The daily gazette., 1879-05-14
SECOND EDITION
THE COUNTY COURTS.
YESTERDA Jay AFTERNOON MS
PROCEEDINGS.

THE TATNALL STREET TALLOw FAC
TORY oAsE-HOw A KIND ATTORNEY
SECURED A POOR wOMAN's RELEASE
-FRANCIsCo MARRON's TRIAL, ETC.
Especially reported for the GAzETTK.I
New CASTLE, May 13.-Court reas-
sembed at O'Clock, this afternoon,
Judge Comegys, Wootten and Houston
OH the bench.
The Grand Jury were called and re-
tired to their chamber.
The first case called was the State, ps
August Bickta and George Adele, of
Wilmington, indicted for maintaining a
nuisance, consisting Of tallOw render
ing establishment on Tatnall street,
Wilmington.
Anthony Higgins, Esq, counsel for the
defence said he hpd hoped to be able to
make disposition of this case, or to have
trial at this term of court. He SAID COM
plant had been made against this estab-
lishment by the Board of Health OF Will
mngton, which body had inspected the
premises more than once, and directed
one of their Executive officers to visit
them daily, for several months, after
which time, no nuisance appearing they
had dismissed the complaint. He had
considered it fair case, in view of this
action by body having in charge the
good health of the city, for settlement
before the Attorney General, either by
notle pros, or by putting the parties on
their good behavior. I'd
Mr.. Higgins further stated that he was
not able to see the Attorney General un-
til Saturday, and did not until then
know that the case was to be put to a
trial. On Monday he had subppnas is
sued for his witnesses, but some of them
were returned with notice that the par
ties could not be found. These parties
were well-known citizen, of Wilmington,
some of them members of the Board of
Health. For one of them, DR.. N. B.
Morrison, who lives in a ward adjacent
to that in which the factory is located
and is thoroughly conversant with the
facts of the case, he would ask for an at
tachment, If the case was to 60 on trial.
Another important witness, who resides
next door to the factory, had been called
away, a few days ago, to the bedside of
his dying father, and therefore could not
be present. On these grounds Mr.. Hig-
gins asked for continuance of the case
until the next term of Court.
The Court decided that the case was to
go on, and gave Mr.. Higgins until to-
morrow morning to secure the attendance
of his witnesses. ..-.
In two cases against Joseph Massey,
COL, (who was convicted this morning of
assault and battery on John Iodine,
col.,) for disturbing religious meeting,
nOtle pros. was entered.
| State Us. Catharine Emmett, for steal
ing tinware from Francis Lapierre, of
Robinson represented the State, and
Harry Sharpley, Esq, kindly volunteered
to defend the prisoner, who seemed to
be poor and without any friends.
AT the opening of this case an unfor-
seen difficulty presented itself. The
complainant, Francis Lapierre, is deaf
and almost entirely dumb, being able to
speak but a very few words, and these in
the French language. Francis Jacquot
appeared as his interpreter, but the
Court, learning that the complainant
conversed by means of the deaf and
dumb manual, was not exactly satisfied
with this kind of evidence and caused
I.apierre to stand aside for awhile.
Mary Gicker testified that she lived in
the house over Lapierre's store, and that
on the evening of March 9th, the pris-
oner came to her and offered to sell her
three dishpans and two cofiee-pots, claim
ing that she had right to sell things out
of the store. Witness bought the things
and afterwards gave them to Mrs. La
pierre.
Being cross-cxamined by Mr.. Sharpley,
witness stated that at the time this trans
action occurred Lapierre was in bed, the
store was open, and Catharine Emmett
was tending the store. Witness stated
that later in the night there was general
stare" about the house, and all hands
got drunk except her.
Deputy Attorney General Robinson
here said he did not wish to trouble the
Court any further with this case, and he
would ask the jury to render verdict of
"not guilty." The verdict, was rendered
accordingly, and Catharine left the dock
a free woman.
Mr., Robinson then asked leave to en-
ter noHe pros IN the case against Frank
Chicken, who was also charged with the
larceny of articles from Lapierre, the
case being similar to the above.
james Boyer, COL, was arra1gncd on q
charge of committing an assault and bat
terry on David Walker, with intent to
kill. The assault was made several weeks
ago, ON Maryland Avenue, WILMINGTON,
Boyer shooting at Walker and wound
ing HIM in the nose.
In answer to the usual interrogatory,
James replied with great unction, "NOt
guilty, sir: not guilty.,
"Have you any counsel? ?" asked the
Court, cor any money to employ one p"
"No, sir, replied James, "Im ez poor
ez kin be-"
The Court assigned Mr.. Sharpley to
defend the prisoner, as he had so kindly
volunteered to defend Catharine Emmett
in the previous case.
Francisco II. Marion, the dark-laired
barber, who SO vigorously resents the
imputations of his evil-minded enenies
that the blood of the African flows in his
veins, was next placed in the bar, to
answer the charge of robbing the dry
goods and millinery store of VIM. B. JEFF
ferris, in Wilmington, on the night of
February LIST last. Deputy Attorney
General for the State and Harry Sbarpley,
K O., for the defence. .,lr.-.. Il =,
The stolen articles desori bed in the in
iictment consisted of silks, ribbons, vel
vets, handkerchiefs, nubias, stockings,
ties, feathers, and similar articles, aggre-
eating in value about $4OO.
VIM. B. Jeffe,is was placed on the
stand and testifi, to his ore being
robbed, and the ARTICLES enumerated IN
the Indictment stolen. He stgted that he
racOverpd ahont S50 worth of the stolap