Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-30
REV CASTLE COUNTY COURTS.
FRIDAY.


The Courts of Oyer and Terminer, General
Sessions of the Peace and Jail Delivery, and the
Superior Court were, this morning, opened at
10 O'Clock. pursuant to the adjournment OF
Wednesday evening.
The arguments were resumed IN the case OF
Wm. Taylor Us. Wm. II Sterrett, by Mr.. Lore.
Mr. Bird having closed his opening argument to
the Jury ON Wednesday. At about IL NJ, the
Jury retired to their chamber, without charge,
and shortly after dinner rendered verdict IN
favor OF the Plaintiff of slS3 80.
The Criminal List WAS again resumed, and case
of State Us Perry Harris, col. called for trial:
The prisoner was indicted for an assault and
battery, OHmmitted on boy about II years OF
age. named Owen Palmer, Jr., OF this city, on
tile 4th inst, 10y striking him on the head with
brick bat. The Indictment was sustained, and
the Jury found verdict of guilty without leav-
ing tine box. Lore, AttN -Genl., for State, W. II.
H0dgson ESD, for the Defence.
State Us Louis Stein friedrich Htck and deorg Q
Howard, indicted for breaking into the shop OF
John Malone with intent to commit larceny, on
tue 22nd lust and taking theretrom stone cat.
tiers chsel aud several other tools. Arraigned and
plead not guilty. The jury was drawn and they
we're tried when. after being absent from the
room about all hour, they returned and informed
the court that there WAS not the least proDaDl-
ty,of their ever bringing IN verdict, as they
we're unable to agree. they were accordingly
discharged and the prisoners were remanded TO
iail where they await a second trial which ID ln-
tended to be had tomorrow. These men are
the same that were discovered making an at
tempt to break into the Wilmington Savings
Bank, at Sth aud Market streets, on the nlSht
of the 22nd inst,
Before the Jury retired Louis Stein male a
| statement that he had just come from fhllauel-
| phia, where he had sold his place, and being
| stranger, he took walk up Market street, when
he met one of the prisoners, whom he told OF
being a stranger, who replied he would show hlm
| around. Whist thus engaged, he was arrested;
as well as the three men, none OF these he SAID
i he knew. aud first met him III tavern, where
he and they took a drink. Heck anu Howard
/ also made statements, denying any completely IN
/ this larceny and said that they were also stran-
/ ers in Wilmington.
The Court discharged some six or eight pris-
oners from custody, confined ON various charges,
| and against whom no indictments nave peeh
| found by the Grand Jury.
State ps. David l.. Seeny, COL, indicted fol
the larceny Of pair OF buckskin gloves, OF
mittens, on the 23d inst, from Mr. Aacharah
Harris, at Kirkwood, Del. The prisoner
was discharged from custody by giving S2Ol
bail to appear at next May Term to answer the
charge, until which time his case was continued
W. H. Hodgson, ESD, for the Defence.
| James Adams, who was convicted for conspl-
| racy to rob Newark Nat. Bank on last Saturday
was brought in and sentenced by the Court U
| pay fine of $1,000 and costs, and to be lmpris
, Oned for tho term Of years, beginning from th'
day of conviction. The Court remarked that l
had large discretionary power allowed them II
! cases falling under this head of our laws, ant
that on account of the advance age it being 02
they had remitted the sentence Of 'Pillory, an'
that they somewhat regretted that some OF tn
others engaged in this same conspiracy had no
! also been convicted, for they richly deserve II
/ | The prisoner was immediately remanded to Gus
| tody.
State rs. Joseph Sinex, tried. The prisone
was indicted for keeping disorderly house,
the road from Wilmington to New Castle; Jur
retired and rendered verdict OF gnilty, Depul
ATTY. Genl. Bates for State James II. Bootf
I | Esq, for defense.
4 The General Jury iwere discharged until
= o'clock tomorrow morning, to which hour th
y Courts all stand adjourned