Daily Republican., 1881-02-07
FIFTH EOlTl0N.
OUR FIRsr COURr

TIT, III 0"arge
This being the FRS, day tb,, /.
County Court was Der hs,a ' = lA'
m'us'On' and the opening day 70, c". "'I
In the new court house, a large o,o., ro.'
was attracted as early as s.3e o,.' ''0''
though the court never opens b,,o,. ,"'' :,
o'clock on the frss day, The dow, Il Il
the oour, room we're no. ooo,., V
the time for opening the court t't !. onliI
sequence Of which the crowd s,M ~ Co.,
in the hallway below, and sn,sa, sa,,ost'd
aud forth as It was sugmepta5 iJa /. ack
arrivRlF, W psR
The county Offices were IL,
overrun 10y eight seekers ard ,Ss'ly 'I'ly
court rooms were SO crowded a. n y
pede business. A number n, -" la'
notably jurymeu and msmbs,, bs,,''a, y
the Tar were sdmetted up tts o.
satrwsg. A. lo-45 Chief Jus,i.. S w C'a
eggs and associates Houston and NJ wv Uoa'
entered by the rear stairway .ns "'Is' ,
their seats. IA the Judges rs.. s.' n ,"f a
eyes around the Handsomely t1,,,I ~. .I'',
room smile Of satisfaction sr.u3 ,,u
ever their couu.enauees r,,,,! ,l''Ad
doubt by the thought that tbsv 10
at last free from the ig,q,.-''.,' 'es
which attended the uca.rr ',,sIS -, 10,
courts a. New Castle su5 u " 'as
had conN house wwtNv ~ "" "''
Css,le County. and we,. '''
tset accordance With the rssr,uP Ps''
wealth and Intelligence ofb.r r..-9 ..-1'
A few minutes later the member t,Jrt' a, W,
Levy Court which had a3igp,n-l' a.., 'aS
10 o'clock Tomorrow in crd.r "a -a1a
the opening Of thr court, ept4,,5 l :"
sIds door and wersr rgcorei bv a.
er to the petit lury box and ,sg,.i ~,
se8ts, e1%
The same court b&jljE, who's. s,,,
teuGnoes were 20 fsmiI,sr SN.rC..
tie, were in their places, and eopr, ,,,,
Smith perched upon bis L'gb h,. '
looked fnil OF importance and s.r'n
inches taller than l. ever Io,k.i b'
fore.
Atll @ Io,k e.. IN in door, ,.,,;,,
10 the Court r2om were rbroRn rrss
and hardly had they sEnrg b,@, w,
their hinges before a cfogd ,Im.S
falling over each other, came ,n.EiH,
in, TLis was the hardy rugprpl vT
many Of New Castle County m,3sT,
Of rich and poor, higa ard low mani.
aud ifnolle, white nd black n,
court House was 'hr.r auuseSpa osphJ
AZ good = nigh. 50 the other Ia
one Of the soft leather ,ushionei ,s,,
iron framed mgds stationary 10 q,
haor. Bat tao or lIIes mitu,s, tl,D.
sed before every feat aas tlri sni t6s
aiRles around the WALL iamnei fall and
away ont into the hallway 8 crovid
struggling ysomarry trying TO lookW /
er each others head into the intriu
And so the delay extended SopR o..
Ill ten minutes past u o'clock, vhI
Cfier Smith opened the court in lH
and ancient form. The crowd ggI
b0isterous one and lie had to sh6u. ",
der, several times, immediately sts
Frpe sting the old and respectful 9,ut
IL OF "Jod save the state and our A5E
orable court" before c,srk Ci ID.
Pe&Se Cochran could make Linal
heard calling the names Of Ae GW!
Jury. Tho audience vas more Fr',s
tuI after thai Sud the lubbuu EaR
repeated.
The memhers Of the ir5ad JurrlN
ing sworn or affirmed res,ey,g.!E III
Chief Justice delivered the c-Aveu
them which, pertiLeHNy tGn,
deeil upon tA- occasion Of Tue h'rl
opeLipg Of tine Court U,ur. "t.at
men Of the Grand jury" ths Cla
justice beEsu, I'VE are al' assgta
IN a new place for tie uia, ol aG's
and a. this calls for soAe pONllpta
| s4sll endeAVur to sy-Sk Si Ea
length upon tie removal q To: :ss's
ju.tioe." He theB proceeded 70 gHI
statement Of the three tamo7ls u III
Courts in this S,ate--drsI tn ksH'&ll
~ from Joues' Landing ioDo7e', i'NA
III Sussex from Leges to Gso'Is3Ti
and third In New Castle from t5. 6q
Of New Castle TO the cily o. ".l4
tor, All there r5moyEl6 took 2,-@ ~
meet the desires and oou7rI'e.sS
tho people. After speaking alm
length on this point, tie Cs''! 'at'
took up :he questions for tue '''@r
alton Of the jury, ealing &l'G'tlp
SCathiDg terms 10 the ai1re& u w
Robert &. lugarsoll in tie dq
Wilmington, which he said TRM
phemous and should be hgn4
as worthy Of their attention a. Na,l
under the law Of blasphemy. h''gn
OF the brutal dog Gght, which I'sls
took place here, owing to the l'H w.
state had no Law specially P'oliNT
dog fighting. He also spoke o. In| y.
liqnOrs as reSdiDg%N
punishment-the dealers, be sPH'
as q class who do more harm 10 AaDr
ity in one day and nigh. than ~
fights and dog fights il I'ns W. y,
"Hs urged that steps be takSl 70 W
prsss the illegal traffic" -,s
In closing the Chief justice @U, 4,
mented the members Of the bsf W 4, 1,
tut 3rsst they had taken in s2c0F'p's%,, y,
removal Of the CoErt H0Gis Sla
erection Of the reg building s' rr
90 his congratulations TO 'Ht ="
court and its building eoi11l''., .,I
tue success Of their work, ana '-'.' i,
the City Council Of Wi!miustoD I"s' "a
dsus.ion Of the s.t- for I'll VoC' 'l'' i
The Grand Jury then fs'.''1 m
witnesses wsr- sStra GLG s'H' - A
III IN for examination 4A7 P'"'
were then sworn, -, h
The corr. issued %t.aohu esS s',,a
VIM Il. Qoiou ard L4iRutoa O,,
Ao had been Summoned, 'p' S'"
present ,.Fbs
AFR. Lore in the matter o. . Nj
for review of new To"' ,dg
Creek Hundred, asked Tat AZ n
8 conm!SsiOn, gFSI,D1 q
,nr,bar 19tb Ia cot aside IS tbe