Evening journal., 1888-11-22
LAST EDITION
This MORNINGS COURT.
Mr.. Hilles Makes Splendid Argument
and is Complimented by the Court.

Mr.. Hilles Makes a Splendid Argument
and is Complimented by the Court.
Court reconvened this morning at 10
sclock. The verdict of the jury in the
case of assault against John McAnan, the
sewing machine agent which came in be.
tween Z and o'clock last night, was not
guilty.
The case of Elizabeth Clark for larceny
was resumed ard w S. Hilles counsel
for the prisoner, cross-examined John j.
Gilbride, the witness for the State, who
was on the stand when court adjourned
last night. Mr.. Eilles's cross-examinat0n
was thorough. He shook the evidence OF
the witness very pereeptibly. Frank Fox
was the next witness He testified to
seeing the prisoner and companion
going from store to store on Market
street. He did not know, however, but
that they had money Of their own. De-
uective w. I. Jones testified to the arrest
of the prisoner and finding a roll on her.
Also to a confession the woman made to
him. Mr.. Hilles developed nothing new
in the discrimination Sergeant
Tucker corroborated Mr.. Jones testimony
regarding the money found on her. Mar
tin Keogh and Police Officer Frank M
Ayars also testified for the state
Mr. Hilles opened the case for the de-
fence with an eloquent and effective state
ment.
An Italian with a many syllabled but
impossible name testified that the pris-
oner boarded with him and had money at
times before this occurrence. Mary Brango
testified through Antonio Separate, an
interpreter that the prisoner had roll
OF bills on the Saturday previous to the
day Of the theft Angola Arenolia
also testified through the Interpreter to
the same fact. Frank Brauk, one of the
men who was with tine women the morn
ing of the robbery, testified that the
prisoner and himself looked at stoves on
the Saturday previous to the robbery
Jim Reed was also with the prisoner on
the morning of the robbery. His testi-
mony corroborated that of the previous
witness The state called Sergeant
Tucker to prove that the prisoner had an
installment book in her possession when
arrested
Mr. Hilles summed up the evidence in
brief but telling argument. Deputy
Attorney General Davis also summed up
briefly, and the chief Justice charged the
jury who retired at 1925 o'clock. A t
o'clock they came in with a verdict of
guilty. with recommendation of mercy
TO the court. The sentence was to pay
the costs and restitution money to the
amount of $92, and be imprisoned for one
month. The woman had already been
imprisoned two months awaiting sen
tence
Mr.. Hilles made a splendid defence and
was complimented by the court.
H. H. Ward, Esq, counsel for Brain
erd Ferris brought up the matter of a
petition regarding a new public road,
which was filed but not acted upon at the
September term, ON account Of there not
being a full bench present. The
proposed road ran over the
old road bed of the New
Castle and Frenchtown railroad
which belonged to the petitioner. He had
received no notice of the proposed new
road. John O. Rodney. Esq, counsel for
the Levy Court, asked for permission for
the road commissioner to amend their re-
turn so as to make the road run east Of
the line first proposed on private road.
This being satisfactory to Mr. Ward, the
court SO ordered
Court adjourned at 1 o'clock until 10
O'Clock Monday morning November 90.