The daily gazette., 1883-09-21
HEPRiNrED FROM yFs-
COURT rRoorrn,,,.
Further Progress In the NJ
ment Case-Other Pro.r Per

Court met Thursday mornIU'' nun 10y
bench. "''u'nv VII
Immediately after the open,n,
Mr. Nields for the respondents V IN .,
Department cases addressed ~ ~ Ine
asked that they be given a ss seo,t cou
they were not ready. Ii was
tenhon OF the counsel 70 Jelsn ~.
E. 2: Bradford, Jr., Esq, said H. "a
and MIR. Spruance had come in, a.
OILY yesterday and 1t would he sSo nv ta
bility for him TO be ready, Bs '"ssr Se
case 70 be settled as soon as ueelr
did not desire any unnecessary gSoIsoH Sa1s
case involves the controI 1''sy
u ,OO0, 900 worth of property bos,dou
constitutional question. ''''ues q
George Gray, ESQ, said th,, a.
on his side agreed that there wereIu Iv v
interests involved 10 the cass sna
portant interests will be throw ~ ~ sua
sion by unnecessary delay The,.I ~
counsel employed since May last TSs
OF his side and his client and the rnS,, S
teEests demanded spec Y Learinpp pu'''
Mr.. Spruanse also spoke for a All.
account OF his Just being in the es'a
proposed 10 be perfectly frank andE
and u was not his desire Ia c.n.l
Back of the thcse nominal psr,,as
Municipal Court, is the people of m.
Wilmington. After some coH,s'. ~e
among the attorneys, the court r@t dootaa
allow the respondents to file all n.ns,
fore Saturday, and to be ready f.r sss,,
at any time after that day that suiisI
court. '1'''l
John Farrow and Elihu Melbon nh
guilty TO the charge OF CARVING cop"l
deadly weapons aud sentenced ID len
each.
State vs.. james johnson was then .,
Willard salisbury, Jr., Tor We State
John Jordan sworn and testified N 4
| the 18th OF May he was on the .len. N
Grand Union Hotel VIII II johnson, e.ml
and took his watch out OF his n,pks,
] when he saw he was to be caneht he I,
the watch away.
William L. Heal testified to the arr.,,
Ths jury rendered verdict Of gul,r
out leaving the box and the court .4ut,
him TO three months Imprisonment
costs of prosecution and S25 ,estt,
money an TO be whipped on Saturday
with 20 lashes.
William McQu'd was then ArraiOrs
the charge OF larceny OF a coat from NJ
Morris. William Morris sworn. and
n difficulty. his tale of the stealing wa,
tanned, he said that the prisoner tool
coat and left an old one with him. Al
Morris testified to the arrest. The Iur
tired for consultation.
II John o. james accused of the larce
, q pocket book from j. A. Spencer. 4
Ward, Esq, for the State, opened the
/ by stating the circumstances CONNECTED
y the case rs the State expected to prove
'e Jemimah Spencer, swOrn-Testided
It she was at Fourth and Ring stree
3 Wednesday, July 80; she felt some on
" her and turning around saw the ph
" and found her pocket book gone; d
manded the pocket book from him ant
: asking twice gave 1t to him; the third
o. he handed 1t TO her and asked that she
" not have him arrested; she said ih
~ a. would; he gave her push and run,
u Jones made q statement that bis
2 was broken and the pocket book d.
- into 1t.
The grand jury at this point enter
presented several bills; the grand jur
then discharged from further attendsI
Mrs. Sarah Caldwell testified to th'
oner running eway.
George 4. Cannon testified 10 The
Of the prisoner.
The prisoner made a statement u
l. was hard working man, had never
accused Of anything like this beloI
that he had never stole,
The jury, without retiring, ioI
verdict OF guilty without leavil
box. The Court sentenced him to pa
2. Of prosecution aud the sum Of Sll
" ton money, three months imprisl
II and twenty lashes on Saturday next
Ella Morris, alias Ella Brisbee, v
raigned on the charge of larceny and
a. guilty.
h James Jordan was arraigued
= charge of larceny and pleaded not 90
u James Mullen and james Nelso
srraigned on charge of larceny and
guilty.
81 William Brown was arralgned
u charge Of larceny and pleaded not gu
ly The jury in the case Of State vs..
McWitt returned with verdict
guilty.
Theodore Gibbs was arraigned on
of larceny aud pleaded guilty.