Daily Republican., 1879-11-20
THE COUNTY COURT.

Sudden Collapse Of N Illegal Eles
ttsn Case-An0tber Assault an d
battery Case Against John .
Webb-hs Hieads GstIty-Olher
Cases.
Specially Reported for inc Ras6BLIsAr.
New CASTLE, Nov. IS, 1870.
The case of the State vs.. William
zeigler, charged with illegal voting a.
the Western district Of the Fifth WARD
and also at the Western district Of the
Third Ward being called, Attorney
General Gray read the indictments tc
the Jury and proceeded with the case
Samuel G.. Logan, sworn:--Resi1s a
400 Monroe street, Wilmington; dom
know Zeiglsr; was clerk ct the polls
in the West District Of the Third Ward
have no tally list nor duplicate Of the
votes polled on that day.
Go. W. Sawyer, sworn Live at so.
Madison street, was at the polls Of th'
west district Third Ward after 4 O'Clock
know Zeiglsr, but do not know that Ii,
voted; he lives at 6l6 Tatnall street
saw him going in aad ou. there; his
father lives there.
Cross-examined by II. c. Turner -
Would not swear positively that h'
lives at GIG Tatnall street; drd not live
in ths district; blocked the ward ant
did not find his name, great many
persons voted at the polls who | nevel
found.
A. Brack Starr, sworn;-Saw Zsiglel
vote at ths west district Of the ThirC
Ward; challenged his vote on accouu
of non residence, his vote was taken
ne said he lived ON Jefferson street
+. R. Irons corroborated the foregoing
witasss.
+. A. Tayl)r, sworn, testified thai
Zeigler lived at GIG Tatnall street, and
tha. he voted at the west district of the
Fifth Ward.
AT this juncture OF the case Attorney
General Gray arose and holding out tht
indictment stated to the Court that he
hal just discovered that the indictment
had not bsen signed by Attorney Gen
ersl Pennington at the September term
whereupon the jury was dismissed from
the farther consideration of the case
and Z.igler was committed to the Gus
tody of the Sheriff until a new indict
ment was prepared.
State VS.. John s. Webb, assault and
battery on John II. Webb, son Of tht
defendant. Turner for the State, Pea
nington for defence.
After the jury to try the case had
been empaneled, Webb plead guilty
and the jury rendered verdict ol
guilty.
Charles Maherd q witness in the case
WAS called to testify in order to fix
the grade CT the crime. He testified
that the boy came into the house and
wanted to know of his mother wha,
was going on in there he said again
and third time what's going on in
here, when the elder Webb said "Pll
tell you what is going on in here, and
struck him with corn knife.
The defendant being allowed to make
statement, detailed the cause OF the
disturbance at some length. He said
he went to his home to see his children
that when he was in the house his son
came in and said, "whst's going on in
here ?" Then with an oath he asked
the samo question he had big chunk
in his hand, and when he saw me he
said, wet it Begin" and | began it,
kicking the chunk out of his hand and
cutting his forehead with the back OF
the corn knife Webb made quite a
lengthy address, telling how he was AZ
taohed to his children, and then he
related how his family had been scat.
tered by a preacher coming in and part
ing man and wife, (alluaing to Riggs.)
At the close of his speech Chief Jus
tice Comegys said:
John, where are you from r.
"From Sussex County sir.'
"Ah, ha, thought so," said Judge
Woosten. Loud laughter by all in the
court room in which the court joined
heartily, and which was kept up for
some time Notwithstanding the efforts
of crier Smith TO preserve order.
Judge Camegys sympathizingly told
Webb that in consideration of the pro-
vocation he would only require him to
nav a tiue OF one dollar and the costs
in the case.
Slate vs. Amqnda Johnson, for lar.
cery Of shawl, the property OF Sarah
J. Benson, 500 Orange street, Whining
ton. Jury empaDelled. Turner for
state, Sbarpley for defence. Sarah J.
Benson. Elijah Benson and William
Bidewell were examined in the case.
Case submitted. Jury returned yer
diet of equity" without leaving the
hog. Sentenced TO pay costs, to pay to
Sarah j. Benson the SUN OF W cents,
the value OF the shawl, and be impris-
oned Que month.
The Grand Jury came into court at
l2.3O p. NJ. with a number of bills and
were discharged uutil 3 o'clock. The
eighteen jurors summoned to attend
the court of Oyer and Terminer wsre
also discharged until Thursday morn
ng at 10 O'Clock.
Day AnOngst tne Criminals
JEstace vtndtcated - Candidates
for the PiliOry aud taSh.
specially Reported Tor the Republican.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 18th, 1879.
The following report is continue
ion of Wednesdays proceedings after
i o'clock:
State vs.. Henry Lse, alias Eugene
Lee. Larceny of trade dollars and
wo bank notes of So each from Catha-
inc McGrenera. Jury impaneiled.
1urner for State.
Mrs. McGrenara, sworn: Live at the
Delaware House, Wilmington; had some
ooppv IN mt in trunk: found the