Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
KENT COUNTY COERT.


special correspondence nt Every Evening.
poyER, April 2T--Court met at 10 O'Clock.
lertr ). Enlliuo of smyrna. charged with
selling liquor on sunday, pleaded guilty iii
hne Of the cV-e-. and in the other cases the
state entered HoAe pros. He was sentenced
to pay the cost OF prosecution and sou fine,
J ne irst jury trial WIS the State VI. William
itulihhd, cpiuIed, charged with the larceny OF
an ovtlcoat and q pair Of gloves frori Thomas
i. killeh, He was found guilty and was sem
fenced by the Court to pay the cost Of prose-
Giltton, ~ restitution money he whipped
VIA ~ !ashes and Imprisoned for the term Of
three months
Israel Loaf, charged with assault aud bat
terry on George MunlOve pleaded guilty to the
assault ] hu sentence OF the court was two
months prosecution, Il iue OF IS and cost
OF imprisonment. The grand Jury was dis.
charged from any further attendance this
term.
The next case WAS the State Va. Thomas
Powell, James l.. Wulgott for the defendant.
EhGch Moore, tue prosecuting Witness is a
schoelmaster and sometime rince he had a
hight with Powell, who was one OF his pupils.
Powell, according to the evidence, struck him
Ia the face.
The witnesses Tor the defense testified that
they did not see Powell hit Moore and that
the latter attempted during the struggle to
arm himself first with poker and then with
ali axe but was prevented BY his pupils.
lhc case was argued by counsel and pend
ing the argument court adjourned.
Down, April 2s,-The Court charged
the jury in the case against Thomas
Powell, noted ia yesterday EVERY EVEN
tNG, The Jury then retired to their room.
The trial list was run over and two
inquisitions were taken.
The first jnry trial was the State IS.
james DENNY, charged with assault and
battery with intent to Kin Charles Little:
Judge Fisher fer tic defendant. Attorney.
General for the State The case was sub
mitted 10 the jury, who retired and re-
turned III about one hour with Il verdict
Of guilty,
The jury in tn" ease Of tile state VS..
Powell after being out from 10. 80 a. M,
till : p. IA, asked u br allowed to CONF.
Down, as they could never agree; they
We're brought down md discharged,
Court adjourned tin Monday.
poSEn, April 2a-1h. only jury trial
to-day was the state VI. William Collins,
charged With assault and battery upon
fnoch ). Downs. Collins was found
guilty and was sentenced To pay the costs
of prosecution and serve three months
Imprisonment, The jury was then
| discharged.
Applications for licenses To sell liquor
were considered by the Court in the after
noon session. -...-..
y feinonsirance against granting a
license @ Mr.. Boulden WAS read ami Wit
nesSrs were produced To prove that he
had violated the law by selling LIQUOR to
minors. 1t was proved, however, by the
applicant that the young men told him
that they were of aye, and after learning
that they told him an untruth he did not
sell them any more.
The court granted licenses to all of the
applicants, excepting Coppage Of FELTON,,
Satterield OF Harrington, aud William
Fountain OF Dover.
The application of Fountain was for a
license to sell liquor in the Richardson
| House.
Court adjourned till its Terminer
course.