Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-23

NEW CASTLE, Sept. 81. Corl1 opened at
a minute Or two before 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, with Judges Coinegy4 and He ustom on
the bench. The roll OF the grand jury was
called, and the jurors went to their Dom.
John buckingham, who was sr mmoned
yesterday but was not present, was required
to pay the cost of the sheriii's attachment.
The case of William X. iirannon for illegal
sale of liquor, was continued, Charles II.
sparks becoming surety.
hrtullowiug prisoners were then aITaigned
James Alackcy, for stealing par OF tru listers,
| on August nth. from Charles ltae.
| pleaded mot guilty. Marx Gross, larceny of
one pair of mems shoes, from Patrick
Naloney, pleaded mot guilty and asked for
several witnesses before he would be ready
! for his trial; Urlah Il. Cooling
| alias Charles Allen, dids Charles
| Howard, for the larceny of brass valves
| Slolcs, nose couplings, n C., to the total value
| of about SIG from the l. elaware Beet Sugar
! Company, pleaded mo guilty = John Cra-
ven, white boy, about l3 years of age, for
the attempted ravishr g OF Mary Sweitzer,
| pleaded mot guilty. and tine Court assigned
him Henry q. Turner, Esd, Us counsel.
The Attorney-tiem raj WAS evidently una.
ware Of the yNiltlfIu ness of the prisoner and
I with his consent the cuse went over to
another term.
Daniel lIully, cll arged with the larceny of
10 pounds OF brass valued nj cents pound
from the r., W. x b. Company pleaded mot
guilty and was ready for his trial.
Oscur trbbs. small colured boy whose face
has become famil lar III court as Il companion
of ''Sugar Awful, was alralgncd for the
theft Of one halg dollar piece ahd four silver
quarters, and pl eaded mot guilty, express
ing himself read y for trial.
At lO.5O o'clock Jury was empaneled totrA
the case OF Daniel Hully, charged with tlt
larceny OF brass from the Philadelphia VIII
mington Il Baltimore Railroad Company
Harry Emmons appeared for the state.
James A. Mcguire testified to meeting the
prisoner and going with him 10 Williams
junk store at Fourth and French street,
where Mrs. illnns paid the prisoner : 81
ON account; that they tried To make thu
prisoner taxi away the brass when II WA
recognized railroad brass but he would no
do so, THIS causing some trouble VIII
Williams.
William Williams corroboratcd The import
ant part of the testimony of the preH"n
I Witness
Sergeant James u. Whclan testified t
advising the prisoner to return the brass Il
the big whskercd countryman, from whom
he claime 4 to have gotten it, and then has
linn whel il to the City Hail
petecT we Icgg saw the brass at the Hal
aud rec0 gniled it as the property OF the i.
W. y Il. Company.
The tate here rested its case and tho juf
at Ills retired.
Geof &c Kleinstuber plead guilty in one o
two ca es against him for the illegal sale o
Liquor and was sentenced TO pay sou III on
= case a nd the costs III botlI.
At 'Il.25 O'Clock jury was empancled t
hcar the evidence against james Mackry, ~
d;cte for the theft of II pair of trousers iron
char les Italie ON August 18th
CHARLES Itale was sworn with his hat on
and upon the five books of Moses. he being
' jew lie testified to overtaking the priSone
: as he was leaving the vicinity of his store WIT
tbs trousers.
Officer Charles Thomas. of the Wilmingto
police force testified to arresting the ma
lust as itale had caught mp with him and hi
having the pantaloons under his arm and thu
D the prisoner acknowledged he had Gifted
the pantalOons.
owen Harkins and Nathaniel Galaghc
] both testified to seeing the prisoner take {
= walk away with the trousers under his arm.
without leaving the box the jury brougi
{, in a verdict of ''guilty."
/. At 1l.40 O'Clock the case of Henry
Courtney was called and the prisoner, throug
/; his counsel, W. c. Spruance, Esq, pies
h guilty
Mr.. Tatnall was then called and atfirme
; He testified to going to the Nf'rS Office ait
= seeing the article. which was headed 8
Elopemcnt Case" and stating that they hi
done IN injustice to the man in the case WI
had been in his employ. that he was not "a br
10 of a boy as they stated. The Ne'rS put wor'
a5 in his mouth he never uttered. lie had sa
IN several times he knew nothing of the ca
Is except by hearsay. On the day i'll questlo
' without warming. he was assaulted by MI
:, Courtney with the Topped and riyeted end
le n leather strap. Mr.. Courtney came along
BY about the fifteenth stroke and called to Nj
of Courtney "Gye it to the damned old scou
drel." Meanwhile the plaintiff was trying