Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-14
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NEw CAsszx, Nay 18th, 1873.
State %. Eliga DsvereAux, tried yesterday for
keeping = disordsziy house. The jury about elf
O'Clock, lzst evening. brought in sealed verdict
State us. William Duffy. indicted At Nov. Term,
1874 for assault and dbatteFy-throving an oyster
shsll at . colored woman and putting ont her
eye-About two years ago As William is nov
nine years Of age, but was then only seven, and
the woman provoked the assault, the Chief jus
tioe dismissed the With the injunction to the
boy, Throw no more stonea-~
Qnita number OF rocogniE Ances we're forfeited.
the second day Of the Term being the usual day
for the tTAnsacting Of such busiDess-
State us. Jonn Mannering and Hamilton Cur
tis. indicted for larceny from Jesse ID. Pusey. OF
Chester county, Pa, an attendant on the VII
mington market, on the 2Ath OF January lsdS,ot
ooe butter tub, Is lbs butter. los candles, 8
horse blankets, Is lhs lard, Is lbs fresh pork
and doz. hen eggs, abstracted from Pnsey
market wagon. ArrAignsd, and plead mot
guilty tired. convicted, and sentenced each to
pay to jesse d. Pusey - restitution money, SIS
10 aud costs of prosecution, on Saturday next
to be whipped with 20 lAshes and be imprisoned
foE.one year ending May 10th, 1874, and wear
conyicts' iacket for six mouths next thereafter.
5. 4. MacsllisteF for the State.
| State Is Snsan Moore. indicted for the lareeoy
i Of rocking chair, value SS. the property of
James AoKenns, arraigned, plead mot guilty.
Il the prisoner was : simple minded woman. She
was sequitted S. A. MacAllisser, Esq. for the
i State.
state Is. James Collins, col, indicted for lar
/ csny on Feb. II, 1873, of 81 Lbs. OF -four, the
property of John v Rice Arzigned. plead
mot guilty" tried and convicted and sentenced
| to pay S1.25 restitution money, costs, be
| whipped on Saturday next With 20 lsshes, be in
and for six months next thereafter to wear q
oonvicfs jacket S. A MacAllster, Esq, for
the State.
state ". Samuel L. Bush, indicted for know
ingiy keeping and receiving stolen goods beng
500 pounds Of scrap iron. the property Of II. b
stotsenburg. ArrAigned, plead mot guilty,
and tried. The jury, after being out for about
| two hours, returned with . verdict OF mot gull
ty.r Attorney General Lore for the State; l. Q.
state vs Jasob h. schultz and John Downing,
indicted for the larceny, on the llth Of January,
1873, Of one coat, one handkerchief, and one
carpenters rule, the property OF Joseph n Nlck'
| ers- ArrAignsd. and plead mot guilty.
State vs. Villa n h ByArd, TOOL indicted foE
the larceny OF one watch, Of the value of so the
| property of Anna Maria BlAckiston. on the 24tf
Of February, ls72 Arrzigned and plead mo
guilty
state rs. George Taylor Anna Williams and
Ella Moore, all colorsd. indicted for the larceny
. on the ISih OF last March of pair mems clip
pers, the property Of Dennis Pennsssee- ArrAign
ed and plead mot guilty" Noils pgose7ui was en-
tered in this case, but the same parties ver'
| tried in another case Of larceny on the sam
| day, Of pair mems boots and pairs OF ladies
: | Shippers, the property OF Edward DonAho, sn'
8 | found guilty" Taylor made amusini
d | speech 70 the Court and to the jury
D appealing TO their clenency, aud assigning
!. cause that he had always worked for his living
hsd never had = charge brought against hin
| before '.sinee be Was born into this world, an
J. il they would oaly let him of this time he wou
Is return tomorrow TO Richmond. where be cam
from. He was sentenced TO pay to EdEAr
n DonAho as restitution money els 90. eoEts,t to b
Y whipped, on Saturday next, with 20 lsshes b
1 INN soufsi mOuths endinr NOV. 10. ISIS
and to wear q eonyiet's jacket for six month
thereafter.
d Anna Williams and Ella Moore were each se1
y fenced to pay $3.50 restitution money, costs c
+ prosecution, and be imprisoned for six month;
J. ending 10th Of next November. Attorney Gen
K Lore for the State.
IL State rs. John Firgus and Elijah Firgas, col
indicted for larceny April q. rs Of shirt
the value OF 81. the property Of John Dudeel
On triA when the Court adjourned till to-mo
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