Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-30
Frem pever.
Correspondence of the Comuerciall
DOVER. Oct. 20.

Correspondence of the Commercially
DOVER, Oct. 49,
Court opened, this morning, at 10 A. NJ and
after disposing of some motions, etc proceeded
to take up the case of State us j. b. Conner.
This vas an assault and battery ON 3 young girl
named Lucretis Killen. at FELTON,. There were
but simple statements made to the Court by
the parties, no Jury being empannelled, The
Judge fined Mr. Conner &20 aud costs.
little more court business, and then the
Court ordered up the case of the State Us Isaac
@. West, and the prisoner was brought in
and placed in the dock. He is
man of medium size, dark COM
plection. wearing mouetache and goatee on his
face. His persoHelte Was very neat. and bis en-
tire bearing was that of thoroughly self-pos-
sessed man. There was an indictment for arson
in is counts pending upon him, and the trial
Was expected to last some time, but the whole
court room was taken by surprise when the At
torney General took ples OF guilty" OF mis-
sS II a1ss%pns house 10 iastaptS aTS
the prisoner was ordered to stand up,
to receive the sentence of the court which was
two years Imprisonment, $500 fine, and costs.
He was then taken back TO Dover jail, by the
sheriff and that finishes the West tragedy.
The reason for the sudden change of intention on
the part OF the State was the offer Of the pris'
oner to plead guilty, knowing the evidence to
be very limited in the arson case, and fearing an
acquittal might possibly happen. the Atty Genl.
| concluded to accept the plea Of guilty, as ten
dered by the prisoners counsel, Jacob Moore,
| Esq, and thus secure some punishment for the
prisoner instead OF taking the chances in the
arson indictment. Ten minutes ended the whole
| affair.
The court now went to work on the liquor
No. o q. @. sehrack. Railroad Hotel, was up,
/ and Judge Layton raised the United School Dis
/ trict question, again. aud claimed wrong des-
/ cFiption in the petition. Held over.
No. 10, VIM. Wilcox, OF Smyrna, was with
i drawn.
| No IL, VIM. @. Fountain. Of Dover, came up
| next. and there was renewed argument upon the
married woman question. Layton against the
petition and Comegys for it Held over.
No. ~, Jacob Levy, Bowers Beach. Judge
Layton demonstrated, and pounded away with
such vigor that this petion is mot approved"
No 13, A Padley Withdrawn.
No, IA, Emory Temple, Kenton. No remon-
STRANGE to this petition. Approved
No Is Amos Cole, Milford approved.
No 16, G.. A. Millington, Smyrna, ap-
proved.
No II, Geo. whitlock. Clayton, Judge Layton
objects. on insulficiency of the signing. objee
tion sustained. aud petition not approved.
No. is, Charles Fuxwell, Smyrna, Approved.
| Judge Layton wthdraws his objections to No 8
Justds Lowery Milford. and his is approved
No. 49, and last on the docket, DR.. Burton
| drug store, Dover, Approved
After some consultation the Judges decidet
the point of the United School Districts, as lait
down by Judge layton, not well taken, the de
scrlption of location being good if laid withi
the limits of the United School Districts. a.
: though named u the petition as one of the orig
lna districts.
, This decision disposed OF all OF the cases OK
cept Fount aims, at Dover, and the rest now stand
as follows:
Not approved Frederick, Samuel Huggins
David stephens Clayton, George Whitlocl
Bowers Beach, Jacob Levy.
]. Approved Milford Amos Cole, Justus Low
cry Harrington, b. Merritt L Twin G. Shaw
Dover, G. O, Schaich, d F. Burton. Smyrni
8 Charles Foxwel G A. Millngton, Chas Smitl
+. | Kenton. Emory Temple.
w. O. Fountains petition will be passed upo
+ tomorrow. This will end all but the minor LOCI
business of the court, which will adjourn po
sibly tomorrow, and certainly on Friday. tt
: room has been continually jammed, and so III
: comfortable is the situation here that adjourn
= ment will be hailed with general satisfaction
u all attending the court. IL. q. L.