The daily gazette., 1877-11-24
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
NEW CASTLE. Nov Q.

NEW CASTLE, Nov. "a
Court met at 10 o'clock, Judges Como
gys, Houston, Wooten and Wales on
the bench.
The jury in the case Of State VS.. Whit
JOCK Tor larceny which was out last even
Ing When Court took recess, came in
tins morning at 9 o'clock failing to agree.
The poll stood eight for CONVICTION and
four for acquital. They were discharged.
The case of State VS.. Samuel Chambers
and Gedrgs Collins for outraging the per-
son or Mary Catherine Smith, on the 18th
OF August, in st. Georges hundred.
About an hour and fifteen minutes W as
consume "a In empanelling a jury in the
Out OF 80 names called IS of them were
challenged by the defence, and six had
peIore expressed an opinion, or had con-
sclentuous scruples in pronouncing death
upon any case other than murder.
The jury is as follows: George f..
David, Joseph N. Cooling, Samuel @.
nnomas 1: Grimes, VIM. Newlove, Levi
Hlgglnst Edwin Clendenning, VIM. A.
Husbands, George T. Ball, Theo I. Arm
stIohg, lSenl. w. Schatfer, Simon Lord
4, a. ~ C1e early part OF August the plain
I'LL ana her husband, had left Philadel-
phla lor Salem, N. j. i'm search of employ
nenI. Elndlng none there they passed
over 10 delaware City and started for a
famous canning establishment in Mary
Iaho Out hndlng none they trudged back,
and when near Middletown m et Samnsi
Chambers, who was driving ton,
He ask I'd them if thew wantad worL
They said yes. He told them IN wait mn,
w ne came back and he would bring
theln TO place where they could get
Moih. pnambers returned In company
WIN Y pIlns. They conducted them
over soIne fields, and upon reaching a
CeuLeu piace, Chambers turned to Mr..
ii oini1n ana told him he must go back. He
sdlu No, she is my wife." Chambers
SorGcK Mr. Smith over the head with a
heavy cart whip, knocking him senselass
y nam eef rs and Collins then hustled the
pieaalng woman through the corn field
ftl anu IN nere committing the outrage. Col
IN! nus alteT the act put Mrs. Smith upon
eno rodu Where she met colored woman
Mno 'olu herithat the man whom she had
previously seen within Mrs. Smith was
nam oers. The husband had recovered
ana Immediately went to Middletown
ana got an ofhcer. Mrs. Smith made a
cG9nplaln pc before Mr.. Gear who had
Chamber arrested.
Mr. Naliangdigham is counsel for the
defence, and Jno. B. Pennington,
Esq, for the State
colored, while the lady was rather pre,
possessing IN appearance, being fair in
complexion, and about 25 or 80 Years of
age. Idey were not of the order of
tramps mat lnfest the country districts,
Out were merely IN search OF employ
meht, and had previously lived in Phila>
oelpnla. ne deed was committed, it
Is supposed, in the cornfield of Mr..
Cochran.
Mrs. Smith, sworn Lived in 23rd St,
IN fnl Adelphla before going to New
Jersey got as Tar as Salem took the
noat for Delaware City wanted to go to
Roun Top.
rad fire; didn't stop at Delaware City
Went TO vt. Georges; then 10 Odessa; stop-
pea over night at Odessa; went 10 Round
Iop; Weht TO seek employment; didn't get
any employment; retraced our steps for
fhlladei pnia; while stopping on the road
near Mihdletown colored man driving
from toWn;as he was passing along he sa id
ne knew where we could get work; said he
Knew Wnere man was wanted to pick
peaches, and knew where woman was
wanted that is the man (pointing to the
Cross-dXamined-kno the man know
ms form, know his features; know him;
am VIII lng to take my oath know him
(she replied with a great deal OF feeling
rising from her seat.)
Defendant said he would come back: he
Zing ColIins.)
After we got TO the corn field Chambers
salu, "1ou nave got to go back and beat
ms woman with me-" They dragged me
along; Thought they were going to Kill me;
my SINS" he dragged me from Collins
sight.
The case was being continued.