Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-18
PRocEsplNos 81 coURr.
FIRST DAYS SESSION. DISPOSITION or ArrItcA-
TIoNs ron LICENSE.
NEw CAsTLs, DEL, Nov. Il, 1873.

AkoNS FOR llIbNSb' |
NEw Castle, DEL, Nov. II, 1873.
The Courts OF Oyer and ~ermiuer aud General
Sessions of the Ponce aud Jail Delivery for New
Castle County, were opened this morning at ii
o'clock.
The Grand Jury who selve for one year, were
charged by the Count at the last May term, and
were not turlher charged ut this term, except In
regard 10 the liquor law, w hch was passed but he
Legislature at the last session The attention OF
the Grand Jury was called to that act, Pnd the
same was placed in their hands. |
Judge Wootten not being present in the morn
ing, aud there being but two judges on the Bench,
the appointment OF Crier and Baf was post
poned until tomorrow
s. w. McCaulley, enc Of the Jurors drawn 10 |
serve at this term of Court, was excused, ON the |
ground OF hR; ng case pending for trial before |
| the Court.
In the cases of tho State us Geoge Bouldcn |
and Charles Nibbett, and the State Samuel |
Barclay and And;oE Barclay continued TO this |
term. n0Ae prOseQWi was entered by the Attorney
/ General
State ps Gregg and DoWe, indicted for nuisance
| at last term, continued. This was case OF
a nuisance Tor having foundry and forges from
which cinders, &c, escAl cd and penetrated into
| adjoining houses, thereby annoying the dwelers
therein The case will probably be settled with
| out further intervention by the State.
| The following prisoners, whose term OF inpris-
onment expired the 10th inst, (yesterday,) were
discharged: James Collins, James Read, George
| Taylor, Anna Williams, Ella Moore John Fergus,
and Elijah Fergus The ohei g. oil each OF the
above was larceny
State Is. James Stuart, resisting officers and
State Rose Cornish, larceny, were discontinued
John Brouny, indicted for larceny OF TWO Vessei
lamps, the property Of Oven Palmer, on Sept
lOlh, 1873 was arraigned and plead not guilty
Alexander Wright alias Alexander Hopkins
indicted for larceny on the 18th OF last May, OF a
violin. and ono smoking pipe, the properly OF
George w. Walker, out of the shop OF Milton
Steele, was arraigned and plead not guilty,
Wright was slso indicted for larceny at the same
time, Of one Eedng, the property Of Mil'oa Steele
vas arTaiRncd and plead not guilty
Emma Price, (coi) indicted for larceny was ar
raigned and plead not guilty.
| William Pickles, indicted for larceny OF one
pair Of gaiters was arraigned, but piead mol gulY'
and given time to prepare for his tflai'
Wm. Benton, (col) indicted for larceny OF one
door mat the property of Levi g. Clark, Esq, was
| Irraigned and plead guilty
Nearly the entire day was taken up with the
"liquor license cases" The remonstnnts were
| represented by John g. Patterson and Charles q.
| Rumford, Esqs
The only objection raised against granting Of
licenses insaddition to the several objections pre-
viously raised and decided upon in the two lower
counties. was TO the certificate Of frceholders re-
1 commencing the ioenfe where said freeholdeis
b | were liquor dealers
& The Court decided that liquor dealers were
i competent siguers, but their vocation affected the
credibiity OF the certificate, and the granting ol
Q the license was entirely within the discretion OF
L the Court, who would not grant such Incense IN
e case where the freehoders recommending II were
n largely liquor dealers, unless they were otherwise
D. satisfied of the propriety in so doing.
5, The not designating with Particularly the place
for the sale of liquors is fatel and several appca
10 lons were refused on this ground.
Messrs. Patterson and Rumford presented two
general remonstrances against granting licenses
D. one Of which had the signatures OF l5OO persons
n The Court decided that all applicants who dlt
Il net make oath TO the truth OF the facts set 1ortl
lt in their application the first day OF the tern
a. daw y,of hn nj iteIW Several
~ plIcations will be refused on this ground
o. Several of the applications presented were no
be finally acted upon to-day, but were laid over unit
10. tomorrow.
ID Although difficult to give an absolutely rec
isl of te-dayss decisions it is thought the follow
at, ing summary of applications disposed OF Will
oi found correct. A subsequent list OF the dIspos
~ ion OF all applications for license at THIS tell
will be given as soon as knoR1.
APPROVED.
nP John Hartman, B. F. Lppiucott, Jackson Br
I'd, ant, John Fehrenbaeh, William Sweeney, Josep
b Stoeckle, George w. Ortlip, Francis Bickta, >.
'ut L9wbe-; joseph Richards, August IenWegt
On John Hanna John Lennon, Thos ID. Gibson,
-cd o lIer, John Fnuegsa a, 5bert Strickland. JacC
1n- HauscT, John Keegan, w. L. Williams JOSEF
nc Fullmer, George D. Stidhsm, o. IL Perry, Pa
on Began, Francis Quigley, Hugh MeGowcn, Jam
ur- 1 ~ Swestep, Wm Morris Daniel Muhlhern, Ge
put Whitfield, John w Gray, George W; Russe
dc Smith Il Paynier, E. Bl'nghprst Co.. 5
nc 1 Were.
lnC ABANDONED.
ION James Baxter John MeClOiIerty, FredeT
Mayo, JOHN X. Hartman, ID. McCnllin, }. ). G'
lagher b. d Z. Shoemaker, II u. Boyd.
DEFAULTS,
ER. Wtere applicants did not make the requisite On
to-day)
We. Hugh Hogan, A. b. Mitchell, Cho'. F. KY
,ck. VIM. Mckinley Louis Raymond.
em- NOT APPROVED.
'or- Christian Sthruberg, Chss. Foster, Dan
Hicks, Mary A. Reynolds, Leonard Walss, 10
nyI' Calhoun, George M. Bacon, Margaret Young,
r. Bringhurst, Edward McInall, Jr., PatIiek
leni ", Frederick Schmidt, Geo. +. Robinson, Th
sem doTe Smith, Charles BTOadheart, Fergus kcll
Hanna Bennett Amor o. Perkins, John +. Coy
inc Edward M. Hestings Francis Kelley, John Me
nj. Iy, Alexander Savillc, William Baxter Vincent
Ehart.
70 70 OF the Ill applications presented today
lem license, II were finally disposed of.
Refused, 10
lhei Granted, 33
i.es. Abandoned,
ihe In default, b