The daily gazette., 1877-12-07
SECOND EDITION.
Proceedings Of Court.

VERDICT IN THE RICHTER CASE
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL-THE
p, w. & B. r. r. co. AND THE AT
TACHMENT LAW-CIVIL CASES
SETTLED.
NEW CASTLE, December 8.
1.-THE proceedings of court subsequent to
those published in the GAZETTE of yester-
day are as follows j
At the conclusion of the remarks of the
counsel for the State the Judge charged
the Jury
He cautioned them not to hold any pref
udlce against the prisoner because he Is q
negro, for the law makes no distinction on
account of COLOR he must be awarded the
same degree of justice tkat would be given
to white MANTLE best in the land. With
the eradication of slavery came humane
laws-laws for the black as we'll as the
whte-and by those laws he must be tried.
In regard TO the dlfbi he said the witnesses
on both sides have sworn positive. The
witnesses for the State were positive that
they saw him in Brandywine hundred, :,
while the witnesses for the defence testify
with equal sincerity that they conversed
with him in New Castle on the day of the
robbery. The veracity of one side is as
unimpeachable as that of the other. To
say that one party lied would be an infa-
nous conclusion; but 1T is plainly evident
that some of them were mistaken.
At 1880 the jury retired and court ad-
| iourned until O'Clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Court re-assembled at three o'clock.
The jury in the case of State VS.. Righ ter
returned after an absence of an hour and a
half with verdict of guilty and recon-
mendation to the court for mercy.
IL. X. Pennington, one of his counsel
petitioned court to suspend sentence, as he
would apply for new trial.
John l.. Glenn, for selling liquor without
license, was sentenced to pay fine of S5t
: and costs of prosecution.
| u AZ
ard W. Cook, VS.. Caleb G. Hood. This IL
a case of an appeal.
1t appears that Cook was indebted to
Hood to the amount of "a, for rent
b. r. K. Co. Hood, in order to recover
his money. had an attachment issued from
the office of Esquire Publ, in Wilmington
The writ was served by Constable Pritch
EFT upon John W, Lawson, one OF the pay
masters of the company. The latter i'm
m mediately acknowledged the writ, and tn
money was paid by the general pay-mas
ter, Mr.. Elliott, of Baltimore, without hi
knowing what it was for. The amour
that the company owed Cook was 1888 "a
leaving the company debtor to Hood TO
over $40. The company now appeal from
the decision of the mag strate.
Mr.. Gordon is counsel for the appellant
and Mr.. N eids for the respondent.
The whole afternoon was taken up by al
: gumentS of counsel in the case. Mr.. Cor
don made a motion for a non-suit upol
. the ground that 1t was nothing more tina
a mere assumption of authority on tn
part of the magistrates; that he had no ju
3 risdiction over this incorporation, who ha
/ its existence in three States of the Union
= that Mr.. Lawson had no right to pay MOI
n ey demanded under those circumstances.
The court deferred its decision until tC
l morrow morning.
y G. j. Fell & Bro. VS.. Kavenaugh & Br'
= This was merely an inquisitorial cas-,
q Verdict for plaintiff for 1886. SO.
p Geo. G.. Lobdell VS.. the w. & W. r.
= Co. This was an action to confirm til
y obligation held by the plaintiff against tt
q company. The amount is $2,2l7 10.
It Court then adjourned.