beginning from the day Of conviction
Y The Court remarked that it had large dis
e cretionary power allowed them in cases fall
: ing under this head Of our Law, and that o
q account of the advanced age lit being 81
J, they had RENTED the sentence of "PillOry
d and that they somewhat regretted that some Q
3 the others engaged in the same cOnspirac
y had not also been convicted, for they richl
deserved it. The prisoner was immediatel
remanded to custody.
e State 81. Joseph Sinex tried. The prisont
l. was indicted for keeping disOrderly house, Q
y the road from Wilmington to New Castl
Is Jury returned verdict Of guilty. Dept A
n tOrney General Bates, tor State. James
e Booth, Esq, counsel for defence.
n The General Jury were discharged until
: O clock Tomorrow Merning, to which ho,
the Courts all stand adjourned.