Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-15
COURT PROCEEDINGS.


The Cour,s OF Oyer aud Torminef, General Ses-z
SiOns q the Peace and Jall DellEery oPened this
morniHg at the usual hour. AfeeE th0 Reeeeas OF
yesterday evening-resumng the trial Of John
AID Ehjah FurglA for PIP LaFeepypt a shirt OF
the value ~ one dollar he nreaeety Of F. Du-
teck The evidence on the paA of tho State was
quite clear and strong. Tho defence twas that OF
thN 0sheTal good character of the provisions, and
uou-e 3actRese Ot proof on thepaRt OF theprosecu
ten. IIt was conducted by James X. Booth, Esq.
The try rvudeTod a verdict of guilty" as to each
of the provisions, who NNero each sentSncedto pay
81 rs restitution money and costs of prosecution;
to be whipped next Saturday with 70 lRsbes, to
be imprsOnati six months sndIug Nov. l6, 1873,
and for six months thereafter to a conVici's
JACKIE. Y Dept Aa'9 Gen'l Geo. Bats for, State.
The next case was that Of State VS.. Mary l..
MSsteec eslI lIRdlcted tor the mDrdst of her infant
SOU, Ohas McsteeT, Altar IL prem tory ehallen-
ges, 2lior cause, and ten excused, Jury was OBJ
tanned The case was ono Of the clAalest known
to the law 1T murtler. The prisoner having made
on seteral occasions and 70 several ereaiblo wit
Rssset a voluntary and fall confssnOns-as to
when, where, why and how the deed was COM
muteh, cad upon her aTFaignEnent had plead
equity" which thu oOnEt did not choose TO accept
but assigned W r. Hodgson, Esq to conduct her
defence and put her uFou her tviaI I've tOIiwIag
were the facts:
On February u, Of this year, the prisoner lslt
the housc OF Ars. Lewis, her then home, about 9
p. M .taking with hsT, her child, q butcher knife
an unoccupied hLase near by Rheh she took the
Knife and cut the throat Of her son; then pushing
u down a3 near sho could into this bucket COW
cred thO body with some brush aud went over TO
tho academy at Newark, to the residence of Nv
e. d. Porter where shp had obtalned place as
servant, She told them she had put the child to
1--we with Stranger the family Q4ewIs) having
learned she did not have the child with her, and
AsOertlInlng it was not at the place she said 1t
was made the fact known. The Constable, Mr..
~. a n.NAM
the bSdy ut the place abOva mentioned. He then
went in search ot the prisoner and found her at
the house of neighhoTing COlored person, and ar
rested her, took heT before james II. ltay, Esq,
Justice OF Peace, when she made the above con-
fsssoh, freely and voluntarily. She stated as her
reason for the act, that as the clild was icGiti
mate and "not OF her color she hated hun he
was a disgrace TO her aI1 she could not get
homo ms no one would take her and her child; that
without frieRds or homo she killed hlm. After
ellcitihg the above facts the State rested. The
defence did not offer any evidence. The Atty
Gen'l then stated 10 the jury that from what he
knew of the case and all of the attendant circum.
stances (much Of Ghich 1t was not necessary TO
place before the jury tile State did not deem It
necessary 10 ask for verdict OF murder in the
frat degree she stood indicted, but under
law Of our State they cOulIlFender a verdict of
murder in the 2l degree or manslaughter, the pro-
seeutiDn ~oOId simply ask for "A verdict OF mur
der in the ID degree. fsst' - tS'+
Tho defence having no ground to stand on join
cd IN the same request. The Jury without charge
from the COplt retlEed at about 10 O'Clock, ami Ia
about an hour retdfned verdict in accordance
with the request.
This virdIct was conOurred in by all the NOM
bers Of the Bar. and many prominent citlznns who
were caIgni21nt OF aIl the sourrOundings A-W no
thought that the ends OF justice were satisfied. -
Muchhympathy was felt for the unfortunate young
woman. ... . ......
State VS.. David Seeney, col, from last Tenn.
indicted for the larceny OF a pair of "Buckskin
mitteDs," the proof was rather conflicting.
Atty General Lore for the State, w. X. HOdy-.
son, ESQ. for define The Jury retired aud did not
Hsturd up to 6. y. us g. s.t gses es.-tL fTs
State vs.. Andrew Drow, and - johnson, Ia
dicted And aTTaigned on tho charge Of picking
pockels on the day OF the Presidents visit to Will
IningtOn. Plead not guilty and were remanded
for trml
Frank Temple, ana (aeo. Morris, col, indicted
for an assault with intent % rob Wm. Strickland
-plead not guilty, aud aesosainaly lemahded for
trial. Rodney q. B. Eaqs as eoaHs6I foriaefence.
larceny of money from Daniel KIRK head not
guilty. remanded for trial. ksassr'
join Mullen, Daniel Clark. and Thomas Jor-
dan indicted Rnd arqaigned fVr larceny of moReY
from Geo TaDiey PlbaA Ad iGdilty. RSiBa1lAeA
for trial
ThS uraad jury came int, court with tho m
formal lon that they had no further business and
after teceiving The blhhkEoathe Cart Ger aheit
eificlchcy, were accordingly dischaFged
The Phosphate establishment of Walton, BHck
y Coz on the Christianas loAr This city, was pre.
tented as q common npisanes. 4sEul f.. ..'. III
: State VS.. John SchuFts ana JOhn DoOninson--
indicted and tried for the laFceney Of a coat, book
rule, and pocket handkerchief, Wero found Ruilty.
A. MacAlhsteJ Esq, for State. Sentenced each
to pay $3.50 reAtitution money aud costs, 70 re-
eeive lOlashOV on Saturday next, TO be imlIrison-
cd months ending 23d July next, and for Six
months thereafter 10 wear cohvict's jlcket.
Tho following prisoners were by order Of the
Court discharged from further attendance:
Abe SohartS, Andy Bnrk, lsd Byard, VIM.
DENSE, Jas. ARMSTRONG. VIM. Picking, Chas
spencer, Mary Brinkle, Mary Jones and Josephine
Al { O'clock, p M. the court took a recess until
10 n. "a. May 70, Ajsy. Iselag Out they could not
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