Daily Republican., 1883-09-22
COUNTY COURT.
mt NCNIlIPAL COUIT QVEs.
rlUN-YESTEHDAY AFTER.
NOON'S PROCELDINGk.


rourt resumed proceedings at 3 o 'cloc
rr,day afternoon with all the Judge
r..r,ii The case Of Price and Duml
sy mat WAS on trial at the morning
.,,on was submitted without argu
men,, Messrs. Bacon and Hayes havin
,umplelely broken down the evidenc
nr iii, state by their skillful Gro ,s-ex
sm1uation, aud the able manner il
which they conducted the defence. Tn
NV were absent but short time, whel
he, returned with q verdict OF no
guity. ;,
Heir, g. Turner, Esq, made appli
arion to the Court for permission ~ fill
y,.ptlons to a writ Of certiOrari on tn
cord OF Justice of the Peace in
An, OF assault and battery, where on
E,rab j. laDus Vas the defendant. HI
a,d DI.al he inAde this application fol
he purpose of having the matter settle.
thls Court, and called attention to til,
a,I that at the last session of thc Gen
raj Assembly oi tnis State, an act wal
,as.ed creating a Municipal Court fol
Ne city OF Wilmington. This Cour,
gas gwen the exclusive right to Try
md delernlne certain violations OF the
Nv, among them being cases Of assault
md battery This act removed certain
a,y, from Justices ut The Peace, still
ey continue ~ try them and send The
arlies 70 this Court, when they should
settled by the CiLy Judge.
At. IurI.r .n,l illpt kt. fha :, W
fcer Of this city, was anxious to have
llls matter settled, as IL was a question
dollars and cents to the city ; if the
s,es are TO he tried before the Muni.
pal Court, the fines, fees and cOsts re.
ert 10 the city treasury but if they are
rard before d Justice of the Peace,
ley goio The county treasury. The
ourl gave him leave TO file his excep'
Ons TINS morning.
james } oldan, who was indicted
lIsttrm lor breaking into and robbing
be house Of Mark Lynch, IN Brandy
inc hundred, was brought into Cruit,
Id the States Attorney said that IN
Jew Of all the circumstances Of the
Isr, he had concluded to allow him
plead guilty TO larceny and the
burt accepted the plea. He was i'm
edla.rIy sentenced to pay the costs
the Prosecution, 80 CO Is restitution
Oney, undergo All Imprisonment OF
Tee months, and be whipped to-day
th ten aShes.
The case Of the State W.. William
rOwn, coIored, indicted for larceny,
as then taken up for trial with Lill-
'rn Chandler, ESD, for the State, and
erbtrt Ward and Francis Walker,
'q,,, for the defense.
Charles Hartman sworn, and testified
At up 10 the 10Th of last June he had
sil-d IN South Wilmington. On that
y he vas engaged in having his
rhold goods removed to Warmers
bari to be taken to Philadelphia.
In his yrsr be had $500, consisting of
tsI0Oand slOO in notes of various
loXmajluns. The day was quite
AnNtnd hc took OF his vest and hung
up. III the evening when he counted
money he found that two of the 500
lie missing. The defendant was help
hnn 10 move, and he suspicioned
A ol committing the theft, and went
NE him about il. On crOss-examina-
h he de cIared that they did not have
SlhIng 10 drink he also admitted, In
swtrto Mr.. Wards searching ques.
ms, that he had visited the prisoner
New castle Jail and promised not to
''ecu'c him if he would give him
ltytr Meyers swOre on the five books |
Nosrs, with his hat on, in the usual
Ahhrr of Hebrews, and testified that |
he tllne IN June the prisoner came 10
ciolhing store at the corner of Fifth |
Market streets, and said he wanted
ouya pair of pants, if the witness
lId change a 500 note. He took the
'eand went toa neighbor's to ascer
Il II was good, and when he came
*, his salesman had sold him the
''' and he gave him the change. He
trwards despoSited the note in
Dahk where he kept his accounts.
sac strauss testified that he Is a
ts'nan i'll Mr.. Meyers store the priso-
came in the store about the 10Th of
hr ana purchased pair of pants he
Mr. Meyers 500 note and he
him the change. When tie wit
SaSk"d him where he got the note,
SaIa It was given to him by Mr.. Tai
al, he had to give him the change.
,e "ld not see the prisoner again un-
TUE Zjd Of the month, and as he had
lhrd Mat the note had been stolen,
p'I'i'ed him out to officer Cathcart,
arrested him.
Ia'rltk Cathcart testified that he is a
ice olisccr in this city /; on the even
o. OF the I'D ot July he was standing
'he corner Of Fifth and Market
Ft.s when the prisoner came along. i
1'tauss pointed him out, and then
" nlm II he liked his pants, and
H. H. ne mad received the right change
"SIoo hote which he had give,
,a upon the prisoner answering in
"'nr'"allve, the officer ARE ,,red him.
,r', Anrw Squire Bertole,.te .te had issued
he S"v Snui', iot nm after be was taken
flaI II1"'re . Office he made several
,n,, n.,"'ory statements about the
s. ,ere he received 1t.
"ahder Gardner, colored, sworn,
,,t'Stliled that he was also helping
kaufman to move, and seen tho
W. u''er There was up stairs several
20 "kIhg different things down, but
not see the vest. On cross.exami-
vi oy Mr.. Ward, the witness said
"r' kaufman had a bucket Of beer
,Ie'eiai bottles with something tor
IA IN he seen Mr.. Kaufman drink
"a! :, ~, ''lnrS Judge Houston remark.
'la' may account for the careless
,Iff IN which he left his vest.
eS hardnrr, colOrpd, sworn, and
'Ie" mat he knows the prisoner
i1 no'' hot know anything about This
Is :, STATE closed with this witness,
we defense called George Myers,
Ion boy, who testified that he was
nr Dr same cell at New Castle with the
,nrr' and heard Mr.. kaufman offer
w." The case with him If he would
:" part of the money.
ward then raised the point that
sd sdI,y could not convict, ~ the State
~ 'o SHOW tha it was q National
note that the prosecutor lost.
nai also failed to show that it was
hume , bank note which the defend
,ai passed on Mr.. Meyers. He
%, u number Of authorities bearing on