Daily Republican., 1883-11-20
FIFTH EDITION,
COUNTY COUBT.
Every thing In Working order and
several Cases Disposed Of this
MOPnlug.

Every thing In Working order ana
several Cases Disposed Of this
MOrnlDg.
Court resumed proceedings ut
o'clock this morning, and immediate
after the Grand Jury had retired, 10 h
Jennings, the man who was shot In I b
foot by officer Marques about ton do
ago while trying to make his sea D
one night, was brought in limping, nd
placed In the dock. He was arraign ed
and pleaded not guilty to the indict.
Inent charging him with larceny.
lie was Immediately placed on trial
with Thomas Davis, Esq, for the State,
and conducted his own defence.
Manuel Richenberger, upon being
sworn, testified that officer Marques
came to his house on Friday, the llth of
this month with carriage curt ain,
which he identified as his property. He
had left 1t in one Of his wagons on the
previous evening.
Wm.H. Marques testified that he Isl
police officer, and detailed the facts Of
the arrest of Jennings, the particulars
Of which have already been published
in the REPUBLICAN,.
Officer Vickers test fed to hearing
officer Marques call for assistance, and
to helping him to take the prisoner to
the hall.
William Bouzarth testified that he
has charge of the stables at Richen.
berger's hotel, Front and Market
streets. He missed the curtains, and
identified the one returned. The case
was submitted after brief charge
from the Court, and the jury after an
absence of ten minutes rendered a
verdict Of guilty.
The prisoner was Immediately sen.
fenced to pay 80 cents restitution mon.
ey, the costs Of prosecution, receive 10
l.shes next Saturday, and undergo an
imprisonment Of three months.
John Dennis and Emma Riley, both
colore', plead not guilty to charge Of
assault and battery with intent to
kill A. Watkins. The witnesses for the
defence not being present, the case was
continued.
A jury was drawn in the case Of
George Hinson, colored, indicted for
arson in burning the stables Of East.
burn Brothers on the 9th of last Sep
tember. Attorney.General :Gray ap
peared for the State, and j. X. Brad.
ford, Esq, for the defense.
Amos A. Eastburn testified that be
lives in South Wilmington he remem.
bercd the burning of his stable on Sun.
day, the 9th of September. He recog.
nized the prisoner as a man who had
been il, his employ. He was present at
the time of the FIRE and did all be
could to save his property.
The prisoner had worked for him
about three months, but az he did not
suit was discharged. Mr.. Bradford
cross examined the witness at some
length but failed to change his direct
testimony.
John Davis, colored sworn and tes
fed that or the day the stable va,
burned he left Hinson In the stable
v while he went out to milk. When he
returned Hinson was gone and in a
short time afterwards he discovered
The fire. The witness is employed by
Eastburn Brothers to take care
Of their horses and attend to the sta
bl,s.
David Fisher, colore.l, testified that
Hnson boarded with him on the even
ing of the tire he came in about 8
o'clock and sat and smoked his pipe
until the alarm was sounded. About
10 O'Clock that night he said to the
witness that the old man Davis bad
seen him IN the barn and he guessed be
had better get away. He told the wit
ness where to send his clothes and
started of.
Samuel Fisher, Colored, testified thai
he knew Hinson and also woman
named Annie with whom he kept com
pany. Upon the States Attorney ask
ing him: "Who Is this woman Annie,
he convulsnd the audience by Answering
why, she's his gal"
Emma Fisher testified that the prt
oner had boarded with her, and sh
knew when he worked for Mr.. East
burn. He was discharged, and one DAY
she heard him say tin. JON
Eastburn was IL s-n Of a b---h, av
had cheated HIM ont OF SOME money
which lie intended to get even wiz
him.
Samuel r. Kidd, Of Delaware Cl9
sworn and testified that early on Mon
day morning, Hinson came in his tf
room and had two drinks. The witDa
has known llinson about 10 years, al
knowing that he was working in VIZ
asked how he came TO leave
he said at first that he had finished %
job, but afterwards that he had u tsI
with the ho,s. After remaining aroaD
all day he lOoh the steamer ReyboldN
went to Salem.
Tkis closed the evidence for the stsa
and several witnesses were called
the defence, but their evidence vi
The counsel were abG
10 commence the argument, when u
Court at o'clock adjourned until ~