Daily Republican., 1879-09-16
oun COUNTY OoURT.
A Desrth Of Business- -MalefectOrs
APraigned-One Case Traed ana
the Victim Condemned ana SEN.

A Dearth Of Business- Malefsctors
Arrairned Case Tried and
the Victim Condemned and Sem
tenced.
Specially rsportsd for the Republican.
New CASTLE, Sept, Is '79.
[Ths proceedings subsequentto to those
pu ublishsd in our late edition Of yester-
day are as follows.
The first matter of business was the
arraignment of Jonathan Graves for the
theft Of fishing seine from p. Smith.
lie plead not guilty.
Al 1880 the court dismissed the petit
iury until 8 P. N. and at ! p. NJ. court
took q recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court rs-asse mbled at three p. NJ.
The following prisoners we're arraig-
ned.
Jane. Hsnsley for assault and battsry
with in ent to kill W. II. Jackson On
May 23d in Wilmington. II. K. Pen.
nington appeared for him and entered
u plea mot guilty"
John Roe for assault and battery with
intent to kill James Waverly in Will
mington on May 2lst, 1879. Pleaded not
guilty. H. e. Conrad was appointed by
the court to defend him.
John Blackiston for stealing corn from
s. W. Attwell on Sept. 18th, 1875, plead
ed not guilty.
John Trusty for stealing shirts in
Wilmington from Bernard Wolfson on
f, Aug. 23d, 1879. Plead not guilty.
Peter Goosebury and VIM. Frisby, for
stealing clothes from Rev. 7. Z. Mar.
tindale, on Aug. 1st, 1879, at Middle
town. Goosehury plead guilty, VIM.
Frisby plead mot guilty" Harry
Sharplsy was appointed by the court to
defend him.
The first jury smpanneled was in the
case Of State VS.. James Trusty. Alfred
P. Robinson appearing for the State.
Reuben Walters was the first witness
called. Being sworn, testified that he
keeps q variety store in which he sells
shirts. He recognized the prisoner as
being the individual who entered his
store on Saturday evening the LIST Of
August.
lie came in and sat down by pile ol
shirts and while the proprietors were
ENGAGED, stuffed shirt into his bosom.
He started to leave the store and was
stopped on the threshold by Mr.. Wal.
theirs who said to him, "young man,
J you have something in your breast. !"
The prisoner then ran and in his fight
dropped the article at Front and Market
streets.
Officer Thomas, sworn: ! came out
Of barber shop along the railroad and
saw the prisoner running. Followed him
and caught him below Bush's office. He
stated to me next day while taking him
to New Castle that he "would not have
done the thing If he hadn't been drunk. "
Officer Cannon testified that he took
the prisoner to the hall; and that the
shirt was found by a woman who picked
it up where it had been dropped.
The State here closed and the pris-
oner plead the case in his own defence.
He denied being guilty and said that
"God in Heaven was witness to his in
necence."
The jury retired and in few min
utes returned with verdict Of guilty.
As was sentenced to pay 81 as resti-
luton money and costs of prosecution,
on Saturday next be whipped with
twenty lashes, be- imprisoned three
months, and wear convlct's jacket
for six months thereafter.
At sos the grand jury came down
and presently several bills were dis
charged. The petit jury was also dis
charged.
At FIVE o'clock Court adjourned.