Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-02
NEW CASTLE COUNTY COURTS.
SATURDAY.

he Courts OF Oyer and Terminer, General
Sessions OF the Peace and Jail Delivery, and Sn-
perior Court, opened, thus morning, at 10
o'clock.
VIM. Dennis, COL, convicted on Thursday,
21st inst, Of the Crime Of Rape, was asked by
the Court il he had anything to say why the
sentence Of the law should not be pronounced
upon him and on his answering 81 have moth
ing to say" the following sentence was pro-
nounced that he be kept in the custody Of the
Sheriff till Friday, the oath day Of Jany. next,
on which day, between the hours OF 10 A. NJ,
and p M, he eeofet Ree tta0aPn tie Prison walls and
there be hanged by the neck until he be dead
ending with the solemn adjuration MAY Goo
Almighty have mercy on yonr soul.
State u.s. Louis Stein, Fredrick Hecht and George
Howard. These three Germans, who, were, yes
terday, on trial, and OF whom the Jury disagreed
in its verdict, were tried the second time. Not
withstanding the questions asked the witnesses
by the prisoners, and their speeches to the jury
which, hngularly, in conforming to the evidence
adduced on the trial to-day, conflicts with their
statements, made, yesterday, to the Jury, yer,
dict Of guilty was rendered Ihey were sen1ehceu
| to pay as restitution Nancy, 30 cents and costs
| of prosecution On Monday next between tne
| hours of 10 A. NJ, and 8 p. M each to stand IN
the pillory one hour, receive 20 lAshes, and ~ DC
| imprisoned for 2 years from that date Inc
Court prefaced this sentence with the remark II
was singular that strangers should come into
Delaware to commit crime, when the conviction
was certain and the punishment severe. -,
George Derias, col, indicted lOr tne lhIceny VI
a Grey gelding" from Samuel Cunningham, IN
st. Georges Hundred arraigned and plead mo-
guilty. There being material witness Tor the
State absent, the case was held over until mex
week for trial
The General Jury we're discharged unth mon
day morning, at 10 o'clock. The Court OF Oyel
4 and Terniner was adjourned, sine die. The re
mainder of the day was taken up by Law argu
ments ON various rules, Certiorari, &c. On mo
tion Of Geo. Is Rodney, Esq, to set aside sherI
Sale, of two-hfth about 81 acres OF the whoi'
| of farm in Psncader Hundred, belonging 10 JON
and VIM Ward, on account II bidders and lnad
eauacy of price the Court made the Rule aoso
/ mte. setting aside the sale, Wm. $. McOaulle
: represented the Plaintiff iu the execution, an
the purchaser at the sale.
A motion OF j. M. Williamson Esq, TO corre'
satisfaction OF Judgment entered on the DOCK
, | ct by mistake, sixteen years ago, the Oourb re
| fused on legal grounds and lapse OF time
A motion OF W G.. Viii eey, Esq, TO quas
I, | Foreigp attachment against the American LII
AesufaIioe o., in favor of Wm Reynolds, rul
a a was made absolute, and the attachment qnashe
n on legal grounds -.
u u Case of VIM s. Gibbors, d b. r., os Geore
= A Willis, Ger iorari The Judgment below wa
reversed for want of jurisdiction, Gray Ooul
! sci for diff. below. ,
= Case Of Nathl. Tomlinson, plaintiff below, 2
q William Smith Phillips, ,Certiorari Ihe Jud
. ment below was reversed on legal ground
~ After several other matters strictly legal, Vi
"a Courts adjourned until Monday next at III oclo
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