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

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William Y. Warner and Frank E. Gallagher
corroborated the main points Of the whipping.
| the former riding by at the time, and the
latter being about 100 feet away,
Mr.. Spruance wished to make statement
OF fact, not in the nature Of an argument,
which was granted.
| He quoted the marriage notice which
appeared in the Daily Republican Of July
10Th, the date Of marriage being June Gath,
the place Concord. Delaware county. Pennsyl-
yanu.
OF this the family had known nothing.
Young Hayden, gardener in the employ Of
MIR. Tatnall, had never asked the hand of the
girl from her father or mother The
mother was, OF course, indignant, and the
| girl cried. MIR. Courtney was away at the
time, but returned the next day, by which
time his daughter had fled. Mr.. SprrIance
referred to the sensational article in the
| DaitY Netrs, which he said was
partly true, but filled with I'M
truth aud misrepresentation" Mr. Tatnall.
he said. saw Mr.. Conrad on the afternoon Of
July u, and among other things the former
said to the latter that the clipping girl was not
the daughter of Mr.. Courtney only his step
daughter; that she was the daughter Of
another man who had settled upon her
10000, which latter statement appeared in
! print the next day.
At this juncture, 1870, the grand jury
entered the court room and WA discharged
| until 3 p. III.
AT 1900 O'Clock the jury brought in Daniel
Hully guilty.
Mr.. Spruance continued, that all these
statements Were such of course as to greatly
excite Mr.. Courtney and Infatuated both him
and his wife beyond control. To the law they
| bow, but they claim the circumstances are
somewhat puliating. lie claimed that nOtlI-
ing but plain damages should be paid.
Mr.. Conrad was called. IL was after supper
on the day of July 21st that Mr.. Tatnall called
| upon him at the Ne,rs office and said what
| Mr.. Spruanco had implied to him that Mr..
1atnalFs purpose seemed to be 10 put the
man in the right light.
at Lilo o. III. Chief Justice Oomegys
said as there is civil action pending
against Mr.. Courtney for the offense for
" mich he IL being tried, nothing would
now be said of the matter at length, bat
reasonable vindicatiun would be given in
the sun of $50 and the costs OF proscu-
ton.
A jury was empaneled in The case of
Oscar Gibbs, at 1,25 p. m, the charge
being the larceny of certain pieces of
money,
Austin V. GaynOr knew nothing of the
case, hut was proprietor of the store, 5O5
West Front street, from which the money
| was taken.
Margaret Kurtz, MIR. Gaynor's house.
keeper, testified to finding the back door
burst open, and money gone from the
drawer.
Sarah Webb. who lives next door 60
| MIR. Gaynor, testified to seeing three little
light coiored boys at Mr.. Gaynor's house;
saw enc boy go up the alley saw Oscar
Gibbs with the boys before tbs boy, who
ever he was, went up the alley.
Robert W. Chambers, a Wilmington
policeman, testified to arresting Oscar, au d
that Oscar said another boy broke in while
he, Oscar, kept watch at the front
window.
Oscar made quite long statement ex-
planning how he came TO be standing at
the window at that time; that heSwas
looking at police Gazette hanging there,
and then passed on helping another boy
to cary u basket.
At As o'clock tho Jury retired and
court took recess until 3 O'clock.
At = 10 O'Clock, the jury rendered a
verdict "uot guilty"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business of the afternoon was
the arragnment of Frederick Oreese, the
young man who was shot while attempt
ing to rob the house of w. L. Il. Thomas
near Eighth and Franklin streets in
August He plead equity" but wished
to make statement. He said he Was out
of employment and was the only support
of widowed mother, and he hoped the
Court would be lenient with him. CreesG
has . very good face aud not that of a
criminal While waiting for his sentence
his look at the Judge was piteously
appealing.
Chief Justice UOmegys said it was Eoi
in the power of the Court 10 lessen the
number of leshes prescribed by the law,
but the tenn Of imprisonment would be
ahated since he had Acknowledged his
guilt and placed himself at the courts
mercy.
The prisoner was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment, to stand one hour il
the pillory next Saturday, and receive u
, lushes
Joseph Craven and John Lamplugt
we're agraiguod for the larceny of a mill
caa. sp,re cider and quart measure
Bath pleaded "not guilty, aud declared
themselves ready for trial. William IL
/ Spencer was arraigned for cabinet makers
i tools fcom Stotsenberg's foundry; Isaac
Hayden for the larceny of carriage trim
: uers tools Patrick O'Neil pick; and Of
another indictment, broad axe William
r Jones, colored, for larceny of q wntcE
J pleaded "gVilty;" Thomas Eisbury
colored, for breaking into Edward
| ID trragh's office, with intent to eommi
+ burglary.
Al 8 i5 o'clock jury was empanelet
in the case of Ellsbury, j. l.. Valiandg
Lam appearing for the State.
t Edward D4rragh, the victim OF th'
/ theft, was tbe first witness, and testified
n that he nad been missing money and wa
. OH 7g.tel the prisoner ct the bar, OF
i juno 12lb, about midnight, fumblet
i about tne Eeyhole Of his Office door ant
col in, though the door was net locked
II prisoner haG piece OF iron tire III bi
!. baud st tie iinle.
Prisoner snid tine witness had grudgl
against him for not hiring carriage II
y him one time when ne vas on a spree.
+ Frank PinkerIon sworn-Was Will
k Dariagn on the night i'll question, watch
II Ing 10 sen who it was that had been rob
y hing tho Office supposed the thief ha'
: been entering from the rear about mid
= night heard fumbling at the key hole
~ door must have been locked aud urlocSe'
" several times; fumbling lasteh nearly Al
/ hour, the prisoner stopping every tim
N ary one passed by the office door, o.
y EgNflh FlfBett near Wn44hts ia 'h'ui ~ =
d ton; prisoner fually came in, and light
ing p match, looked arouad wihes
n stroek him with a shoe, rs did also Dar
10 r4gh with another shos.
rha prisoner then made n ststemen
If to the lucy. claiming that Darrag
I'd had gruhge against hlm Darragh hat
OF mad an appointment to meet him ther
and watch with him for the thief, whOeye
- he might be; thus when Pinkerton an
,r Darraeh went into The Ciiice lie weG at
or gate near by aud they must have know
Is when hp entered it was not tn stem!
The Jury 'hyn retired
~ State W. Isaac Hayden was next called
q The prisoner was charged with the larcen
u Of q set of carriage trimmer's tools.
- Prosper j. Libre, the first witness, ha
ne lost the tools aud testified to missin
IS them on I1tidey morning, though the
#. were in place the night before.
D. William Williams, who keops JIM
he store at Fourth end French streets,
as Wilmington, testified 20 buying the too
tI froni tie prisoner, for a quarter of
collar, tho price for which he offered
IT sell them. Prisoner said th0y were I'll
us tools he worked with.
At 4.l5 tie jury il Ellsbury'a cas-
70 adiudged MIN guilty"
~ Aionzu Williams coiorrd. corroborate
,,i ,aa testimony o! the former witness.
- Wilmington police officer Chas. Thomi
all testified to taking charge of tools 81