Daily Republican., 1885-02-04
Elf tn EDITION,
0aiiI On TriA.

On Motion OF Harry Sharpley, Eaa.,
Henry G. Turner. Esq., was appointed
. comm issioLer In the divorus case OF
Rachel Mckay. vs.. George Mckay.
Robert Howard, . colored boy, was
arrAisned and plead not guilty 70 an In.
q ictment char log him With entering
the house OF Caroline Sherwood, Jauu-
AIRY 22nd, with intent TO commit q lar.
ceny.
George Robinson and John Nichol.
SOD. both colored, were charged with
the larceny OF chickens from ROBE II
Lewis Armstrong, aud both plead gull
~. They were sentenced 10 pay e32
money, the cost OF prosecu.
ton. be imprisoned three months, and
on Saturday next DO whipped with 10
lashes each
Ed~Ard johnson, colored, Was ar
raignod on All Indictment charging him
with the larceny on Decemb Der 9th, OF n
watch valued at SIC watch chain
valued At VI +; . gold watch aud chain
valued At ti25 two pistos valued at
$40 SO each . needle cass valued ut 30
cents n pocket book valued At 10
cents, and two Is gold pieces, the prop.
erty Of Margaret Bacon. The prisontr
said that be took u goods out Of the
house, and the Cours directed that n
plea Of not guilty should be enterosi.
Robert Brown, coiorcd, plead guilty
10 the larceny OF two chickens valued
at 30 cents each from Randolph Peters,
and was sentenced 70 pay the costs of
prosecution. 81 restitution money, be
imprisoned mon b.. aud on Saturday
receive 10 lashes
Levi Purnell, colorod. was CHARGED
with the larceny OF four chickens val,
ned nj 62 cents each, from Low Chew,
and plead not guilty.
John Riley, q white man, was charg.
ed with the larceny OF an o vercoat valu.
ed at 81, and a pair OF owes valned at
e. and plead not guilty.
william Stewart was placed IN the
dock. and srraigned on AN Indictment
charging him viii causing the death
of Emma Murray. on the cath day OF
December. by striking her In the face
with brick, on D-cem her 25tb. He IL
represented by Harry Sharpley, ESQ.
and plead not guilty.
Tn. examination Of witnesses for the
defense IN the case OF Fitzpatrick and
McGurgan was then resumed.
William II. Leo was sworn, and ties.
titled that he supplied the men with
meat. That on the day the contractors
are charged with leaving, he asked Mr..
Richardson abont the money due him
for meat, and he said that be did not
know what would be done about II. IA
the men had gone away and taken their
own money with them.
On cross examination nv Mr.. Gray,
and Also on the re.d.r examination
by Mr.. Bi1gs. he said he Ma not sure
that Mr.. Richardson said that, but
thought he did
John NJ Robertson testified that he r
a resident engineer Of the Il. & p. Rail.
road. Mr.. Riggs showed him several
letters that he wished him % identify.
but as the court ruled that they could
not be admitted as evidenc., he was
dismi ssed.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, wifi. 81 or. of the
contractors, testified that on the day IL
was claimed that McGurgan had alb
seconded, he was at homs In the even
ing.
This closed the evideuc" for the de-
tense, aud Mr. Gray called WilliamH.
Carsweli In rebuttal, to contradict the
evidence OF Seaman, who swore that be
l~ft the room at the same time that Nc
Gurgan did
Mr. Gray said thai he ~'Oi Id withd a W
hts objections TO the letters offered by
TIL. defense, and they were allowed 10
De entered M evidence II. II. Ward
Esq opened the Argument for the
state NJ II 30 o'clock, and spoke until
IL O'Clock. He WAS followed by John
biPgs, Esq for the defense, who read
the letters received by the contractors
from the engineers VI III. raj iroad com
pany. He CLOSED AZ l2 As and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Sharpley, who spoke mp
10 O'Clock " hen Court took "A rec. sn
until 3 o'clock.
At 1908 o'clock the grand Jury came
In, and having disposed of all the bust.
n ss brought before them, made the
following report
To the Honorable JUDGES OF the Court
OF General Sessions of the Peace and
Jail Delivery OF the State Of Delaware.
IN and for New Castle County.
The Grand Inquest tor the body of
New Castle county, respectfully make
the following report During its term
OF service there nave been Submitted TO
II eighty bills OF indictment, of which
seventy -.onr have been returned AZ true
aud six ignored. While numerically
the cases are fewer than often presented
TO Grand Jufies heretofore, we do not
feel warranted in the statement that
suclI factindicates "A mater ial decrease
OF crime
Disorders OF serious character,
anu fr. quent Instances of house break
ing and burglary within few months,
esptc ially IN the city OF Wilmington,
would negative such an Inference.
Or The true bills returned two have
been for murder In the first degree. two
tor granddaughter, two for assault with
intent to commit murder, ono for as
sault with intent to commit rape and
one for burning barn.
The remainder, constituting q very
large proportion of tho whole mum Der !,
are in the N Vim for larceny, carrying
concealed deadly weapons, assault and
battery and for violation of the license
law In reference 10 the sale Of intoxicat
ing liquors.
Many Of the casss brought to our at
tention have been Of such a trivial ma
ture that in urging the adoption OF "a
more direct, less costly, and simple
method than at present In volved In the
disposition OF such offepses We but re-.
spond to . wide spread and earnest dt-
sire.
During the intervals, very consider
able trouble has been occasioned by the
unlawful conduct OF persons engaged
In the construction of q large and im.
portant public work through the State
The settled ignorance and failure 10
comprehend. or in any degree exer.
else the duties Of citizenship by many
OF these people-connected with the
sometime well grounded belief that
they are TO DO defrauded OF their earn
ings by contractors by whom they are
Immediately employ ed-msy be stated