Daily Republican., 1885-05-12
FOURTH edition.
This Moruing's Court.

ing, with Chief Justice Comegys anC
Associate Judge Houston present. Th'
case Of Thomas Platter, indicted fo
assault with intent to kill William
Turner, was on motion of Alexander b
Cooper, Esq, continued until mex
term.
Joseph McCaulley, the small boy
who has been held several months on &
charge Of breaking into and robbing 6
fire proof safe, was brought into Court
and showed the effects of his imprison
ment very much. The Chief Justice
gave him some excellent advice and
warned him that II he was ever brought
before the Court again, he could rely
on receiving the full extent of the law.
He was then discharged.
Bayar Boone, colored, was arraigBed
and plead not guilty to an indictment
charging him with breaking into the
house of William Nichols, April I'd,
and stealing a watch valued at $40, a
chain valued at 81, a vest valued at 81,
and shirt valued at % cents. The
Court assigned G. NJ. Curtis, Esq., as
his counsel.
Il William ROCKWELL and Harrison Roth.
we'll, alias "Sugar Awful" both
jcolored, were arraigped ON an indict-
ment charging them with the larceny
LOT q pair of pants valued at 81, on
March "a. William pleaded not guilty
and Harrison guilty.
4 They were then arraigned for the
larceny CT pair Cf drawers, valued at
as cents, on the same date, when
William again entered plea of not
guilty, and Harrison pleaded guilty.
The third indictment charged them
with the larceny of an undershirt and
J drawers valued at 81, when they both
plead the same as before.
They were also indicted for the lar.
ceny of q shirt valued at $l.tO, and
William plead not guilty, but Harrison
again admitted his guilt.
Joseph Caulk, colored, plead not
guilty to an Indictment charging him
with the larceny of so feet of rope, valu.
ed at IL cents foot, from the Will
mington Coal Gas Company, March
18th.
FL jah Benson, co!ored, was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty to an indictment
charging him with committing Ill
assault with intent to kill Andrew
Harris, OR May 18th, and the Court as
signed Walter Bacon, Esq, to defend
him.
James Jones. colored, plead guilty tc
carrying a concealed deadly weapon,
and was sentenced 10 pay the costs, and
a fine of $25.
A jury was then drawn and the case
T., OF the State VS.. Joseph Caulk. colored,
| indicted for larceny, was taken up for
trial with Thomas Davis, Esq, for the
State, and Walter Hayes, Esq, for the
defence. Mr.. Davis briefly opened the
case to the jury by stating what he IN
tended to prove, and then commenced
the examination Of witnesses.
Robert Cassidy testified that the rope
recovered belonged to the Wilmington
Goal Gas Company, of which he is AL
I "mploye e. lie said the rope was worth
SO so.
| Onicer Pierson testified that be found
Caulk with the rope In his possession,
and as he suspicioned 1t had been stol.
en-, he arrested him, and that the lrope
was afterwards identified as the prov,
erty of the Gas Company.
Mr.. Davis offered to show that the
company was Incorporated by the
General Assembly Of this State, bu,
Mr.. Hayes fled his exceptions. Mr.
!, Hayes tnen raised the point that the
Indictment was defective, as it CHARGED
that 80 feet of rope had been taken ,yalu
ed at IL cents a foot, which would
amount to So, but the prosecution Lao
proved that the rope was valued al
Sc 80.
Tne point was overruled by the Court
and the case submitted to the iury
without argument. A verdict of guilty
was Immediately rendered, but sen.
tence was deferred, to allow MIR. HAYES
time o examine the law in reference In
his exceptions.
William Ro.hwell, who plead not
lGuii,y TO four indictments charging
HIM with larcenv, acted under the adj
vice OF his counsel, Austin Harrington.
> ESD, and plead guilty TO one indict
m-ut, and The others were dismissed.
The Court then sentenced him to nav
the costs Oh prosecution, IS restitution
money, be imprisoned 3 months, and
ON Saturday next be whipped with IL
lashes. He asked the Court If he would
DO released when his time was up. and
the Chief Justice informed him that ht
would, If ut could get SONS one to pay
} the costs and restitution money
Harrison Rothweil, salias Sugar Aw
full, was then told to stand up, and Tia,
Chief Justice remarked that he had 4
very distinct recollection of ha wing seeI
7 him in the dock ut least twice before
tie was then sentenced to pay the cost,
), of prosecution in each of the four case,
TO which he had plead guilty, to pay
restitution money amounting to Sl3, t.
| receive lashes and be imprisoned
months on each charge, making g
: lashes and II months imprisonment.
The Case OF the state vs.. Byard Buope
, coored, charged with burglary ano
! larceny, was then taken up for tria
, with Thomas Davis, E,q for the Stat,
j, and & NJ. Curtis, Esq, tor the defence
l William Nichols cOlored, was sworn
and testified that he resides at From
and Searles streets, and that on Apri
End his house was opened and robbed
Ola watch and chain, vest and shirt
! during the absence OF himself ant
wife.
, Sailie Nichols testified that she is til,
wife of William ichols, and that ON tb,
day i'll question she locked the door an(
2 put the Key under the step, after wticI
she went ont to work. When she cam,
home she found the back door stand in:
open and every room in the nc use ran
sacked.
/ Officer william II. Marques testi
, fed that from ,hs information which
he received he started ont to hun
= Boone, aud four d him ia barber shop
When he came out, the witness aske,
him where he got the watch which h
had on, and he said that he bought i,
but afterwards admitted that he took |
= out of Nichols house.
This closed the testimony for theState
and as there was noue offered by the de
q Tense, the case was submitted to tn
y jury, who retired at IL o'clock. Ate
an absence of Is minutes, they returned
with verdict of guilty, and he wa