The Morning herald., 1876-05-10
COURT PROCEEDINGS,

Wooten and Houston on the bench. The
Grand Jury was sworn in, Evan G. Stotsen-
burg being made foreman.
The presiding Judge, Wootsn, then
charged the Grand Jury briefly
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury, it has not
been customary for many years for the
Court to deliver to your body, long writ
ten charge as formerly. The Revised Code
has been SO well arranged, and the laws 10
| admirably classified, that there has been no
| necessity for such charge. At the present
criminal term, | am happy to say for the
credit of New Castle county, there ale no
capital felonics of which she has had for
merly too large number. Most of the
business which will fall under your notice,
are assaults, batteries, larcenies, and viola
tions of the liquor law.
The Court here called the attention of the
Grand Jury to the Revised Code, and cs-
pecially to the act for the regulation of the
sale OF liquor. He said that it was not for
the Court to judge as to the wisdom or
otherwise of the the liquor law, it was the
! law OF the State, and should accordingly
be obeyed, and especially by those to whom
the sale Of liquor had been granted.
The Grand Jury then retired.
The Court proceeded to take up the cases
as follows:
State vs. Robert Lansing, indicted for
gambling. The Attorney General retired
this case, Lansing being at large.
State vs.. John G. Hey. Assault and
battery upon Dugan with intent to kill.
November 7th, 1875. Defendant pleaded
guilty of simple assault, and the court
! after hearing evidence of the nature of the
transaction fined Hey $40 and costs.
Another case against Hey, growing out
OF the same fight was nolls fros'd with
costs.
State vs.. Daniel O'Neill. Assault and
battery upon A. Wingate, with intent to
KILL This was the case in which The Doyle
girl was shot last year while O'Neill,
police Of1lcer then, was pursuing Wingatc
| to arrest lin, and shot after hitA. A noHs
pros was entered.
State vs.. George Revis. Larceny, May
10Th Of last year, of articles valued at $50
from the house of Thomas Poole, situated
in Mill Crock Hundred. The jury found
him "not guilty"
State vs. Michael Lynch. Selling liquor
without license. Lynch pleaded "guilty"
and was mulcted $50 and costs.
Tho remainder of the morning was occu-
pied in fOrfeiting the bonds Of men who had
given bonds to appear to answer the charge
Of violating the liquor law, and who had
failed to appear.
State W. Abraham Kinslow. Appeal In
bastardy. The prosecuting witness was
absent, and the jury found Kinslow not the
father of the child.
At 1:05P N. the Grand Jury returned
with number of bills, and were discharged !
until 3P. M.
Court occupied itself with minor business
until P. NJ when it adjourned until
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court met at 5 P. NJ, and tho Grand |
Jury retired to their room.
Tho Court then proceeded to arraign Ed /
ward Myers, VIM. Benton and WIN. Diggs,
negroes, and Samuel Bush and Thomas
Davis, white men, against all of whom true
bills were found in the morning for larceny.
All pleaded "Not guilty." The first ease
up was State ". Edward Myers, larceny OF
q silver watch from Noah Cannon, February
lst, 1876. The jury found him guilty SEN
fenced to pay $3.50 restoration money and
costs, to be whipped on Saturday next with
twenty lasheS, TO be put away for year and
six months after to wear convict's jacket
Next came State vs.. VIM. Diggs, colored,
charged with abstracting gold watch from
The person of William S. Coyle, white
man O), while he was enjoying tho luxu-
ries of a negro house Of i'll fame in Hedge
Vile. Coyle was dirty, villainoas looking
brute Of man, while the defendant was .
rather prepossessing darkey. The jury
found Diggs guilty, Notwithstanding his
strong protestations Of innocence, and the
Court sentenced him to pay $l2O restoration
and costs, to be whipped next Saturday
With twenty lashcs and to spend two years
n Jail. Whether Diggs stole the watch or
1ot, he is evidently much more decent
ooking man than tho prosecuting witness,
Coyls. Il
'TATB VI. WILLIAM BENTON (CoLoRED.) !
The defendant was charged with stealing
! set Of silver mounted single carriage har-
less, from John Wilson, in Wilmington,
February 20, 1875. The jury considered
lin as guilty, and the court sentenced Mr.. 4
3enton to pay $50 restitution money and
'osts, and to be whipped on Saturday with 4
wenty lashes, to rest one year in jail, and
year convict's jacket six months after. II
STATE vs.. PETER SPAIN.
Selling intoxicating liquor without IL
enss. There were eleven Indictments G
'gainst Peter and he pleaded guilty in two
md $50 in each and costs. The other nine 9
we're settled upon paying costs.
About ?. NJ. the Grand Jury returned q !
lumber Of true bills.
Enoch Rosh, George Revis, Daniel Clark
md James Brady figure in joint indict-
aent for robbing the store Of one Groom I
a Chrhtiana Hundred last December.
they w1s arrdQed and plead ''not guilt J"
Co1fJ. a4Jourped until tomorrow morn