The Morning herald., 1877-12-12
THE NOVEMBER COURT.
OWL AND CRIMINAL CAsEs--MoRE LIQUOR
~. ~ rotssiss CASES. u ,..
,.,. NEW CASTLE, Dec, 10. 1877.


Iron Company Was an Incorporation.
The Court remained In session until 1
O'Clock, Waiting for the Ortlip juries to re
turn. There being NO probabilities of thei
agreeing, the Court took . recess Until 1,
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
! During the evening the following person,
were sentenced:
! Curtis N. litter, convicted of forgery,
sentenced to pay . fine of $500 and costs, t.
stand In the pillory one hour on Saturday
next, and to be Imprisoned three months.
Thomss Davis, alias Blubber Davis, con-
vlcted Of larceny, was sentenced to pay IS
as restitution money, and costs, on satur-
day next to receive twenty lashes, and to be
Imprisoned six months, and to wear tho
conviet's jacket six months thereafter.
Frank Gillespie, alias Stevenson, con-
victed Of assault and battery, WAS fined $40
and costs, and two months imprisonment.
Frank Barrett, colored, convicted of
assault and battery. with intent to XIII, was
fnsd $1,000 and costs, to be imprisoned
three years, and to stand in the ptllory one
hour ON Saturday next.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. II, 1877.
MORNING SESSION,
The Court opened this morning 1t 10
o'clock. Chief Justice Comegys and Asso-
ciste Justices Wootten and Houston ON The
bench.
The case of the State 70. George HAMS
worth. indicted for asssulting his wife,
Phoebe Hainsworth, on the sth of last No.
vember, in White Clay Greek Hundred.
Pennington for State, Turner for defendant. |
The story told by Mrs. Hainsworth is a |
pttiable, one revealing story Of suffering. |
The wife was seated at the window with
her two children at her side. Mr.. Hsins-
worth's mother came down stairs, and see
ing Mrs. Hainsworth at the window said /
=" The more look at that woman, the more |
hate her." After few words the old /
lady caught the wife of her con by the hair
and began to beat her. She ran out on the
porch and sat down and her husband,
George, came out and began to beat her and
1rag her into the house; when he got her
n the house he dashed her head against tho
1oors; and threatened to kill her. After
ibis be insisted on her leaving the house
She refused to do this unless he would let
her take her children. This he refused to
ct her do. Tie fracas was renewed in the
7ard and she cried "mulder," which cries
'rew the attention of an employee of the
abroad company, who went to the house
o learn the cause of the disturbance.
Mrs. Hainswerth, the mother of Georqe,
|enied everything in relation to the quarrel,
md intimated that the wife Of George was
ubject to fits Of hysteria. The jury re-
urned verdict Of guilty. II
The Court sentenced Hsinsworth to fine
I $50 and costs, and an imprisonment Of
hree months.
The Court ordered the children to be re. !
handed to the care of the wife during the +
Imprisonment of the husband. The chill I
ren, who werein the Court with the father, +
ried most piteously when they were taken
rom bis hand.
The State vs.. John Calhoun, charged in
'ur indictments with selling liquor without :
cense. Pleaded guilty in two, and was :
ned $50 and the costs of the prosecution
each. The other two were continued
ntil next term, on his giving security in
'e sum Of $500 tor his appearance. IL
Bernard z. jones vs. P. W. McDowell's 9
tecutors. An action Of assumpsit. No q
'fence. Spruauce for plaintiff. Verdict .
Y plaintiff for $50, principal and interest.
The jury in the Ortlip case. No. ., came Il
to Court at ten minutes 10 10 O'Clock, and 3,
ated that they were unable to agree nor o
ere there any likelihood of their agreeing, d
they stood 9 to sincc they first went toi
cir room. They were then discharged. Al
The jury in Ortlip's case, No. 1, returned R
to Court at eight minutes Of one O'Clock, a,
ine unable to agree-standing 7 for acquit- r
and for conviction. They were there. g.
re discharged.
The two cases Of the State 70. John D
hrenbach were continued until next term, =.
his entering his own recognizance for y,
) appearance. ~
The Ortlip cases were continued until !.
xt term, on Mr.. Ortlip giving security in "
sum of $500 tor his appearance.
The State VS.. Bridget Celton, charged
th selling liqnor withouta license, pleaded OF t
lily and was fined $50 and costs. oI
The Court was busy during the whole Of
ernoon in hearing arguments for the kl
ting aside of Sheriff sales.