Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-05
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
ONE CASE TRIED AND sEV III
RAL PRlkONEKs
ARR4tGNE

Court re-conyened AT 3 o'clock on
Monday afternoon with Chief Justice
! C0megys on the bench. Benjamin
James, colored, ludjcied for the larceny
of pocket book, containing $l.5O, the
property of Carrie Is. Andrews,
on the 2lst of December, was put On
trial.
Harry Sharpley, Esq, appeared for
the State, while Walter S. Hayes, and
Walter Bacon, Esq, appeared for the
defense.
Carrie b. Andrews was sworn, and
testified that she resides in this city, and
that on Friday, the 2lst Of December,
she was walking along King street near
Fourth with her mother, when the
prisoner put his hand in her pocket and
took the book.
On cross-examination by Walter S.
Hayes, Esq, she said she did not feel
him when he took IL.
Alfred Richardson testified that he
has a meat store on King street above
Fifth he had been watching the
prisoner for some time, as he thought
he was pickpocket the witness saw
the ladies as they passed his place of
business on the 2lst of Der, and
upon noticing that James was close by
them he followed them just before
reaching Fourth street, he saw the
prisoner put Ii s hand in Miss Andrews
pocket and take the book.
Just as the prisoner took the book he
turned from the ladies', as though he
was about to go up King street, when
the witness seized him and he dropped
the book. AS the witness stopped tO
pick it up the prisoner tripped hun and
ran, and was not captured until he mad
run for several squares. The witness
positively identified the prisoner as the
man.
Robert Porter testified that on the
2lst OF December he saw the pri 'oner
running, pursued by Mr.. Richardson,
and some Others in the vicinity OF
Fourth and French streets; tie man
ran into a yard, when the witness assist
ed in arrestiDg him.
James Lang testified to the fact ofthe
prisoner being brought to the hall,
and thought the pocket'book shown
was the one brought there at the same
time.
Mr.. Sharpley stated that he would
rest with this witness, and Mr.. Hayes
said the only witness he would offer
would be the pocket book itself. This is
what is known as a small caba, and
Mr.. Hayes argued that as the man was
indicted for stealing a pocket book the
indictment must fall, as the article in
question was a satchel or caba, and not
a pocket-book.
The Chief Justice charged the jury
that even if the point as raised by the
counsel for the defense was good one,
the fact remained that he was also in
dicted for the larceny of sum OF
money, and alec that it had been proven
that this article had been used as a
pocket-book.
The jury did not think it necessary to
leave their seats, and rendered ver-
dict of guilty as soon az the case was
submitted, and the Court sentenced him
o'pay the costs of prosecution, $l.5O
restitution money, undergo six months
mprisonment, and on Saturday next be
whipped with twenty lashes.
Nothing further was done until the
Grand Jury came In at 3 o'clock, when
they and the general jury were dis
charged until 10 O'Clock this morning.
George Little, alias George Wilson,
was arraigned and plead not guilty to
an indictment charging him with
breaking into house and stealing q
quantity Of clothing, the property of
James Derry.
Samuel Reardon plead not guilty to
an indictment charging him with
assault, with intent to kill Dennis
Lynch.
George Little, alias George Wilson,
was also indicted for the larceny of an
overcoat and pair of gloves, the prop
erty of Peter Wilson, and plead not
guilty.
George Rhoads, culored, plead not
guilty to a charge of carrying a conceal
ed deadly weapon.
James johnson was also indicted
for carrying a concealed deadly weap-
on, and plead not guilty. There being
no other business ready, Court adjourn
ell at $50 o'clock until 10 o'clock this