Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22
NOVEMBER COURT.
"Rotten wiison'Ar sharp Sentence
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no usue' otoNa Ia attendance. Chief /
Justice ooneeys and Judges Houston and
Payntet were on the bench,
After tho calling Of the Jury rolla and
the retirement OF the grand iury. ma |
commisslon Of Avian Allen, the sheriH' |
elect OF New CASTLE county, was read. ami
me court directed that 1t be entered npon |
the official records. ~
The oase OF William Ford, cplored in.
dicted Tor assault ana battery with intent
% commit murder, was called by ma
state, bat st the request Of A. "a San.
oorp, Nd, prisoners counsel, was pest.
poned until the hfternooa session,
at lhs ia1t term OF court, Gsorge Little.
alias Rotten Wilson, r was indicted Tor
the larceny OF mara from James M
Thomas hnd buggy from james Saw.
uun, ~ Ills Trial was continued until
TINS term. Thrcugh his counsel, Walter
bacoD, ELq., he pleaded guilty 10 the lar.
ceny OF the mare, with the understanding
that the other indiotment, for the larceny
OF me nusey, be settled by nolle prossqui.
The attorney. general consented TO this
arrangement, SO the law against horse
stealipg Ia more severe than the puuisb.
ment provided for ordinary lsroanr
Little was sentenced to paw $500 restitn.
ton money and fne Of S9OO and eos,a
be imprisoned three years, and on satuy.
day next stand one hour in the pillorv
and DO whipped with twenty lashes.
The case of Ulysses Grant Evaps
emerged with failure to support hjs wife
and family. was called and be nal re-.
spending his rocognizsnoe was forfeited.
Frederick Riley was HIS surety.
The grand jury having returned Heyeral
indictments, the following prisoners we're
arraigped:
james Nylie, q oolorod boy, for burg.
lariously entering the house Of Oa.hstine
III. IatmRr ia Wilmington en- the nipht N
October 1%th, with intent to rob. He
pleaded not guilty and the court nc.
signed l.. o. Vandegrift, Esq, to defend
him
William T. Willing, for assault and
battery on his wife, Sarah G.. Willing
with intent TO kill The prisoner tried
to shoot his wife, at Taylor and Poular
streets, this city, on the night Of August
I'd last. He pleaded not guilty. He yas
also indicted for assault and battery, with
intent to kill, on Jonathan F. LoHand,
the clerk of the drug store through which
he had to pass TO reach his wite's apart
ments. 10 this he also pleaded not
guilty. The eonrt inquired II he had any
couasel, and he answered in the negative
adding thet he would plead his own caBe
Court took a recssa until 3 O'Clock ID. M.
During tho morhing the applicants tor
liquor licenses we're called and made the
required afiidssits.
bernardo Borcazzo, an italian, pleaded
guilty, ut tho afternoon session OF court,
TO q charge OF committing an assault
and battery on Michael Battle Botn
worked at the Brandywine qiarsies, and
during quarrel on September 26th the
Itsiian struck Battle In the beck With
sharp drill, making painful wound.
Charles Crimes testified to seeing Boo
cazzo make tho ashanti, and Sergeant
Tucker exhibited the 8 inch drill us0d in
the ehray. IL. II. Ward, ESQ Repre-
Rented the prisoner, ard at hi requegt
Bcrcazzo made statement, through an
interpreter, claiming that Battle cursed
him and struck him first, and that ne did
not throw the drill with the intention of
striking Battle. William Whitesell,
superintendent ct tbs suarrlee, said that
Boscazzo worked for him and was Quiet,
snber, Industrious workman. The cougt
imposed sentence Of $40 fine, with
costs.
Tho first Jury trial was that Of William
Ford, oolored, indicted for assault aud
battery upon Thomas Rawlson, with in
tent to commit murder. Attorney. general
BiRgE for the State and Andrew L. San
born, ESQ for the prisoner.
Thomas RawlBon, of No. 1870 Gilpin
avenue, this city, the chief prosecuting
witness, said that he formerly boarded at
tho William Penn hotel, Fourth aud
Orange streets, and that on the night Of
the 18th of May last, he was acoosted by
Willism Ford and his brother ns he was
about going into tho hotel. The two COL
ored men assaulted him aud his COM
paniob. John kehoe. immediately after
wards Ford struck him with sharp in
strument, infiicting severe gaah on the
right side of the neck. He positively
identified the prisoner as the man that
cut him.
John Kshoe coyroborated Rawlson's
statement, end also identified Ford. Fred
eriek z. Bell saw the prisoner standing
on the corner o few minutes before the as.
sauIt. This witness denied having
charged one Robert Wilson, ia the pres
ence Of Pierae could and others, with
cutting Rawlson. DIR. Willard Springer
testified that Rawlson's wound was long
incision in the Asshy part of the neck, ut
least an inch deep, and extending 10
within half an inch OF the juguiar vein.
Ex.Ssrgeant MeVey arrested Ford the
next morning at Pierce Gonld's stable, on
the complaint Of hawlson's brother, AS
he went to the stable FJrd grabbed y
pitch. fork, but before he could use il Tho
witness tuok him by the neck On the
way to the police station Ford drew o
knife from bis pocket, but the witness
compelled him to put it away.
Tho State here rested. MIR. Sanborn,
for the prisopev, called Edward Scott
oolorcd, a barber at No. 7ii Ta,nali
street, who said that al the time Of tbs
assault--11 30 O'Clock, p. M, Gu Satu E
day May 18th William Ford was IN his
shop. He said Ford came in the shop Of
1880 O'Clock and did not leave until
about quarter OF twelve. C0rroboratiye
testimony was given by James B. Jones,
oolored, proprietor of the barber shop.
Eliza Wnolrlch, oolored, said Ford came
to her house, in Jessup's ane, Ninth
ward, about IL O'Clock on the night OF
Nav I2.h, and remained about ar hour.
ThoInas j. Wood saw the two colored
men OF Fourth and Orange streets, Of The
time OF the f-aeae, and was positive that
neither Of them was William Ford whom
he knew we'll. These two colosed 1aen
were short while William Ford is tall BIC
was confident the prisoner was not one Oh
the men.
Tae CASE was..hereldeEerred until Tues
dsy morning.
The following prisoners were arrsigned'
Nathan Denby, colorei, for the lar
ceny OF some clothing, dishes, msat ano
sausage, owned by Lorenzo oasagsl'