Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-20

The regular November term of the New
Castle county cOurts-generat sessions,
superior and oyer and terminer-opened
Il the:oourt house Monday morning ct 10
O'CLOCK,
The roll OF the grand jury was called,
ard the members retired to their ohsm-
Der.
The petit juror roll was also ollled,
and sll but three answered to their
names.
Charles Copley was arraigned for the
| laroepy OF horse, harness aud an organ
from Robert Casey, Jr., Of Braudywine
hundred, and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to ray 1926 restitution money
and costs OF prosecution, 5000 foe, be
whipped with 20 lashes and stand in the
pillory one haur on Saturday next, and
be imprisoned one year.
The court then sat idly for an hour,
during which the clerk OF the peaos was
kept busy receiving the sfidavits OF
| applicants for liosnse to sell liquor.
Then, at IL Is O'Clock, jury was
drawn TO try the case Of the State va.
William Morris, colored, indicted at tine
Sept, mbef term Of court, for keeping a
gaming table, In Wilmington, at which
cards were played for money. Thomas
Davis, Esq, roz the State and Harry
Shsrpl, Y, ESQ for the defense.
Andrew Horsey ool0red, was sworn and
tssufisd ths. he was in Morri ; house or
Liberty street, tue Sunday previous tC
Norris arre't, 10 September last Thers
yaB table in one of the rooms, on which
games were played With cards, for money
He did not know who owned the table or
which the gama was played, nor could III
remember the Lame Of the game that wa
played, or whether Morris participated II
the game or no..
GU oross.exsminstion, the witness tes
sd that the table was an ordina
family table, without any device, Lyon
or any hing Of the kind. He, Morris ant
Duokery played game, but be did no
remember what the game was, 1t nigh
have been stud horse poker, but ne wa
, not certain. He knew, however, 1t wa
an ordinary table they played at, withou
, any special device for any particula
KIND Of game. Morris played the sam
as the rest, without any special advan
! tage.
> John Dsakyne, colored, testified to hav
/ ing been in Morris house. All he saw ther
was sfohair or two" He, Morris an
I aud Andrew Horsey played a little game
, with cards, but he didn't remember wha
I the game was He saw no faro bRnh
. roulette table, sweat cloth or any othe
b gambling device in the room He though
however, in snswer to questions by tn
( counsel for the defense, that in the gEu
s the "snte was penny and the limit q
. q man had" A table was not necesssr
9 for the game, although It was oonvenien
d for the purpose, and suited him bettt
/. than no table at all,
}, Policeman David Hsnnis testiAes
10 making raid on Morris' house In Jur
d last, the night before the city election
10 When he entered the room Re saw hs
IT dollar and some cards lying on tabl
,r Morris came out Of the house and 1
II arrested him.
ID With Hennis' testimony the Sta
ss closed, and the defense having no test
Or mony to offer, court took recess until
le o'clock.
" At 1247 O'Clock the grand jurymt
q came In with several true bills, and we
80 discharged until 8 O'Clock.
Of During the noon recess the clerk OF u
ID peace was kept busy receiving the Of
as daviss Of those applying for liqu
Sc Licenses.