Daily Republican., 1881-05-11
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Proceedings Yesterday After.
nOOn--A New Castle Assault Case,

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At the afternoon session Of court yes
terday "Billy" Carroll, against whom
two indictments for selling liquor with
out license had been found, pleaded
"guilty" to one charge, and the action
was nolle prosecuted. He was required
to pay costs in both eases, and in the
first mentioned case, $50 and costs was
imposed.
A nOlle prosequi was entered in the
case of James IL. Wallace, indicted for
assault and battery.
The only case tried during the after
noon was that of State VS.. Joseph Ster-
ling, (col.) for assault and battery on
William Harris, (cOl. at New Castle
in March last. Harris is the man who
appeared in Court on Monday wearing
II veil, which created such panic in the
halls of Justice and upon the street.
The appearance of his face, which many
persons ascribed to smallpox, was due
to the rough usage he had received at
the hands of Sterling. l.. G. Nande-
grift, Esq, represented the State and
Thomas Davis, Esq, the defense.
The trouble tetween Harris and Stcr-
ling took place upon the streets of New
Castle and the latter slaShed the cloth
ing and gashed the knuckles ofthe prose-
cutting witness with razor. The case
was still on trial when court adjourned.
COURT NOTES.
The newspaper reporters are the only
class who have not been benefited by
Court House removal. Their aCComm )
dationS are far inferior to those provid-
ed in the old court house at New Castle.
The table of the representatives Of the
press is place in the southeast corner
of the room, back of the jury box.
The attorneys when addressing the
Court are fully twenty feet distant, and
often cannot be heard, and much that
the Judges say cannot reach the ears Of
the reporters in this remote corner.
Yesterday the reporters Secured the re-
moval Of the table to Il more convenient
position, being assured by Attorney
General Gray and other members Of the
bar, that they would not be in the way.
The table was removed to its Old posi-
tion in the afternoon. The Court surely
cannot be fully aware of the inconVen-
fence under which the reporters are com
PEELED to work in this out-ot-the-way
place, or they would 1t once have the
cause of complaint removed
The Guthrie case is expected to come
up this week. The charge will be te-
lonious attempt, the Attorney General,
it is understood, having refused to aC-
ccpt plea of "guilty" to assault, Cnly.
The leading reporter of one OF the
city papers is member Ofthe jury, and
he finds some difficulty too in keeping
the run of the proceedings and assist
ing in the adjudication of cases at the
same time.
To-DAY's SEsSIoN-NEw CASTLE AS
SAULT TCASE-THE GUTHRIE CASE IA
KEN UP.
At the opening of Court this morning
the case of State s..Joseph Sterling, col.
for aSSaulting William Harris In
New Castle, was resumed, and the de-
fense called colored girl who testified
that before the cutting Harris came to
the kitchen in the Gilpin House, dared
the prisoner out and threw u stone
through the window. Under cross en-
animation witness admitted that she
knew nothing of the encounter proper.
The Jury retired at 1910, and at II
o'clock brought in verdict Of guilty.
Harris was sentenced to pay a fine OF
$40 and costs and to two months i'm
priSOnment.
William Duffy, who, while recklessly
driving down Front street, ran into u
crowd and badly injured Isaiah West,
was ordered to be discharged. He had
been convicted Of assault and battery,
and his term of Imprisonment had eX-
pired, the Governor having taken Off
two months of the sentence, but he was
still in Jail for non-paymcnt of fine and
costs.
John Warrington, prisoner in Jail,
was also ordered to be released.
The case of State VS.. William G..
Guthrie, indicted at the last term for
assault with attempt to commit rape
on Annabel Davidson, little girl was
then taken up, and a jury was drawn.