Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-05-17
The Temperature, To-day.
As REaIsrEnED AT THE COMMERCIAL oFFIoK.
At 8 A. NJ, IS At l P. M, e.
New Castle County Courts.
Reported for the Commercial.

reported .fOr the Commercial
New CASTLE, May l5
Court opened this morning, at 10 O'clock
Judges Gilpin, Wooten and Houston on the
bench.
The jury in the case o. State Va. John l.. Der
rickson, assault and battery on Daniel o Neil,
came in about O'Clock, last night, with ver-
dict Of mot guilty"
The first case called was that OF State Va.
James Frazer, assault aud battery upon James
McManus on the evening Of November ith,
1874.
The Jury returned verdict OF "guilty,"
and he was sentenced to pay fine OF $4,000
and osts and committed to the custody OF the
Sheriff until such fine be paid
State Va. Jerry Hall, negro breaking and
entering John McHughs house in Wilmington,
on the night Of the 4th Of March, with intent to
commit felony. The proof being clear as to
the defendants innocence, the Jury returned
a verdict OF mot guilty"
Vim. II. Fountain, negro, who pleaded guilty
to the same charge, was sentenced to pay $500.
and costs, on Saturday, May 22d, to stand in the
pillory one hour, to be whipped with 80 lashes
and be imprisoned years.
The bills against Isaac HAYDEN, for burning
Atkinson's warehouse, and Thomas Titus, for
firing Morrews stable, were ignored.
The case of State w. Charles A. Riley, charged
with firing Walton Il James ice house in Sep
tember last was called. Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Hodgson represented the State and Henry
Q. Conrad, Esq, appeared for the defendant.
The Deputy Attorney General opened the
case, stating its nature, and called II. p Walton,
who testified as to the ownership OF double ice
house on Shellpot creek, and it being burned
down on Sunday afternoon. September 18th
last. He did not know of his own knowledge
who set fire to The ice house.
George Hanley testified that he was at the ice
house on that Sunday playing chaser, and Riley
came down and asked for m itch to light his
pipe gave it to him and then he made rag
ball; and we commenced to play ball !;
did not give any matches, to him to do harm
with them; Riley came up to me and asked for
more matches ana would not give them to him
and he took them from me; he then built little
fires around the floor; put out five or six with
my bare feet; Riley told me il did not let his
fires alone he would knock HI out of me; he
then ran us out and put lighted match in a
crack or knot hole; l asked him to put out the
fire and Riley said, "let it burn down and go to
hi" l lit one fire there but | put it out.
Two other boys, Alfred Murphy and Henry
Moore, who were with Hanley at tho ice house
on that Sunday, testified in general CORRIDORS
ton They said one of the other boys, not
Riley, lit coat and flung it around, but that
was put out.
The State here closed.
Mr.. Conrad opened briefly for the defence,
and then proceeded to call witnesses.
Frank Jeandell testified to coming up the
railroad when the fire broke out saw Riley and
heard him asked to 60 back and put it out said
he would not go back, he had nothing to do with
| it Riley was then about II yards from me Ri
| ley did not go pack then it was from 10 min
| utes to half hour from the time first saw the
fire until the engines came; stood watching un-
| til the engines came, then | went down to
| the fire Riley was down helping put out the
| fire after the engines came saw Hauley run
| ming in town on the railroad.
| VIM. Fawcett sworn-was down at the fire and
saw Riley helping get the engine in the gate ;
saw Riley helping pull out the engine again ,
saw these boys coming in walking fast and asked
what was the matter they said "Nip" (that is
Kiley) had set the ice house OH fire. was on
the Brandywine Il. II. Bridge when the FIRE broke
out
The defense here closed
After hearing the Arguments OF the counsel
the jury at 80 retired.
The court then took recess until 3 Z. NJ when
the jury brought in verdict Of 'guilty.
The court sentenced Riley to pay $500. 90 fine,
pay to Walton & James 50, COO restitution money,
on next Saturday to be pilloried for one hour, 10
be whipped with 70 asher, aud suffer years
imprisonment.
State vs. George Baerenbach ;letting OF a room
| for the purpose of faro bank. The faro bank
| III que ston was the one started i'll Wilmington
| last April by one Robert Lansing and according
to the evidence it was pretty well patronized and
not by those whom the public would call dis
reputable.
| The jury found Baerenbacl guilty" and the
court sentenced him, after giving him very
/ severe lecture, to pay fine OF 5000 aud COST
and in default OF payment Of such line to be i'm
| prsoned for three months.
| AT All the court adjourned until Monday
| morning at 10 O'Clock.