Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-21
CASES DISPOSED OF.
COURT YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON.
Several Prisoners ArEalgnsd Some
EentenOsd-W william y. Wiling Oon-
victed Of Assault WIN Intent to
XIII HIS wife.

] Lub DuuCAs
Evan d. Morrison plead guilty to 9
charge OF gambling and was sentenced
70 pay ane Of tl00 and costa, or In de-
fault be Imprisoned three months.
Elzabsth Charles was arrAignsd and
| plead not guilty to an Indictment
charging her with the larceny OF 6IO0,
tie properly Of John G. Gllbride, on
| September "a.
A jury WAS then drawn and the case
OF james Wiigou, indicted for the lar
ceny Of two pair Of shoes, the property
OF bzmuel SlinsboFB, on septem beF 25
Ens State was represented by Willard
Hall Porter. E.q.
Samuel SlinRborn WAS sworn, and
testified ttat hs keeps . ebce shop on
ksst FrC ns street On the morning OF
september %, the prisoner came into
his store and said he wanted 4 pair OF
shoes. Showed him . pair At one dol
lsr, and the prisoner EAid he only had
90 cents; witness told him he could moi
sall them for that and he went out. Tie
witness missed two pair Of Shoes thai
were hanging outside, and went after
linn. Ths prisoner told him 10 10 away
OF he would strike him, and the wit
meas then hunted for an officer AM had
him arrested. When captured he had
one pair OF shoes but the other WAs
gone.
Ofioer William Il. shsrer tsauasd
that he was told by SllnRborn thai a
man had stolen two pair OF sL oss f,on,
his shop. Afterwards aAw the prisoner
anike the man and took him in ous
tqdy.
Tbs prisoner made q stA,ement IN
which be said that on the unorpIp5 ~
September 25 he was walking along the
P, ", 81 B. RailFCad, when the ItsIIan
came np and ss'zsd hiu, 1t the same
time callirg tof the police. he tod tht
man thai II he did not let 90 OF him he
would strike him. He sAid that be had
Just come to this city, and tlAt he had
bought the shoes claimed by the italian
on South street, PhiladelphlA, on the
previous evening.
Tbs JdFy were briefly charged by the
Chief Justice and retired. They return.
ga In about ave minutes with q ysrdiot
OF guilty, and he was sentenced 10 pay
the costs OF prosecution and 50 feetisu
tion money be imprisoned three months.
and on Saturday be whipped with 10
lsShes.
The case Of VIM. +. WIllirR, chsrssd
with committing an assault With Intent
TO kill his wife, 5Arah O. Willing, on
August 80, was taken up. As there
were two juries ont the pEnel wHs e1
hAusted, and Clerk Cochran was about
10 commence the drawing OF o jury
from among the audience, when Miltol
LAckey started for tie door. Hold oD
Ar. LGcksy," said the clerk, but Mr.
Lhokey was In hurry, and eyideutly
DID not hear the order. Orier Smith
bounced from his high chair, and before
MF. IsARFaU EaHnhaA -
IN custody. He Was the hrst man
Drawn, and among the others we're ex-
Sheriff Lsabson, Detective Jones,
James o. Plokels and other eQualiy
WolFknoWn cltzsnH. When eiaht
Jurors were obtained, one Of the jusle,
cana in with verdict, and the remain.
Ing Jurors were Sc ectsd from these.
The State Wus represented by Attor
ney General DAvls, and the prisoner
conducted his own case. Hs REQUESTED
permission to come out Of the dock and
take seat ct the attorneys table,
bat this OF course was refused by ths
court.
Mr.. Davis opensd the case 10 the iury
by stating the fEcts Of the assault, after
which be commenced the examination
Of Witnesses
Sarah 0. Willing was sworn, and ts-
tuso that on August 81 the prisoner, |
nho is her husband, came 70 Dr.. |
where she was keeping house, and aAId
he wanted TO see their child, She told |
him that she wa5 in the door, and he |
asked her IL he could take her TO Pet
some candy. As the witness had heard |
thst ne intended TO steal the child she |
TO les her go, and the prisoner |
went out. About half past nine that |
night the prisoner came In the dining |
room, where the witness was, with 4 |
revolver in his hand. She Stated mn. |
And he told her nOs to run or be Wouio |
shoot hei; she started for the soor. |
when he hrsd, and the bullet went |
lnrough chair. After the witness Rot |
out abe heard another shot.
Jonathan r. LotiAnd testified that on
August he was clerk In Dr.. Browns /
drug etore, 81 Taylor and Poplar streela,
On the afternoon and evening OF that
1Hy he saw the prisoner three tlmss.
The last TINA he came was In the even. /
Ing about 8 30 O'Clock. He came In tbs
drag store o. taat time and asked for a
cigar, and after obtaining Il took 4 re.
volver from his coat pocket, which be
held in the witness face, and told hlm
to take him TO Ms. Willing. The wit
ness showed him to the dining room,
where Mrs. Willing WAS sitting. He
made the Wltnts3 sit down in q chair.
and forbid Mrs. Willing to move. She
toHeveT, undertook 70 get up, when be
,aot al her, and after Wards q led Al the
witness, the bullet passing through the
ioor whsre he made his eaospe.
The pistol with which the shooting
vas Done was produced in court and
ohisi sElggslt testified that he Ar
iested the prisoner in PhilAdslphis and
oreuEht him here on Q rsqu's.tlon. He
I'D not OBJECT to coming, but said that
y ne nan not Dssn arrested he would |
have come back and gave hiagelf M a.
be wanted TO be tiisd on this oharEi.
This was the lAat witness for lhs
State and the prisoner called Frank
rAimAn and Albert Brady, Who testi-
ID that he had always borne a good
,hAracter and was q very industrious
man. The pFtEoneF also produced Q
number Of letters OF recon neudaLIop
rom persons in different parts Of the
country.
VII irg made = rambling statement
% the jury, giving his version Of the
afAir, and declaring that he had no ir.
lentton Of shooting his wife, or doing
her any injury.
The jury were charged by the Chief
Justice TO the effect that II they were
'Atisftd that the prisoner intSaded 10
Kill hts wife, they must render q yer.
ilot OF guilty a. in maunsr and form
Indicted, but II on the other hand, they
os!ieve the statement OF the pFisoneT.
hat he had no intention CT killing his
=ite, they could convict him Of at0sult
'nly: 1t should, however, be remem.
Dered that where an asEauit ia commit
ed with q deadly Weapon, ~ is tupposcd
hat murder was intended. The jury