The Morning herald., 1878-05-08
OUR COUNTY COURT.

New Castle May TIN 1873.
A Batch of Liquor and Criminal Cases.
Indictments. ....s.. aft .......
Court commenced yesterday 1t 10 o'clock
Chief Justice Comegy's and associate judges
Wooten and Houston on the bench.
The cases tried were as follows.
State vs. John Tclly charged in two cases
with selling liquor without license. De-
fesdsnt pleaded guilty in one and was SEN
fenced to pay.a fine Of $50 and cost; In the
other nolleprosqui was entered
State VS. Maurice Pagan charged in two
cases with selling liquor without license
pleaded guilty In one and WAS sentenced to
pay fine of $50 and costs and in the other
. nolleprosqui was entered. d.
State vs Stephen Bayard col. charged
with the larceny Of silver watch valued
at $40 the property of P Pstriek Brooks col.
Of Wilmington Hundred. The jury with
out leaving the box found the prisoner
"gnilty". He was sentenced to forfeit and
pay 40 restitution money $40, and costs OF
the prosecution. On Saturday next to be
whipped with 20 lashes. To be imprisoned
three months and to wear a convicts jacket
for six months thereafter H
State vs William Hood col. indicted for
having stolen silver watch valued at SIS
on the 1st of September 1876 from William
P. Higgins fn PencAder Hundred. Verdict
"Guilty" sentenced deferred,
State vs. Solomon Schofeld col. indicted
for having, on the 18th of January 1878
| stolen carriage robe valued at $8 the prop
| erty of j. Taylor Cause of Wilmington Hd.
in evidence 1t was proven that the article
stolen was lap robe, and on account of
the above discrepancy in the Indictment,
the jury were directed by the Court to rem
der verdict of "Not Guilty.. In tho case
of the State vs. Martin Windler, who was
found guilty In his absence on two charges
of selling liquor without license and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and costs.
| his suffering from rheumatism, the Court
revoke the sentence and imposed . fine on
his pleading guilty Of $50 and costs In each
| case.
State vs Clarence and Eugene Cooper
colored indicted for having on the night of
the 4th of December 1877, entered the store
of Samuel M. and Edward Reynolds by
means of the back window and stealing
there from number of coats. vests, pants,
stockings, gloves etc Verdict, Guilty of
larceny. They were sentenced to pay $5,36
as restitution money and costs, to be I'm.
prisoned three months, and to receive 20
lashes on Saturday next and to wear con.
vict's jacket six months after their release
from jail.
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The following true bills were found by the
Grand Jury, yesterday: 81
Bernard Haughey, indicted for having on
tho 26th of December, 1877. entered the
store of George Jacobs, in Wilmington Hd., !,
| and taking thsrefrom various articles.
James Smith, colored, indicted for having
on the 28th OF April, 1878, stolen two BUSH
Sutton, of St. Georges Id.
larceny of 0 wheel, the property Of w.
Hutchinson, of Pencader I'D.
James H. Riley, colored. indicted for the
larceny Of bride and saddle, the property
of w. Ashcroft, Of Red Lion Hd.
Chadwick Crisden, COL, indicted for hay
ing on the 10th of April, 1878, stolen ei ghty
| POuuuS VI yuours euo pTopeIty VI AsEaoA a.
Harman, of Appoquinimink Hid.
James Collins, indicted for having on the
25th Of February, 1878, assaulted with in>
tent to kill, John Dixon, in Wilmington
Hd. Pleaded not guilty.
John Riggs, indicted for having stolen .
watch from James Cox, Of Wilmington Id.
ON the 2Sd oflast March.
Willis King and Solomon Hudson, both
colored, indicthd for having assaulted, with
intent to kill, James Z. Blackburn, Of VIII
mington Hd., on the 18th Of last April.
Solomon Schofeld, colored, indicted for
having stolen hammer from Wilson
Harris, on the 18th of January, 1878. Scho-
! field was also indicted for having stolen, on
the same day, 13 hammers from the Belle
vue Granite Quarrying Company.