Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-09-17
CRIMINAL COURT.
AA0ANY's USUAL GOOD FOR.
TUNE-sEvEnAL PBls0n. -
ED0 DEATENCEN a. q

CLOCK ON Iuo9uhy hIteruOOns n00 1U36UR
after the opening W4itSk
Hayee. EsQs op bshslf = Of Millard
Poole, made application Tor . writ of
possession against George W. West and
wife, to enable him to obtain control Of
. property previously belonging to
them, which the petitioner had pur-
granted ON the defendants, and made
returpable on Friday.
George Haga1y was again brought
In Court. between two Deputy 6heriffs
and placed in the prisoners dock. He
does not look like the same man he was
one year ago, and II Is evident that his
close confinement In New Castle jai
has had severe effect upon him. He
looks pale and haggard, and there is a
noticeable absence of the bravado which
formerly distinguished him.
During the en- tire trial he occupied
n seat In the right hand corner of the
dock and seemed to take very little
interest In the proceedings, or the
result Of the trial. AS he passed
through the corridor, on the way to the
Court room, he recognized an acquaint-
ance with whom he shook hands cor
daily.
Mr.. Sharpley commenced his argu-
ment for the defense AZ 315 o'clock,
and after citing several points of law
for the consideration OF the Court, pro-
ceeded with his argument to the jury.
He ridiculed the idea that his client
had ever made such a confession as
testified to by Mr.. Kennard. and said
that although Hagany had often bee n
called pretty hard names, he had never
known OF his being accused OF being
fool, which man would certainly be
To make confession of that kind. He
ldwelt strongly on the fact that there
had been no testimony produced TO cor
roborate the statements of Mr.. Ken
nard, that he ever made confession.
| He reviewed the testimony of Mr.
| Kennard in reference to the course
taken by the burglars after they secured
the goods, and said 1T was highly i'm
probable that the goods were sent 10
New York, for II they had been they
would have been recovered, as he had
no doubt but kilograms giving a de.
scription of the stolen property had
been sent to New York and other
places.
| 1t was highly Improbable that Hag.
lany would have come TO this city and
visited Mr.. Kennard's house two days
! afterwards, If no had made such con
fession. But more than that, Hagany
remained in this city for three mcnthi
after that time, and no effort was mad'
TO arrest him, for the simple reason tina
Mr.. Kennard knew he had no evidence
, against him. This suit would neve
have been brought, had not Hagan!
: for reasons best known to others, beei
, arrested on another charge and whei
| IL hot lao nnl1 nnf ha hall
, | on that, this charge was sprung upoi
him, and he has now been in jail for
whole year.
Mr.. Sharpley closed by reminding
the Jury that all con fess sio ns must be re
7 ceived Wi h great deal OF caution, an
n that II they had reasonable doubt o
the guilt of the prisoner, they must rem
: der a verdict Of not guilty. He sut
Imitted several points of law, on whic
D he asked the Court to charge the jury
4 and took his seat at 3.45 o'clock, haviD
:. spoken for thirty minutes.
u He was followed by MIR. Ward, VIII
made the closing argument for tn
I State. He contended that Hagany ha'
l. sent for Mr.. Kennard, and made tn
con nfession for the purpose OF securin
S his confidence to obtain money to get I
New York, where he would be sal
e among his pals" The prisoner ha
- at that time Just been released froI
+ Meyamensing prison, and was hard VI
4 hut when he found that he could nj
obtain money from MIR. Kennard to g
y to New York, he came to this city, wit
n the imp ession that as three years ha
- ELAPSED since the crime was COMMITTEES
r. he could not be arrested for 1t.
Mr.. Ward spoke about twen'
minutes, and when he closed the Jul
we're charged by the Chief Justice, wi
after briefly reviewing the case al
IS evidence, said the offence of breakiI
20 into and robbing the store had bee
clearly proven, and the only questi'
m was, who committed the act
He spoke of the con feesion, and sa
that if the jury believe 1t, and that u
vi prisoner was present when the robbie
was committed, they must ma III
ra guilty, az the law made an accessa
eouaily guilty with a principal.
Sc the Jury believed the confession, tn
@. must take 1t as corroboration Of I
crime. He dweit on the fact that t
a con ufession was made voluntarily, o.
without any promise, hope or rewal
or immunity from punishment.
Il Chief Justice closed by reminding
Jury that they, in rendering their "
10 dict. must be governed by the law a
re the evidence, and IL thsre was q
s'' doubt in the matter, they must II
a the prisoper the benefit of 1t. The ju
4 retired at 4. 20 O'Clock.
X A iury was then drawn and the CT
JaIof the State. vs.. Isaac Anderson a
lanes k. Groom, both colored, v
ue taken up for trial, with Walter Hay
I'll ESQ :, for the State.
'iAA The prisoners were indicted 1or
stS larceny of an accordeon, the prope
of Francis Davis, on the 10Th OF .
gc tember. A..
Minnie Harris was sworn, and te
'iii fied that last Tuesday she saw
ets mr. isoners running out OF Mr.. pa
store, No. 0 Fast Front street Ano
a son had the ACCORDION under MS cs
on They ran along Front street 70 M
Oil then to Second, when she iost sigh'
cts them. lin, .,.,
Frank r. 8. Davis testitied thst
resides and keeps store at no; Z
/. Front street, and has musieai ine'
tcI to Philadelphia, and wheh DO Ioeu.
,G,l found that a theft had been committ
Jul He did not see the ACCORDION until !!
na- evening. when II was brought 10
by officer Mcbride for identihca,i
cry The acsordeon was worth two ooi
odc and half
'uo Officer Mcbride testified that on
Su- evening of the day that the % accord
was stolen, he arrested Andersen,
'lor another charge, and he admitted
!, nd ling stolen the ACCORDION, and tolu
where he could find it. The VII
lue. went to the place and obtained inc
Ill strument.
ohN Sergeant Tucker testified tna1 ~
ice, admitted to him that waan AndfrsUn .bs wit