Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-06
RT PROCEEDINGS.
LITTLE FOUND GUILTY
HILARY AND RECEIVES
hEAyY SENTENCE.


LITTLE FOUND GUILT
GLARY AND RECEIVES
aEAVY SENTENCE.
Iopened at 8 o'clock on Tue
pon, and Immediately PR
D. the trial Of George Littl'
tlner was sworn, and 'estiiie
itcd the house of Mrs. lie
kening that the larceny wa
aud saw the broken windo,
hings testified to by the Wi
! also saw prints in the sno,
and on the shed that col
with n pair of base ball shoe
trIe.
Hawkins sworn, and show
rS. Lees house and the SUI
which he identified and de
he witness knew Georg
identified the prisoner at tn
On the evening Of the 27tI
er MIR. Lrr came 10 the polio
sald their house had beel
and robbed on the 9th 0
man named Ezekiel Wrigh
h for breaking into Heiss
the witness found paw
jim that led to tho recover,
Ing.
pauts and vest were founc
(outh street, and the over
t1Gig Market street, Phila
hey were obtained by
3 rlckct found on Wright.
hvi4 was sworn, and testi
b. a clerk in a pawn brDk
h,uent No. 5l4 Walnut
teIphia; knows the prisoner,
lain that he pawned an over.
establishment something
b ago. Mr.. Derry's coat was
illness, and he said that he
,rtain that was the coat
.ittle.
SouncIl testified that he Is q
Police he arrested Ezekiel
realsng into Heiss' store,
several pawn tickets in
b, which he gave TO the
} affirmed and testified that
in this city ; he was shown
and identified it as the one
make for Mr., Derry.
losed with this witness,
lard, Esq, opened the case
be.
arks to the jury he said
ct'd TO show that Wright
br-r tickets from Little,
vas at home when the rob
United.
ilson, the mother Of the
sworn, and testified that
II he 21th of DeCem ber he
he came III about 7 o.
b hr dld not feel well he
rs 10 bed, and did not
lgaiu until 9 O'Clock the
when SHE called him.
hminahon by Mr.. Gray,
Inrw that it was the 18th
from th" fact Of plcking|
and noticing that II
: after Christmas ; she
llrct " hat day OF the week
b testified that he Is the
ih- prisoner he was not
igGt Ut the z th Of DeCem.
ght was sworn, and usti-
u Not r"colIrCt getting
bls from Lutte did not
the gentleman don't
Der IA AZ.
bil the stand, when the
al called hIm back, and
lmli'alion he aduil-
Jew the prisoner, but
nied buying any tickets
wilkins was Recalled in
testilied that when he
PTS on Wright, he said
them from Little.
claimed that they had
who was not present,
General Gray agreed to
MS argument TO the
should the witness come
laSe closed, to allow his
taken.
ddrcsscd the Jury for n
aud after reviewing the
he could not sec how |
iIale in rendering a yer.
Fd, Esq, opened for IL.
3ter Speaking ab ut ttirry
followed by Mr., MOolc, |
|, l,Sr. When lie finished, |
General made the closing |
p after swakmg IN his |
and forcibic manner for
p, CLOSED hy asking tbe
1leved the prisoner luil.
pard around the property
1c briefly charged by ,beI
WHO saId that lreuuentlyl
evidence could be relied
certainty than that ofI
lie carefully reviewed
MN, tut II On the othcr
w 'Ho evidence OF the
I was at home in bed at
'tasu,IohI. dnur,
:, ,.,'J' "'""' ""' vi MS
'''"'i " NeIuict OF not
u'g rtlNitd at J.4O o.
|r an absenceof fiy. min.
Ind tnr,n " s"ii'y
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