The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-02-09
ouARrER SESSIONS.

OF CARkniho GON~eAS~
WEAPONS.
The Quarters Sess ons Court r"ls-
sembled at 10 O'Clock this morning
The first prisoner brought in Tor
trial this morning was John w. hill'
a burly negro, indicted for larceny.
Being asked ii he was ready for trlai
he said no had not secured his lawyer
vet, and wanted Mr.. Higgins. AS
that gentleman was out of the city,
his criminal colored admirer was al
lowed time to secure his able services
State Us. Lydia Brown, oolored, IN,
dicted TOR larceny. Lydia created
considerable amusement by objecting
to one of the Jurors on her case, Mr..
Whltlock, and when Mr.. Charles Il.
Sparks was called in his place, she ex"
pressed her satisfaction With tue Jurors
drawn. Walter Hayes, Esq lor the
State.
The State proved that Lydia, who
lived with Mrs. Sarah George, 10 New
Castle, left on the 2S:h oil December
last, and that 23 yards of cot on iian-
mel, valued at $5.29, disappeared
simultaneously with her departure.
About fifteen yards of the II lnnel was
afterwards recovered at the house OF
Rachel Benson, where Lydia was then
staying. AT l0.45 the jury retired,
there being ''doubting Thomas"
among the number, although the evil
dence against the accused was very
olear and convincing.
In ten minutes the jury returned
with verdict of guilty" She was
sentenced to pay $3.4G restitution
money and be imprisoned six months.
State ps. Joseph Hill, indicted tor
the larceny OF a coat, valued at S12,
from James CURE. Walter Hayes,
Esq, for the State and ThOs. Davis,
Esq, for the dgfeuse.
CURE not being Present the evidence
| of correbOrative witnesses was not
strong enough to fasten the guilt upon
the prisoner, and the State abandoned
the case. llill's escape was very nar~
row, as last evening he pleaded guilty,
but said he was so drunk when he
committed tue theft that he did not
know what he was doing. This plea
was refused aud plea of mot guilty''
entered. In discharging Hill the Chief
Justice admonished him 10 DO more
careful and temperate in The future.
state gs. Charles Rider, colored, in-
dicted for carrying razor in violation
Of the law against carrying concealed
deadly weapons. l.. q. Vandegrift,
ESQ, for the State. Rider was arrest.
ed by policeman Kennedy, for another
offense, and on the way to the hal
drew the razor from his pocket aud
gave 1t to the officer. The jury ren.
dered a verdict If guilty" without
leaving the box. He was sentenced
10 an imprisonment Of thirty days.
state VI. Simon Washington, col, sim
larry indicted for carrying revolver.
l.. G. YAndeRriit, Esq, for the State
and Austin Harrington, Esq for The de
tense. These Two cases are the result
OF recent fight in Simon Washington
house, Ninth ward. Chas. Rider, whit
boarded with Simon, came TO the hOus
on Saturday evening, Jan. 2lst, SO drunl
and disoTderly that Simon elected him
when Rider returned and cut Simon OF
the arm with the razor Then Simol
got the revolver and fred at his assail
ant, was pursuing him down Marke
street when officer Kennedy aIreste,
both, and Simon gave up his pistol. Thes
facts, however, were not brought GU
by the defense, aud the jury returned
verdict OF guilty without leaving til
box. A fine OF S25, with the costs q
prosecution, was imposed.
At 1855 o'clock the Grand jury cam
in with several true bills and announce
that they had finished their labo.s 10
the term. They were discharged unit
three O'Clock this afternoon, when thei
report will be presented
State VS.. Charles w. Frazier, COL, c
Middletowr, for carrying revolver, l.
G. Vandegrift, Esq, for State and Tho,
Davis, Esq, for defense. Witness test
he'd TO seeing Frazier, during a dispat
with another colored man, IN the NJ ID
dleLown Hotel, draw revolver from hi
: hip pocket. A speedy verdict Of ''guilty
4 was rendered, aud the prisoner was sci
fenced to pay fine OF S25 and costs, an
] be imprisoned thirty days.
State ". Alexander Young, colore
indicted for carry pistol. Vandegri
: for State. Y oung was arrested for il
. or eilsnse and taken to the police sta
ton, where the pistol was found in HI
pocket. Verdict, Guilty +" Young wa
e sentenced to pay the costs of posecntio
e aud be imprisoned t irty days.
John Truitt and John johnson
0 alias John Monroe, both colored, wer
arraigned for the larceny, on Decem
Der 18Th, of 24o pounds of pork, 2
pounds of scfapple, 90 pounds of lar
skins, 8 pigs feet, ham and bag c
yeast cakes from the cellar of Andrev
5peer, of Biackbird. They pleade
mot guilty" aud were given an i'm
mediate trial. Austin Harrington
Esq, for State, and John Biggs, Esq
for the defense.
1t was proved that portion of th
pork was found in the woods nea
G FRUITS house, and the pan that con
Z tanned The lsr1 skins in bis yard
n was also proved by Lavinia Sander.
! who lived at FRUITS house, nea
9 Smyrna, that the prisoners left til
Il house ON the night of the robber,
, saying they were going to Mr.. Spear
Z that they returned between midniQt
and daybreak with the stolen mes
6 and other articles with them.
Penling this trial Court adiourne
:. until three O'Clock p. m.