Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-07

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Dover, April 29.-Court met this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, with full bench.
The case of Charles Richards, colored,
for misdemeanor, was continued until the
next term of court, owing to the illness of
material witness.
John Bodine and George Adams, in
dicted for larceny of two sides of bacon
from the store of Mr.. Joseph of Milford
| was the first case tried this morning and
it took up all of the morning session.
The principal witness for the prosecution
was a negro named William Hazard He
saw the two men about 1.30 o'clock on
the Saturday morning of the robbery
going down the street each with side
of bacon upon his shoulder, to the
creek, where they got into
boat and went across. After that
he lost sight of them. He did not,
however, see them get into the boat, but
he heard them and concluded that they
did. When Mr.. Joseph went to his store
on Saturday morning and found that some
one had broken into it, and the two sides
of bacon were gone, he at once began the
search for them. He came across Haz-
zard who told him what he had seen, and
where he thought his bacon was. Mr..
Joseph got constable, and having pro-
cured a search warrant he then followed
the directions of Hazard, and short
distance from the place designated by
Hazard the two pieces of bacon were
found.
The defense tried to prove by the
father and brother of Bodine, that Haz-
zard was the thief and not the accused
The two Bodines swore that John was
home at 1.30 on the Saturday morning in
question, sitting down stairs by the fire
about half drunk. The father testified
that his wife was sick on that
night and that he was up all
night administering medicine to her.
He heard the dogs bark and went down to |
see what the matter was, when Hazard |
walked into the house with the bacon. |
Hazard asked him to let the meat stay |
there until morning when he intended to |
sell it, but he told him he wouldn not do it,
whereupon, after cutting the meat into
four pieces, he, Hazard took it out, and |
he, Bodine, saw no more of it.
The sons testimony was about the |
same. There were other witnesses whose
testimony was of such character as to
lead to the conviction of the prisoners.
This is not the first time that John |
Bodine has been in jail. He was in jail |
last year for stealing n horse. Attorney
General Paynter represented the State |
and James l. Wolcott for the defense |
Verdict guilty.
Cora Curry, colored, was indicted for |
stealing dress skirt from Harriet Shock |
ley. At the trial it was proved that the |
husband of Harriet Shockley gave the |
dress to Cora, whereupon the State sub /
mitted the case, and the chief Justice |
directed the jury to deliver verdict of |
not guilty. Deputy Attorney General 4
Biggs for State; Judge George P. Fisher |
for defense. This case wound up the 1
criminal docket
The verdict in the highway robbery /
case was that George Macky, colored, the |
prisoner, was not guilty.
James Stevens, eolored, was found dead |
last Sunday evening in his field, few
miles from here. Coroner Butler held an |
inquest over the body and the verdict was
that he came to his death from natural \
causes.
Dover, April 30.-Court met to-day at |
lO q. M, and the whole day was taken up l
in examining and arguing an action of |
,jectlnent; Fulton for plaintiff and VOL
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,. Truitt, Esq, presented to the
court certain resolutions which were
adopted on the 10Th of last November, at |
meeting of the Kent county bar, in
memory of the late Richard Harrington,
Esq, and which were published in EVERY
EVENING at the time.
The resolutions were seconded by James
Pennewill, Esq, who spoke feelingly of |
the deceased, as did likewise j. r.. |
Lofand, Esq, and Chief Justice Comegys.
When the chief justice closed court ad- |
journed until 10 o. m. tomorrow.
Dover, May Yesterday afternoon
Albert Cowgirl closed out his household
goods at public sale. In the future he
will board with his family at the Hotel
Richardson. l. N. Mills removed to-day
from his late residence on the square to
the house vacated by Mr.. Cowgirl on
State street.
Court adjourned this afternoon until II
a. m, Monday. In all probability court
will be in session until Wednesday,
Judges Whiteley and Wootten left ON the
late trains for their respective homes.
The work of grading the upper portion
of State street is still going on.