Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-16
COUNTY COURT.
Yesterday AFTERNOONS sEs
sION-CAsE OF DORA LENTZ.

i sION-CAsE OF DORA LENrZ-
Howard O. Cornell Convfcted-Tran,
scting Business RapiaIy-Tvo
Candidates for tho Post.
Court resumed proceedings at 8 o,clocl
yesterday afternoon, and immediatel,
aIter It convened, II. @. Conrad, ESQ.
opened for the defense In the case q
the State. Va Howard G. Cornell, char o
ca with bastardy in being the father O
the ilIegitimate child Of Dora Lentz
and was followed by Mr.. Lore, who ad
dressed the Court at some length. AND
argued that as this was . civil case. tn
defendant should be permitted 10 te,.
thy In his own BEHALF This was resist.
60 by Deputy Attorney General Birqs,
VINO commended that the case WAS moi
what could be called civil case. or II
would be heard before the Superio,
Courf. He also said that In a sim liar
case some two years ago, the same mes.
tion WAS rahed, and the Court decided
tnas the defendant could not testify in
his own behalf.
The Court took the same view of the
matter and decided that the defendant
could not take the stand.
MIS-. LsHtz was recalled by the de.
Ter 80 and testified that she had a younr
man boarding with her In 1885, who
occupied room adjoining that Of her
daughter Dora.
Mrs Agnes B. Raymond was sworn.
and testified that in November. 1873.
she resided In Chester. Previous to
tnat she resided next door 10 Lsntz's,
and had frequently seen Dora and the
young man who boarded there on the
step together and had also saw Josepb
cornell there. She never saw Howard
y. Cornell there, and did not know
that he went to the house.
Mrs. Ann Raymond testified that she
10 the mother in-law Of the previous
witness. who had formerly lived with
her. but removed to Chester in October.
1875. She did not know that Howard
y. Cornell had visited Lentz's at ali.
After his marriage he had brought his
wiie to see her on one or two occasions.
George 7. Raymond testified that he
was around the tent when IL was on the
pike number of times, and frequently
saw Dora Lentz with Joseph Cornell.
but never saw Howard with her. He
removed with his wife to Chester ia
October, 1885, but previous to that he
lived next door to Lentxs. Re had
saw Dora on several occasions on the
step with Joseph Cornell and the young
man whe boarded at their house, bat he
1id not remember ever having seeu
Howard O. Cornell there. On cross. |
by Mr.. Lore the witness
said thst the defendant was married To
bis wife's sister.
This was the last witness called, and
Mr.. Curtis made the opening argument
70 the jury for the State and was fol. |
owed by Mr.. Lore for the defense.
Deputy Attorney General Biggs made !
the closing argument for the State and |
spoke until 5 O'Clock, when the iury
were brifiy charged by the Chief Justice
and retired. They came in at 8 rs |
o'clock with q vardlct OF guilty, and
me defendant was required to furnish |
bonds that he would comply with the
aw providing for the support of the
,bild. -
William Mitchell, colored, was ar
aligned and plead guilty to an indict-
nent charging him with the larceny of
clock, valued at 81, the property of |
Eliza Johptcn, on October s He was 1
sentenced to pay the costs of proseou.
Ion, " restitution money, be impris-
med three months. and on Saturday
lext be whipped with Eve lashes.
james Wiley, colored, was arraiened
m an indictment charging him with
he larceny Of IL yards of carpet, the
property OF the Masonic Hall Company,
n November 8th. He plead guilty.
nd was sentenced to pay the costs,
90 restitution money, be imprisoned
hree months, and on next Saturday be
whipped with five lashes.
James Wright, colored, was charged
vith committing an assault on Louisa
iammitt, but the Court, after hearing
he statement Of the prosecuting wit.
ess, dismissed the case.
John Williams, oolored, plead guilty
carrying q concealed deadly weapon,
nd was sentenced to pay the costs and
Q imprisoned 10 days.
Harry Sharkey, oolored, was charged
'ith committing q misdemeanor, in
'klng goat team belonging TO John
ferries. He plead guilty, and was
,ntenced to pay the costs of prosecu-
on, fine of $50, and be imprisoned
K months,
Joseph Smith, colored, plead guilty
~ charge of carrying q concealed
sadly weapon, and was sentenced to-
ay the costs, and be imprisoned tent
ays.
John Donaico, an Italian, was charged
ith carrying concealed deadly wssp-
0, and as he could not speak or under.
and English, an interpreter was sent
'r, who mansged after q long time to
,ad the Indictment to him. The accused
I'D the interpreter that the pistol was
wen to him by another man to take {
ire Of, and that he had been in this
'uutry but four months, forty three
sys Of which he had spent in jail on
lis charge. When the Court learned
iess facts he was discharged, with o
arninR not to carry any kind of con-
'aled weapon in the future. A few
iDutes before 6 O'Clock Court adjourn
|, until 10 o'clock this morning. III