Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-30
OUR COUNTY COURTS.
November Term ls72-Fnll Reports Of
Proceedings.


mo- Tbs from that date, and for six months
thei .,iter to wear cOnvct's jacket. W.
Cnmmins ESQ, for the State.
In the cases Of the State IS. Joseph
Smith, (cOl.) who was convicted yesterday
Tor the larceny of some harness and a coat.
the I'll nteuce In the first case was 10 pay
Sll 30 aud costs, on Saturday the jUih
inst. to be- whipped with go las6os, be IN
pIis0ncd q months ending May 29th, 1913,
and for six months next thereafter 10 wear
eonvict's jacket. In the second case, TO
pay 81 50 restitution money and COSTS, on
Saturday the 30th, to receive ten laahes, he
Imprisoned six months, ending Nov. 2sth,
| 1873, and for six months alter bis DIS
chang to wear conyicts Jacket.
sta, ys. John Lopez, (col. indicted and
tried for an assault and battery committed
on the 10 h of July last, on Augustus
| Iushnbeck, of s.. Georges Hundred YER
dict, mot guilty in manner and form, but
Of an assauit.n Senttnccd To pay TO the
state $1,000 and costs, and be committed
until tho sentence was compiled win.
Deputy Attorney Gen. Bates for the State,
James r. Booth, Esd, for the prisoner
State as. James Adams and John Aiken.
Indicted Tor conspiring to break open
and enter the Banking House" Of the
Newark National Bank. After one chal-
lenRe by the defence the jury was Obtained.
ON motion of WIN. G.. whitley, ESD,
counsel for the defence, VIM. II. Ringwalt
and Geo. r. Miller, co-consplrators ana
witnesses for the prosecution, were eN-
cluded from the Court room during the
taking Of other testimony for the state
The inception of this conspiracy dates
as far back as last December IL was
completed hy the 10Th of March last, When
by agreement Adamf, Aiken, GrtenWall
lnnd Miller met in a laurel thicket ia tho
Innner end of Mill Greek HID. and made
definite plans to carry this robbery int
effect. and assigned TO each one his part
Adams wns TO open the cutter door of Tho
Bank. for which he and Aiken We're lS
procure KEYS. Miller, (who was formerly
n paving teller in this Bank was 10 I'M
lock The outer vault door, which was las
tened by Il combination lock when h'
understood when he was In the Bank, an,
which lie then explained to them. A ken
Wns to get into the sair, and VINO ihei
and there said elf H. was Lilly safe h
could 20 through IL in thiee-quartefs OF AZ
hour" Aiken was to 20 to fhlladelphli
and get IL dark lantern and some tools
Greenwalt was to meet him in Whining
ton at 4 o'clock in the evening, conNe.
him to Squire Cuulk's stable. they wet
10 divide the spells equally among mem
and If any one was absent at tue Time q
the robbery he was to lose hls snare
, Greenwalt was to make rubber bags D.
which to preserve the stolen bonds AN
further. If either Of the four should eve
! ssyar,l meetings were had subsequent
I.,,,,o,,, hem abnut this matter. Severn
I,e,s S,ybirh were exhibited in the Coul
ro1,uN \ v,.re made for the opening of tn
hank door. One rainy night ia tue latte
- - Narch Adams and Miller agree
- ono of The KEYS. Adams said {
= NM. tHsre ia No need of YOUR goinl
{ Sst,i'.n'.,iI - verv wrll'' and went toward
u h'',i, hmt came round TO the bank yar
j md lail Gown under tree there 10 wa
} for Adams 10 come To The bank, ana see
= be eutefed the blnk $50 that ne h.ls'
= havea sure foundation TO ,g.ure nun .,
a Adams came TO the pahk ana "l'lei ueH y.
= him working ut the door, nut ue qua h'
u open II then. Miller saw Adams inc he'
. morning before breakfast, VINO sail lha
- Aiken had filed the Key 100 lhu,n ~
/. another woulu nave l" w 'iia, .ie,i''
=, the door, but could not lock IL again,
then made third key whleh MINT uic'
=, II not fitting, Adams NafhisnTu ~ N'
:, and was thus enabled TO teii MngI' =,
:, needed filing. Further proceedings III u
4 matter were delayed tlll ran Gu "1' ,nl
Ia OF the warm "ehIoc,, 10 Ieotl. u',"
y windows up and might hear thslI ~ Mor
On the hrst OF octoper lasl, M'l'yr =
le veaed the plot 10 Tue 9iIev!ors W .'' TO-,
- and steps were immediately taken 10 VA
I, the consHrators arrested. lhey we
of taken INTO CUSTODY "nou' suo "' t',''''1
,. last month, @nd Inc Keys were i''N'
nd tue trunk 0l AuV,ns' , .,,t. rot h.ii
err n, ~ ,Se case was continued ill
b., ,',,'..,.,' Mo ,rrnnd inry was discbnrg
=, iii ioA NJ next Monday. Courts ,
err t'i,rn,i III II. marrow al III O'Clock A.
-, ...,.,,.v ,,opN,sa.
he Ne, M n,,'an.,,,1 ;,li,.,
10 The case oil EllHa l'S,'o.ouE"' , ANY, w
y. for keeping Il dlsnlderly huusr' VIZ,
tinucd ON her giving security III s3 Vu
her appearance 1T the heNl 'e'H, ~ w"
s.. The case Of stale '$' '"llcS Au'u'a :,
~ John Aiken, roh'lhutu' ny pt1 IT,. w. w.
cd produced evidence cumulative " .ne "
MS mony elected yesterday anu i'9'0u
IN ease. ,...,.
sil The defence cndeaNoieu 10 ll''l'oH."
IT. character oil w imam H. '''eN I'd, "'',,'
he Of the co-ronsplfators anu Nl.u.s9's
es- the state, for truth ana ErrAtlly, anu
RE disprove Aiken = comPhelIy III ny e
&. + tracy by hls non aelluh ~ tnr "''', nm a
at the meeting III Tue lauTela on wv i'''
ass March last.
Deputy Attorney Ten bAstS h""iee
ilh the Jury for about IN hour hrYutNlbt
NJ. ] 20, 4. Nj, when william H. W nllc
ib- Esu., followed In an argument OF Nv
ner the same iOngth iu behalf oil the hccH'
ms at the close of WHICH the court TOO
TIN recess Till 3, =. Nj.
yas AFTERNOON SESSION.
mt, ,,..,,t,,,, ,,r ,,. Conrt Attorr
j. ~ Wy op ' III iaii,nred tho closing al
ing "eue'u, 80 Na,' otnnt AZ n M.
ier, nlSnt, nulsn,"s Nv 80" az ;T,rv that
lho ~" SI,,,,"'',,I Ailscni ,ytre iudi,
the w., u ..,'s Mini, 10 roh the Newark Matte
We lur vonNlNt,,YiuiE W G1s,' Goosl, Hundred
slul pInN ~ Thai a cnnsnlracy was
non lh's ' .1ui'3 ooncsJcrncy or agreement
and unlhWiu, i,,',rres', tyo or more Der.
Es- eol,lN'uu''on ,t,,'eri "c or io do la,
was 10 40 "n "i,a ,I,,wt,i manner THAT
der act IN an ui,a"'"' , "'.iu If and
,ain get 1i lhe ol'"s NJ ,hn n,nuent
iour cohpic.e Mnem " o,..ors1 intn mr. no
lied combination w" M, =, 49, inc,,n,bcnl
in lneh' hlhue' n .'. ~ ~ -, wrove
{ is ihe lart oil tue P,p5r'iiu' ~ a,,,cs,
well TINS unia"iil rul,," ,,.. That he n
Was ehle'eI 'Hto ~ nu't ~ ,,,.i,.'n, al
OF any overt hVl ueh' j." r u'a,'','', ~.
agreement u lhviV', -, (,
Ioborel'Ne eSil'nVS % ',' r. o,,, ~
laA- lh"t uhueV tnls '''I'i ,,r',c1 he,,
OF lnl agreement u"u 10y" i'Y ''n,'i,t,G
the a' iuseu oo''' mug bo.,, ,,rnr.d IN
CITY but one OF thehi hau ueen F' ~ e, ~