Daily Republican., 1878-11-20
Our COUNTY COURT.
An Interesting Ssssioa Yesterday
b --Seweu stsskey again before the
Court-HOw . Pr1sOner received
his Sentence.

Of 81 so from VIM. Davis on November
18th.
| Morris Baynard for the larceny OF
clothing and S. in money from Ed
ward Montgomery in New Castle on May
l4th.
George Warren was also arraigned for
the charge Of breaking into the dwell
ing house of Isaac 7. Chamberln and
stealing therefrom several articles Of
clsthing, on the 9th OF ofSeptember, plead
guilty"
The court sentenced him TO pay costs
of the case and $37 restitution money,
on Saturday next stand one hour In
the pillory, receive twenty lashes, and
to an imprisonment Of four months.
Frank Johnson, COL, charged with
stealing two shoats from WIN. R. Roth
we'll Of Appoquinimink Hundred on
September 2jth. Plead mot guilty"
sewell Starkey charged with steal.
ing a gold watch and chain and several
other articles from Albert N. Robinson
of Christiana Hundred, on the 9th OF
August. Plead mot guilty" w
AT lao Court took recess until
three o'clock In the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Court reassembled at three o'clock.
A jury was drawn in the case Of State
VS.. sewel! S,arkey. DUPONT attorney,
Robinson appeared for the State. Mr..
Albert N. Robinson testified as TO hav-
ing his house robbed on the night in
question and afterwards TO finding q
pair Of pants, hair brush and several
small articles at the house Of Mr..
Phillips, where Starkey bo rded. The
witness stated he had received but few
OF those articles. Bernard Wolfson said
that the prisoner had made statement
that the clothes which we're found In the
house Of Phillips had been purchased
from him. This Mr.. Wolfson avowed
was untrue rs the only pair VI 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 belong to Mr.. Robinson. This
testimony was corroborated by that Of
officer James Whelan.
Sewell Starksy plead his own case.
He gave statement like unto that
made before the Mayor when he en-.
deavored to bring Alfred Crumlish as
the principal in the crime. This state
ment was to the effect that he on Thurs
day evening before the robbery had
met a man named "Al. Grumpy at
Front and Orange streets, who asked
him the prisoner to go with him, as
he twas going to collect some money
due him by Aan who could not pay
him in the day time" "This man" !"
said Starkey, "siterward came to my
house. II was between 10 and IL
o'clock on the night of the 9th Of Au.
gust.
He persuaded me to 20 with him to
Mr.. Robinson's; went with him think
ing he was going after his money !;
when we reached the house it was
about midnight; "Crummy' went on
the porch and began TO look about the
place; asked what he was going to
do He said he was going to set in,
at the same time pulling out long in
strument with the remark that 1t was
son ething Of his own make a jimmy j;
r fused to 60 in; "Crummy" entered
the house and soon returned With sew
eral articles; he gave me one pair Of
pants which he said were his; took
them; also several other articles.
starkey closed with the assertion
that he knew nothing Of the watch. The
jury returned verdict Of guilty Of lar
ceny only"
He was sentenced to pay s345.s0 res
titution money and costs, be whipped
with 70 lashes and imprisoned for three
months and to wear convict's jacket
for six months.
State vs.. Maurice Baynard, indicted
for the larceny of coat, vest, pair OF
pants, pocket-book and s5 gola piece
from Edward Montgomery of Newport.
H. R. Pennington, Esq, for State,
Edward Montgomery testified that
Baynard came with him TO the house OF
his father in New Castle, on April Goth
last, and staid. there over night, sleep
ing in the same apartment with him
tho witness. During the night the
witness woke up and found him the
prisoner missing. Thinking some
thing wrong he got up and in making
a search found the articles missing and
also two five dollar notes and $2.75 not
In the indictment.] The prisoner es-
capped but was subsequently arrested
two weeks after in Philadelphia.
Robert Montgomery the father OF the
witness corroborated the above and
stated that when the prisoner was dis
covered to have fled, he went in pur-
suit and came up with him in Phila
delphia and promised him that he
would deal lightly with him (the pris-
oner) If he would return with him.
This he did.
The jury after a few minutes deliber-
alton returned with Q verdict of "not
guilty" rr.s =.
Upon John Groves being called and
he not answering to his name his re-
cognizance was declared forfeited.
George Chase, COL, was arraigned
for entering the house Of Lamborn Pyle
of White Clay Creek Hundred, on Feb
ruary 9th, and stealing mum Der Of
articles.
| "Are you guilty." asked the clerk.
81 am" promptly responded the
prisoner.
"Do You know what you are sayings"
asked the court
"Your Honor, do" quickly retorted
the prisoner. . "4@
He was then sentenced to pay as
restitution money 42l and costs, stand
one hour in the pillory,to receive TWEEN