The daily gazette., 1874-11-27
EDITION
Court Proceedings;

Court PROCEEDINGS:
WEDNESDAYS SESSION -THF CIVIL LIST RE-
VIKwRD--rHE c RIMINAL CASES RESUMED
-THE TAYLoR-MACKET JuRY-1RsoLu-
TIoNs REsPEcTINa NIB. oooPRR's DEATH.
Specially Reported for the Gasette.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 25, 1874.
The several Courts were opened this
morning, Judges Wootten Houston and
Wales on the bench.
After the delivery of the charge 10 the
jury in the Taylor case, aud their conse-
quent retirement, the list Of civil casee In
the superior Court was called and DISPOSE
tion made by them, some being discontin.
ucd, others continued, others set for trial.
In the Criminal Court the first case called
was State rs. ToIber: Pine alias SKY Duke,
larceny oil goods from p. Maioney; Sky
Duke, Esq, was discharged, the prosecu-
| tion failing to prove his iudentity with the
thief.
State Is. VIM. H. L0ckerman-larceny Of
| pair OF shoes from Henry H. Workman Of
st. Georges; verdict not guilty, prisoner
proving an alb.
The State entered a nolle pros. In the case
| OF Benton Hauser, convited OF horse
stealing, as the material witnesses were not
out OF the reach of the court.
Court here took ii recess until Sp. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembling OF the Court the
| the Attorney-3eneral asked tor the dis
charge of John Conner, there being no charge
| against him. Granted.
Mr.. Spruance made application for the
discharge of JAS A. Stephens, arrested on
| cdpids, while consulting with his counsel,
Mr.. Spruanec, with regard to case in
| which he was defendant and who was then
placed In Jail in default Of $500 bail. Appli-
| cation granted on the ground that Stephens
was privileged from arrest while attending
tine court or gong to or returning from it.
At 3.55 P. M. the Taylor-Mackey jury
came in as stated in Wednesdays issue,
and asked instructions If they could con-
vict of murder in the second degree; the
judge said yes. Some of the jury desir-
| ing further instructions the law part of
| the charge was re-read when the jury
again retired
Here the Grand Jury returned and
handed the Clerk of the Court the fol-
lowing resolution. ~ 81.
To the honorable judges of the Super
Tor Court and the Court of Oyer and
Terminer and General Sessions Of the
Peace and Jail Delivery:
WHEREAS. The Grand Jury has heard
with deep regret OF the sudden death OF
our esteemed fellow-member VIM. Coop
er, therefore be it
Resolved, That we unite in testimony to
the sterling qualities Of the deceased as a
Grand Juror and good citizen of the most
Eezemplary character, and was mark OF
respect to his memory we now ask to be
discharged until Friday morning nsKt,
II. G. BANNING, Foreman.
fIhn Ctpan1 Tnru 6soob II rod until
Friday morning at 10 o'clock, and tho
resolutions were ordered to be placed on
the Court Docket.
l. 1. c. Grubb ESD, one of a committee OF
1.-TWO (Messrs. Grubb and Maris) from the
7 New Castle County Bar Association,
| made formal announcement of the death
| II. ...Robt. bennington, Esq, in June last,
briefly sketchiug his life and character
and presenting the bar with appropriate
| resolutions which the Court ordered to
| be placed on the Docket.
State "a. John Joyce-selling liquor with
out a license.
The Court then adjourned until Friday
morning, at 10 o'clock.
| NEW CASTLE, Nov. 81, 1874.
| CoT;t ;s,assemhled this morning at 10
O CLOCK. Judges Wooten, Houston and
Wales on theeBench. The Grand Jury
list was called and they wero returned
to their rooms. The General and Addi-
tional Jury Lists were then called.
The first case was that OF State versus
William Thomas-assault with intent
to kill John P. Cochran an the StH 6f
November, ,aF9. IT APPEARS that the
| prisoner, on the day Of the General
between whites and negroes, at the Mid
dletown polls, struck Mr.. John p. Coch-
ran with club, knocking him down,
cutting open his ear AID bruisipS his
head. -
The prisoner maas q speech to the
jury, stating that if he struck Mr.. Coch-
ran it was accidental; that be did not
90 to the election to have fight, but
when he was jumped upon he fought to
get out. He severely criticised the ac-
tion of men who were leaders getting
the ignorant negroes to do their dirty
work and then when the troubles come
these leading men sported around and
left the colored people to suffer. He
charged that these leaders knew there
was going to be fight and at meeting
at Mount Pleasant they advised the COL
ored people to fight. If they were the
frionds of the colored people they ought
to now put in an appearan9es Jyr4 still
CUT. '''@,' '''
| State VS.. Aaron X. Woodward, indicted
for the murder of Vim. i, Lukens.
They are now drawing the jury. Only
three sworn-Grubb, Talley and John NJ.
Appleton. Out Of eight called, five were
excused and one challenged.
| LATER.
| Tho jury in the Woodward case now
stands ~
Grubb TaIlsy, John N. Appleton,
Jackson ..,reman, Peter F. Massey,
/ Isaac Frasier, Willlar W.isoai
James e. Morrison, Isaac Ford
j. Poul.on Chandler, Joseph 8. Foreman,
George White, Jonathan Z. George,
| No. Of jurors called 80; excused ls; shal-
lenged 5.
| There is nothing from the Faylor-Mscksy
jury.