The daily gazette., 1878-12-03
FIFTH EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURT.

Court of Oyer and Terminer Opened-
Mrs. DodsOn and the "Boys" in Mt
DOck-Hdrris, Draper and Hariey G..
Bropn Arr0igned for Capital Grimes.
IN Inferibie Jury.
Special TO the Gazette.
| NEW CASTLE, Del, Dec. Scout
opened this morning at 10 O'clock
Judges Comegys, Wootten, Houston and
Wales on the bench. This being the
commencement of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, there was marked increase
in attendance. The Grand jury was
called and the members retired to their
chamber.
Mrs. Amelia Dodson, William New
comb and Philip Vincent were arraigned
under an Indictment of an assault with
intent to kill James Jones, colored. Mrs.
Dodson was dressed in black, with no Or
nament upon her person. She and the
"boys" appeared perfectly possessed, and
answered "not guilty" in firm and clear
tones. Charles b. Lore and Geo. Gray
appeared for the defence. John i. PEN
nington, Attorney General, will conduct
the trial on the part Of the State.
George Draper, col, was next arraign-
ed for the murder of John Wilson at
Middletown on the 22d of September.
lie appeared TO be about 25 years of aye
aud of rather an intelligent expression
of cuuntenance. lie came out neatly
dressed and appeared but little agitated.
Brought out with Draper was William
Harris, coll, for the murder of Isaac Hop
kins, col, on December 10th, 1877. lie
is of dwarfish figure, repulslve appear
ance, and about four feet in height. In
reply TO the question of "guilty or not
guilty." they both returned a negative
answer.
Henry c. Conrad was appointed by
the Court as Draper's counsel, and Ben
jamin Z. Nields, appointed to represent
William Harris.
| Harley q. Brown was next called.
AT eleven O'Clock he was brought from
his confinement In charge of the tip
slaves. From his appearance in the
dock it was clearly manifest that his in
generation had told fearfully upon his
constitution. During the period of his
confinement his mental anxiety had been
great, and because of this his coun-
/ 'Phahbt DidiuIl gave tNlutntt OF Iue lU-
tensity of that agony. His face was
smoothly shaven and he was neatly
dressed in black suit, the same in which
1 he was clothed when he was confined In
| the cells in Wilmington. In the bosom
| OF his srotleSs shirt front he wore several
| gold studs. He also wore collar and a
black tie, and his general appearance
was such as TO elicit the utmost sympa.
| thy from all
| Will th. -. I,
he listened attentively, and when ques.
| toned as to his guilt he quietly but firmly
replied mot guilty"
"How will you be tried ?" asked the
clerk.
"By God and my country, he answered
in the same tone
The indictment charged him with un.
lawfully and maliciously placing a cross.
lie upon the track ofthe p. w. g. Is, II
X Company, ON the 10Th OF June last
whereby train was thrown from the
track, and the engineer, George Babes
was killed.
william Hough, Christian Kraugh and
George Baker, Jr, were also arraigned
put their names were not specified in the
Indictment.
Chas. B. Lore will appear as counse
Tor Bfown. The trial has been set fol
Thursday next, and the witnesses in tn,
| N'''hai kSd uulil iilAJ
The witnesses in the Draper and Har
rus murder cases were discharged unit
tomorrow morning, when in all pro Ia
bilty one of the cases will be taken VI
for trial.
No day has been fixed for the trial O
Mrs. Dod>on and THE Boys" but tn,
counsel for the defence, stated that the,
would without "A doubt be ready for tn,
court in the early part of next week
The capital crimes having been dispos
ed of for the present, in the absence O.
other business, the court took up tn,
+ A jury was sworn in the inquisitioI
case of Nathaniel Tomlison against Bow
ers, Dure Il Co., to establish the amoun
claimed by the plaint fl of S5O5 36 includ
Ing interest, The amount had been ob
talned by the defendant aud this actor
OF the plaintiffs one of replevin.
The jury in the Dougherty will cas-,
, came down at l2:25 p. m, after being III
abeut twenty-four hours with the repor
hat they could not agree. The Jury wa!
then discharged until tomorrow at II
- o'clock "A m