Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-12
FIFTH EDITION.


court room and occupied . seat on the
bench.
Immediately after the opening the
ease Of John Nicholas, William Morris
and George Robinson, indicted for the
larceny OF thirty-nine chickens, was
given TO the Jury without argument,
and they retired. After being out about
fifteen minutes they returned with o
verdict OF guilty for the entire three.
A Jury was then drawn aud the case Of
William Rollins and James e. Grooms,
both colored, indicted for highway rob
berry, WAS taken mp for trial, with VIII.
lard Sau lsbury, Jr., Esq, for the Slate,
and J. X. Bradford, Esq, for the de.
Tense.
Theodore White, colored, was sworn,
and testified that he resides In George
town, and was sum moned rs witness
before the U. 8. Court last April.
About s O'Clock In the afternoon he
went to the p, w. & b. Railroad sta
ton, and while he was waiting for q
train, the prisoner came up to him and
said, "You muen't stand here the cops,
will get you" They then pulled him
TO a bridge and one dubbed him while
the other beat him with his fists. They
also stole $40 and his coat and cap. He
learr cd afterwards that 1t was Third
street bridge that they took bin over.
He was not drunk nj the time, but
these men pulled and hauled him
along. The money that was taken from
him was in IS bills, and was paid TO
him ct the court as his witness fees.
Michael CAM on testified that he 10 a
| police officer In this city. On the night
| White was robbed he found him lying
| In q yard over Third street bridge. He
| was beat up very bad and could scarce
| ly walk. He had no cap or coat on, and
Ohicer O'Hsrra took him to the hall.
When White was found there was no
one In the house, but upon going back
afterwards they found the prisoners
| and two women and took them To the
hall. Myers coat Was found the next
day hanging up In the house. Myers
was drunk when they found him In the
yard.
John o'Harra testified that he ia q
police officer In this city. He was with
/ Officer Cannon ON the night OF April
18th, when he found White In the y ard.
| He corroborAted the testimony Of OH :
Ger Cannon, and said that he was posi-
tive White was under the influence Of
liquor.
Solomon Bantem, colored, testified
1
and about O'Clock In the afternoon OF
April 18th he saw two men coming
across the lot carrying another man.
He knew no more about IL until 10
O'Clock that night, when he heard that
man was ly Ing In yard on A street,
near where ne lived.
He went To the place and found Theo
dore White badly hurt and partly I'M
conscious. He ran TO q drug store u
get help, and afterwards started to the
Diamond State mill 10 telephone to the
police, but saw q younger man who
went quicker than he could. He wal
positive that the prisoners were the meT
who were carrying White and was Ger
tain when he found him in the y arc
that he had been drinking
William Walker, colOred, WAS sworI
! and testified that he saw Rollins an6
Groom carrying White. One had hole
, OF his legs and the other his body. The,
took him into Groom's house and b
, did not See him again until about 1
4, O'Clock that night, when he saw him II
j the yard beat up aud bleeding. Tn
) only way to get into the yard wa
9 through the house. Groom lived in tn
house with two women.
T. Alfred Hartman. colored, testified tina
a he resides right hack Of Groom, an
). saw him and Rollins carry White Tut
d his house about 8 O'Clock. About 9
9 o'clock he WAS looking out his window
d aud saw Groom pull White, who wa
then bleeding, out in the yard.
This WAS the last witness for th
State, and Mr.. Bradford for the defept
asked that the indictment be quashet
% on the ground that 1t charged tt
| 18th raVu itfinu a rohharv n
. . highway, when the evidence Shove
a that II any robbery was committed
- was done in q house.
- The motion was opposed by Nj
:. Salisbury, and after short argumei
70 overruled by the court. The Sta
;, waived the opening argument, and M
- Bradford commenced his argument
the defense, and was followed by ID
20 Salisbury for the State.
20 The Jury was briefly charged by d
y Chief Justice and retired at 11.45. Aft
10 being out until IL 80 O'Clock they !
n turned with verdict Of guilty.
y, Another Jury WAS then drawn in Il
- case OF the State VS.. Michael McOlo
-. key, indicted for the larceny OF b
y containing bushel OF potatoes
March 9th. Frank Biggs, Esq, q
peared for the State.
-, Thomas 3. Vandever testified that
~ March 9Th he came to this city to
Nv u" tend market, and left his wagon O.
~ tanning produce, on King street,
ne tween Fifth and Sixth streets. 7
'k next morning he found that some O
NC had stolen bag of potatoes and .
90 broken open box containing other
~ ticles. He afterwards recovered
potatoes Mt police station.
Edward Stroud testified that he 1
farmer. and WAS In this city on MAJ
ley y He saw McCloskey with two bi
sed of potatoes, which he carried acr
ltu King street aud left one just ao'
act. NTH street. McCloskey then WI
down King street and the witness "
TO police station.
nth Frank Meachem testified that he !
lay special officer in this city and {
lin, when Mr.. strond came TO police stat
ock he went on King street, and 81
watching for some time saw McOlo0l
return and commence to hunt
aac something else In the wagon, wi
sht. he arrested him.
lm This was the last witness, and
der case was given to the jury without
ing gument. After being out about
minutes they returned with a verde
guilty.
A jury was then drawn aud the Gas
oi,v the State vs.. William Hancock, indi'
, re. for the larceny of an oyercoAt,
a, taken up for trial, with Deputy AT
ney General Biggs for the State.
Hugh johnson testified that h'
employed by Simmons & Co.,
les, nr,sonsr In the inmh4r ward and Al
uiS wards saw him going away with
oyercoat on. He followed him