The daily gazette., 1882-09-20
QUARTER SESSIONS.
| Further Proceedings This Morning :
Several Cases Disposed Of.


Further ProOeediagu This Morning :
Several Cases Disposed Of
shadrach Trusty, colored man, was In
dicted for stealing silver watch valued at
S22 from Theodore Hanf, ON the nth of
last August, at II O'Clock p. m, on Sixth
street between Walnut and Poplar. The
prisoner asked Hanf what time 1t was, and
when the watch was pulled out to comply
with the request Trusty seized 1t and ran.
He was subsequently, arrested, and the watch
was obtained next day from Sampson
Brown, to whom Edward Saunders and
Trusty had sold II.
Frederick Hanf, Sergeant Mcconnell and
Sampson Brown, detailed the facts Of the
robbery as given above. Martha Pyle was
called for the defense, and the prisoner at
tempted to prove by her an alibi, which
failed signally. a
The prisoner cross-examined all the
witnesses closely, and created some amuse-
ment by his close limitations of the the plans
adopted by the average lawyer, raising
bubble wherever he could, and endeavoring
to confuse witnesses. He found OBJ
jections to the indictment, which charged
the Offense as being committed on the 18th
of August, when Sergeant Mcconnell said
be had made the arrest on the 10Th.
When the case was given to the jury
Trusty made speech In his behalf,in which
he tried TO throw doubt upon Mr.. Hanfs
testimony, and said the whole thing was
ridiculous and that he was charged with
nearly every oiIense committed IN the lower
part of the city. He complained that be
cause he was "bigger than most Of the other
fellows who run around down there" he
was invariably accused and arrested when a
crime occurred. He gesticulated freely and
eh hia axyt1aOf knnwla1Ua nf nrOpndlIr
in a court of justice.
Justice Comegys, in giving the case to the
jury, said the apparent discrepancy between
the date of the crime as stated In the indlct-
ment and the date IN which Mcconnell made
| the arrest was of no account, as the fact oi
the robbery had been proved. He did moi
think 1t necessary to follow the testimony,
and unless the Jury had some shadow OF
doubt should convict. The jury then re
tired.
James Trusty and Benjamin Morris
charged with stealing four Plymouth Roch
| chickens from Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, living
in Wilmington. The defendants, who wer'
black, took the chickens, and with som'
companions had a picnic along the Brandy
wine. Officer Turner, who arrested til,
two boys, stated that Trusty had confessed
| the theft TO him. The jury then retired, il
a few minutes returning with verdict o.
guilty as to Trusty and not guilty as tC
Morris. Sentenced TO pay costs Of prosecu
ton, s. restitution money, six months i'm
prisonment and 20 lashes.
The panel of jurors having been exhausted
| the doors of the court room were closed
and a jury chosen from the spectators
present, among them being Christian
Febiger and Officers Hugh Mcconnell aud
Thomas Turner.
Mary Elizabeth Morgan, one of the two
women arrested for stealing shoes from 8.
E. F. Hagany, on Monday last, was ar.
raigned Without leaving the box verdict
of guilty was rendered, and the woman was
sentenced to pay costs Of prosecution, 81
restitution money, and six months imprison.
ment.