Daily Republican., 1880-02-05
OUR COUNTY COURr.
The Session To day - Tao Prison.
eFs Arrested for Arssn Convict
cd "A KieDt0mAniAc's Nad Weak
ness - Other Cases.
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ed "A KieptOmanfac'sN Mad Weak
ness - Other Cases.
Special to the Republican
New CASTLE, Feb. 4, 80.
Court re-assembled at three O'Clock
Emile Walther for selling liquOrwith.
out license plead guilty in one case.
He was fned $50 and costs. There
were three indictments but as the de.
headaut had gone out Of business, a
''nolls pross." was entered in the 9TH
srs.
The case Of Stats vs.. Margaret Dev.r,
for the larcsny Of dress goods from Anna
b. Holt, l09 W. Street, ia Whining
ton, the '22nd Of December. Biggs for
State, Sharpley for defence. After the
State had closed, Ex-Mayor Whitelsy
was called and stated that while he was
in Office she was arrested on several oc
casions and he confined her more 10
keep her from the streets than for pun
ishment. He considered her a con.
irmed kleptomaniac. Sergeant John
Lsgg also testified to this effect, and
that upon one occasion he hal arrested
her for stealing from in front of one
store, and while passing another she en-
deavored to fitch another lot of goods,
notwithstanding she was in his custo-
dy. Lawyer II. Clay Turner also tes-
tilted 10 the woman's weakness and said
that she Jeem5 I'd to exhibit an uun .tur-
al propensity.
Mr.. Biggs stated to the court that the
State was willing to submit the case
without argument. Hs had no objec-
ton to verdict of not guilty being
brought in; bat he would request the
court that if 1t was their intention to
submit charge to this effect it would
direct tho jury to bring in the vsrdist
as one of Insanity.
The court said that it did not think
the plea Of insanity could b. enter
ed; when it is entered it can only
he in relation to capital oas+s. Ia
speaking TO the jury he said thai they
might act upon the evidence as they
saw fit. The testimony of the witnes-
ses proves clearly that the woman has
an irresistible impulse to steal aud in
consequence thereof was entitled to some
considerations. la the mind of the
Court the woman should prop5rly b.
acquitted. The jury returned YER
dict of mot guilty" with3ut leaving
the box.
Martin Borden of Wilmington, was
arraigned under twelve indictments for
selling liquor without license. He
plead guilty in two cases and "nolle
prosequi" was entered in the others.
He was sentenced to pay fue Of 500
and costs.
"Monk" Austin, ThomIs Flanagan
and Enoch Rash, for attempting to ma
liciously SCI fire to the National Hotel,
in Wilmington, in November last, were
brought out. They each plead ''guil-
ty."
The Court, 10 sentencing them, re-
fsrred to the enormity of the crime,
stating that had ths house been burn
ed they would have been indicted fol
arson and been hung.
The Chief Justice thought that an
example should be mads of them, and
consequently gave them the fullest ex-
tent OF the law, which is $500 fne aud
imprisonment for two years.
William Jackson, col, for the lar
,eney of pistol from joseph Johnson Of
on November 18th, Biggs
or defence and Turner for State. Yer
lict guilty.
The Grand Jury came down and sub
nitted their report, found in another
council, after which the members were
discharged from further attendance at
his term OF court.