The daily gazette., 1878-05-14
SECOND EDITION
Our County Court.

SEVENTH DAYS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CIVIL CASES DISPOSED oF-LAR-
CENY CASES TRIED AND SEN
TENCE IMPOSED.
NEW CASTLE, May 13, 1873.
The proceedings following those pub
l'shed IN our late edition of yesterday
are as follows:
Ia the case Of State VS.. Solomon Soho
field, col, Mary Miller daughter OF
unk dealer who possessed himself of the
hammers testified that Schotield had
brought the property :; to her fathers
shop.
The defence brought up witnesses
who testified that they were with Scho
field upon the evening at the time the
robbery was said to have been commit
| ted.
The counsel argued the case, the Judge
| charged the jury and at .05 the jury re-
| Returned with verdict of guilty.
State VS.. John Caulk, for larceny of
revolver from James Tickner, of Appo-
qumink Hundred. Sharpley for the
state.
Mr.. Turner raised the objection that
the description IN the. Indictment didn't
designate the weapon as a "pistol" or a
'a revolver commonly called pistol"
and on these grounds asks for verdict
of acquittal. The objection was over
ruled.
The Jury returned a verdict of "guilty"
Sentenced to pay a fine of 50 and costs
of prosecution, be imprisoned 8 mont hs,
be whipped with 10 lashes, aud ,wear
coHvicts jacket for three months. In
consideration OF the boys age sentence
was light He was remanded back to
jail with the admonition to lead a better
life and to endeavor to regain the good
opinion that he lost by this act.
At 1.30 court took recess.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Court re-assemD Dled at 8 o'clock.
The jury having announced the ver-
dict in the case of State VS.. Schofisld the
court sentenced him to pay 50 restitution
money and costs be imprisoned six
months, on Saturday next be- whipped
with 20 lashes, and wear convict'sjacket
six months.
The civil list was taken up and Jury
lempanelsd totry tus lssus between
John Cleaver's administrator, and j us
G. Cleaver, garnishee of John A. and
George g. Cleaver, Harrington
for plaintiff and Lore for defendant.
Verdict for the defendant.
The committee appointed to test the abll
ties of David j. Murphy, Jr., reported
that thay had examined the gentleman
and found him in every way capable.
| WILDER w. Harris, surviving partner
of Lester A. Harris of the firm OF Harris
& Bro, against Washington Mason,
Cummins for plaintlff and Ncilds for de-
! fendant. This was an action on a bouk
account to recover amount Of claim for
lumber procured by defendant amount
ing to S3l3,0l. The defence Set out by
the counsel for the defendants, was up
on the plea OF the statute of limitation, ,
that seme of the items had been running
three years before the action commenced.
The judge in his charge said that
If the party owing should acknowledge
the account within the three years, the
bar is removed, and tie plaihtitf liable to
collect the whole amount. In view of
the testimony of John A. Harris to the
effect that Mr.. Mason made a full ac-
acknowledgement, the charge admonished
the jury to return a verdict in favor Of
plalnti n for the amount with interest
1854 Ain case they should believe the
evidence. After staying out about 80
minutes the jury returned with verdict
: for the plaintiff.
State vs.. John Bush and Samuel Mar
! ten for the larceny of seven geese from
John Lefeyre of New Castle on Friday
night prior to Christmas. After the
geese had been stolen, Mr.. Lefevre dis
covered them at the police station upon
the following day.
, When officer Brickle arrested the pris-
oner he saw them engaged, in house at
,
mington, in picking the geese, in which
operation they were being aided by sew
eral females. When the OH Ger made his
| appearance one of the prisoners was
about putting goose IN boiler prepar-
atsry TO having them prepared for the
: grand Christmas dinner in contemplation.
Benjamin Startling (the party who had
plead guilty to the cha'ge) was brought
out and he test tied that neither Bush or
MarJen had anything to do with the
J theft, that he had stolen the geese and
/ told the prisoner he had bought them.
A verdict of "not guilty" was render
ed and Marten and Bush were liberated.
Startling was sentenced TO pay S3.75 res
tltution money and costs, be- imprlso ned
: for months, be whipped with ten lashes
anu wear convicCs jacket SIX months.
State vs.. William Benson, col, indicted
+ for stealing 20 pounds of scrap non from
) the Z. w. 81 B. II. II. Co. , on April 18th.
| Turner for State and Sharpley for de-
, fence.
State VS.. Susan Fountain, for the theft
of lot of goods from Catharine Green,
in Wilmington on the 1ith of March
Sharpley for State and Turner for de-
' fence.
| Catherine Green, who keeps the West
ern Hotel had the prisoner in her en-
l ploy, and upon the date i'll question, had
, some mohair dress goods stolen from heI
rooms and afterwards traced the goods
to Jue possession of the prisoner.
Mr.. Turner for the defence called the
| attention OF the Court to the fact that
the goods had not been proved; that the
= witnesses had not testified as to the own
, ership of the goods specified; and uper
these grounds he asked for verdict ei
, not gully.
: The jury complied, and at $50 Court
, adjourned.