Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-10
U. s. DISTRICT COURT.
Opening of the september Term
ON Tuesday BY Judge Wales.

on Tuesuay ny JuuRc NhieAs
The September term of the United
States district court opened ut 10 O'Clock
on Tuesday, Judge Wales on the bench.
The grand and petit jurors were in at
tendance with but few exceptions. The
grand jury was obligated and re-
tired to its room for delib-
Grafton. The traverse jurors were
called and dismissed until 2.30 o'clock.
| The names of witnesses were next called.
There was poor attendance of attorneys,
there being but three or four besides the
district attorney.
Daniel b. Woodward was sworn by
Clerk Smith us bailiff to serve ut this
term. District-Attorney Patterson swore
in number of witnesses to go before the
| grand jury, and proceedings then stopped
until the grand jury shall report. There
are two cases before The jury, and these
will in all probability be the fruits of the
term. They are pension cases.
In the afternoon the grand jury reported
true bills against Annie T.. Jones, going
by the name of Annie Il. Harper, and
David p: Hutton, upon charges of fraudu-
lently attempting to secure pension
attempting to obtain n pension under
| The grand jury was then discharged for the
term. and court adjourned until Wednes-
day morning, when Annie i. Jones was
arraigned uponsstwo indictments-on for
false pretenses, ana the other for being a
party to the forging of n name to false
affidavit intended to support her
application. The charges against
her were that she made three
applications for pension on the ground
that her husband was killed in the war
and that she was n widow. The first
application was made some Is years ago,
when she was still widow, but was re-
fused. She was afterwards married and
since that time has twice applied for n
pension, representing that she was n
widow and giving the name of Harper after
she had become Mrs. Jones. IN the course
of making her application her voucher
was signed and sworn to by David p.
Hutton, representing himself TO be her
son, to her full knowledge and with her
approval The application was not
granted and Mrs. Jones and Hutton were
apprehended for violation of the pension
laws. The defendant lives in this city
and has resided here ever since the war,
and all her applications were made here.
She has son down the State near Rcho-
both and another living Mt Concord, Pa.
When arraigned on Wednesday she
pleaded guilty to both indictments. She
was without counsel. Judge Wales after
briefly considering the case, and in pro
nouncing sentence upon the defendant
stated that in consideration of her pleas
of guilty and of the fact that she was
urged on by others 10 commit the offense
he would make the punishment as light as
possible. He thereupon imposed fine OF
$500 in each case and sentenced her tC
imprisonment for two months ON the first
charge and for one on the s cond, Or from
to-day until the 9th day of December
next. She was then committed to the
custody of Marshal Newlin.
The witnesses in the case were dis
charged from further attendance, ant
those in the other cases until Tuesday
next. Hutton, who is indicted for forgery
is lying quite ill Mt the almshouse, ant
his case was therefore adjourned unit
Tuesday next. Court was adjourned n
noon until Friday morning for regula
business.
/ Mrs. Jones has been going under tho
name of Annie E. Wardell, aud is down
in the directory by that name. She liyet
at No. 100 Justison street and KEEP
boarders. She was taken to New Castl
Wednesday afternoon in charge of Deput.
Marshal Ainscow.