The daily gazette., 1879-11-18
Our County Courts.
WHAT WAS DONE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

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A JURY OUT ALL MIGHT ON A CASE OF
PETIr LARcENY-HSNRY BRAENpN
AND SEWALL 6TARkEY AkRAI0NED
-LAhGENY CASES DIsPOsED" Of
COURT NOTES. -, @
Especially reported for the aAzrrTr.)
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 17.-Court reas-
sembled at 3 O'Clock this afternoon,
Chief Justice Comegys and Judges
Wootten and Houston on the bench.
Edward Gallagher was placed in the
dock, aud arraIEned on . charge of steal
ing lady's coat, valued at six dollars,
from Ida Carpenter, Of Wilmington, OH
the 9TH OF November. Edward said he
was guilty BY reason of being intoxicated
at the time, but the Court refused to &c
cept this plea, and directed Q plea Of
"not guilty" to be entered. ,4.at
John s. Webb, short, lean and lanky
negro, was arraigned for committing al,
assault aud battery, with intent to kill,
upon George w. Riggs, COL, at Whining
ton, on July 18th last. John pleaded
'n0i guilty" in . vigorous tone, and be-
ing asked If he had counsel replied that
he had written TO Mr.. Bird, but bad re-
ceived no answer. Mr.. Bird stated that
his other engagements would prevent
him from attending to Johns case, and
II. X. Pennington, Esq, was assigned by
tue court to conduct the defense.
Amanda johnson, q trim-looking ne
gro woman, pleaded "nOt guilty" 10
charge Of stealing q shawl, valued at 90
cents, from Sarah J. Benson, of VIII
mington. Being asked il she had any
witnesses, she replied, ''yes, John VI
ning's two nieces." She said the ''youpg.
Est one was named Sophie" and Clerk
Springer promised to try " find JOHN
Vining's two nisces with subpoena, and
get them to come over and establish
Amands's innocence. ls, r0e -
A jury was then empanelled to try
the case of Edward Gallagher, Deputy
Attorney General Cooper representing
the State.
Ida Carpenter being sworn, testified
that Gallagher came 10 her house on the
afternoon Of the 9th Of November, aud
took lady's coat, valued at about six
dollars, which was hanging in the entry.
She asked Flank Eernan TO 60 after him,
and when he started, the man came back
and gave up the coat.
The prisoner was not disposed to ask
the witness any questions, but being
prompted by two or three lawyers, he
finally asked few, and got the witness
to admit that he gave up the coat readily
and that he looked very much like a
drunken man, after he gave up the coat.
Sarah X. Carp'nter corrOborated the
testimony Of the first wi ness, and said
the man refused to give up the coat un-
til Frank Fernan had been sent for.
Frank Fernan testified to seeing the
man give the coat back to Miss Carpen-
ter.
The State here rested its case, and Gal.
lagher addressed the jury briefly, saying
he was tinsmith by trade, and at the
time Of the 0fiense was on u spree, and
being drunk did not know what he was
doing.
Mr.. Cooper spoke briefly in relation 10
the prisoners plea, claiming that his
drunken condition was not proved,- aud
also that drunkenness was no excuse for
his crime. ~.- - $500
Chief Justice Comegys briefly charged
the jury in regard to this case, stating
that they could consider the plea Of
drunkenness in regard to the intent of
the accused. If they felt that the man
was drunk and took the coat with DO in
tent to convert it to his own uses or pur-
poses, they might acquit him, but II they
ielt That he took it with the intention of
converting it to his own use and p. oft,
hey might convict him, drunkenness or
no Drunkenness ~ aJAs-s =
Tho irr Of OAK ntaInrk pofiraA IN
wreste with this tough problem.
At 4.26 O'Clock the Grand Jury came
down with number Of true bills, and
were discharged until tomorrow morn
ing, at 10 O'Clock. ..-4 Rtfi
Charlotta Short, well known In Will
mington by character, reputat on and
personal appearance, was arraigned on
a charge Of stealing child's cape valued
at fifty cents, from Sarah NJ. WoOding-
ton, Of Wilmington. '.Shorty" peftly
pie AIDED s'not guilty"
John Dover, colored, was arraigned
on charge of stealing four bushels OF
wheat valued at 81, from Montgomery
Gray, of New Castle Hundred, on
August Both last. He pleaded ''not
guilty"
James Darragh was arraigned on a
charge of stealing thee button CATERS,
valued At 4.12, from Benz. f. Murch, Of
Wilmington, on October 2lst. He
pleaded not guilty.
Charles Lever, thin, shrewd- looking
foreigner, seemingly a cross between a
Frenchman and an Italian, was arraign-
ed on a charge Of breaking into the
house Of Mrs. Catharine Falls, in VIII
mington, OH the night of Sept. 10Th,
and stealing the following articles I:
Three dresses, valued ut $50, $40 and
81, respectively; two lady's coats, valued
at 500 ahd S12 one shawl, worth, $40 |;
two neckties worth 81; 9 pairs mems
boots, worth $21; eight mems coats,
worth $4S; eight pairs of trowsers worth
$24 six shirts, worth $3.50 eight un-
dershirts, worth $3.50; six pairs Of
drawers, worth $2.10; and one trunk,
worth $S total value OF stolen property,
$l06 40. ,.,...-.l ..ri.A 'n I,rsr.
In response to this sweeping charge,
Charles pleaded guilty to the larceny,
but not TO the burglary. He then made
a brief, but rather uuintelligible address,
calling the Court "Your honor of
lordship," and asking the tender mercy
of the jury. He said he returned the
stolen articles, and had no intention of
committing larceny. He also spoke of
having "three BARNS at home," whom
he did not wish disgraced by his con-
duct, poor miserable sinner that he
was.
The State accepted the plea of guilty
of larceny, and the Court sentenced the
prisoner to nav as restitution money the