The daily gazette., 1878-11-20
OUR COUNTY COURT.

ATtooNtT q dUuOuUy.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 19.-The follow
ing prisoners were arraigned, each of
whom plead ''not guilty"
Samuel Caulk, colored, for the larceny
Of $3.50 from VIM. Davis on November
18th. Marris Baynard, for larceny of
clothiug and S. in money from Edward
Montgomery, in New Castle, on May
14th. George Warren was also arraigned
on the charge of breaking into the dwell
ling of Isaac L. Chamberlain and steal
ing therefrom several articles of clothing,
on the 9th of September; plead "giilty.n
The court sentenced him to pay costs of
the case, and $37 restitution money on
Saturday next stand one hour in the pill
lory, receive twenty lashes, aud to an
Imprisonment of four months.
Frank johnson, colored, charged with
stealing two shoats from William Il.
Rothwell, of Appoquiaimink Hundred.
on September 18th (; plead 'not guilty."
Sewell Starkey, charged with stealing
a gold watch and chain and several other
articles from Albert n. Robinson, of
Christiana Hundred, on the 9th of Au-
gust; plead "not guilty."
At LAO the court took recess until
| three o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court reassembled at three O'Clock. A
| jury was sworn in the case of State VS..
Sewell Starkey. Deputy Attorney Rob
inson appeared for the State.
Mr.. Albert N. Robinson testified as to
having his house robbed on the night in
question, and afterwards to finding pair
Of pants, a hair brush and several small
articles at the house of Mr.. Phillips,
where Starkey boarded. The witness
stated he had recovered but few of these
| articles.
Bernard Wolfson said that the prisoner
had made a statement that the clothes
which were found at the house of Phil
/, lips had been purchased from him. This,
Mr.. Wolfson avowed, was untrue, as the
only pair of pants he had ever sold the
prisoner was in July.
Charles Brickle, policeman, testified as
to having arrested Starkey and to finding
/ in his apartment the articles said to be
long to Mr.. Robinson. This testimony
| was corroborated by that of officer Jas.
| Whelen.
Sewell Starkey plead his own case. He
gave a statement like unto that made be-
| fore the Mayor when he endeavored to
bring in Alfred Crumlish as the princi-
pal in the crime. This statement was to
the effect that he, on Thursday evening
before the robbery, had met a man nam
| ed cal. Crummy," at Front and Orange
streets, who asked himQhe prisoner) to
go with him as he was going to collect
some money due him by man who
could not pay him in the daytime. "This
man." said Starkey, afterwards came to
my house, it was between 10 and IL
O'Clock on the night of the 9th of Au-
gust. He persuaded me to 90 with him
to Mr.. Roblnson's. 1 went with him,
thinking he was going after his money.
When we reached the house 1t was about
midnight. 'Crummy' went on the porch
and began to look about the place. |
asked him what he was going to do. He
said he was going to get in, at the same
time pulling out long instrument with
the remark that 1t was something OF his
own make, a iimmyl. l refused TO 60 in.
sOrummy' entered the house and soon
Returned with several articles. He gave
me a pair of pants which he said were
his / took them, also several other ar
ticles."
he knew "nothing of the watch" The
ijury returned a verdict of "guilty of lar
He was sentenced to pay S345.S0 resti-
tuition money and costs, be whipped with
20 lashes and imprisoned for three months
land to wear convicts jacket for SIX
mouths.
for the larceny of a coat, vest, pair OF
pants, pocket.book, aud SO gold piece
from Edward Montgomery, of Newport
III. r. Pennington, Esq, for State
| Edward Montgomery testified that
Baynard came with HIM to the house OF
his father, In New Castle, on April 10th
last and staid there over night, sleeping
lin the same apartment with him the
witnessl. During the night the witness
woke up and found him THE prisoner
missing. Thinking something wrong he
got up and on making search found the
f articles missing. Also two five dollar
notes and S275 not in the indictment
The prisoner escaped but was subse
ouentiy arrested two weeks after, IN
Philadelphia.
] witness, corroborated the above anc
stated that when the prisoner was dis
covered to have fled, he went In pursuit
and came up with him in Philadelphia
{ and promised him that he would dea
> lightly with him (the prisoner, If ht
would return with him. This he did.
The Jury, after a few minutes deliber'
= alton returned with verdict OF mo-
Upon John Groves being called ana h'
) not answering 10 his name his receg
nizance was declared forfeited.
george Chase, Col, was arraigned OF
enterine the house of Lamborn Pyle, o
White Clay Creek Hundred, on Febru
ary 9th and stealing number OF arncies
81 am," promptly replied the prisoner
e "Do YOU know what you are saying =
a hA pnnrt.
s @Your Honor, do" quickly retortec
l. the prisoner. ,. , 40, ras
: titntion money, AMI costs, stand on
= hour ir the pillory, receive 70 lashes an'
u he imprisoned four months.
T. eyes, sir-thank you, sir r cneerIuiN ~
renlied George, as he walked out OF tn
tdock. ooo.xo ssxyi,sop
was arraigned for the theft OF lot
10 hrass and other material from the WORK
E of the Harlan s. Hollingsworth Goa 30 o
ID Wilmington, ON the 10th OF June, 1915
le He nlead "not guilty"
d. Philip Dollard, indicted Tor preakinl
ar into the manufactory of Peter n mcoul
: ionob. of wilmington, on the he Istn Q
y pnsii. and stealing therefrom 200p pairs Q
III hdots and 400 pairs of shoes. he plea
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