Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-28
THE KENT COUNTY CoURT.



special Correspondence OF Every Evening
DOVER, April 25.--Court met at II
O'Clock, Chief Justice Cotnegys and Judge
Wootten on the bench.
The members of the grand jury were
sworn in and sent TO their room.
Cornelius J. Hall and two others OF ths
grand jury were discharged from any tur-
Their attendance at this court, because
they are members Of the petit jury OF the
United States District Court, now in
session al Wilmington.
Owing to the tardiless OF the Train,
nothing was done in the forenoon.
The first case tried was one for ba -
tardy. The State failed TO prove the
charge and the Court instructed the jul :
TO render verdict i'll favor OF the app +
liant, which they did accordingly.
The next case was the State VS.. Bel,
charged with assault and battery. The
facts, as were proved by the State, are
these Sometime i'll January, 1850, u 1T
OF farming implements was sold On tie
premises OF Henry GerlSer, and Phil,p
Bell purchased crowbar and grindstone.
After u few days he went to the place and
proceeded to carry them away withoii,
paying for them. Then Mr.. Gerker 1T
tempted 10 take them away from him. A
struggle now ensued between them. IN
which Gefker was wounded i'll the fac
and ON the head.
Mr.. Gerker testified that Bell struck
him in the face with his fists. The
witness for the deiendent testified that
lie did not see Bell strike Gerlier, and
does not thing he did. Upon being asked
by the Attorney General how many
drinks he had taken on that day, he
replied that he did not know but rs he did
not get much christmas he was walking
up ior last time.
After Il brief argument by counsel on
both sides, the Judge charged the jury,
who retired To their room, and in half an
hour + turned with Il verdict of guilty.
Court adjourned till Tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock.
DOVER, April 26.-Court met at 10
o'clock.
The first case tried this morning was
that Of the State vs.. Henry Goldstne Tor
assault and battery upon Jacob Levy.
Jacob Levy, the prosecuting witness,
sHUrn-Some time during last June
sent my son Lewis to get wagon which
was i'll Goldstine' 5 carriage house. Lev is
gone and he could not lind them. Went
with my son and ran the wagon out into
tle lane. GOldstine came out from the
douse swearing with a cord stick in one
naild and butGher-knite in the other.
Jne OF the Wheels ran oil and was stoop-
ing to pick ii up, when Goldstine struck
ne with the Stick.
Levy swore that the wagon belonged 10
him Int was used by them as partners ia
the hatcher trade.
Mrs. sharp, witness for the defense,
swolll-Saw the fnss but did not see any
body Int with a stick did not see any
stick or knite in the hand OF Goldstne.
Miss Simmons testified that she
did hot see tfOdstine hit Levy, and She
could not have helped seeing il il he had
done 50.
j. Alexander Fulton, ESD, when sworn
said he would not believe the Levy
crowd on their oatiis.
After brief argument by counsel, the
Court charged the jury, who then retired
to their room and were out about hllt
hour when they returned with Il verdict
Of mot guilty
State Of Delaware vs.. George Shovel.
indicted for burglary with the intent to
commit rape on the person of Harriet
Bender (whlte) some time last September.
This indictment was found at last term
but was put oil till this term. The Court
assigned Mr.. Pennington for the defendant.
Harriet Bender, sw0rn--l felt the bed
clothes falling oil on the lloor and sup
posed that my little sister kicked them
oil, in Il few minutes found some one al
the bedside and called father but did hot
get any answer. | then covered myself
up and went to sleep but was aroused
again by feeling a mans hand on my
budy then called my father again, cry
ing that u man was i'll my room at MY
bedside and had his hands on me.
Father came to the room. AS he came
in the room he saw II man Just in the ACT
OF leapinB from the window and before he
could get at him the man had leaped to
the ground. Cross-eNamined but moth
ing new brought out
Mr.. Bender, the father, sworn-Iii,
testimony corroborated his daughter s.
IN Sunday morning following the night
upon which this took place, he saw
Showel Watching him closely; Shovel
seemed to be AFRAID To get near him. Mr.,
Bender said that he knew the man by his
vest, which lie had been wearing tor
7UnIe tiuIc.
Archibald King, sworn--I was engaged
at bowers Beach, at the tune this oc-
turred, and walked hone and got there
.bout i o'clock saw Shovel walking
about with his hat oil and pants rolled
ap, with Il seveu-shoCter i'll his hand,
eNclaiming''l had fight last night at the
hotel, but shot the S. OF n -