The daily gazette., 1875-05-01
FIRST EDITION
Kent County Courts.
REPORTS of the Present Weeks Pro.
ceedings.

Reports of the Present Weeks Pro.
ceedings.
The April Term of the Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions
for Kent County, met In the New
Court room on Monday last, at o.
clock, p. M.
The first case tried was the State vs.
jeremiah Collins, for stealing pair
of overshoes of Fanny McFadden, of
Feltoh. Vergict-guilty, and senten-
ced to be whipped with twenty lashes.
topay restitution money of 1926, and
costs and TO be imprisoned six months
and wear a convict's Jacket six months
thereafter.
On Tuesday morning Isaas X. Short
man, of Smyrna received license to
keep hotel.
George Dehorty, OF FELTON,, received
license.
Thos. r. Boyer, of Lcipsic, charged
with selling liquor without license in
nlne cases, plead guilty in one case,
and was fined 500, and costs in all the
cases.
Pat Mellon of Kenton, aad Thomas
B. jackson, of Dinahs y Roads, also
charged with selling liquor without
license, plead guilty in two cases each
and were fined &5O In each case, or
500 apiece, with all the costs.
JAS. Corley, of Lebanon, charged in
i've cases for selling liquor without
license, plead guilty in one case; fined
800 and costs, The rest were contin-
ued.
John Van, colored, indicted for re-
csiving stolen goods. Not guilty.
The case OF the schooner Frances
Jane, of Phila., and WIN. Strunk, VIM
McMurray, John Il. Paynter and Chas.
McGee, of the same place, charged
with violating the provisions of the
act in relation to oysters then came up
for trial. 1t was an appeal from the
judgment of Thos. j. Cats, Justice OF
the Peace, who had adjudged the said
schooner forfeited to the State, and or.
dered the same to be sold, and com.
mitted to Jail the four defendants
named, in default of payment Of fine
of 800 each.
The State the respondent, sailing to
make any proof Of the charges, aban
doned the case, and the jury rendered
d verdict of not guilty, and the parties
were discharged Coll VIM. G. White
ly and L. s. Reed represented the ap
piicants.
; State VS.. VIM. I, Newman, New
nam was Indicted fer an assault upor
Moses Rash. Plead guilty. Fined S
and costs.
State VS.. George Brown and VIM. Il
Jefferson, colorcd, indicted for steal
ing wheat from J. ii. Uoffecker. Yer
dict, guilty. Sentenced to pay to Mr.
Hoirecker $12 apeice, six moths i'm
prisonment, 12 lashes and wear con
vict's jacket six months after Iclcas
from prison.
State VS.. VIM. ii. Jones, indicted 10
burglary and larceny. The prisone
broke into the house of Mr.. Rand, win
resides near Dover, and stole watch
breastpin and some clothing, all O
which were afterwards recovered
Verdict, guilty. Sentenced TO pay
fine of $500, to be which with twent,
lashes, and stand in the pillory on
hour,
On Thursday the civil list was takel
up. The we G 159 cases upon the list
which occupied the time of the Cour
all the morning. Most of the case
were continued; few were referred
Joseph Paine, colored, indicted TO
larceny, Attorney General entere
n0lle pros.
The Grand Jurywere discharged fror
any further attendance at this tern
Also the Grand Jury were discharge
until Tuesday next, when the Hal
Stout case will be taken up for trial