Daily Republican., 1881-02-11
FErH E0lriOk
oUR courts

g Highway RobSery. "A Case o.
3 The Court OF auar,e,ss.,
morning at 10 O'Clock. C his met, ha
G9msgys and associates Han ,,, Justice
: Woptten on the bench 0u'ton and
Q James Christy OF Nav g.,
IoT"ard aud plead guilty in ona We can,
! selling liquor without license SI ~ 'ase d
0 he. was hned $50 and Senator tss lot Which
! costs. S'ei 10 p,y
ns Chief lief ~, Justice cOmesy, then 49,.
men men'ea hls charge to the jurv a., con-
Tyre election case. He o yNty o. tn.
Chapter IL, Section ., Of Ing tha i''a
Code prescribing the panaI,v :, As'ssi
spector receiving an illegal vn ~, Na.
suds go then read from tbs jfpits '9' @, ra'
Statutes the law which forsvo, 'i sAs'
chifed a deserler from Tia u'aiaa,
states army from citizenship, $50 u .a'tei
ntsi reviewed the case And n n mn
statement Of what was olajn Isasi
either party in the .,'u '' "
Judge then went back to ,b a's' Tho
ton OF the Government sn3 ,Ou1d1,
ed the powers conterrs3 ''yleS'
Congress from time 10 Tina apOu
Constitution. He stated thu, " sa'
to the constitution there wero ~ 'yl,u'ns
OF citizens, class who were ,,, II Vase,
the United States ard a oIss. , oh, Of
citizens OF the several sta,es w. ~ sSls
milton OF TIE article iu tn. J;, wv
States statutes WAS that /. r,ot &1;.se
persons who were citizens Of ia T rS.,a
states and not citizens Of anv r, .1''a
lar State can be disfraucbiss,i w.. E1l''g s!
zsnship and prevented from ,1. .'a Ta'
for eitiz .nahip. In the cas- A. i ,s",,ts
decided that furReson hal ba .' rs
10 vote under the Safe lava u ,sA
act Of Congress could dspr.y. ' t.'. 10 10
that right aud that Furgssgn "a, I nv
Sal.y prevented from voting. '' ~'''
That point settled the Chat 1,,e
proceeded to reviewed the egiSss,ss,,
whether Tyre wiIfaIly and pslrf,",'
refused to lake Furkeson's vat. "''
He said shat Il the Jury believed b,,,
was no evidences that he 4ai sr,.5to
a wiletRl manner,the law vrry rrrn.,i,
did not hold him guilty, that he ~,
only expected TO do the best hs ,orj
in making up his judgment.
The delivery ofthe ebuge only N.
,upjed about half hour auI a, AK
i. IN, the Jury retired.
The next case called was that of.b,
State Va, Robert He-r'rS and Samvs
charged with Highway nh
berry committed December ailh On III.
jtreets OF Wilmington.
Jsmss Hopkins sworn. --N1oE g,bsrt
lerrick , and Samuel Hamilton, saw
hem at the Logan House Chhs.nu
we lie had been in the city and pu.
hEsed an overcolt, vest, saspend,B
md other clothing amounting 10 $685.
sw these men at the Logan Hoaa
taid there until II O'Clock, left N
loms; the man followed, and sausb.u
nth him at Scott street apd knocked
i'm down and took his clothing from
i'm. They knocked him down viii
heir fsts; do not know what county
he robbery took place In when b.
rme to he went back 10 the police ia.
ion,
Frank MoKendres testified to fndiu
hopkins covered with blood, aud io1ni
ear him some articles stolen. Ii
the articles as his own wv
ttracted towards him by bis crying
Owen Donshoe saw three person
landing on the corner Of the Ayeaa
nd Scott street :; heard them taking
bout trading overeoats kusw Haal
IN.
Samuel Mailman and Joseph LCr
enter testified 10 The loc4l iis,SHs
the streets from the Logan HoaA
t 1880 Deputy stals'5 A.toFrg
Copper commenced addressing tie jav
i the part Of the State. Huy snap
y, counsel for Hamilton, followed NJ
Copper. contending that sufficient
lib had been proven ~ ssrrsDt th
Try in rsLdsriDg q verde. Of not gall
7. he wss rather inclined to think
lat aLl the parties sou1srnsd wen
ruuk, and that they we're taking i
oout trading coats, and tia: row q
ire. between them. 1t was E.ra1E
, thought, tia! Hopkins who c'ii
IT tell he county he lived in aA
Il the men who ATTACKED Atm @I
ght When there was no U9.l, M
.argU IVES not s robbtry, EMt
unhsu traeas, ani tb4 u.ienss
at Hopkins was drank was @He
led like 0aby, sobbsd lie 81 A'
nj. The court aid audience Ssi'
rown into ripple of l'nsot'i v ST
r. Sharplsy stating tbs: lie KEW
Nv II was himself.
Deputy Cooper closed Tor th" Sia
d at J o'clock ths Court took a ~ s
30 until 8 o'clock in the Afternoon