The daily gazette., 1883-05-08
YESTERDAY 4N COURT.
VARIOUS PETTY CASES DIS
POSED Of.
OFFICER RAYMOND ACQUITTED.
The Policeman Who Arrested q Man for
Asking for = BIZ Escapes Punishment
Other Cases.

Shortly after the opening of the Superior
Court yesterday afternoon the jury in the
case of Samuel Fisher and George Burton,
charged with the larceny OF II chickens, the
property of John @. Biddle, returned a YER
| dict of guilty with recommendation to the
court for mercy. The court reserved its de-
| cision to allow an opportunity TO look up
the new law, passed at the recent session Of
the Legislature which gives the Judge power
to omit the whipping and imprisonment in
petty larceny cases.
Upon the application Of Harry Sharpley,
Esq, the case of Thomas 8. Weir, for assault
and battery upon Charles Coleman, was
postponed until the next term OF court.
true bill was found against James
Lewis. by the brand Jury, and he was ar
| raigned upon the charge of assault and
| battery and attempting to kill Amos c.
Brinton, in Christiana hundred, in 1876
Walter Bacon will represent the prisoner at
his trial which was poftponed for day or
two to allow his counsel time to subpoena
important witnesses.
The case of the State, VS.. Wesley Mari,
| for the larceny of two revolvers from J. "
| Carlisle and Company was next taken up
and the first witness, James V. Carlisle was
sworn and testified as follows: Saw the
prisoner once before; the pistols were missed
from the case; the day following the Chief
| of Police came to the store, 305 Market
street, with the pistols and asked me if they
were ours; identified them as my property
| from the fact that they Tailed In the num-
bers to the numbers on the boxes from
which the pistols we're taken; the value of
both is about $50; missed them from the
boxes in which they had been displayed in
the show case.
James L. Hawkins was next sworn-Know
the prisoner; about March 2S Mari was ar
rested on another charge and when coming
to the Hall he (Marr) threw away pistol
which took to j. v. Carlisle & Co., who
| said that there was still another missing;
went to Marr who said he had sold it to a
man named Foun ain of whom l after
| wards received 1t.
John c. Patterson sworn--Am clerk at
Carlisle & Company's store; Mari came to
the store In the morning and ordered some
| white lead; while was in the cellar getting
the lead MARI was alone in the store; after
he lett l noticed that the pistols were gone.
| Marr, who conducted his own case, asked
the witness several questions with reference
| to the testimony before the Mayer at the
preliminary hearing.
Andrew N. Moore, sworn: Arrested Marr
March %, who, when being conducted to
the Hall threw away pistol which he alter
ward said belonged to MIN; the same pistol
was identified by j. V. Carlisle 81 Co., as
their property.
Hugh Mcconnell, sworn: Marr said that
he had sold one of the pistols to a man
named Fountain, for $1.50; this was when
he was arrested and brought to the hall;
the pistols were aiterward identifled BY j.
V. Carlisle u Co. as their property.
| Albert v. Fountain, sworn: Purch hased
the revolver from MARI, who said he wanted
to go to Philadelphia and had no money;
L e. Al.
that he should redeem 1t as soon as he re-
turned home.
The case was given to the jury without
argument, the prisoner all the time display
ing total abandon as to what became of
his case. The jury retired at $50 and re-
turned at 4 O'Clock with verdict of guilty
In the manner and form indicted.
The case of the State VS.. Nathaniel
Wringle who was charged with the larceny
of some harness being ready, the jury was
drawn and the first witness David H.
Hopkins called, who testified as follows
Live near Middletown; recognize the prls-
oner; had a sale of personal property on
February 20; discovered that a set of har.
ness had been stolen; went next day tC
Wringle's house and found the harness; ht
said he bought 1t and had paid $3.50.
Wringle who conducted his own case
asked Hopkins why he hadn't sent a con
stable after him (Wringle) before the lapse
of three weeks. This was all the prisoner
attempted in the way of cross-examina
ton.
John Burrel, swOrn-Am employed by
Hopkins; saw Wringle put set of harness
upon horse on the day of the sale, Feb
ruary 20; Wringle said that he had bough
the harness and paid $3.50 for it. Th,
State here rested the case.
Wringle, in his address to the jury said
81 am not guilty; did not steal them har
ness; bought them OF Hopkins"
When asked If he had anything else Il
say he said: "No, guess that's ALL" Tn
case was given to the jury without argu
ment, who returned verdict of "guilty'
without leaving their chairs. The case occu
Pying in all about 10 minutes.
The case of the State vs.. Officer Georg'
G. Raymond, charged with assault and bat
terry upon Gotleib +. Rehfuss, was mex
called. Austin Harrington, Esq, repre-
sented the defendant while the prosecution
was conducted by Thomas Davis. The in
, dictment was found at the February term o
| court.
Mr.. Harrington made six challenges dur
J ing the polling of the jurymen before th
jury was finally drawn and sworn.
, Gotleib f. Rehfuss was the first witnes
sworn who testiied-Live at 2ll2 Marke
: street; know George G. Raymond; on tn
4th of December last was out eollectin
money; saw Raymond on Market stree
above Twenty-flrst and asked him for
| small bill he owed me; he said he would nc
E pay 1t because / had lied about him;
called me d. liar; said to him that If
was an honest man he would have paid th
: small bill which was for ice cream an
e cakes long ago; took hold OF me and shoe
me and said I'll show you my authority
| then went home; was nj
r home long before he cam
e along with warrant for my arrest fC
assault and battery; when he locked me u
he showed me in the cell, he pushed me !
and slammed the door as hard as he coult
had not laid my hands on him; when he Il
/ go of me he said: 81 will make you swe,
for this" and wanted to show me his al
. thority; had had not drank anything befol
l met Raymond; / said when l met hin
8 "Mr. Raymond can you pay that small bi
K yon owe me for ice cream and cakes;"
3 called me skunk and then left me for Il
warrant, which he served about an hour an
n a half later.
4 Michael Leonard, sworn: Know otfic'
D. Raymond; saw Raymond take Rehtuss /
the collar and shake, calling him at Il
same liar and skunk; was about 20 fe
Z away from them; Raymond threatened
le arrest Rehfuss if he continued to talk
N him; could not see that hehtuss had be,
ie drinking; did not hear the fuss; Rehfu
din not raise his hand toward the officer.
D. George Elliott sworn-Heard Mr.. Ra
ID mond call Rehfuss liar anu Rehfuss CALI
a the officer damn liar; was about two var
c OF; saw Raymond take hoio OF Rehfuss al
he shake him in a not altogether mild ma
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