Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-22
PETTY CASES DISPOSED OF.
Augh r. Sweeney Sentenced = Prince
MousIey Gets Three Months and = Fine.
A School Teacher Assaulted.

A School Teacher Assaulted.
Court reconvened yesterday afternoon
at . o'clock. Hugh f. Sweeney was
brought IN and sentenced to pay fine OF
$loO and the costs, and be imprisoned for
three months.
jury was then drawn to try the case
of the state VS.. John e. McAnan, n Singer
sewing machine agent. for assault
Deputy Attorney General Thomas Davis
had charge Of the case for the state
Isabella Elliott, the prosecuting witness.
took the stand and told ire
story Of the assault. The defend.
ant came to the house of witness
on July 2 and demanded the money or n
sewing machine that was unpaid for. and
after some words with her assaulted her
Charlotte Porter also testified for the
state. James II. HoffeclSer, Esq, counsel
for the defence put w. w. Gardner on
the stand. He swore to the prosecuting
witness signing lease for the machine in
| 1850 Robert G. Barton who was with
the defendant at the time of the alleged
assault contradicted the testimony of the
prosecution witness and the case went to
the jury without argument The Jury
retired and at o'clock last evening had
not come in.
The next case was that Of the state VS.
Charles w. Smith, colored, who threat
ened the life Of Constable John w. Carey
Win gun, when he went to his house to
serve writ Of dispossession, on September
70. A jury was drawn John w. Carey
the prosecuting witness, testified to the
details Of the assault upon his life
Ralph q. Lupton, the clerk of the real
estate agent corroborated the previous
witnesses testimony. The only witness
called by the defence was Ida Smith. the
prisoners daughter. Her Testimony
created considerable amusement. Den.
uty Attorney General Davis for the state
Willard Hall Porter for the defendant.
The jury were out but short time and
brought in verdict Of assault. The sen.
tence was $40 and costs and one year
imprisonment
In the case Of the State VS.. Prince
Mousley, indicted for assault with intent
to com nit murder which came up next
w. 4. Smithers, counsel for the defence
desired to enter plea Of guilty of as
sault, which the attorney. general nc
cepted The case was then heard to de-
termine the extent of the sentence.
Henry p Grubb took the stand and
told the story of the assault on him. The
circumstances it will be remembered
were published at the time the assault
took place. The trouble was over a line
fence between the property OF the wit
ness and Thomas Mousley in which the
defendant knocked the prosecuting wit
ness senseless with a club.
Isaac Thomas, who saw the assault
testified to the facts
MI. Smithers pleaded for the clemeney
OF the court in the case. The court i'm
posed sentence Of $35 fine and three
months Imprisonment
The case Of Antonio Marie. an italian
for assaulting school teacher at Talley
vile in Brandywine hundred. was next
taken up. Charles NJ Curtis was the
counsel for the prisoner. who plead
guilty. The case was heard for the
court to determine the sentence.
Miss Ella b Campbell the prosecuting
witness, testified that she was returning
home from the schoolhouse through 4
track Of woods when she discovered the
Italian following her. She ran and he
did also, making a detour and heading
her off in the field. He said words 10
her she could not understand, though she
thought he demanded money. Then he
seized her arms. She screamed and some
men appeared who chased the Italian.
The defendant made statement
through Interpreter Lewis Porter to the
effect that he was following a load Of hay.
having been engaged by the man who
owned it. He lost sight of 1t and rot
lost, and seeing the lady followed her
When she screamed he told her not to be
afraid, but she did not understand him
and screamed. He caught her arm and
some men came and he ran.
The court sentenced him to paw fine
OF $40 and costs and be imprisoned six
months.
The last case called was that of Eliza
beth Charles, indicted for the larceny o + !
500 IN money from John J. Gidbride's !
saloon at Fourth and Orange streets on
September "a. William s. Hilles made |
his maiden effort in defending the |
woman, having volunteered to do so yes
terday. John J. Gilbride took the stand |
and testified to the circumstances at
tending the theft of the money and the |
recovery of part of it. Pending the cross
examination of this witness the case was
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning |
Court taking a recess until the McAnan |
jury came in.