The daily gazette., 1876-05-10
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.

seciolly report for the Gazette. .
NRw CASTLE, MAY 9th. 1875.
Court opened this morning at ten
o'clock, Judges Wooten and Houston
on tho bench. The Grand Jury list
was then called and sworn, Evan G.
Stotserburg being sworn as Foreman.
Judge Wooten then delivered the
charge Of the Court, substantially as
follows:-
"GENTLEMEN or THE GRAND JURY:
1t has not been customary for many
years for the Court to deliver long
written charge, as formerly. Our Re-
vised Code has been so well arranged
and the laws so classified, that this ne.
ccssity has been superseded. At the
present term, | am happy to say for
the credit of New Castle county, there
are no capital felonies. Most of the
business that will fall under your no-
tice, is of trifling nature, such as
larcenles, assaults and batteries, illegal
sale of intoxicating liquors.
The Courl here called the attention
Of the Grand Jury to the provision of
the Revised Code, concerning crimes
and misdomeanors. and also to the act
regulating the sale of intoxicating
liquors and remarked that whether
this law was wise or not, was not for the
Court to say, but it was the law of the
State, and while it was such it was the
duty of those concerned to obey it and
especially those who arc granted Ii
eenses.
The Grand Jury then retired 10 their
room.
The first case called was State VS..
Robert Lansing-gambling. The de-
fendant not being taken the State re-
tired the case. A
State VS.. John G.. Hey-assault and
battery with intent to kill MIR. Dugan,
November 7th last. The defendant
pleaded guilty of an assault only. The
Court heard the evidence tending to
prove family quarrel at Heys, and
Mr.. Dugan's interference whcreupon
Hey went for Dugan with a knife.
The defense called a witness to prove
that he had no knife and the night was
too dark to see a man from the curb
and also that Hey was drunk. Attorney
General for State, Whiteley for de-
fense. The court imposed fine of
$40 and costs.
In another case against Hey growing
out of the same transaction the Attor-
ney General entered a 7soIIe pros. upon
the payment of costs.
State vs. Daniel O'Neill-Assaulta and
battery upon AL. Wingate, with intent
TO kill. This is a case growing out OF
the shooting of Liizze Doyle by o.
Neil, last year, while he was pursuing
Wingate to arrest him. The Attorney
General entered nsHe pros in the case,
O'Neil paying the costs.
State VS.. George Reans-Larccny of
articles of the value of $50, from the
residence Of Thomas IL. Poole, in Mill
Creek Hundred, May 16, 1875. The
Jury returns mot guilty.
State vs.. Michael Lynch-Selling
liquor without license. Pleaded gull
ty" and fined $50 and costs.
State VS.. Theodore Schmit-Selling
liquor without license-three cases
n0lie pr Os entered.
State rs. Timothy Quill Selling
liq Ior without license-six cases.
Bonds forfeited,
:, State VS.. Thos. Lally-Selling liquor
Illegally. Bonds forfeited. Four
cases.
State vs.. Joseph Lafferty - Selling
liquor without license. Six cases
nolle pros. Defendant is now in Aims
house, and the State considered it as
cheap for the County to have him
there as in Jail.
State VS.. Abraham Kinslew-Appeal
in bastardy. The State hud no evil
dence to offer. The Jury found that
Abraham was not the father of that
child.
At 1.05 p. m, the Grand Jury re
turned and were discharged until 8
p. m.
State VS.. Charles J. Kyle-Selling
liquor without license. Three cases.
Bonds forfeited.
The following bills were found:-
State VS.. Wm. Benton, (col}-Lar-
ceny. Two charges.
State VS.. VIM. Diggs-Larceny,
State VS.. Edward NJ, ers = Larceny
State VS.. Thomas Davis and Samuel
Bush-Larceny.
At 2 O'Clock, Court adjourn I'd until
y p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court was opened at p. M, and the
Grand Jury returned to their room.
!! The Court then proceeded to arraign
the prisoners against whom true bill,
were found in the morning, and all
pleaded mot guilty"
The first case called was State vs.
Edward Myers, who was charged with
stealing Noah Cannon's silver watch
on the frst of February last, in vii.
mipgton. The Juiy. after a short alb
sence, returned verdict of guilty.
) The next case called was State vs.
. VIM Diggs-Charged with stealing &
gold watch from William A. Coyle, il
Wilmington, last January. The prose
cutting witness, Mr.. Coyle, a whit,
IMAM, was robbed in negro house O
,. prostitution, and accused Diggs If Ia
king the watch. Diggs claimed tina
he keeper of the house, Mary Ross
gave thu watch to him to keep for her
, and thas he did not know that it wa,
. stolen. Coyle, the pros, outor, is ,
mean-lOhing sort OF. a being, while
the negro Diggs. is man of brigh
Reputable appearance. The Jury fount