Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-18

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that he Ia non oompoB mentis.
At $40 p. m. the grand jurymsn came
into court and reported on the cases sub
charged until Tuesday morning at Il
O'Clock.
Harrison Rothwell alias '.sugar Awful''
was brought into court ard indicted on
four separate charges Of larceny as fol.
lows: July 18th, from Harry o'Toole,
pantaloons with 10 cents, coat $8, vest,
"; same day, from JRmes 0'Toole, two
rszors, &5, three Knives, 81, so; July 18th,
from James W. Higgins, coat, e6; same
day, from Thomas Cole, coat, s6. He
pleaded guilty to all the charges, and the
sentence OF the court was reserved,
Joseph Ord was charged with the lar
oeny Of various articles from the house Of
Louis Fl. Cox on August 22d, valued in
all ct about $50. The court, at his
request, granted him until Wednesday to
decide upon his plea. John Keegan and
Ned Cassidy pleaded guilty to the charge
Of carrying concealed deadly weapons,
and both asked the mercy OF the court.
The former was sentenced to imprison.
ment for Eve days, and the latter ten
days.
William G. 6pruanoe, Bsq., asked the
court to set day for the hearing Of ar
gument on the application Of David W.
Richardson Of Detroit, Michigan, for a
writ Of maDdamus on the Diamond
Match Company to compel the latter To
show him Its books. Mr.. Richardson is q
stookholder, and application is made on
the allegation that he has mot been re.
oeiving his share Of profits. The court
declined to set day just yet, owing to
| the rush Of criminal cases. Messrs. Gray
and Nields are counsel for the company.
The court of general sessions convened
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday, with Chief
Justice Comegyb and Judge wootten on
the bench. On application OF Lsvi q.
Bird, ESQ, Andrew K. Sanborn was ad-
mitted to the bar, he having studied
under Mr.. Bird and passed a good
examination.
Sugar Awful and Joseph Ord were
brought into court. The notorious young
thief received separate sentence, on eEol
indictment. 1t amounts In all to the
cost of prosecution, the payment Of
slS 10 restitution money, four months
imprisonment and 20 lasbes OF
next Saturday. Ord with the ocuseni
Of the attorney general was allowed tt
plead guilty to larceny alone and he was
sentenced to pay the cost OF proseou ion,
$34. 48 restitution money six months i'm
prisonmept and to receive 10 lashes on
Saturday, September 9th.
Charles CoIely, white, was arraigned
on three indictments first, the stealing
OF an organ from the Brandywine Metho-
dist Church, at Claymont, on September
10th, valued at $50 = wagon and hsr-
ness on the same day from Robert Casey,
Jr., valued at $l5 and q horse valued
| at $2.25. He pleaded not guilty, and at
the request Of Harry Sharpley, Rsq., his
counsel, the hearing Of the case was post
poned.
at 11.20 O'Clock the case Of the State
We. George s. HsgaDy, alias Slim Jim,
was called. He was indicted on the
charge OF breaking into the store OF
| William NJ. Kennard & Co. and stealing
500 yards OF dress silk April 28th, 1880,
at midnight. Harry Sharpley, Esq., rep
resented Hagany, and Il. II. Ward, Rsq.,
the State. Hagany, 1t will be remem.
bered, confessed to being present at the
time the burglary was committed, but
put In the plea that he did none OF the
stealing. --..
Mr.. Kennard rehesrsed the faots Of the
robbery, the meeting Of Hagany in Phila.
| delphia In pursuance OF letter written
by the latter, and the aooused's confess
sion OF being implicated in the crime at
| that time.
at IL 20 the gland jury came into
court and after reporting on several bills
was discharged unit, 3 O'Clock.
| alartr fnN Aheao INV
stated that on the morning preceding the
robbery, the notorious Charles axe
came into the store with Hagany to look
at some silks.
The State rested at IL 35 and, as the
defense had no testimony, argument was
begun. Mr.. Ward spoke for about 70
minutes. Pending the adjournment OF
court until afternoon, number Of
prisoners were arranged on petty charges
aud pleaded not guilty.
rsCourt reoonvened at O'Clock in the
Afternoon and Mr.. sharpley, counsel foI
defense, began his argument Ia the case
of the State vs.. Hsgany. He cited to the
court many authorities on confessions. In
his address to the Jury he said IL was
oertainly very remarkable case AZ d
said it could be easily imagined how hard
It would be for man to prove an nlib
after a lapse Of four years. He also
called the attention Of the Jury to the
fact that Hsgany was arrested on suspi'
Dion a few days after the robbery and
discharged because nothing could b,
proved against him. He spoke abou
half an hour.
Chief Justice Comegys, in his chsrg,
to the iury, said /: The confession OF the
prisoner, II thu jury believed he mad,
one, was corroborated by the fact tina
euoh robbery WAS committed. Therefor,
II the Jury believed that the robbery
bad been committed, and believed Mr.
Ksnnagd's testimony that Hagany con
tossed, 1t would bs justified in rendering
q verdict Of guilty. The jury retired a
420.
The next case called was the State va
Isaac Anderson and James 4. Groov, 3
charged with the larceny Of an accoTdeoi
valued at e. so from the store OF II. R S
Davis. Walter Hayes, Bsq,, was couuse
for the State, and the prisoners, VIII
were very oomical negro boys, acted a
. counsel for themselves.
3 When the Stata rested Chief Justio
Comsgys asked the boys II they had any
. thing to say to the jury. Rising an,
F., buttonipg his coat, Anderson bowed Il
. submission to the court and said: "Geu
,lemen Of the jury, now we didn't n
, more take dat 'oordeon than muffin
! Dere'a plenty mo- 'cordeons like ds
' 'cordeon what wuz taken frum his store
An, gentlemen, we stan b5fo' you an
/; ssk you to slider dere's plenty mo- 'oOl
deems in town" Then, with the grsC
Of n t.haatarf,e1d NI thank vou gentle
I. men, TO- yer kind 'tention." Rven th
. chief justice was forced to smile at th
!, touching plea.
. The jury returned q verdict Of guilt
without leaving their seats. Chief Jul
tice Comegys sentenced them to pay th
= cost Of prosecution and $3.50 restitutio
!; money, be imprisoned three months an
!. receive on next Saturday 10 lashes eaol
8 They made all sorts of grotesque fao'
while the sentence was being pronounce
70 and as they passed the jury box eac
n said "Thank You gentlemen, thank You.
% AT nearly $50 O'Clock the jury In Sill
Jim's CASE came In and rendered q verdi
u Of not guilty. Upon being discharge
n by Chief Justice ComeRys Hsgany smile
10 serenely.
l. william White, James Jones al
" George Wilkins were each sentenced
l. 10 days imprisonment for carrying oo
!. ossled deadly weapons.
/. George Butcher for assault and batter
upon Officer Lewis at the Volksfest vi
y fined IS and costs, and sentenced to II
!, prisonment for one month.
sr At 6 o'clock court adjourned until
" O'Clock Wednesday morning.
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