The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-02-08
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

1hE OhOH1h NAoh nNObD AMI
CRIMINAL BUSINESS TAKEN UP.
Much to everybody's surprise the
Delaware City Church case was sud-
denly brought to a chose yesterday
afternoon DR.. Kensey Johns Stewart
who was on the stand when Court
adjourned for the noon recess ,resumu
ed his testimony at the commence
ment of the afternoon session in ree
lation to the election for vestrymen
IN Christ Church on Easter Monday,
1881. He said:
never saw an election Of the kind
conducted with as much regularity
since | have been connected with the
Protestant Church, and l have att
tended election for vestrymen since
1889; l called on the rector TO close
the ballot; sufficient time had been
allowed for all to vote; l went on tue
ladies' side TO keep them from fight
ing; | said "In the name of God l
protest against the interference of
Bishop Lee III this election; | went
to the rich and powerful men in the
church--men who compose the
aristocracy OF Red Lion, and loudly
protested that they keep order; Con-
stable Wingate then came in and l
never saw a set OF rowdies get quiet
ed so soon; there was no disturbance
after he came in; the mayor ordered
the constable to take a back seat in
the church; l didn't hear MIR. Phillips
use any disrespectful language to-
wards Bishop Lee; did not use the
language imputed to me by witnesses
on the other side; our people are
poor while the other side are wealthy
their ladies' Uttered, jiggered and
made rude remarks; made more
NOSE than anybody else because our
ladies had beeen intimidated by the
other side.
In cross examination Mr.. Bates
asked Or. Stewart if he had not been
an aspirant for political office (alllds
ing to the Doctors candidacy for
Governor, on the Greenback ticket,
iu 1871, but Col. WhiteleY objected
to the question and the objection
was sustained.
= DTs OlGMAEJ hOWCf0 pOahh
to answer in some way, so he exclaimed
in q loud tone OF voice: II you will ask
me proper questions will stay here
and answer them Till next Saturday
night, provided you will give me an op
poitunitv to reply to some remarks mac
10 reference to me. am ashamed O.
you. It's neither right nor becoming 1
member OF st. Andrews Church to bad
ger q witness as you badgered Mr.
Bigger; it's disgraceful to your profes
siOn.
The witness was not crOss-examineC
further.
Colonel Whiteley said he would cal
other witnesses TO testify to substantial!
the same facts as Mr.. Bigger, MIR. Phil
lips aud DIR Stewart had sworn to bn
thought enough testimony had beef
give.
The opposing counsel thereupon snb
mltted the case to the jury without al
gument. The charge of the court, de
liyered by Judge Houston, was yer
brief, aud to the Effect that II was 10
the Jury to decide which set OF officer
had been regnl arly elected en- April II
1881.
The Jury retired al $50 o'clock, an
J ten MINUTES later brought In b verdlt
} in verdict In favor of the relators, {
! against Mr.. Phillips and his officers.
, QUARTER SESSIONS BUSINESS.
The sudden close of this case, whiC
was expected to 0ccnpy at least tw
more days, left the Court without any
thing to occupy its attention, until I'll
arrival of the accommodation train irol
0 New Castle, after five O'Clock, on Whic
Q number of prisoners were brought oV'
j. for trial in the Qaarter Sessions Coul
The following were arraigned:
# Peter GoosebeIry, colored, indict'
for the larceny Il one and a-half bushe
. of wheat, January 10, from Thomas
o Hopkins, st. Georges; plea-not gun
ty.
larceny of q coat, December 10, fro
4. James Mcguire, Wilmington; plea, n
= guilty.
: John w. Hill, colored, indicted I
= the larceny of five chickens and for
pounds of pork, January Is, fro
George II. Talley, Brandywlne; pll
not guilty.
Lydia Brown colored, indicted for Il
IN larceny of fifteen yards of canton fla
,f mel from Sarah George, New Gas
=. hundred; plea, not guilty.
n David Griffin, colnred, indicted
= the larceny of one turkey, January
a. from Francis It. Reynolds, st. Georg
"a plea, not guilty.
- George Strom, colored, Indicted
! assault and battery with intent to k
n Alfred w. Watkins, Wilmington, |
w Gambler 81; plea, not guilty. Aus
=. Harrington, ESQ, assigned as counsel
ID Charles Murphy, white, indicted
n assault aud battery with intent to
n his wife, Mary Murphy, WilmingL'
a February |; plea, guilty of assault q
ns battery but not Of the intent to hill.
&c John Glenn, white, indicted for assa
= and battery with intent to kill Chal
az Carsely, Wilmington, December is; pl
=. not guilty.
NO Here Court adjourned until mo
OH ing.
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