Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-21

lAtr OF pent0 from oGo OF the en- ID Oyot
,Amed o'Donnell, Nud he took him TO
he hall.
TtiJ was thu last witness for the
State, ard Samuel Adams, oaloFed, was
lAlled for the defense. He testified that
some time 10 the latter parl of Nay he
loAntd the prisoner q quarter to make
pants. He Afterwards saw him With
The pants on and the prisoner told him
that be paid d 70 for them.
The Jury retired ct 10 80 O'Clock and
returned ct 1IB6 with . verdict OF
guilty ~ In manner and form Indicted.
De WAS sentenced to pay the costs Of
% Tostitution money, be
Imprisoned three months and whipped |
" IT'D ten laahes.
On motion OF Benjamin Nields, Esq |
william 8. Hilies, Law student who |
he's com pleted bis studlts. was admitted |
to practice In the COutia Of this STATE.
Attorney General Bipgs said that In
tho case oil Leonard White and Edward
DoDnhoe, tbdieted ct the laat term for
highway robbery, the prosecuting wit
ntss Ras not present, and as Donaboe
was willing TO give bail he wac aAtisfied
to continue the case antil next term.
A Jury was then drawn TO try the
case OF Leonard White on o charge Of
policy writing. Deputy Attorney Gen
erAl Davis appeared for the State. but
the prisoner had 70 counsel.
The case was opened BY Mr.. DAvIs,
who rtad the law relating to policy
writing 10 the jury. after which be
Icommenoed the examination Of wit
nesses.
Albert Cooper, Oolored. was sworn,
"A ~. Y 4
White. Ga ApEiteth he bought two
lottery rOlioy II kets from The defend.
ant, both OF which were II, 10, 81. He
paid S oaats,ou ona and 4 cents on the
other. The two tickets should have
drawn 81, bat Wben be called on White
be said he knew nothing about them,
and that they had mot drawn anything.
The witness, however, knew better, as
be had bought the snhme numbers In
PbiladelpbiA that day and drew SO.
The prisoner made Agtatemtnt 70 the
Jury denying the charge, but they EVIL.
IDENTITY did not believe him, rs they
rendered ve<dint Of guilty without
leaving the box.
The court sentenced him 10 psy q zoe
Of 500, or IN default, be Imprisoned
three month";.
All the Jurors we're then discharged
until the hrst MoadAy In Oolober.
The case II Ella B. Slmms vs. John
g. 6imms, being 3 auit to compel him
to support his wife, was taken up with
Attorney General BlRRs for the State
and 8 A. MAoalllsters Esq, for the do
Tense.
The facts of this ease, Is stated By
Mr.. MseRlllBteT, are a. follows: The
plaintiff was formerly . Miss TruItt,
and she was married 70 the defandant
September II, 1855 She remained ct
home with her parents and he with hls,
boarding with them In the day time
I'd tlseping with hts wife ct night.
This continued until the 2Etb OF MaFoh,
when he rented two rooms Of bis fAtkar.
In law, and with his wife commenced
housekeeping.
They lived In this way until July 81,
having fEeQuent quarrela, when they
separated. The next day there was .
warrant Issued for bis arrest on A0hArae
Of failure TO support hts wife.
Mrs. Mary A. 5imms WAS sworn, and
testified that she 10 the mother Of John
@. Simms. He has no trade, and Is
unable to earn an average OF % . week.
Previous 20 the time OF his commencing
housekeeping the witness was obliged
10 keep him and buy his clothes After
I they parted, the wife wanted tho wit.
ness 10 take the baby, which she refused
to do. She had heard the wife say that
she never had 10 work, Aad she did not
intend to do II now.
On REORGANIZATION by Mr.. BIRRH,
the witness said that when her son was
employed by the Wilmington Transfer
Company be earned % Q week, and
while with the EdRem0or Iron Com.
papy he made Sl2 . week.
Fer the plaintiff, Samuel r. Truitt
testified that his daughter went to PhilI,
delphie two years BRo with SimmB an
was married in Camden, N. J. He was
lopposed 70 the marriage, bat sfter II
was done knew 1t was too late to say
any thing about II. He boarded bis
daughter for one year and Eve months
ard never received . cent for It. simms
then proposed that tho witne. should
rent larger house and he would pay
part OF the rent,
After they commenced bouBekeeplns
they fouRht Almoat Continually, and he
frtqueLty beat her. Last summer thell
baby was tsken Biok and the witness
! no with his wife had cared for II from
the time II vas born, took Il 70 o dOotO
in Philadelphia. Slmms had never pal(
N1uJ FHAN W Ahp ANhhe AhO boD hhN III
! witness was in PhiladelphiA be reosiyeI
telegram from his daughter TO com
home at once, Rs John Was taking nj
the goods out OF the house.
He came homo ag soon a. possible
aud ionnd the door looked, but man
: aged to get in the back way. Tue Wit
ness forbid Simms taking his goods on
OF the house until the rent WAS paid
D eimms became Abusive, and the wit
y mess told him be had better leave th
: house. The baby afterwards died an
!, the witness buried II,
Mr., Macallistet produced S.mmI
Istore book to show that he had paid th
3 Ibills up to July "a, three days bsfoT
n they separated. He claimed that b
\ had done all be could for her support
aud that instead Of deserving her b
o had been ordered away by her father.
al The court after considering the ma,
I. ter dismissed the case on the grnun
that the plaintiff has no cause for a
; ltIon.
N A long argument then took place b
etween Mtssrs. Nields, Lore, VaudeRrif
Salisbury and johnson In reference
!. the disposition OF the funds realized /
q the sale Of two houses belonging
Walter Oummins.
The court finally decided TO hold Il
m matter under Advlsement until Monda
u Got. 1st. At O'Clock court adjournol
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