Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-15

TRAIN--ADJoURNME OF COURT
UNTIL MONDAY.
Reported fer the Duly Gasou5)
NKw CASTLE, May II, 1874.
Court opened this morning at l0l; o'clock,
Judges GHpn, Houston and Woot,n lhr
Bench.
State vs. MCConncil- larceny at goods from
w. l. Alrieh, continued he being already con-
Nlcted and sentenced for burglary this term ct
Court
Jamas Nelson, colored, convicted OF an assault
anu battery on Samuel Gould, " ith intent to kIIl
was sentenced to pay fine OF $500 costs one
hour In The pillorY on the I'D and live Yeas I'M
prlsonment.
state vs.. Samuel Masteh, cololed, assault upon
Mary h Dixon with intent To kill. Found gull
ty OF simple assault and sentenced to pay n hnr
months.
state vs. Hannah Brnkey, coorci, larceny OF
money hom WIN. NcGlrtS Guilty, and SEN
fenced TO forfeit and pay sl aud costs, and nr
imprisoned six months.
state vs. John Groves LARCENY OF goods from
Edward Bringhurst Jr. Gulty aud sentenced
To pay sl4 as restitution money, COSTS to get 70
iIshes on Saturday the 2}d. IL be Imprisoned SIX
| months and wear u cunS,ct's jacket lOr q mouths
thereafter.
| state vs.. Benz. Richardson, Mary f. Richard.
| son aud John Gouid robbery OF Patrick OToole
| IA 81. Georges. Mary was arra sucd, being the
sole one arrested. Alter hearing the testimony
which liked the crime cOncuslvry ON the accused
| parties the Court directed The Jury 10 bring IN
verdict OF mot guilty, because her husband BE-.
| ing present and participating ia the assault she
| was pre- sumed to be acting under his compul,ou
| which presumption must be explicitly denied b,
| direct testimony winch the state had failed 10
produce.
| State vs.. Geo. St,dham assault upon Emil
| beck with u kulta with intent to Kill Attorney
| General lJr State, W. ti. Whitley tor defendant
ln consideration ot the youth oi the prs lnar and
| olher circumstances the Stato .lskoh i1r verdict
OF guilty only Of simple assault, which was
EHeh ny tho Jury. Sentence, To pay "a line oi
| SzOo, costs nnd to BE- Imprisoned . years.
True bills found az tinst houis Robinson f5r an
| assault with an intent to commit rape, upon
Elizabeth ;. Reynolds. Ho was arraigned and
admitted the assault but not the intent Judge
| ordered plea VI not guilty t. be entered
Court adjourned until 4. NJ.
Afternoon Session COurt met pursuant TO aL-
lournment.
Alter transactng some minor business tofieitlnr
| racognizlnccs, etc. the Attorney General in the
case Of State v Frank Jackson larceny Of ;
rlzors from VIM. .lentine-eutered "a noilt
| pros
| State VS. Lewis Robinson this endictmcnt upop
! which tins lRan was arraigned this morning be-
ing detective hoHe pros was entered and he
| was arralgncd upon new one char -,ing'hlm vi th
| the same offence; plea not guilty. Thel Attorney
led
Elizabeth S. Reynolds, ,wore substan-
TALLY as follows: | have seen that man
before, (pointing at Robinson in tho dock }
lSaw him yesterday, May IS was com .
ing from the Wesleyan Female College.
| had dropped my book and this man pick
il up and handing II To mo asked me ii IN V
name was not Lizzie Reynolds. | said yes
| when he told me that Mrs. Bush wanted to
SEQ me. This was i'll Orange street. did
not want 10 go, nut went with him as he
said had better come. Mary Arnold " an
with me, but he said he did not want her.
Went with him Ia Shipley street, down
Shipiey to Venth. along Seventh To Mar
ket and along Market 10 the door OF the
house (6l7 Market street) ! wanted io go
lup Market street but he would not let me;
sent me mp stairs and followed me. SAID
| Mis-. Bush WAS IN the third story. " hon /
got up he said she must he gone. Then he
pushed me up against the wall aud wanted
| To kiss me, but resisted falling down on
my knees. he took my flowers aud books
and threw them away; ha then pickle up a
mat and was pulling me into n back room,
when | screamed; he put his hand over
my mouth, but finding that made tho nules
louder. he rushed out OF the room and | ran
, to the window aud called for help.
| W. y. Reynolds, sworn: Elizabeth ).
Reynolds Is my daughter; she Is about III
| wears old and goes TO the Wesleyan Female
College. 1 Keep school at Sixth and Marke et
streets: Yesterday 1 was detained over nal
an hour after school. was on my way up
Market street at II 80 +. NJ. when met
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Child, opposite McLear's Old
Bank. While talking TO hun. another Aen-
ltleman joined us and We went into the In
Isurance office. just above. While there /
heard this terrific screaming, when rush
ed out aud looking up, saw my own daugh-
tier leaning out ot the third story. window
| of Gil Market street, screaming as loudly as
she could. l rushed up the stairs, burst
open the door; she was nearly. out OF the
lwlntow When she saw me she became
more quiet. I took her dowu stairs and
Invent TO Shipley street, and found the man
=, | In custody, She identified him. / then
sent her nome and seized the man deter
mined to hold fast to him.
| A. L. Ainseow.-First saw prisoner aboul
| O'CLOCK, Yesterday afternoon; was show II
| TO me- by c. 3. Morgan; l rested him, he
| was in his shirt sleeves with his coat on his
arm; was passing 6l1 Market street, when
the uirl screamed and followed Mr.. Rey
| nolds up stairs. After the girl was safe
started 10 hunt the man aud niaie inquiries
lCharlsy Morgan came running around the
corner and told me he was IN SAipley street
| went and arrested him; met the father
aud girl and she identified hun.
| Charles !. Morgan, sworn Saw this man in
the door yesterday afternoon between II and
lo'cloek was gong 10 my store, auu whlte pass
iny ths street door OF Gl market street, heard
| vspv loud screain in the house, so shrll that
Thought it was boy, aud pas sed on TO my stor,
door Just as l had my hand on the latch, III,
prisouer rushed out the door ol 6l1, aud rounC
The corner while little girl screamed out of thu
b ton window: "0h, come take me out, nasty
Imam has locked me up" followed the man ant
Apoiuted him out to Mr.. Ainscow. When l frs