Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-12
0ER COUNTY COUkT.

Afternoon Session Friday Dtsa' |
xreemsnt Of the Eyre Jury-Ssn'
touce of Aigh " aS m meD-AaiO0Fn-
meat Of COurt.
The court reecnVensd at 3 O'Clock
v hen the Chief Justice charged tbsl
Jury in the case of the state VS.. Roper
uerrick and Samuel Hamilton on trial
for highway robbery and they retired
State va. Charles DOrsohell, was con
tinued on account OF the absence oi
material witnesses.
The bailiff in charge OF the jury in
the Tyre election case came INTO court
at 3 20 o'clock with note to the court
stating that they could not agree, the
court standing seven for conviction and
i've for acquittsl.
The Chief Justice gave orders that
the Jury should remain awhile longer
and eudeavor to reach averdict. Hard
| ly had the bailiff left before he came
rushing back with the heinformstlon that
one Of the JURORS Daniel Caldwell OF
Delawa are City, had fallen to the floor IN
a fit and was irothing ct the mouth,
lDr. Ellison a msmber OF the Levy Court
being handy at the time went into the
,urv reom to the aid OF the sick man.
The doctor pronounced IL a case OF "ep-
ilepsy" and removing / i'm to better
Ivsntjlated room where he soon recover
ed, but said tine pain was in his stom'
ach and he hal never before been sub
iect to fits. The remaining eleven jury
men coming down and stating that 1t
was impossible for them to agree were
discharged.
| All other persons except these on the
Herrick and Hamilton case we're dis
| lcharged from further attendance at tht
Court.
Benjamin D. Longland, John Glenn
and Edward Cassidy pleaded guilty
to selling liquor without license, ane
were each fined ESQ and costs.
. Several cases against Cassidy were
continued until next term. Being uA
I able to pay his fine he was committed
D 10 the custody Of the Sheriff.
The last October riot cases were con
! tinued until next term; in the mean
time the Court will decide upon sor1
n law points raised by Messrs. Harringto
and Nields.
Miles and Coulter renewed their rs
cosnizancs for their appearance at III
y May term.
n William Gunkle, the boy oonVicte
of the larceny Of awatch ana chain
vas brought into Cour: and sentences
. Ito pay costs, the price Of the propert
% stolen, TO be whipped with five lashe
Il and to be imprisoned three months
y The court regretted the necessity
- pronouncing the sentence, but as the DO
70 had been before guilty OF theft som
a punishment was necessary.
~ At 4.l5 the jury in the case Of th
Estate vs.. Herrick and Hamilton return
y cd with verdict Of guilty.
The court reminded the prisoner
= of the heniousMess of their crime al
. sentenced each Of them 10 pay II
.. cost OF the case, TO pay hne OF $5'
80 and on Saturday next, the 18th instan
90 % 10 stand one hour in the pillory al
o. o. to be whipped with 40 lsshes, and
y. be imprisoned two years. The pr
!. ouers bore the severe sentence witho'
10 ainching and left the court smiling
10 those they recognized.
' Tho Chief Justice then said as the
- had been complaint Of parties insi'
" ing on perasing the records Of q
Court as a right which belonged
them, he would say that no person h
sd right to see the records of the cou
,o. which were in the custody Of the Gle
NO no of the peace and The prothoAotary g
~ cept through An attorney who oou
: get q certified copy by paying the as
~ al fee. Attorneys always had the rig
to search the records without csnsel
The Court then adjourned until
May term, and crisr Smith sung
the usual proclamation.