The Morning herald., 1876-05-15
LOCAL NEWS.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
1"terestinO CGses-An Unexpected Deuel.
Opxaent.

A"eoTeSssn0 C0ses-An Unexpected Devel-
opment.
New CASTLE, May 18th, 1916.
court met this morning at 10 O'Clock,
Judges Wooten and Houston on the bench,
Ihe first case called was State vs.. James
4arrah-Larceny of pocketbook AM,
eight dollars from the person of Josiah
Eyner in Wilmington, in January last.
There was no difficulty in getting d verdict
OF guilty" from the jury, and the court
sentenced sentenced Mr. Darrah to pay Eyner s1e 50,
restitution and costs to ret twentv ,.shes '
W. uaa,ts SATURDAY mkt, to be imprisoned six
mont months rs sno q wear a eonyicts Jacket six
soma n,a' Tvs: VS.: ch. ..r'e. Harrison-Larceny of
KinS str '"' RON G. s. Holly at 1lth and
told - tets in Wilmington. Ths prisoner
ho sae jury that he was out of work and
n wife and two children depending on
4 hin, lor support, and that hunger drove
Elm to the act "Guilty." He was SEN
| fenced to pay Holly sl.l2 restitution money
end costs, on Saturday hext to get ten
lashes, to lie in Jail four months and wear a
convfcts jacket six months after.
The next case up was State vs.. Samuel
Bush and Thomas Davis.-Brcaking into
and robbing the house Enoch spruance at
Spruances Beach, in January last. The
State entered a nolle. pros. as to Bush, and
placed him on the stand to convict Davis.
Bush's story was to the effect that about
the 7th OF January last Davis and he stole
a sloop and proceeded down the Bay with
the design of robbing the store of Enoch
Spruance. They broke into the store, but
were disappointed in not getting the spoils
they wanted. Leaving there they came up
the Bay to house with porches on it stand
ing near the shore. (This was Enoch Spru-
ance's house.) This house Davis proposed
to rob. They landed, and going up to the
house, Davis raised window, and they en-
tered and struck light; the first room
ycontained nothing that they wished; they
then proceeded up stairs when Bush gave
Davis chisel, and Davis proceeded to open
the drawers and rummage for money. They
took the sheets off the bed and piled in all
the valuables they could find such as silk
dresses, china sets, clothing, &c. Getting
about four bags full they put It on the sloop
and started up the Bay.
The next day they stopped nowhere and
saw nobody. The day following they landed
the goods at Letevere's sluice, near where
John Groves and his wife lived, and carried
up part Of the goods to Groves house.
Bush then told Groves that iorthe receiving
of the goods they would get half, and Bush
and Mrs. Groves proceeded to make dk
vide. That night the remainder OF the
goods left on the beach were to be watched
by Groves, and Bush and Davis started for
Wilmington with bag full, and took them
to Bush's house in Robinson street. The
next msrning they went to Groves again,
when the goods left on the beach were miss
| ing. Groves said some men hunting game
had taken them, but Bush says Groves and
his wife, greedy for the lions share of the
goods, went back on Davis and him and
look them during their absence. Bush fur
ther criminated Davis in the stealing OF the
skitf at Holly Oak, for which Bush was
convicted and Davis acquitted on Saturday
The story was totally unexpected by
| Davis and his friends, the Groves. who were
in Court, and the face of Mrs. Groves was
study when Bush pointed her out in TIE
Court room as one of the receivers. The
Jury found Davis guilty after considerable
absence.
State vs.. Peter Goldsborough, Thomas
Goldsborough and George Goldsborough
For obstructing Delaware Railroad at Beus-
tens crossing The prisoners were arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. L. G. Bird repre-
sents them. The case went over till Mon
day. Court adjourned until 3 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Court met at P. NJ. and sat until shortly
after four O'Clock. No business of import
ance was transacted, the forfeiture of bonds
in the State Revenue cases and the settling
of one or two liquor cases occupying most
Of the time.