Daily Republican., 1879-05-14
FIRST EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURT.
Rush Of Business-Francisco
a,.rrou Tried-He IL AdjHdxed
! ru,,ty and o. eayily Ftned-AnOth-
watch OF Criminals Arraigned.

Xpst publlSh't III 'N's'~' -
: as follows
|At II As the General Jury was dis
,rsed until 3 p. IN. At ll.2o the
and Jury came down with a number
indictments and were then diocharg
until 3 p. m.
90, TAYLOR col. was arraigned.for.s teal
. 40 pounds of ham, some fitch and
tusage, from Peter b. Huested OF Will
inston, plead not guilty.
EPpter smith, COL, for stealing towels,
plead guilty.
{George Wa or co'., for stealing Two
hshels of wheat and wheel. barrow
[pm Norris Wilson, plead guilty. =,
Katharine Emmett for the larceny OF
|ish pans, &C., from Francis Mateer OF
Wilmington, plead not guilty.
Francisco Marron arraiened for theft
silk. &c., from W. b. Jetferis, of Will
4 4 g,on, plead guilty to stealing some
the articles. He afterwards, however,
the suggestion of the court plead
1t guilty.
Tie court then took recess until
N.
After dinner the court reassembled.
The first case called was that against
arust Bickta and George Abele for
hintaining a nuisance on Tatnall
uallow rendering establishmen).
l. Anthony Higgins counsel in the
So, asked for a continuance
the ground that several material
Illnesses were absent. The applica-
t;ou was granted. State Us. Cathar-
Emmett was next tried charged
i,h stealing dish pans and other
,chpn utensils from Francis Lapierre,
ancis was called but he being SWISS
as unable to speak English, and a
bort discussion here followed upon the
visibility of accepting witnes
hmed Francis Jacquott a Frenchman
an Interpreter. 1t resulted in the
bun ignoring the prosecuting witness
: Mary Cocker was the next witness
= ho stated that on the evening OF the
Eth of March; the prisoner little boy
me up stairs and wanted me to buy
Aree dish pans, two coffee pots and
bpp pan, all of which she bought iol
( d cents. A stove was down stairs
|ept by Lapierre where Mrs. Emmet
WE'D. set the things ont on the bencl
khere Mrs. Lapierre saw them. ,
Cross examined-Iiouse was on sti
between Orange and Tatnall; ther
as a rumpus in the house after tn
Lings had been bought: they had al
ent to church and upon coming hom
u lot drunk. Witness wasn't drank
Il Eatharine was known as his wife; sh
bid goods in the house just as HI
bife.
The State here abandoned the cas-
Ind the Jury returned verdict OF nc
uilty.
In the case of State rs. Frank Gickt
noilie pros was entered. -.
James Boyer, COL, for assaulting wit
tent to kill David Walker, col. Ii
lead not guilty. The court assigne
Ienry Sharpley, Esq, as his counse
The case Of Francisco Marion for tn
arceny of goods from W. B. Jefftris
Wilmington was next called. Henr
.arpley, ESD, counsel for the prisone
eing ready jury was empanelled an
b. case proceeded with.
William B. Jeiferis, sworn: Live
Wilmington; have seen the prisoner
epp dry goods store No. sos Markt
treet first of February lost one pie
/ velvet 20 yards, valued at S4.5O p
ard : piece of black silk about Ii yard
|orth II yard 10 or Is yards OF sill
Ialnes ranging III price 81 to 50 p'
ard four dozen silk handkerchiets
Il per dozen IA handkerchief at
yard 60 pairs kid gloves worth
pair; IL pairs of stockings worth
rr dozen; and considerable jewelr
Upon the morning following the 70
II ery saw back window open foul
pods gone afterward got about y
|o,th back secured back gloves, fla
el, and black velvet and shaded. I
GER Bernhardt brought them to me.
Cross examined: Some of the vari
ated goods were brought back 4; kn'
here was only part; got back
air stockings, five ostrich feather
be nubias, but no ties ; all the bro'
Hi asLmere came back black velvet W
II in pieces the property had l
E private mark.
William Y. Allen sworn Live oV
hird street bridge; in February Il
we'd Eighth and Bennett; knew M
on had a suspicious box at my hou
Fl here he boarded with his wife do
II Enow what was in the box; my W
aw the things; he gave my little 6
nubia.
Cross examined : Marion came to
ouse the latter part Of February.
Mrs. Mary Allen, sworn: Live oV
bird street bridge; know the prison
February last he boarded with
ad occasion to go in his room; $
wo or three dozen kid gloves, two
bas, some black silk velvet, some VIII
loves, didn't see any cashmere or
rich feathers; he didn't say how
En- lot them; it was Just before the 29tf
larch.
u John Doo!ey, sworn: Know prison
BE- bought box from me; SAID nc W
IEs I'D to pack some goods in; this was
lth or 18th of April; saw box in I
Hall: it was the same box.
Mary Dooley sworn: Was sitting at
Window at Fourt hand Walnut ; saw
% down Walnut street with
h the wheel barrow.
VIA Andrew Bernhard, sworn: Am
|ficer teIegraphed to Philadelphia
have the prisoner arrested; atterwa
u vent to Philadelphia and got the 60
\ t Central station there was a pm
Fraph of the prisoner in the oooI
4 aw him at Moymensing prls
5 brought samples to Wilmington,
dr.. Jetteris identified them as DC
is the prisoner aftervard told
Witness that he, on the night OF