The Morning herald., 1876-05-11
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Cases of Larceny and Selling Liquor
Without A Ltcenso-Adjossrn Until
To-Day.
Court opened yesterday morning at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, Judges Wooten and Hous-
ton on the bench.
The first case on trial was State vs.. John
Taylor, colored, charged with the larceny
of no less than ten chickens from James
Walkers hen roost, in Wilmington. The
evidence showed the possession of two
picked chickens hid in bed In his house,
and bag of feathers like Walkers chick
ems owned when alive. John tried to set
up an dlibi but the jury found him guilty.
He was sentenced to pay Sic as restitution
money to Walker, 10 get twenty lashes on
Saturday, and also six months in Jail with
conyict's jacket six months after.
The next case was State vs. Mary Cor
man, charged with selling liquor without q
license. She pleaded guilty in two cases,
and was fined $50 in one case, and costs Ia
both.
State VS.. John Nooks, colored-Larceny
of coal from the P. W. & B. X. R. Co., last
winter. John was in very sad condition
being afflicted with blindness since his in
| carceration. The witness who prosecuted,
:, after giving in his testimony, asked for
mercy, and the Attorney General said that
although the case was proved, the state
would be satisfied with any verdict.
John Nokes, however, was found guilty
and sentenced to pay 50 cents restitution
and costs, to be whipped on Saturday, the
9th inst, with lashes and to spend one
month in Jail and wear a convict's jacket
six months after.
The court then requested that If petit
tion was drawn out for a pardon the court
would endorse, and it was accordingly
done.
State VS.. James Frisby, negro.-Larceny
of toy cannon and one hat from Mrs
Winners house at Wilmington. last Satur
day A jury found him guilty. Sentenced
to pay s. restitution and costs; Saturday
18th to get 20 lashes, to rest six months in
Jail and six months after to wear c0nvict's
jacket.
State VS.. Enoch Rash.-Assault and bat.
terG upon Robert Hsnly Found guilty.
State VS.. Daniel Reed, negro.-Larceny
at Blackbird, March 13, 1876 of Brahms
fowls, the property Of Alexander Deakyne
The jury found him guilty.
Court adjourned at O'Clock until P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court opened at P NJ, and consider,
able period was spent in settling liquor
cases.
Dennis Mcguire and Dennis T. Mcguire
were arraigned for larceny of brass jour.
nails from the P, W. Il B. R. R. Co., in
December, and pleaded mot guilty"
In State VS.. John and James Person
resisting police officer, l.. G. Bird, Esq,
asked for continuance, oD the ground OF
absenss of material witnesses, and the me.
ton was denied.
State vs.. Wilson n. Smith and Wilmer
Price, negross--larceny of 400 pounds Of
rags from Jessups warehouse, February
21st, last. Wilson Smith pleaded guilty
and Price put himself on trial with plea
of "not guilty." but the jury said net so,
but found him "guilty" also.
Smith was sentenced to pay SM.S5 and
pay costs, stand one hour in the pillory and
get twenty lashes on Saturday next, and
six months in jail.
Price was sentenced to pay $24.25 rssti-
| tuition and costs, stand one hour in the pill
lory, and get twenty lashes Saturday next,
and six months in jail.
State vs.. Henry Harding, ,negro-Larceny
of two dunghill fowls from the farm of
Joseph Duggan, in White Clay Creek Hun
dred, March 7. Found guilty. Sentenced
to pay 81 restitution to Duggan, and costs,
to receive twenty lasbes on Saturday next;
six months in Jail, and to wear convict's
jacket for six months thereafter.
State vs.. James Trusty, negro-The lar
ceny of one pair of mems shoes, the prop
erty of James Plrzey, in Wilmington, on
the 9th of last March. A Jury found
1rusty was not trusty, and marked him
down guilty"
State VS.. John O. Davis, negro-Assault
and battery upon Warren D. Strickland,
January Goth, last. Strickland was an en-
gineer on the Delaware road, and was run
ming north bound train past Beasten's
crossing, at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour, when defendant hurled stick
through the cab window and struck Strick-
land. The jury said "guilty." Sentenced
to pay fine or 500, aud one years i'm
prisonment.
The court adjourned until this morning
at 10 o'clock.
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