Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-14
couRr PROCEEDINGS.
NEW 0asr1r, Nay u. 1873.

NEW NA1ILbs may AJS 1910.
State vs.. Eliza DeVeFeanx, tried yesterday f,r
keeping disorderly house. jury, about 9H
O'Clock last evening, brought in sealed vetdiet OF
guilty"
State vs. William Duffy, indicted at November
Term, 1872, for assault and battery, throwing an
oyster shell at q cOlored woman and putting out
her eye, about two years ago William il now
nine years Of age, was then only seven, and the
woman provoked the assault The Chief Justice
dismissed the case With The injunction to the boy,
''ThrOw ne more stones"
Quite number Of rocogniEanees were forfeited.
The second day Of the term being the usual day
fer tgAnsaeting such business.
State ". John Nannsring aud Hamilton Curtia,
indicted for larceny from jesse n PuSsy, Of Chssa
ter county, Pa, attendant on the Wilmington
Markets, ON the 9th Of January, 1873, Of one
butter tub l3 pounds OF butter, 16S candles, 3
horse blankets, IS pounds of lard, Is pounds Of
fresh pork, and doz0n OF hen eggs; abstracted
from POsey's market wagon. ArraiRned and plead
! 'not guilty" Tried, convicted, and sentenced
each to pay to jesse D. Puscy, restitution
money, $1S 90 and costs OF Prosec utiOn on Satur-
day next TO be whipped with 20 lashes, and TO be
imprisoned for one year ending May Is, 1874, and
TO wear conVicts jacket for six months thereafter
| =. A. MacAllister, Esd, for the STATE.
State vs. Susan Mora, indicted for larceny of
rocking chair value $500; tho property Of James
McKonna. Arraisned, plead mot guilty" and on
| trial. it being shown by witnesses that prisoner
was a simple minded woman, she was acquitted.
5. A. MacAllister, Esq for the State.
State VS.. James Collins, col, indicted for lar
cony on FeLcuRry IL, 1879, Of 80 pounds of -four;
the property OF John V. Rice. Arraigned, plead
"bOt guilty." tried and convicted; sentenced to
pOy SIPS restitution money, Costs be whipped on
Saturday next with 20 lashes. BE- imprisoned for
six months, ending Nov IL, 1873, and for six
months next thereafter to wear a conycts jacket.
y. A. MacAllister, Esq, for the State.
State VS.. Samuel l.. Bush, indicted for know
ingly bdylng and receiving stolen goods; beiRg
800 pounds Of scrap iron, the property of Nj. Is.
StotsenbuTR. Arraigned, plead mot guilty." and
tried.
The Jury after being out for about two hours
returned with a verdict OF mot guilty" AttOr-
noy Genl Lore for the State, l. c. Bird, Esq, for
prisoner.
State vs. Jacob n Schultz and John Downing,
indicted for the larceny on llth of Jan. l77i Of
] coat, handkerchief and carpenters rule, proper
| iy of Joseph X. NIckcrs, arraigned, and plead
mot guilty"
State vs.. William II ByarI col, indicted for
| larceny Of watch OF the value Of $50, the prop
orty of Anna Maria Blackston on the 2Ith OF Feb
Tuary 1882. Arraignod and plead "not guilty"
State vs.. George Taylor, Anna Williams and
Ella Moore all coorod indicted for larceny on 18th
of last March OF pair mems slippers property of
Dennis Fennesse, arraigned and plead 'not gull
ty." NOle prose1ui was entered in this CASE
But the same parties we're tried in another case Of
larceny on the same day, of pair mems boots
and pairs OF lady's slippers, the property of Ed
| MUio DhuoHOt anu lhllOf malO
an amusing speech to the court aud tho Jury, APP
peallng to their clemency, and assigning as a
! cause that he had always worked for his living
had never hadA charge brought against him be-
fore "since he was born into this world" and il
they would only let HIM off this time he would re-
turn tomorrow TO Richmond where he came
from. He was sentened to pay to Edward D0no-
hn as restitution money $l3 so costs to be whip
ped ON Saturday next with 20 ,shes be imprison
ed six months ending No. l6, 1873, aAd to weSr
convicts iaeket for six months next thereafter.
Anna Williamson and Ella Moere were each sen
fenced TO pay 1880 restitution money, costs o
prosecution, and be imprisoned for six months en-
State.
State vs.. John Fergus and Elijah Fergus, col
indicted for larceny ON April ?, 1873, OF l shir
value OF ST. property of Julius Dudeck. On tris
when the court adjourned till tomorrow at Il
O'Clock, A. III.