Daily Republican., 1881-02-10
eCK EOU1 RE.
illegal LiqE"r DeaIors Fined-
Guilty Of steaiiBE . wAteh-EEF.
fng AN Election Inspector.

Guilty OF steniiDE . wAteh-EEF'
fng an Election Inspector.
The Court commenced at 8 o'clock,
Hyatt Graham plead guilty to an in.
tictment for an infraction Of the liquor
laws and was fined $50 and ordered to
pay coat in another case which was
l0lle-pros quied.
The case OF the State VS. Gunkls was
resumed when Rachel B. Chambers the
frat witness to testify in the new Court
room, testified to having put the watch,
chain aud some money in her trunk. al
OF which were stolen. 6unkle, with
Two other boys lodged there that night
and the one previous. They were psd-
iers; recovered the watch from the chief
of police.
Chiefofpolice Maxwell testified that
he went to New York city; got the watch
from a policeman there who had arrested
0ankls while tryir & to pawn t;brought
tas prisoner back; returned the watch
20 Miss Chambers; Gunkle said one Of
the other boys had dropped the chain
while getting on the cara at Pailadsl-
phia, and it was picked up by brake.
man.
rne boy having no attorney vas in.
formed by Il. c. Turner ESQ, he could
speak in Lis own defence and the jury
being pointed out TO him the boy said
the other boys had the watch out look
ing 1T 1t the first night they were at
'hs houss; that they made him 60 back
to New York with them, and compelled
him, under threat of violence, to 90
and try tspawn the watch; and he was
arrested in thetaot.
The jury then retired ard in twenty
inmates afterwards returned with a
verdict Of "guiIty" but recommended
to the mercy of the Court. The boy
who is probably about 10 years of age
and net very bright looking was re-.
nsnded to the custody of the Sheriff to
await the sentence of the Court what
ever it might be.
State VS.. William Duffy, charged
with having malioiouslY run into a
crowd of people looking at an exhibit
tion of performing birds on trout st.
by which Isaac M. West, an aged gem
tleman, was run over aud had several
ribs broken, was called for trial. The
iu6 iotment had two counts, one for as
sault and battery and another Tor as
sault and battery with intent to kill
Before a Jury was g.. ed in tbs case
Oatfy plead gWilty {, BE-, charge Of ID
ssult and batter, which PLEA thu
States Attorney &c. pied and entered |
nolle pros in the C.uIc count. Testi
moay however was taken from sevsra
witnesses 10 enable the Court to grade
the penalty for the defence.
Isaiah N. West testified to having
been run over by horse and Ragor
while in u crowd looking at some train
ed birds on exhibition in the street
1t WAS early In the evening before can
die light. 1t was FIVE months ago anC
he had been laid up ever since; ha'
three ribs broken, his throat mashed
and leg injured by the horse an,
,, wagon running against and over him
l John Stewart testified that he wa
l standing on the curb few feet frol
: the crowd in the street; saw the hors
and wagon coming down the street a
> the rate OF about eight miles an h0uI
:: the horse SHE'D out from the Cr0wG
bat was, apparently, pulled in toward
lit by the driver; the crowd was excited
soma one stopped the team; Ofics
Il Oolan arrested the man; recognize
+ the driver; he was drunk at the time
i could not walk straight; several pei
! sons were knocked down.
Patrick Haley, sworn-Saw West
8 among others, knocked down by tn
A horse; | caught the horse and ha
DuGy arrested; then hurried ava.
e after the doctor for my little boy,
H.C, Turner, Esq., for the deten
dsnt, called John T. McCullen, VII
testified be was with Duffy at the time
9 that it was dark; trace came OF an
y he grabbed the re!ns to stop the horse
q did not see the crowd until he jumpe
3st to put on the trace; the horse wa
going iu common tr0t; both had som
liquOr.
The Court said an example woul
have to be made of Duffy, and after il
I curing IS to his ability to pay hns'
. sentenced him to pay 4 fine of SlO(
e costs of the suit and to be iuprisone
six months.
: Duffy was hardly prepared for sue
q a severe sentence, as was evidenced b
s his distressed locks.
John Callan was indicted for selliA
lis uor on Sunday in five cases. Upol
pleading guilty to two the other thre
were nolle prosecuted. He was sen
fenced to pay fine Of 800 and tn
. costs in all fve cases.
: State 70. Philip P. Tyre, Inspector O
: the twelfth district of Wilmington, in
| dicted for not receiving the vote of Eli
Furgeson, said TO be legal voter, wa
, called, and a jury was eGpaneled
Gray for State, Nislds for defence.
Several jurymen supposed TO enter
, tain strong partisan feelings were chai
leuged and others put in their places
The Attorney-general opened tn
case to the Jury. The indictment con
I sisted of two counts, one for refusing
legal vote, the other for eOn0urring II
the refusal to receive legal vote.
Ellis Furgeson was the man who's
= vote WAS refused. Said he offered it
q hut 1t was refused by Tyre at the poll
l ing place where he was inspector, be
. caus it was alleged by the Republican
t challenger that he (Furgsson) was
/ deserter from the army; Tyre told mi
TO 20 get roy discharge and coult
vote; went and got NY discharge 20
nv three months service; was agail
challenged as deserter from a thre'
vsars enlistment. l was q deserter from
the three years service. There was 1
discussion outside the window as t.
whether had right to vote or not.
Counsel agreed upon several fact