Daily Republican., 1880-05-10
FIFTH EDITION
THE COURTS,
Tho Grand IuryC.,,

.no . .,,, sary Cailed-Chsrs.o.
.ne Illicit Sale OF Liquor-s,"o
ier violations OF the J,on.iasE
Specially Reported for the Rrpunr ,". Law
-, New CASTLE, May 10Th, 80
The Court was called TO or5. 'V'
clseiy at II O'Clock, Chief Justios i c pfs
sgys and Associates Wales and HS'l GOa
ton on the Bench; Clerk Syringe, NOE daEa nUaI
the Grand Jury when ali apsno , .siied
their names as follows: "efea
Henry Eckel, foreman, william M.
son, William Baxter, john R. T,t" ""
Edward Hammond, Jonathan Gsa ra.uu
Joseph J. Taggart, Joseph W, IrOss ro'
Anthony Reybold, William Woo vVoo
James, James K. Collins, George WY
Collins, Samuel II. Derrick, MN.
Lackey, John s. Miller "l.'o I
BRubSs,ncame, r b, Charles G. King, wiIis' Tis9
1. Thompson, Adam Dayett. Gaos
7. Brady, Columbus Watkins s,,iv utOi
l.: FINLEY, Thomas MiddIstom ns
Alexander Il. Davidson. George n cl @u
Inns wss excused from further os"
dance at the Court. "''el
Chief Justice Comegys, in common
ing his charge called the speciaI a"
tion OF the Grand Jury to the iI iIiaI
sale OF Intoxicating liquor as Il va. "
undisputed fact that most Of ths cri,oI
committed in the county were bv , na
sons in an intoxicated conditionp ~
charged that it was the dutv Of h
Grand Jury to present before III. ConI
any case that may have come witha M
their knowledge of the Violate, Of NJ
law. That the Grand Jury sbonI> h.
have proper idea of tbs u
regulating the sale Of Intoxicating III
uors he read the I4th and 18th seSt,oI
Of the law. He believed that bv nrou1
vigilance all places where there ara
iicit sales of intoxicating liquors will
broken up. An officer he said snoS
time ago told him there were l5O nl.0 I
in the city Of Wilmington where intoI
ieating liquors were illegally sold All
10 or 20 Of these places were said 10 4
located in two or three squares in a 90,
tain locality in the city.
This he said was sad reaec,id
upon the administration of Jus,ic,
He charged the Grand Jury to mal.
particular and special note Of tbsl
"lses, and felt sure that if his recon
naendasions were carried out a vel
grsat change for the better would u
suit. The Chief Justice then refers]
70 the law, govnering rape as a chars
Of that character would in are prObabi
lty come before the Grand Jury aid
which the latter retired to their chan
Der.
The roll of the General Jury wi
hen called, when all answered to ths
names except Hugh Foster.
The case of the City of Wilminc.d
vs.. Bancroft Il Son, for contamiustil
she water Of the Brandywine, was cd
'inued, as efforts " ere in progress fOr
settlement.
All the Witnesses in the case Of Il
State VS.. Thomas Eaton we're discharg
For any further attendance at the cOu
Thomas Farmar plead guilty
,harge Of selling liquor on Sunday Al
vas sentenced to pay a fine OF $50 al
,osts in two cases which were NJ
pressed.
Augustus Aschenbach WAS fined 3
and costs in one charge for selli
liquor on Sunday and sentenced to a
he cost in two cases.
Manuel Richen berger charged
.wo cases with selling liquor on 50
lay plead guilty. Fined $50 in 4
,ase and sentenced to pay costs in
Eases.
Daniel Mulherin charged in two ca
With selling liquor on Sunday was
enced to pay fine Of $50 in one
lpd cost, in two cases.
- The name of John Joyce charged
he Illicit sale ofliquor being called
be not answering, an attachment
lsked for and granted.
The case of the State VS. John
Simmons being called but some of
witnesses needed not having been 8
nened, it went over for the pres
William Duffy pleaded guilty in
,ases for selling liquor on SUNDAY
vas sentenced to pay fine Of $50
zach case, and costs Of prosecution:
There being no other cases in read
It ten minutes before II O'Clock
ury was discharged until 3 o'clock
he afternoon.At l2t o'clock the Gf
Jury returned with number OF
md were discharged until 3o'o'ock
he court also took recess until