Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-12-02
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Saturday. November soth, 1872.

Courts Of Oyer and Terminer, General Sessions
Of the Peace and Jail Delivery and Superior Court,
opened this morning at 10 O'Clock.
VIM. Dennis (col), convicted on Thursday 2lst
inst OF the crime OF rape. was asked by Tho Court
II he had anything to say why the sentence OF
the law should not be pronounced upon him. and
ON his answering II have nothing to say" the
following sentence was pronounced: That ne 20
kept in the custody of the Sheriff till Friday the
Path day OF January next. on which day between
the hours Of 10 g. m. and p. m. he b, taken to
some private place within the precinct OF the
prison walls and there be hanged by the neck nm
til he 10 dead. ending with the solemn adjuration
"May God Almighty have mercy on your soul"
State rs. Louis Stein, Fredrick Heck, and Geo.
Howard. These three Germans who were yester-
day ON trial. and Of whom the jury disagreed it,
verdict, were tried the second time Notwth-
standing the Questlens asked the witnesses by the
prisoners. and their speeches to the jury, which
singuiarly in conforming t. the evidence ao-
statements made yesterday to the Jury, verdict
of guilty was rendered. They were sentenced to
pay restitution money SO cts and costs of prose
cution; ON Monday next between the hours Of ~
.. m. and p. m, each to stand in the pillory one
hour, receive 20 lashes and be imprisoned for two
years from that date.
The Court prefaced this sentence with tho re-
mark, il VA singular that strangers should come
into Delaware to commit crime when the convic-
ton was certain and the punishment severe.
Joseph Derias (ool.) indicted for the larceny oi
grey gelding. from Samuel Cunningham, in
st. Georges hundred was arraigned plead moi
guilty. There being material witness for tha
State absent, the case was held over until next
week for trial.
The General jury were discharged until Mon
day morning. at 10 O'Clock. The Court of OyeI
and Terminer was adjourned sine de.
The remainder Of the day was taken mp by Law
arguments on various rules, certorari. &c.
On motion ok Geo. b. Rodney, Esq. to set asidt
Sheriff sale, OF two-tfth (about 81 acres of th'
whole) of farm in Pencadsr hundred, belonging
to John and WIN. Ward, want Of bidders and in
adequacy Of price, the Court made the rule abso
lutte (setiing aside the sale) VIM. $. McCaulle.
represented the plaintiff III the execution, tn
| purchaser at the sale.
On motion Of J. +. Williamson, Esq, to correc
satisfaction Of judgment entered on the docket b,
mistake, aixtecn years ago. The Court refused OF
| legal grounds and lapse OF time
On motion of w. u. Whiteley, ESD, to quasi
| Foreign attachment against the American Lii
Insurance Co., in tavor OF VIM. Reynolds, rul
was made absolute, and the attachment quashe'
| on legal grounds.
Case Of VIM. s. Gibbons. ID. b. X. cs. Georg
A. Willis, cevtorari, the judgment below was re
versed for want Of jurisdiction. Gray, counse
for defendant below
Case Of Nathaniel Iomlinson, plaintiff beloy
rs. VIM. Smith and Philip Buik. ce,torari. tn
| judgment below was reversed on legal grounds.
After several other matters striekly legal, tn
Court adjourned until Monday next, at 10 O'Clock