The daily gazette., 1883-05-09
REPORT OF YESTERDAYS PRo-
CEEDlNGS.
MORE PRISONERS ARRAIGNED
Sentences to the Post-An Interesting
Trial on Charge Of Receiving Stolen
Goods.

JOnn l1Omhb heWlhJ cOlOTeu, was ar
raigned on an indictment charging him with
the stealing Of horse from Randolph
Peters, and pleaded not guilty. He will be
tried In day or two.
Isaiah Taylor, alias Isaiah Price, colored
was arraigned upon an indictment charging
him with the larceny of 300 pounds Of salt
meat. He pleaded not guilty and asked
that his witnesses be summoned.
Walter Bacon, Esq, asked the court to
defer sentence upon Frank Mullen, found
guilty of larceny at yesterday mornings
session of court, upon the ground that he
was able to prove his client insane and
therefore not amenable TO the law for the
offense he committed. Sentence was de-
ferred.
Mr.. Lore made an application for a con-
tinuance of the case of the State vs.. Nc
Ginnis and Grimshaw, agents for the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, claiming that II
they were forced into trial without the
material witness that they are trying to get
rom Pennsylvania, they would be greatly
prejudiced. He claimed that this witness
would be able to prove that the defendants
had perfect right to go into the house and
that by bis testimony materially affect the
credibility of the plaintiff.
Attorney General Gray claimed that the
witness whcm the defendants wished to
have, knew nothing about the assault and
battery, and he did not see where they could
be SO materially benefited by having him
here at the trial. .4l
After considerable argument by both c.
B. Lore. Esq, and Attorney General Gray,
the application was granted and the case
continued until the next term of court.
The Grand Jury entered the court and re-
ported several true bills and were discharged
until to-day at 10 o'clock.
Margaret DeVer was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty to the indictment charg-
ing her with the larceny of hams from the
store of j, p. Almond q Co., in this city,
on March 90. The case being ready for
trial jury was drawn and the trial pro-
ceeded with. Attorney General Gray, con-
Quoting the prosecution while H. II. Ward,
Esq, represented the prisoner.
Thomas &. Lawson, member OF the
firm of j. P. Almond & Co., testified that
Margaret came to the store and sidled up to
the hams, which were displayed for sale in
the store on March 20, and slipped a ham
under her shawl; saw her do it and followed
and took the ham away fror1 her.
The State here closed the case.
The counsel for the defense claimed his
client was insane, and called Sergeant Nc
Connell to testify upon that point, who tes-
tilted that she had frequently been before
the Mayor on the similar charges. The
case was submitted without argument,
counsel merely asking the court to charge
the Jury on the law with reference to klep-
tomania, and reading portions of the law
upon insanity, which provides that person
proved insane, If convicted of petty larceny,
shall, upon the advice of the Attorney Gen
eral, be given into the custody of the
Sheriff, who shall have such person placed
in an insane asylum.
The jury accordingly rendered verdict
of "not guilty." by reason OF her insanity,
without leaving the box.
Ella Brisler was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty to an indictment charging her
with the larceny of clothing on April II, to
the value of S15, from the Delaware House.
George H. Robinson was arraigned upon
an Indictment charging him with the lar
ceny of chickens from John. G. Griffith, and
pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to pay
the costs of prosecution and restitution
money, the value of the chickens and re-
ceive five laehes, on Saturday next
William Brown was next arraigned and
pleaded not guilty to three indictments OF
buying, receiving and concealing lot Of
meat known to have been stolen.
The case of the State VS.. George Miller
charged with receiving stolen brass journals
belonging to the P, w. q B. r. r. Com
pany, was next tried, Willard Salisbury,
Jr., Esq, conducting the prosecution, while
Francis M. Walker, ESQ.,, represented tht
| defendant.
Michael Mccormick, sworn-Live In
Church street; colored man came TO mt
and McDonnough and asked us If we eoulC
get him any brass, saying he would buy i
| of us; we took him two journals on a sun
/ day and Ave more ON Monday; he paid m,
| Is cents for the two and gave us 81 fo
bringing him the five boxes on Monday
when We came on Monday, Miller was ou
and Chief Hawkins, who was there in th'
house, took us in; they were marked r., W
g. B. r. R.; we found them lying inside o
| the car shop yards; he told us to take then
| to 5l3 Poplar street
| Martin McDonnough, sworn-Live OIL
| Church street; know George Miller; a
McCoIm mick and l were coming up Fourtl
street on Saturday, (date not stately W
met Miller who said if we would get hin
some brass boxes he would pay us for them
l told him that 1t was too light at that tim
but If he would wait l would get him some
he told us where we. could get the hoxe
and we took two to him on Sunday ant
got l5 cents; he then gave us 81 for as man
as we could get for him; on Monday W
took him five; Miller was not at home, bu
Chief Hawkins was in the house and he al
| rested us ana LOOK US W bn0 nail, Mile
knew where they came from, because
looked and saw the marks of the p. w. &
R. r. Company on them.
James L. Hawkins, sworn: Arrested tn
two boys about the 9th OF March, In Georg
Miller's house on Poplar street; had receive
information on Sunday that the boys ha
some brass boxes which they would sell o
Monday; went to Miller's house and waite
when the boys came with a bag in whic
there were five boxes, and arrested them.
William Lewis, sworn: Live at 416 Ea
Fifth street; am foreman of the car inspe,
tors of the p, w. ~ B. railroad; was not
fed to appear before the Mayor to identii
some brass boxes, which / did; they were a
marked No. and No. 2, and stamped P
| w. & B. railroad; they were condemne
and were only worth 10 cents a pound,
, about so cents each; never sell the boxe
always send them to Altoona, Pa, whe
J they are recast.
} Detective Jones, sworn-Never saw Mill
, until the day | arrested him down belo
Kenton; a short time after the boys hi
, been arrested inquired around and -four
! that Miller had left the house; had a wa
r rant and arrested him for receiving stol
goods. He was travelling under the nan
' of John Gibbs.
!; The State here closed and the counsel (
the defense asked the Court to instruct i
ipry to return verdict Of not guilty, clail