Daily Republican., 1882-02-08
COUNTY COURT.
THE DELAWARE CUrY On URCH
TRIAL EN- DED.
The Gaze Submitted to the Jury
without Argume ot-A Yer
dict Rendered. I n Ten Min
utos-A N uMaber OfPr1s
Oners APralKDed.

o'clock yesterday afternoon and con-
tinued the examination OF DIR. Stewart
The witness described the election, and
the subsequent proceedings. He said
that the ballot was kept open about
half an hour. During the proceedings
that transpired Immediately after the
election, he went over on the ladies side
and begged them to keep quiet. Find
ing that the confusion Increased in
stead of diminishing he wrote a re-
quest to the Mayor to please come up
to tie church; in a few minutes that
officer came into the church and then
the confusion ceased. The witness
weLt into the chancel and commenced
services of the church. "The Lord Is in
his holy Temple"
He also repeated the Lords prayer
and wheA he was reciting the church
servics he broke down and the rector
came to his assistance and finished it.
Cross-examined by M. Bates, "were
you ever candidate for any public Of
hce?" The witness replied that he
would answer that question, or any
other that the counsel might ask him
if he would be- allowed TO answer them
in his own way; in fact he was willing
to sit in the box until Saturday night
answering questions, but he did not
propose to be badgered by counsel AZ
Mr.. Bigger was yesterday. Then
turning to Mr.. Bates he said, 81 am
ashamed Of you, member of church,
to do as you did 10 Mr.. Bigger"
"rhat will do," said Mr.. Bates and
the witness left the stand.
Col. Whiteley said that he was willing
to leave the case to the jury without ar.
gument and upon MIR. Higgins concur
ing, Judge Houston proceeded to charge
the jury.
The charge of the Court was deliver.
ed by Judge Houston and was very
briet, and to the effect that it was the
duty of the jury to decide which set OF
officers had been elected, and who was
the regularly constituted authorities o.
the church. The case was submitted
to the jury at $50 o'clock, aud after ar
absence of ten minutes, they returned
with verdict iu favor of the relators
This finding Of the jury will, as soon al
Judgment is entered, give the whole
control uf the church to the old vestry
who are opposed to Mr.. Phillips, conse
uuently the action Of the Bishop vii
be sustained, and the pulpit declared
vacant Thus ended case that has NJ
doubt been the means of engenderint
a vast deal of bad feelings, which 1t il
now hoped may be allowed to die out
and becomea Thing of the past. In
few minutes after the jury had rem
dered their verdict Mr.. Phillips and hi
friends left the Court room.
The Court directed the sherili'to brini
lover the prisoners and took a rtCesS un
til his return. 1t was j. 80 o'clock whel
THAT officer and his assistants fled int
the Court room with a motley crowd il
charge.
The first prisoner arraigned wa
Peter Gooseberry, col'red, who was in
dicted for the larceny of one and hal
bushels of wheat. The prisoner pleat
not guilty.
Joseph Hill, indicted for the larceny
of coat plead guilty, but said that h
was so drunk when he committed tn
crime that he had no knowledge Q
what he was doing, and that this wa
the first time that he had ever been be
fore a Court for any offence. He viii
most probably be sentenced to-day.
Lydia Brown, colored, indicted TO
the larceny of 15 yards OF cotton tian
mel, plead not guilty.
David Griffin, colored, indicted for tn
larceny of turkey Oh the 18th of Jan
uary from Francis T. Reynolds 81
Georges, plead not guilty.
George Strom, colored, Indicted for az
sault with intent to kill Alfred W
Watkins in this city, on the 3lst OF DE-
cember; plead not guilty. Upon tn
prisoner stating that he was unable
employ counsel, the Court assigned All!
tin Harrington, Esq, to defen
Lin.
Charles Murphy indicted for assau
, with intent to kill his wife Mar
Murphy, plead not guilty to the chare
of the assault, but not CT the intent
kill. When the prisoner was arraigne
he seemed very much affected, and tt
tears Allowed freely.
John Glenn indicted for assault wit
intent to kill Charles Carley, plead nj
leuilty.