Daily Republican., 1879-05-13
FIRST EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURT.

erd,ct Of Not Guilty Rendered.
kcislly Reported for the Republican.
New CASTLE, May 18th, '79.
The proceedings subsequent to those
blished in Yesterdays late editions
as follows:]
Following the discharge Of the den'
Il Jury applications for liquor licenses
Ire entered before the court.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
-ourt re-assem' led at 3p. m.
the case of States as. Thomas Gar
RLy and Geo. S. Hagany for the lar
by Of segars from the factory OF WI:
I'm Rawnslpy at Wilmington, Lew
Bird, Esq, appeared as counsel Tor
krraghy and Henry R. Pennington,
a., appeared for Geo. 8. Hagany.
kputy Attorney Robinson opened the
on the part of the State. The OF
cs as stated by him, and laid in the
hictment was in entering the ware
|use of Mr.. Rawnsley and stealing
erefrom 2900 segars, about November
th. oo-
William Rawnsley sworn: Live at GOT
seventh street, Wilmington; am
knufacturer of segars, had segars
INV warehouse upon the night OF
question locked my place up on
18th of November next morning
me down, found the door broken open;
Ewas six o'clock when left in the
euiug: returned in the morning about
minutes after 7 O'Clock door looked
if there had been an iron bar used
breaking in there were 2, 900 segars
blen of which Ireceived $500; found
EN- at the hall next day ; knew them
be my segars, because had used
culiar mould in their manufacture.
John Freye sworn:-live at No. ] W.
Iur,h Street, was tending bar in No
mber Tor William Ii. Carroll, know
|. prisoners; have only heard OF Mr.
awnsley; didn't see prisoners with
gars: don't know whether they
Fought segars to Mr.. .Carroll's residence
as there when officers made tn
arch: saw the cigars when recovered
the officers; don't know who brou5h
bem there; Mr.. Hagany had rooms il
r. CAROLS house; had fourth stor.
ack room; segars We're found in tn
lit; there was passage from Mr.. Hag
hv's room to the lott.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Bird; MI
agaay had been boarding there fe
bree or four weeks; Garrahy had bee
the habit of drinking there; they wer
hong side of the bar; this hall wa
sually kept shut; at 1890 he came i
g bar and said he could not sleep, h
karted out the side door; don't kno
She,her he came in or not; didn't st
i'm next morning; heard some one
% stairs but thought it might hay
Ven some of the ladies'; when o1llc'
anne there he found Garraghy aslet
h a little room near the bar; Hagar
as out: there was trap do
through which the segars could hay
|een dropped.
John Nj. Legg sworn Am Sargeal
4 the police of Wilmington arrest'
HE prisoners came across Hagany
III house on Adams street below Fittl
arrested Garaghy in the house in
8mall room near the bar then toul
IL egars in the attic; searched in on
ne place Mr.. Freye took me up stal
here they were; had a warrant al
cad it to Mr.. Carroll, who told us
ere at liberty to search the hous
IA. segars we found filled two bags.
Richard Tucker sworn: Live at 7
n hipley street lived there in Nove
yer last +; saw parties go down Shipl
trept on the night in question; "
boxing out of the Herald y otfic
ldnt know who they were one
h-m ad white bag over his should'
II Herald "offce is about a-half squa
kom where the robbery was commlttt
Eugene Lynch sworn:-Live at b
Madison street, know the prisoners;
llo night of the robbery was at I
Ire at Lemons stable; came up Mari
btreet and saw prisoners go into U
HOLLIS saloon;some time after was stal
Ing at Sixth and Market streets TALK
kitl officers Bernhart and Mecham a
man named Williams, while stand
!! !hrre saw Garrahy walk around the
per and upon reaching Sixth and sb
ley streets he began to whistle
book towards Sixth and Market stree
tood on that corner until 1t begar
fain.
Cross examined by Mr.. Bird
poicpu ell were there while Cara
Fas standing on the corner; they
heir uniforms on.
William Kyle sworn: Was at
ire on the 11th of November; went
Sixth street, it was raining at the t
Ind | was running; in passing Raw
ey's place saw two men down the
kay; didn't recognize them.
John O'Donnel, sworn: Was VIC
ing in the Herald" Office on the !
bf November; about midnight say
han 60 down Shipley street with a
bver his shoulder; didn't recog1
him.
# John Williams sworn: CorroOor'
lr. Lyneh's testimony in rela1lol
he suspicious movements OF Harah.
William Carroll, sworn: Live az
West Fourth street; lived ther
November; kept the place where
figars were found Mr.. Hagany lo
ht my house didn't know anytl
Rbout his bringing the cigars tn
pas at home when the officers 1o
hem din't know the cigars Wer
Nj house; never heard the prisoners n
hDy statement in relation to the
38 perry.
James Mecham, sworn: Was OF
n the police department; was pre-
When the cigars were removed.
Cyrus Knos, who was in the lie
bhice corroborated the statements 0
witnesses Tucker and O'Dennell,
the addition that the parties carr
he bags where white men.