Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-05
FsBRUARY ooURr.


lawyer.
The February term Of court oeeped ,
l0.2b O'Clock Monday morning with Cui,
Justice ComeRys and Judge Houston o
the bench and the usual number ,
witnesses and spectators in the aud
torium.
The grand and petit jutors were called
and the former retired tv consider indio'
msnts.
Chief Of Police Mcconnell was brousb
before the court on an attachment Issue
st.the request Of Harry Sharpley, ESQ
counsel tor Michael Mo1urgan, OF tn
nrm Of FitzpAtrick & MeGurgap, oontrAc
tors, who, 1t will bs rsmemb cred 90 pture,
and ran away with money iurnishs,
shsm BY the Baltimore & Ohio Rsilroa,
Company for the purpose Of paying hand
employed by them In the construction O
She Baltimore & Philadelphia railroad
Medurgan was arrested and taken to tn
police station, where his ELECTS wer,
taken In charge by the chief Of police, Al
order for the transfer Of these articles /,
the custody Of the clerk Of the peace wa,
ist ued, and the charge WAS made that b,
failed to comply with the order by mo-
giving the clerk all he had In his posses
sion.
On being asked by the chief Justice h
he had any reason to show why he should
mot be committed for contempt OF court,
Chief Mcconnell replied that he had
faithfully complied with the order Of the
court, when Il was served upon him.
by giving all Of MoGurean's effects
then In his possession, comprising !
watch, revolver and q ANAL ann Of
money. to the clerk Of the peace. he
said, In response to Counsellor Sharpley's
queries, that he had taken from MoGur.
gan In addition TO the articles above
mentioned, q package, which he turned
over TO q gentleman entitled to receive Il.
who, In turn, gave II to Levi G. Bird
Rsq., counsel for the B. & o. COMPANY.
The court, after hearing this satisfactory
explanation, ordered Mcconnell TO be dis.
charged.
AZ IL 0b o'clock the grand Jury came
In with q number OF true bills and was
discharged until s O'Clock. D. M,
Henry Wilson, colored, was srrsiaued
for the larceny Of an overooat. vAlued at
e1b, from Justis & Davidson, Whining
ton, on November 18th, and pleaded
guilty. He was sentenced to pay slb
restitution money and costs Of proseou.
tion, DO whipped with 10 Isshes on
Saturday next, and be Imprisoned three
months.
John Craven was arraiQned on the
charge OF the lsrcsny Of a Iady,s
gossamer, valued at S3. from Adams &
Brother. In answer to the usual ouery.
he replied sGuilty was drunk when
/ done II, or I .wouldn't have done n. -
He was sentenced to pay s3 hesitation
money and costs of prosecution, be
whipped with 10 lasbes on SATURDAY.
next, and be imprisoned three months.
Joseph Mccsulley, q ed-hsaded little
imp, was brought into court, and said be
was IL ysArs old last November. Hs ia
the chap who conducted the successful
series Of robbsries at the office of David
son q Br0tl er's marble works. The
court assigned Thomas Davis, ESQ to
defend the youthful rascal, and post.
poned his arraignment and trial until
afternoon.
Court then took reoesa until 8 O'Clock.
Court reoonvened at 8 O'Clock in the
afternoon, but up to s O'Clock the only
Item Of business was the application OF
Thomas Davis, Rsq., for q continuance
until next term Of the trial OF Joseph
MoCRulley, the lad charged with the lar
oeny Of money from Davidson & Brothers.
Office. II was granted.
George johnson, colored. charged with
lsi oeny, was placed in the dock and an
Indictment for one Edward Johnson wss
about TO be read to him. when he asid
his first name was George. AS Edward
Johnson had mt baan byouobk mn FINN,
passed upon by the grand Jury, the pris-
oner was remandsd.
Al $40 O'Clock the grand Jury came
In with several true bills OF indictment |
and was discharged until 10 O'Clock |
Tuesday morning.
Gerald 6ohsroni and Christopher |
Angelo, the two Italian lAborers who,
turing the riot on the Baltimore & Phila-
ieiphia railroad, near Newark, on
Gath, assaulted Deputy Sheriff |
robert W. Chambers and shot him In the /
eft arm, were arraigned on a charge Of |
.ssault and battery with intent to kill,
md through their counsel, Harry |
3hsEpley, Rag, pleaded not guilty.
Caleb B. Kelly, white, and Henry For
une, oolored, charged with assault and
battery, pleaded mot guilty.
Edward johnson, who pleaded guilty
% the charge Of carrying concealed
leadly weapons, was sentenced TO FIVE
lays imprisonment.
Christopher Riley and Edward Wilson, |
,risoners at New Castle. were ordered TO
DO oharged.
At $40 O'Clock court adjourned until
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Conrt onanad AZ 10 eo,cIock Tuesday
morning with Chief Justioe Comeeys and
Iudgaa Wootte,. and Houaton on tbe
,anob. A iury was drawn In the case of
he State va, Fitzpatriok & Mo(surQan.
,harqed with the larosny OF S3C95 86
rom tba Baltimore n Philadalphia Rail.
DAD Compsny ON Ostober 23d. 1884.
lttornsv .aeneral GRAY and n. n Ward
Sfoa.. Represented the State. and Htrry
,bsrplsv and Jobn Riggs. Esos, the de-.
sndsnts.
the ,estimonr Of r. Frank Richardson.
liviaion engineer Of The r. &p. railroad
or Delaware, and William B. Carswell,
ia clayk ye,.ted n a connected nayrative
a Sn,ab .ba er.dino N saot,on No 20 N
he n &P, rsilroad near Newark, which
I'D baan sbsndonad Nv MoCsffartv,
Ssilov 4 comlv. aoms three months
,rsvsora Tha datsndsnts soraa3 IN
'hida he .ba oontrsnt ~ tba ysi,road
amman With The former oontraotors.
~hicb nyov,dad thrt wbansvsr
he railroad COMPANY desired,
bsv oould raw the monsy direct to ths
.boreSs and not 10 the oontraotors.
ssanr~,ns susnio;ons tbst Fitzns,TioI 4
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