The daily gazette., 1883-05-10
agpelNTEp from YESTERDAY
nnuKr THIS MoRNINe.

Court resumed at 10 o'clock this morn
ing with Chief Justice Comegys and Judges
Houston and Wootten on the bench. After
the calling of the juries the case OF the State
VS.. George Miller, for receiving stolen goods
was resumed, the defence calling Sarah L.
Coston, who testified as follows Heard tho
testimony of the case yesterday; know
George Miller; saw him on the
Sunday previous to his arrest; 1t
was about o'clock; said he was going to
church, left the house about 7.l5; saw Nc
Cormick on the following morning, who
came TO my house and asked me If Miller
was about; said he was not; the boy asked
me If my husband bought brass; said no
my husband has quit the rag business and
was going to sell coal the boy was not there
more than five minutes and then left, carry
ing with him peach basket, in which he
had some rags.
The witness was very sharply cross-ques-
toned, ard when asked pointedly If she had
not run away with Miller, answered mega
lively, and then seemed to forget where she
had been or what she had done after leaving
the city during March.
Samuel Robinson, sworn Boarded with
Miller; was there on the Sunday from early
in the morning up to 7.30; Miller and Ross
left the house together to attend church be-
tween and z O'Clock in the evening.
called William 7. Jones to prove that Sarah
E. Coston had not testified to facts, when she
said that she had never seen the detective.
He testified that he had seen her at a house
on a road between Kenton and Millington,
and tnat he arrested Miller about a quarter
of a mile from the house.
The testimony being all in, counsel for
the defense addressed the jury.
The argument of counsel for the State
was merely upon the evidence of the de-
fence, showing that in almost all cases they
had been impeached by witnesses on the part
of the State
The charge of the Chief Justice occupied
about Is minutes and was general review
of the law bearing upon cases of persons re-
ceiving stolen goods. The jury retired at
II o'clock.
The grand jury return ed at the same time
and presented to the court several bills,
when they were thanked by the court for
their promptness in attending to their duties
and then discharged from any further at
tendance at this term.
The case of the State VS.. William Brown,
indicted for receiving stolen meat, was Lext
read.
Deputy Attorney General Cooper con-
Quoted the prosecution and opened the case
by explaining the nature of the thI ee counts,
viz: OF buying, receiving or concealing stolen
goods, under which the prisoner stands in
dicted.
Abel j. Hopkins, Sworn: live in Mill
Greek hundred, New Castle county; had a
lot of meat, Is or 20 pieces OF hams, fitch
and tongues, on March 3; about 800 pounds
altogether; early in the morning INV sol
went to the meat house and returned
to the house and informed III,
that the meat house had been robbed
fpnn1 that upw loplf t,ut an Tho dav hat,r
had been wrenched off by a large pair o
blacksmith's <tongs; went TO Brown
house and found in his possession about 2Ot
pounds of the stolen meat; wbeI
we asked Brown if he had tn,
meat he said there was Ii,
meat and said We should search the heI
house. Constable Lcgate, who was with me
searched the house aud found the meat in
baZ under his bed and some more in a boz
up stairs; identified the meat as my owl
property; Brown seemed very anxious to pc
out Of the house.
Brown, who had no counsel to represen
him, asked the witness several questions an,
then stated that he had not stolen the mea
but had bought IL for 81. The meat bein.
valued at about 500
Peter b, Legate, swOrn-Am constable
live at Newark; went along with Hopkin
TO the house OF Brown and found the meat
searched the house and found a lot of mea
in a bag in CLOSET; Brown declared he wa
too honest TO steal aud insisted tbg
we search the hen house; he seemed yer
anxious to get out of the house; never sa,
the man before | arrested; Brown said tina
he had paid about 50 for the meat, which h
had bought between l ann 2 o'clock in tn
morning. The State here closed withou
calling any more with, sses.
At the suggestion of the Chief Justice the
prisoner pleaded his case as follows: s.Gen
tiemen, bought the meat aud gave s. fol-
1t, between and O'Clock in the morning
The case was then given TO the Jury with
out argument and they returned verdict o
gui ny without leaving the box.
The court Immediately imposed tn
penalty, which was that he should pay tn,
costs of pro ecution, S32 80 restitution
money, be imprisoned one year, and stan,
IN The pillory for one hour Oh Saturda
next.
George Miller, who was previously trie,
Tor receiving stolen goods, was again az
raigned and pleaded not guilty TO the charg
OF the larceny Of wagon on March 5, th
property OF George II. RAYMOND of Chri,
tiana. His trial was postponed until mex
term TO allow him TO obtain some witnesse.
Cara Boyd, colored, WAS arraigned au
pleaded guilty to the Indictment OF stealth
lot OF dry goods from Maria G. Hartman
The sentence ot the court was that the pri.
oner pay the costs OF the prosecution, S.. 0
restitution money, and be imprisoned to
the term of six months, beginning with tc
day.
The THEFT was committed while Clar
Boyd was employed as a servant in the hous
OF Mrs. Hartman of this city.
l.. &. Nandegriit, ESD, counsel for M
thaniel Fisher and George Burton, conyIcte
yesterday morning OF the THEFT OF a lot {
chickens, the jury in the case having r,
commended them to the mercy of the Cour
appeared before the Court this morniu
with certified copy OF the law lately passe
which leaves it to the discretion r
the court TO remit corporal punishment, fo
the purpose OF making application that til
sentence be remitted The application wa
held under consideration.
The jury in the case of the State VS.. job,
Thomas Mason, indicted yesterday for steal
lhg horse OF Randolph Peters, was pole,
and discharged until 3 o'clock this after
noon.
All the jurymen not drawn on this name
were then discharged by the Chief Justice
Az 10 the jury in the case of the Stat
VS. George Miller, Tor receiving brass iaurn
ais stolen from the p, W. " b. RnlIroa,
Company, reentrred the court room and re
turned verdict OF ''not guilty" Frapci
n. walker Esq, was counsel for the de
tense, aud this was his first case. He wa
warmly congratulated upon his success
Court thcn adjourned to O'Clock.