The daily gazette., 1879-11-17
FIFTH EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURTS.
OPENING OF THE NOVEMBER
TERM.


Specially Reported for the Gazette.
New CASTLE, Nov. l7.--The Novem-
ber term of the Courts OF Oyer and
ferniner and General Sessions Of the
Peace and jail Delivery, and also Of
the Superior Court, opened here, this
mornig, In due and ancient form.
There was the usual opening day at
tendance from various parts of the
county, with the addition of a largely
increased number f!om Wilmington.
The Wilmington attendance was aug
mented by the large number Of witness
es summoned 10 testify In regard to the
numerous cases Of illegal voting grow
ing out Of the late charter election IN
that city.
70 the disappointment OF the Will
mingtonians, the usual "court train
was not run, aud they were compelled
to come over on the regular 0. 10 Della
ware train. They numbered at least
one hundred and fifty, and when they
finally managed to get aboard the traln,
they found themselves packed in like
sardines. And after most uncomfort-
able ride they were further compelled
to walk from the outer depot to the
court house, the regular train not run
ming into the old depot, as the special
court train does. However, they man-
aged to arrive safely, and surprised New
Castle by their numbers and generally
respectable appearance.
The Court room was comfortably filed
shortly after 10 o'clock but 1t was not till
IL that Chief Justice Comegys and Judge
Houston took their seats upon the bench,
and Crier Smith opened the Court.
The crier then gave the order for strict
order, while Clerk Springer read the
commission Of George Gray, Esq, as At
orney-General. This Is procedure
which only occurs when new appoint
ment 10 this position is made.
The roll of the Grand Jury was called
and all answered to their names except
ing Henry Grant and Barney Reybold,
who were excused from service on ac-
count of physical disqualification. The
forman, VIM. Herbert, and the other
members Of tho Grand Jury were quail
fed and retired 10 their chamber.
The general jury WAS then called, all
the members answering to their names
excepting LOUIS z. Mcdowell, w. n.
Lee, John NJ. Wright and J. G. Allmon.
4 los ii. Jefferson and John q. Sterling,
on account of business engagements,
were excused until Wednesday. VIM.
n. Lee was excused from service on ac-
count Of being an officer of the U. 5.
Government, Can engineer In the navy,
and John G.. Allmon on account of the
illness of his mother, he being her chief
attendant.
The witnesses in fhe case of John Dor
dan, six in number, (the SUIT having
been carried over from last Court), were
called, but as none of them answered
attachments were directed to be issued
for them. The case Is one for selling IL
quor without license.
The case OF Ann Patterson, charged
with obstructing a public road, was re-
tired and the witnesses discharged.
Bridget Conner,a Wilmington woman,
was arraigned on some twenty charges OF
selling liquor without q license. With
much weeping she pleaded guilty In two
cases, and noite pros. was entered in tn
others, on condition Of the payment ol
costs.
In each OF the two cases to which she
pleaded guilty she was fined $50 and
costs, and in imposing sentence the
Chief Justice took occasion TO admins
ter severe reprimand.
Judge Wootten came up on the noon
train from the Delaware Railroad, and
took his seat upon the bench about IL. 40
o'clock.
The case of John Hocks.er, COL,
charged with voting Illegally in the
Fifth Ward (east precinct) Wilmington,
at the last city election, was set down
| for tomorrow at 10 a. M, on application
Of defendants counsel, II. c. Conrad,
Esq, In order TO allow time for sum
moning witnesses. The other election
cases were also laid over until to-mor-
! row.
Levi c. Bird, Esq, counsel for Vim.
MCKINLEY, who was tried and convicted
at the September Court for selling liquor
without license, addressed the Court
on behalf Of his client. William was alb
| sent when bis case was tried, but as his
alb ence was through a misunderstand-
lug and not from contempt, he prayed
| that the fine be no heavier than if he haC
appeared and been tried in person. He
had understood that no cases had beer
found against him, and as he was work
ing at the time he did not think Il neces
sary to lose time In coming over to Cour
for nothing.
The petition was granted and the
usual penalty Of $50 and costs imposed.
THE LAST OF THE DENNY CASE.
The Court OF Oyer and Terminer, wa
opened and Levi G. Bird, Esq, addressed
the Court OH behalf of VIM. Allen, who
was indicted at the May Term of Court
in connection with Griffith Smith, Jane.
Monaghan, Walter Finn and Georg,
Kopp for the murder of Perry DENNY
col. Allen at the time, was not arrested
being out of the State, but the other.
were arraigned, and the prosecution
abandoned after two days trial. Mr.
Bird wanted TO know if Allen was to be
tried, in order to prepare If the case was
to 60 on, and If there was to be no tria
he asked that Allen be discharged.
Attorney General Gray stated that nc
new eviDence had been discovered bear.
ing upon the DENNY murder. On ac-
count of his peculiar relations in this
ms case (having been counsel In the
defense OF other four, he felt delicacy
In moving in this matter himself. He
then read letter from the late ATTORNEY
General John B. Pennington, ESQ.
stating that In his opinion the case
against Allen should be dropped, and
had there been Court of Oyer and
Terminer In September last he (Mr
Penninnton) would have entered noHe
proseQ,6 In this case. As this was the
| ODinion of Mr. Pen,,iputon who hod