Daily Republican., 1881-09-24
FIFTH EDl}IlI
COURT THIS noR,I,o
Neal Avrsisned anc p,,
| Suilty-LiquOr Cass. r sas I

Neal Avrsisned ana p,
s"''''-L'quor Case. r,,.. ea:.
U0u,t ,,,,Mt met at 10 o'clock thisno,',.
William Neal was brought ,' in n'''aA' asa
la'sned for the crime of rape ,o ,ss ss,'
he pleaded not guilty. ~ "'Aa
State vs. Bridget Conner, jDdi,,,,
violating the liquor law by t" ss,,''
toSicating liquor without A a''ltas lug,
walter Hayes, Esq, for The ,ss s,s'
Prisoner made no defense. Wy
There was but one witness er,n,.
and he testified positively n l'
liquor of the defendant. The o,,' Wy
given to The jury, and they retired
State VS.. Bridget Conner i,h,
for selling liquor without A lic0r,.
Walter Hayes, Esq. for .ba b'S.S s.s
defense; Robert Macgregor beipg n'ss .T,i
testified thas he was at her Ro,'V sssa
the 18th day of last December svt's auI y
her twenty-five cents to purcbo'a "uu g
pint Of whiskey, which She did did ~
case was submitted to the inv m y
rendered a verdict of not puitr ''
The jury before whom thu y, tr.,i i.,
ment was tried, returned and ,snI..s 'l.'s
a verdict of guilty. ''4'''sl
The Court sentenced her IN nav.
OF 800 and the costs of prosecnt;o'
State vs. William Green and ',yu, wv.
Dilahay, indicted for assault arI nIII
terry on a police officer. Aisr,'s
Cooper, Esq, for the State. Wa,t.
con, Esq. for the defence.
John b. Taylor being sworn ,a,,is.
that he is q police officer Of the % ct-
Wilmington, that on the evening ofA
9th OF August last, he was at rbs n,
Hall, when word came that a man ,,S ~
ed Green WAS creating Il dis,prhar.;
II barber shop in the vicinity oi T Ts,.
and Orange streets that he in Gamma,
with another officer went up rh.n,
see what was the matter. Saw G,.,
and attempted to arrest him, when =
were attacked by a large crosI hid
considerable trouble with Green M
heard some one III the crowd say 'Ir,l
let them take him." and immelir-l
the officers We're aSsailed with Sham.
OF stoi.cs. Officer Farra testified N
the same effect.
Officer Paradce testified 10 sa,,
Dilahay with his hands iulI Of ym.
ard saw him throw someat the otss,
The defence produced a nuuhr
witnesses, who endeavUred to ,hOw,h,
Green was not doing anything al III
tine Of the arrest.
Walter Bacon, Esq, addressed Il,
jury for the deicucs, ~ ID asked IA
court to instruct the jury that an oae
had no right to make an arrest vi,hp
a warrant where they did not ssa
misdemeanor. The counsel in hp,,
marks drew IA very affecting plcruN
two big policemen arresiing Que pol
little colored man, and said lha, II va
preposterous that it took $50 pounds
police to arrest 10 pounds Of darker
Alexander Cooper, Esq, replied 4
the State.
The Court cha ged the jury thatli
their opinion, the prl,ol ers were actin
in a disorderly or r,otous maDlel, ID
ctiicers had right to arrest them Wi1
ont a warrant, and take them be@
magistrate. An officer has no tight
use violence unless the prisoner rsS
him, and then he has the right u Na
all the force necessary, and III case
telony an officer might be justified
xii ing a prisoner.
The case was then given TO the jar
and they retired to their room,
State VS.. MichTl COuuel indicted nl
AN assault and battery on Augustine I
Grace, on the 23 day Of last June van
degrift for the State 10 defence ~
case was given to the jury without
gument, and they Immediately TeAue
ed n verdict of guilty.
The accused was not present. hasi
been released on IA bal! bond, Oh wul
his sister Mrs. Ellen Walters y
security. This proceeding ,nsa
somewhat unusual was adop'eC1 VI
the understanding that his V'l' Sva
produce him in Court WITHIN q t'',
able time for sentence, otherwise
bail will be forfeited. l.,
State VS. Edward Cassidy Iluv, y,
for selling liquor without llcenys ,st.
degrift for state and Turner lOl ues.,
William s. Trusty being sworn ~
fed that he had purchased llquot~
defendant that he paid the mTa's
it and received it from Casslly u,,-
The jury in the case Of ufSTu 'n.
Dilahay came in and atlei sJIs iA..a
structions from the court lenu'', ol
verdict Of guilty. Court a1lOn'n'4
!. >, - -. 4, .l,o afternoon,