Daily Republican., 1882-09-21
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Win na,rt . sentenced hi him to pay
DO y VTutS TnurtoSsecution, $22 ! restitu
~ Of y undergo an imprison.
poney' ,%aontbs, " and Saturday mex
! Y III Isshes, and wear "a. 2 convict, tsr,n y
sUpqleu'l qSlsrolinson and John saun'
y! lU~ %0re indicted for breaking
y S,HsO T:lV Of William A. Taylor on
20 sot Des'Fs South Wilmington, on the
@es" Nav Nav were brought into
NV I0lsced in the dock. Harry
80 y ,ioa, p," ESQ. had been assigned
Srssing to defend the them, IA ana adn ne
puS pg,Ss Court that with the con
~ ~ ISV,sts;s Attorney the prison
,',ssd to plead guilty to larce'
,ton invoked the Glemen.
Iius TnpTt in their behalf and
Y Ns"iinson was q hard work.
iU isUmoloyed at the Diamond
S.t,no no Mil, that at the present
u 'V wbiIe be is in Jail, the prob
~ " that his family will have
\ ,sS ~ ali sImshouse. In regard to
sS..uSsrs nS be said 1t was his first
y 49,, smoke of the enormity OF
VI. V..rS said were ita not the leg
s VA I altered the law some time
" ", liz Svs would most probably
W saltsa us' The law however has
'" " ""nDisbment very severe, and
w " Iastjce said that he intended
y Ssyers penalty upon them.
". then sentenced to pay the
M tpnrr,sCutlon, $3.50 restitution
inprisoned two years, on
.,,wtbe whipped with twon =
.ssI wv wear q convict's jacket
y al.I' J. EBah sturgis, colored, In
Il 4, sling liquor without q
I. Dsvuty States Attorney Coop
alsS State ..,o..,.
tSs prisoner on French street
I, SaDtember Sd, and bought two
4 d Vbiskey from him at ten
'.,Sd,iDk. He had the liquor in
HHIts in bis pocket, and would go
II n OF out of the way places to
~ Mccullough testified that
-SirmstiOn he had received from
M Scott, he arrested Sturgis, and
mo bottles and q glass in his
ono Of the bottles was partly
"a Witnesses testified that they
M the prisoner have the liquor,
ma best Of their knowledge he
HNl any. They saw him treat
nlpnonS, some Of the witnesses
agths number.
hsChuh delivered q brief charge
asjuG retired.
snsns Of Hugh Sweeney indicted
RllInV LIQUOR to a minor, was called
Rtna and no answer being re-
nahhhal was declared forfeited.
Il, Joseph SoeCkle is on his bond
kSE0
Ehejuy In hs case of Elijah sturgis
nsin Court alter an hours absence
ias FadaOfguilty of a violation
N l9urh law. Sturgis was senten-r
10 pyS fHe Of 500, the costs o
Aeutan and be imprisoned three
Ibis
IE was drawn, and the case of
aB vs. Thomas Mackey indicted
IghWAy robbery was taken up.
artmsnt included the names Of
V White aud Boland Csville,
tad guilty to the charge.
ASSteS Attorney opened the case
y pOseCution, and said shat he
GStO show the jury, that the
AE was equally guilty with the
tVO and II he succeeded In 80
10 would ask for a verdict of
gGtheir bands.
laS Brown testified that he Is a
4penter, and resides in Phil
iA For sometime previous to
ah Of August the date of the rob-
y bad been working for Mr.. Oar.
laClaytOn. When he had finished
Mt be left Clayton on a peach
nd rode to the Delaware juno
ar this city, aud left the cars
!SGlOck in the morning and pro-
Howard Wilmington on foot; the
va shining brightly, and he saw
men approaching him, who
miO be the defendants. The wit
10 a bag on his shoulder contain.
lD0lS, which the men demand
aey ransackeI the bag, and
ing 1t back to him said that there
lSang in there that they wanted.
Easl took bis coat, and Smith
phtOl at him the ball from
rarely passed his head.
|gOemanded his money which he
AN give up, and made his escape
" EI y, house 10 the vicinity, the &C.
IL ad which, however, refused to
a@ns in. He hid him self in a
ad Whil8 lying there heard the
satcllng for him, and also heard
~ mat they were going to Clay
MNr the men left the witness
|su sas way to this city and lodged
" a'Ilon at the police station. The
v accompanied him to Clayton,
Sae prisoners were arrested.
NJ ~ L. Hawkins testified to going
slOn N and arresting the man.
TISs' IS.s point State's Attorney Gray
Y. 'nA u be had failed thus far to
~ ". alisckey Y with The case, he would
NM N 'le further prosecution, and
Nv SO the jury who u4der the in.
,s.l " Oh the Court rendered q ver-
,'alOt guilty.
Y r.Iar Jurors we're then discharged
\. ,,uEner 70 attendance at this term.
NJ NJ " mite and Roland Carville who
N Ssulity to highway robbery were
,T.0' T%Sau up tor sentence. One Of
tIvuefS M Roland Oarville is o boy
'rS,Ii' vIeafS u OF age and the judge said
~ ".e u we punishment for highway
N W.. SSS very severe he would make
IsS,u Sue as light as possible. He
ssTt sTenced them to pay the costs of
ISs,u u a tue Of $500 each and on
\ vS'utdag stand one hour in the
"A aGd afterwards be whipped
I%asAeS lan.N each and undergo a1 im-
lo,o'iS GS OF one year. As the men
IioD i'as out some one called The
N, @ VI the Chief Justice to he
IRsS @ tne lowest lumber of lashes
H. Ss Oy law for this offence wa i
SSaIleu S,Ue to the baihtf to bring
RiaS iS and sentenced them each "
MI started ~ to 60 out again, tn
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