Evening journal., 1888-09-21
AN AFTERNOONS COURT.


The Court Of General Sessions recon
yened yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
A. +. Sandbourn, Esq, presented re-
turn Of testimony from II. II. Ward
appointed to take the same in the divorce
case of Mary Wood against her husband.
James w Wood, recommending a decree
of absolute divorce
The case Of Harry Sharper, charged
with the larceny Of pistol from Minnie
| Harris On June 20, was called. George
Lodge, Esq, prosecuted the case. Louis
Harris testified that he was a clerk for
Minnie Harris. On the morning in ques-
tion, he went to open the store and found
the window broken and pistol gone.
/ Sergeant Tucker testified to the arrest of
! Sharper and the finding of the pistol in
| his possession. Sarah G. Elliott the
mother Of the prisoner, was called for
| the defence; said that he was in the
house the night the robbery was com.
mitted. Mary Biddle testified to the
time the prisoner came in the house.
Joseph p. Cross. ex-police officer, testified
to looking for the prisoner at his house.
The chief Justice charged the jury and
they retired. In short time they re-
turned with verdict of guilty. The SEN
tence was to pay the costs and rostitu-
tuition money, be imprisoned for three
months and receive ten lashes.
The next case taken up was State vs.
William Fisher and Emma Conner. for
the larceny of table cloth and other ar
ticles from Miles Clark of Red Lion hun
dred, on July l3. Willard Hall Porter
took charge for the State. Miles Clark.
the first witness, swore to the loss Of the
articles in question, and of recovering
part Of them from the prisoner. Mary
Johns testified to going to the prisoners
house and seeing the articles there. The
prisoner told her he got the articles from
the house of Miles Clark. He also said
he was going there some night when Mr.
Clark was at church and get his money
He told her if he told it he would make
it hard for her. The prisoner cross.
examined her and accused her Of having
something to do with the theft He
quarreled with the witness before he fin.
ished and caused considerable laughter
in the courtroom.
The prisoner told the jury that he
thought it very hard to be accused of
anything he did not do. They found a
verdict Of guilty without leaving the box.
The court sentenced each of the prisoners
to pay the costs and restitution money.
and be imprisoned for three months.
Fisher to receive an additional punish
ment Of ten lashes.
Eliza Harrington Of Hokessin, charged
with the Illicit sale Of liquor on three in
dictments, pleaded guilty to two on con
dition that nolle prosequi be entered in
the remaining charge She was fined
500 and costs for each case.
Thomas White, who was acquitted of
al.s rtE Ia IL
Wednesday. was brought into court on
two other indictments for the same
oifense he pleaded guilty to one indict-
ment, on condition that a nolle prosequi
be entered in the other, which the attor-
ney general ogreed to. He stated to the
court that he had no friends that he had
been at New Castle four months, and was
all broken down in health. Neither had
he any money to pay fine. He was sen
fenced to the minimum imprisonment Of
one month; and he promised the court to
60 away from the city when his term wa
out,
The State Of Delaware VS.. William
Kelly was the next case tried. Jury
was drawn and Deputy Attorneys General
Thomas Davis stated to them the case, as
follows: Kelly went into the store of
Mark Geist on Market street yesterday
afternoon, and stole a pair of shoes
Police Officer Frank NJ. Ayars testified
to arresting the prisoner.
Mark Geist, from whom the shoes
were stolen, was sworn on the five books
of Moses, and testified to having the
shoes stolen from him. John McKeown
said that the prisoner and himself went
to the store together The jury found
verdict of guilty at once The chief
justice sentenced the prisoner to three
months, and ten lashes, in addition to
paying the costs and making restitution
of the value Of the shoes.
This man was arrested Wednesday
afternoon between and 6 o'clock,
arraigned yesterday morning and tried
and sentenced before o'clock yesterday
afternoon, less than twenty four hours
after his arrest
Henry Willis. charged with the lar
ceny Of a door mat from Annie K For
rest on July %. pleaded guilty yesterday
The trial follows; Officer William L.
Heald saw the prisoner come out of a
barber she p on Front street with mat
under his arm. He asked the proprietor
if the man was offering it for sale The
man was arrested Officer Thomas H.
Burroughs testified Chat he had found
house on his beat whore a mat was miss
ing, and traced it to the prisoner. Mrs
Annie X Forrest testified to the loss OF
the mat. The prisoner stated to the jury
that man who saw the mat stolen said
it was not him that took it. The Jury
found him guilty without leaving their
seats. He was sentenced to pay the costs,
restitution money TO the amount of 80
cents, be imprisoned for three months
and be whipped with ten lashes on Satur-
day next
The trial of Daniel d. Simmons. col
ored, for gambling, came up next. There
We're two indictments; one for exhibiting
gambling table and the other for having
an interest in the game. Deputy Attor-
ney- General Davis prosecuted and Lii
burne Chandler, ESQ, was counsel for
the accused. The game was a draw poker.
played in Elijah p Blakes establishment
at Water and Shipley streets on April 30
Blake. who pleaded guilty TO the charge Of
gambling, was put on the stand by the
state He said that Simmons informed
ON him, then he informed on Simmons.
| He cheerfully testified to owning the
layout and described the game John
| DuiTey, Edwin Petty and William F.
Kane were called by the defence and
swore that they played poker at Blakes
/ place, but never saw Simmons take the
! draw board. John r. Springer testified
that he had known him for four months
/ Tho accused was employed by him and
he gave him good character He gave