Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-30
rns COUNTY COURTS,
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Walter Hayes, ESQ, for the defence. Mr..
Chapman testified 10 losing the cigars and
recovering them at the police station.
Scott Lopez, colored, testified that he
bought box OF cigars from Murray,
and Sergeant McVey said he arrested
Murray and recovered the cigars sold 10
Lopez. Murray admitted having stolen the
cigars from Chapman's store. There was
no defence and the case was submitted
without Argument. The jury rende red a
verdict OF guilty without leaving the box.
Murray was sentenced to pay SS rest,tu.
ton money and costs, be whipped with
five lashes ON Saturday next, and be i'm
prtsoned three months. In another case
against Murray, OF burglprously entering
Boers' saloon and stealing about 300
worth of articles, nolle prosequi was
entered.
Margaret Griffith, colored, Of Arpo-
quinimink hundred, pleaded guilty to the
larceny of clothing from BENJAMIN +
Ginn. She was sentenced 10 pay $l.05
restitution money and costs, and be i'm
prisoned for one month.
State vs.. James Campbell, for the lar.
oeny of some clothing, two umbrellna
and pair OF sleeve buttons from James
y. Oasperson. Thomas Davis, ESQ, for
the State. Mr.. Oasperson said the articles
were stolen from his office in the r., w.
q ID. railroad freight depot. He noticed
the prisoner hanging around the the Office
short time before he missed the prop
erty. Sergeant Money testified to arrest
ing Campbell and finding the goods In his
possession. The prisoner asked permission
TO read an address to the Jury, which he
had prepared, and hisrequest was granted.
The address was exceedingly we'll written
and showed the prisoner to be q man of
unusual intelligence. He said II was his
first appearance in court, and believed
the theft had been committed by another
man, who gave him the articles
to sell while he was drunk.
He made an earnest plea for
clemeney, and begged to be- at least
spared the disgrace of the whipping post,
In case the jury felt they must convict
him. The. jury retired, and In a few
minutes returned with verdict OF guilty
and recommendation 10 mercy. He was
sentenced to pay 81 25 restitution money
and costs and be imprisoned three months
John Hopkins, colored, pleaded guilty
TO the larceny of clothing from Michael
X. Carroll, and was sentenced TO paw
$3.40 restitution money, be whipped with
10 lashes md be imprisoned three
months.
State Va. Charity Lopez, eolored, for
the larceny OF dress, basque and mir of
shoes from Mary j Worrell, eolored,
Willard II. Porter, Esq, for the State.
Mrs. Worrell testified thai Charity stole
her property, and the jury rendered
verdict of guilty without leaving the box.
To
ton money and costa and he imprisoned
for three months.
Lewis Adams, colored, pleaded guilty
10 m assault and battery on Rebecca
Ricketts,, colored, of Newark. Robecca
told how no came to her house, and, after
abusing her, threw stone NJ her, Cutting
: her head severely. Lewis said Rubeoca
hit him first with cigar box, and also
hit him with stone before he throw hack
at her. He was sentenced to fine of $50
and costs and six months imprisonment.
In the case OF James Il. Simmons, in
dicted for carrying concealed deadly
weapons, Simmons failed TO appear and
his reoognizance was forfeited. William
Il. Thompson was his bondsman.
Philip Pinion, colorcd, who was found
guilty on Thursday of burglariously en-
In Chrisiiana hundred, and stealing rev.
eral articles, was Rontenced to pay S33
restitution money and costs, $500 tine
stand mn hour in the pillory ON Saturday
next, aud be imprisoned for one year.
The cases of 4. T. Stroud and Lee File,
indcted for keeping gaming house,
were continued until the mkt term.
This ended the criminal business OF the
term, 10 Cases having been disposed OF
during the session. During the term 40
indictments, in all, were acted upon.
After ,iSposinR Of some motions and
other minor civil business, the court, at /
O'Clock, finally adjourned.
The September term of the court of
chnncery opened In the courthouse, this
city, on Monday, Chancellor salisbury
presiding. In the case of the injunction
against Messrs. Ford h Ryan, proprietors
OF tho Silverbrook morocco factory, re-
straining them from polluting tho waters
OF Sllyerbrook with refuse from their fac.
tory, the attachment issued for violation
OF said injunction was dissolved, by
agreement Of counsel on both sides.
Argument ON the injunction was con-
tinuod, the injunction meanwhile TO con-
tinue in force. All the other cases ON the
list were also continued In the after
noon no business Of public interest was
transacted. S
In the court of ohancery yesterday,
the.case OF the Jessup Il Moore Paper
Company against Ford II Ryan, for pol
luton of Silver brook, was continued.
Willard salisbury, Esq, for the appel
lants, occupied the session in citing
numerous authorities to show cause
why an injunction should be .issned.
Tho paper company receives its supply
of water for washing pulp from the Silver
brook, and they claim that from the i'm
purities thrown into it that their business
suffers injury, as the water with which
the pulp is washed must be pure. Judge
Grubb, as associate judge of the orphans
court, presided over that court this morn-
ing, but no business Of public interest
was transacted.