The daily gazette., 1874-12-03
PROCEEDINGS o. court.


RESUMPTION OF lHx CIVIL LIST -Tfie BE-
CREASE IN ATTENDANCE--coUnr sTAris-
TICs-AN IMPORTANT sEseIoN, &C.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
New CASTLE, Dec. =, 1874.
Court re-asscmbled ut 10 O'Clock.
Judges Wootten, Houston aud Wales on
the bench.
1t was announced to the court that the
Jury in the Woodward case were ready TO
come down. The prisoner was brought In.
He appeared entirely calm evidently anticl-
pating a verdict of acquittal and when the
Jury rendered q verdict ol "not guilty" 1t
created but little surprise as nearly every
| one had Ca pectsd such termination. The
couit discharged the prisoner, but there
being another Indictment against him Tor
an assault with intent to kill John Skelley,
he entered bail in the sum $1,000 for his
appearance at the next term OF court, Allen
Buckingham becoming his surety. The
Civil List was then taken up the first case
John Minis rs. &. & J. Pyle, Garnishees
OF Richard johnson.
| This was I'll. Fa. attachment case. 1t
arose from case that was tried some two
years ago, when suit was brought by Minis
against johnson for u balance dae him for
the erection of a house. The jury then rem
dered a verdict giving judgement for the
plaintiff for Si23:50. But finding no goods
or money of Johnsoh's i'll his own name an
attachment was laid III the hands OF G. d j.
Pvle III whose employ johnson was. The
defence set up was that at the time the at
tach nIent ewas land there was but $40 in
1 fhuir H., NJ hot tu Ruf
they reserved his wages and advanced
money on an average OF SlI a week in order
to keep hina in their employ he being good
workman. After argument by counsel the
jury rendered a verdict tor the plalutiff fol
Sl243 Bird Tor plaintiff. Lore Tor defen
dant.
The next case was Z. J,fferis and son es
George F. Brady q Co.
THIS case was a suit of collision wher,
J the defendants were owners OF q tug which
mad four barg, in tow, and In passing
through the Delaware and Chesapeak,
Canal, on the 25th Of March, 1878, two O
these barges coIided with the sioop "II elem
having OH board 1000 bushels OF corn be.
longing TO the plaintiff From this collision
the "Helen" sunk, and the corn became 81
damaged that 1t was afterwards worthless
The plaintiff were still examining witnesse
when the court adjourned until ~ U'... u
A. M. Thursday.
The case will probable take up all day to
morrow.
There is n very notice Able decreuse in lii
| attendance ut court since the conclusion Q
the capital cases. During The Taylor an
4 | Woodward tiials there was hardly standin
y room available in tue court room lung befor
the assembling Of court, every ssat an
lspace WAS occupied. The hvehest inter.s
| m "A tta Ianh hu hn md nd
men were seen along the street expr, ssin
Q their opinions as to lbe guilt and innocenc
OF the parties on trial. But immediatel
after the rendering OF the verdict In Wood
wards case the room appeared almost DIT
A serted, none remaining but the witnesses !
civil suits and small number of unintereste
persons. There seems to be general satis
faction over the result Of the Woodwar
4 case, but here andthere you hear expression
I OF utter disgust that verdict should be rel
dcred out VI sympathy as they say, whe
the facts warranted u conviction Of ut leai
manslaughter. There Is but one more cst
- to be tired III the criminal court this tern
1t is a petty larceny case which will probs
i bij come up Tomorrow.
1h- court OF Oyer and Termner Wi
adjou. 81 without date. Alter the trial
he II ln.r.uiL criminal case the civil bus
uess WIN 70 uninterrupted. How loI
W court ~ni lust is herd to determine, but 9
20 oil tins week probab!y.a a greater part Of ne1
90 There we're Sc cases On the docket In Il
NJ C, minal court. this term, 20 of these we
O, Tiled notwithstanding the time consum
~ hy tie two murder trials. OF the renal
"a, lug &c. noiie pros were entered in quite
OJ number and the rest were continued un
no mex. term.
90 About so prisoners have been discharg
~ w du ring The term but there remain about
Nh M still under sentence. This has undoubtet
300 been the most important session Of court
$50 sometime, and more cases have appeared
Zoo the docket than at any previous term
Nm twoyeats.