Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
rnr MAY oouRrs.
Arraignmont OF Prisoners md vari-
GUS Convictions for Larceny.

and Jail delivery opened in the court |
house at 1880 o'clock Monday morning, |
with the usual crowd in attendance. Chief
Justice Comegys alone was on the bench
at the opening.
The roll of the grand jury was called
and all answered except Henry A. Now
land. The general jury list WINS next
called, all answering except John w.
Anderson.
William R. Bright of Delaware City
was sworn as foreman of the grand jury
and the other members were also quail
flied.
The court then commanded all persons
to keep silence under pain of fine and
imprisonment, while the commission of
John H. Paynter, Esq, rs attorney.gen-
eral was read. Clerk of the Peace Coch-
ran then read the commission, after which
the grand jury retired for consultation,
the chief justice first informing them that
if they needed any information upon any
points during their deliberations the
court would be happy to furnish il.
Judge Houston here appeared and took
his seat upon the bench.
Frank Enos was qualified as bailif of
the grand jury.
For the next hour the clerk of the peace
was occupied in taking the dispositions of
applicants for liquor license.
At 11.55 O'Clock the grand jury came in
with several true bills and were dis
charged until 8 O'Clock, p. m.
At 1875 o'clock court took a recess
until p. m.
Court reassembled at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Attorneys General Paynter announced
the entering of nolle pros. in the case
of Joseph McCaulley, small boy in
dicted at the November term for the theft
Of money from the safe of Davidson Il
Brothers office. The boy has been in
Jail since his indictment, and his dis
charge was ordered. Nolle pros. was also
entered in the case of John Martin
Wendler, indicted for selling liquor on
Sunday, who died recently.
Sewell Starkey, COL, was arraigned on
charge of burglariously entering the
house Of Frank H. Thomas, in Whining
ton, on the night of january 29th, 1884,
and stealing four tea spoons valued at w
each, three table spoons valued at $3. 30
each, three dessert spoons valued Mt 80
each and one pair of sugar tongs valued
ut 81, the property of Phoebe @. Thomas.
He pleaded not guilty and his counsel,
Walter Bacon, Esq, announced TINT he
would be ready to go to trial this morning
at 4.35 the grand jury came in with q
number of true bills, and was discharged
until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
general jury was also discharged until the
same hour.
The discharge of John Wood sentenced
40 three months imprisonment at the
February term, was ordered.
At 5 o'clock court adjourned until 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Court met OF 10 o'clock, Tuesday morn
ing, Chief Justice Comegys and Associate
Justice Houston on the bench.
On the application of Alexander b.
Cooper, Esq, counsel for the defense, the
case of Thomas Platter, indicted for assault
and battery on William Turner, with in
tent to kill, was continued until the Sep
TENDER term.
Joseph McCaulley, little red-headed
lad, who was held since last November
for the larceny of money from Davidson
& Brothers Office, was brought into court
and his discharge ordered. Before he
left the court room the chief justice ad-
monished him never to come back, and to
keep his hands off other peoples prop
erty, as if he ever came back to court he
would be punished. He advised the err
ing youth to behave himself and be u
good boy.
Byard Boone, negro boy, was
arraigned for the larceny of watch
valued at $40, a chain valued at 80, o vest
valued at 81, and shirt valued at 2E
cents, the property of William Nichols,
colored, of Wilmington. He pleaded not
guilty, and announced himself ready fol
trial. The court assigned Charles M
Curtis, Esq, to the defense.
Harrison Rothwell, the notorious little
negro thief better known as "Sugal
Awful" and his brother, William Roth
we'll, were arraigned on four charges, al
follows: The larceny of pair of trous
ers, valued at SO, from Ellis Perry; pail
of drawers, valued at rs cents, from Viii
liam II. Middleton; an undershirt, valued
at 81 and q pair of drawers valued a
Slips, from Julia b. Robinson; and {
shirt valued Mt $1.50, from JOSEPH
Robinson. "Sugar Awful" pleaded guilt!
to each charge, but William said mo
guilty" each time.
Joseph Caulk, colored boy, WIS ar
raigned on charge of stealing 30 feet
rope, valued ut IL cents per foot, iron
the Wilmington Coal Gas Company, AMI
pleaded not guilty.
Elijah Benson, otherwise known II
'sCut-him-quick Lige," was arraigned o.
charge of assaulting Andrew Harri
with intent to kill, and pleaded. not guilty
James Jones, colored, of Newark
pleaded guilty, through his counsel, jaime
l.. Vallandigham, ESQ.,, to charge G
carrying concealed deadly weapon, an
the court imposed the minimum penalty
fine of $25.
A Jury was drawn in the case of Josep
Caulk, indicted for the larceny of SO fee
of rope from the Wilmington Coal Ga
Company. Thomas Davis, ESD, for IL
State ank Walter Hayes, Esq, for the d.
Tense.
The facts of the larceny were proven
and Mr.. Hayes raised the point that I'll
defense had not proved that the gas con
pany was corporation under the laws {
this State also, that the indictmei
alleged value of 70 cents per foot f'
rope, while the proof was that the rol
WIS worth $3.50. The points were III
sustained, and the jury rendered a We
dict of guilty without leaving the bo
Sentence was suspended in order to gil
Mr., Hayes m opportunity of looking |
the law in relation to requiring proof
the incorporation of company appearii
as prosecutor in a case of larceny.
BY arrangement of his counsel, Aust
Harrington, Esq, William Rothw'
pleaded guilty to one of the four charg
Of larceny against him-that of stealing
shirt valued at $1.50 from Joseph Rob-
son, nolle prosequi being entered in t
others. He was sentenced to pay vs. II
titution money and costs, be whip
with 10 lashes ON Saturday next, and
imprisoned three months. He wanted
know if he would be released from pris
ut the end of his term, and the court 81
he would be if he got some one to pay I
costs and restitution money.
Harrison Rothwell Sugar Awful, "
pleaded guilty to each of these IL
charges, was sentenced in each case
pay restitution money and receive
iashes and three months imprisonme
making total of $l3 restitution mon
90 lasheB and nne year in jail.
Byard Boone, colored, was next gi'
Jury trial on the charge of break
into the house of William Nichols, color
and stealing n watch, chain, vest
shirt. Thomas Davis, ESD, for the st
and Charles M. Curtis, ESD, for the
fense.
William Nichols and his wife, Sal
testified to the house being robbed, I
Sallie Nichols said she saw BY
Boone the same afternoon with her
bands vest, watch and chain. Oh
Marques testified to nrresting Boone
recovering the stolen articles. DO
confessed the larceny to him.
The case was submitted without al
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