Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-20
PAOoRG0inos or COURT.
THE LICENaR APPLICATIONS DTsPosED oF-EoRE |
'RRFUsALSzcBtEINAL BUSINESS
NWw CAsTrR Nov 10 1sT3 I


Courts were omen ID at the usual boar. Daniel
Linthbicum. Daniel Mullen and John Clark, pris-
ouers who had served their term OF sentepce,
Wele ordered hythe Court 10 be discharged from
fnTthoT custody.
Tho COnrt thSaf rssuwsd the hsarinR of appli.
cations for llcensrs to sell Intoxicating liquors.
MOrs or lels - thosb heard to-day we're refused
by counsel, and Witnesses examined pro AID con,
making the business very tedious.
There were seventeen applications heard, OF
which number only two were granted. Those re-
fassd were: Thomas Bunce, james Brown, George
Daily, Michael Cottingham, William II. Guthrie,
Mary Z. Chase. Thomas Toy, james Brown, viii
liam b. Ford, Michael Conwell, John joyce, Peter
Spain, Richard HodRsoD, John &, Livery, Mich
ael Conway. Those granted were, james Walsh
aud Benjamin Z. Pearce. This disposed OF all
applications for licenses 10 this term.
The hrst case called tor trial was State Vs Al
lexander Wright, alias Alexander Hawkins, COL,
indicted for the larceny OF a grey gelding, May
l7tA, 1878, from Mr Milton steele, OF Nil! Creek
Hundred, of this county. The Sheriff Of Ceci
coHnty, Nd. arrested the prisoner trying To sell
the horse. He was finally brought to prison here
The horse restored tO Mr.. Steele. jury ren-
dered = verdict without leaving the box. The
sentence OF the Court was, pay restitution
money to Mr.. STEELE $500 and costs Of prosecution
ON nexI Saturday to stand IN the pllory 80 min
utes, 10 be whipped with 20 Iasbea, be Imprisoned
for six months, commencing November y, 1873,
aud ending May 2l, 1874, aud tor six months
thereAfter WsAf a cOnVc = jacket Attorney Cen
eral for State.
State Is. Alexander Wright, alias Alexander
Hawkins, col, (salne prsoner,) larceny OF violin
aud Tobacco pipe, the property OF Mr.. Walker
This crime was committed the same night the
horse was stolen. The facts were fully pr0ven
and he was accordingly convicted. In this case
he was sentenced TO pay as restitution money $l3
and costs, on Saturday next stand In the plliory
30 minutes, to receive 20 lashes; be impFTBOued 6
months, commencing May 81. 1874, aud ending
November 20 following, aud for SIX months next
thereafter wear cOnvicts jtcEet. Attorney Cen
erul for State.
State vs. john Brophy, tried for larceny OF two
vessel lamps, the property Of Owen Palmer, OF
the value of $500 stolen Oh November 10, 1873,
from PalmeT's vessel.
The allegations were fully proven. and verdict
Of guilty was rendered. The sentence was. pay as
restitution g and costs of prosecution; on
November I'D TO be whipped with - lashes; be i'm
six months thereafter to Wosr convicts Jacket. as
badge Of 5is crime; Attorney General Tor state.
State vs. William Pickiny. tried for larceny of q
pair of ladIes gkef Shoes of the value Of $3Uo on
August 9h. 1SfS. the property of ennie Blake The
Sentoncod 70 pay restitution money. SIZE and costs
Of prosecution. be whipped with ~ lashe9 on next
a. 1874 aud for six months after his discharge wear
eonvict's jacket Deputy Attorney General Bate.
state xs; Emma kaee coll tried f9rtns 'aTesny o.
property Of James ,Monahan. The case was FUZZY
made ont 40 Verdict Of guilty. She was sentenced
ending Nay q, 1sI4. Deputy Attorney Genera
STATE VS.. vii iau Benton, indicted for the larceny
of door mat, Of the value OF 3OU the property Oi
Levi g. G ark. ESQ. On his arraignment he plead
ceiTe 20 lashes; be imprisoned six months, and to
wear a eonvictg jacket six months thereafter.
small celorsd boys, aged l2and IL years
tried for the lArceny Of two silver watches. ya'us
kot street. The aets Which were faly proven. werS
in substance these: At about the above date tbs
SSa offered to sS one Of the watches for SIS sayinl
1 1t belonged 70 9neot their fathers. Bush took tbs
watch and took IL 20 pieces. and said he could no
set Il together TN his man came in. Next morning
they came and asked for either the watch or tbs
money Bush gave eng 81 tnem g: 11d tO0k name ;S
Il They then went to Mr.. 6mvths iewelry store. anC
offered the other watch for sac. The son Of tn
msdiately recognized it as his fathers property
kept it an seized the boy. the other run. Taking
/ the one he had TO the City Hall pursuit was mad
they accused saek other Of the crime. Verdict Q
81 suit. on next Saturday be whipped with 10 ashe
be imprisoned six months. ending May q. 1874. an
for six montha next aftOr their discharge to
conyict's jacket as an outer garment as a badge Q
their crime. Deputy. Attorney General Bates 70
Grand and Petit JuryH discharged till 10 'clOc
At 5X O'c eek Courts adjourned till 10 clock to
morrow morning.
The BANK RoBBERs Big Frank" one G
Bank robbers in his effort TO prove an aliL
has secured the celebrated "Gopher Bill" {
III TDItoOelpulas a. MS WlluefN, anu Jimmy hop
the equslly celebrated piggy WOodlove."
is probable TIA, snch men will swear TO Any
thing as they aIe well known to be companion
l Of thieves.
LawIee and HarIburt, as we stated yesterday
have been recognized as escaped Sing Sing cor
victs. The first as james Howard alias King;
ley, alias Joseph Lawler. who WAS convicted {
grand larceny and burglary in New York, o
the 9th Of March, 1871, and sentenced by Judg
Foster 10 ten yerrs in Sing Sing, and escaped o
the 6rst Of October 1872; the other as JAIME
Brady, q not less noted and daring burglar an
Store rObber, Of New York city. He has bee
convicted in the last ten years of several stOI
robberies and has made two or three rathG
J remarkable escapes The last one, from Sin
: Sing, occurred on the 20th Of October Of II
present year. Brady bad as his cell companiO
burglar. named WIN. Miller, and, obtainiI
key Of the cell door and also Of poWerfI
jack screw, during a severe storm preparation
. for the escape were completed.
They FIRST tore their blanket into strips, an
}, then made two dummy figures which th'
lplaced in the bed; then opened the cell do
= with their false keys and emerged on the corI
dor, locking the door behind them. With d
,fI jack screws they forced the bars Of q window
o a corridor, looking out on The yard. Tying Il
! blanket 10 one of the bars they lowered lheL
l. selves into the yard and escaped.
d PKRsoNAL.-E n. Howell, ESQ, Of Il
' LehiRh Coal and Navigation Company, vi
q In town yesterday. Mr.. Howell Is still enga
C ed In vigorously looking after the interests
Y the Company, and Of the canal bOatme
& against whom. suits are pending, for faliiI