Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14

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Castle, and stealing various articles, with
drew his clients plea of not guilty and
entered plea of guilty of larceny only,
which was accepted by the State.
Mr.. Harrington then stated this was
TIE prisoners first oYense, ana TINT his
general character MAS good, on which
ground he asked the clems aey of uhe
court. He then called County Treasurer
William Herbert and Henry II. George,
who said they had known Williams several
years and he had always borne good
character. The court relieved the pris-
oner of the corporal part of the punish
ment for larceny and imposed sentence
of three months imprisonment with costs
of prosecution.
Walter Hayes, Esq, withdrew the
point raised by him in the case of Joseph
Caulk, colored, indicted and found guilty
of a charge of stealing rope from the
Wilmington Gas Company. Caulk was
sentenced to pay $6 restitution money
and costs, be whipped with 10 lashes and
be imprisoned three months.
John Adams and John Brown, the
s'train robbers" who were indicted for
stealing pocket book from Alice e.
Reeder of Edge Moor, ON p, w. ID.
railroad train, were put in the box for
trial. Brown asked for postponement
until he could communicate with his
friends and procure money with which to
employ counsel, but on being asked
where they lived he said in Europe, and
that he was from Glasgow. The court
thought it would take to long to receive a
remittance from Europe, and jury was
drawn for trial. Thomas Davis, Esq,
represented the State,
Mrs. Reeder testified that as she was
approaching the cars at the Wilmington
depot Brown brushed against her, and as
she reached for the car railing she felt her
pocketbook being taken from a side
pocket of her cont. Just then Brown
passed into the car, and she cried out
''There goes the man that took my
pocketbook." She did not see Adams.
Brown walked by ON her left side, but
her pocketbook was in the right side
pocket.
Joseph Rue, special agent of the general
| freight department, Pennsylvania rail-
road, said complaints were made of pas
sengers being robbed on the trains, and
he sent word to the special officers ut
| Chester and Wilmington. He saw the
prisoners in New Castle jail, and Adams
admitted that he had him dead to
rights"
Special Officer William I. Jones said he
| knew nothing about the theft of the
pocket-book, but arrested Brown and
Adams in consequence of warnings re-
ceived from Philadelphia. At the time
he first saw the men Adams was going
through car and Brown was outside.
4 tho
| Brown, on the car when Miss Reeder ac-
cused him of taking her pocket book. He
also saw Adams walking through the cars
| Just before the train started.
Charles E. Baynard testified to seeing
the prisoners in the car the evening Miss
Reeder's pocket book was stolen.
The case was submitted without argu,
ment, except few words from prisoner
Brown protesting his innocence, and theI
Chief Justice Comegys charged the jury
in regard to the necessity of being salts
fed from the testimony of the guilt of the
accused, before rendering q verdict o.
guilty. At O'Clock the jury retired.
Immediately after the grand jury came
in with several true bills, and having
finished all business was discharged from
any further attendance at this term.
Adams and Brown were then arraignet
on the charge of stealing watch, valued
at 800, from Joseph IL. Greenman in Viii
mington, on April 23d. Brown pleaded
not guilty, and Adams said he was no
guilty of stealing the watch, but wa
guilty of having it in his possession, anf
had been advised to plead guilty and asl
the clemency of the court. The cour
directed plea of not guiltyto be entered
At SIS the jury in the first cast
against Brown and Adams returned witt
verdict of not guilty.
George johnson, colored, alias "Balti
more jack" pleaded not guilty to IN in
dictment for the larceny of watch value,
at $40, chain valued at $3.50, o Goa
worth $12 and a vest worth $3 from
Michael Stein.
Jeremiah Williams, colored lad, wa
arraigned for the larceny of two pipes, s.
cigars and six collar buttons from tn
cigar store of Martha Harner. He said h
was guilty of buying the pipes, but kney
nothing of the other articles. Plea of no
guilty entered.
Henry Sharper, a colored boy, pleade
not guilty to an indictment for the larcen
of coat and vest from Samuel +. Henry
Edward b. Stanley, white, pleaded nc
guilty to the larceny of valise. pair Q
pants, coat and two shirts from Gcorg
Mulane of White Clay Greek hundred.
Luco Fiseline and Giovanni Meteor, tw
Italians, were arraigned on an indictmer
for the larceny of 10 chickens and tw
turkeys from Joseph II. Weldin {
Brandywine hundred. The indictmer
. WINS read to them through Louis Piutt
! who acted as interpreter, and bot
, pleaded not guilty.
George johnson, alias "Baltimol
jack" through Walter Bacon, Esq
1 withdrew his plea of not guilty of IL
{ larceny of Michael STEMS watch, chail
i coat and vest and entered plea of guilt.
A jury was next drawn to try Adam
and Brown on the charge of stealth
h Joseph H. Greenman's watch. Deput
4 Attorney General Biggs represented Il
q State. Mr.. Greenman testified to losil
q his watch in crowd at Second and Ia
l. nall streets, on the night of April %
during an alarm of fire, and said til
/. Brown was close to him several times
q the crowd, before he discovered his los
i The watch was given back to him
Il Judge Cummins, at the municipal coul
d when the prisoners had their prelimina
N hearing.
"a AT the conclusion of Mr.. GreenmaI
II testimony court adjourned until 10 o'clo
r Wednesday morning.
re Court met yesterday morning at