Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-22

astray, and that ha had q wife and three
children in Philadelphia. He sent to the
court letter from u gentleman In Phile.
deiphia teHtitying to bis good character.
On these grounds, and by reason of Hid
pleR OF guilty, the court made the nnn.
ishment as light as possible, amittine the
whipping. The sentence WINS to pay $ll5
restitution money and costs, and he Inn.
prisoned two months. He earneRtlv
thanked the court for the Ieniency shown
him.
Edward Hopper, oolored, pleaded guilty
TO charge of carrying concealed a deadly
weapon and was sentenced to 10 days IN
iail. -
Tbs trial Of William Ford, colored. for
assault and battery on Thomas Rawlson
with Intent to KILL WINS resumed. At the
request OF some of the jurors the pris
onar was taken from the box and stood
mp before them, so that they could OBJ
serve bis hight. Thomas Wood, witners
for the defenoe, who saw the fght, had
testified that Rawlson's assallants were
both short, stout negroes, Counsellor
senborn, who peasures 6 feet inch.
stopd up beside his client, and the crown
OF Ford's head was not more than an
inch lower than his attorneys. Il was
clear that the prisouer was t;.sooter,
The witness Wood was closely GROSS.
Questioned by the Encouragement, but
DO persisted that the prisoner, whom he
knows we'll, was not one OF the coloyed
men engaged in the fght. Officer William
r. Saherer testified to seeing Rawlson,
his brother and another man chasing a
negro into kyle's ice cream saloon. Sixth
and Orange streets, immediately after tho
assault. Sergeant Peterson also saw the
chase, and said the oolored man the
others were pursuing was not Ford.
Ofhcer Frank M AynTB, who was with
Peterson at tho time, testified similarly,
and Atwood Carpenter, short, chunky
ooiored man, said he was the man who
was assaulted and chased by RawIaon and
his friends. He was on his way home at
4 the tino, when this crowd met him OF
sixth and Orange streets. He was arrested
ana afterwards discharged without hear
ing. William Kyle testified TO Ford's good
character No did William O. Martin aud
Pierce Gould. The latter also said that
he heard Frederick Bell acouse Robert
Wilson OF emitting Rawlaon. John Oar.
pointer Of No. ISL Orange street, bore
witness to the prisoners reputation for
peace and good order, and the defence
closed. The attorney general wanted to
submit the case without argument, but
Mr., Ssnborn insisted on talking to the
/ jury. The case was then briefly argued,
and after the charge from the court the
jury raiired.
The grand jury came into court
ct IL O'Clock and was discharged until 8
O'clock this afternoon. The Jury had not
concluded its labors, hut q number Of
witnessed summoned by the attorney
general had failed TO appear, and the Jury
had finished all the work on hand At.
tachments were issued for the missing
Witnesses.
CHARLES Reynolds, against whom there
were two indictments for keeping q gam
bling house, pleaded guilty to one. In
the other the attorney. general entered
noble prosequi on payment of costs.
Reynolds YES sentenced to pay fine OF
$500 with costs, or in default thereof be
Imprisoned one year.
The case of Prince Mousley, charged
With an aggravated assault and battery
upon henry p, Grubb, was called, but the
defendant falling TO respond, his reoogni.
2snce was forfeited AMI q forthwith
attachment issued for him. His iathe,
Thomas Il Mousely was his surety.
Nathan Demby, the crazy negro who
I was arrested for larceny last week AND
indicted OF this term was ordered by the
court to be Bent to the almshouse, the
Encouragement being unwilling tc
prosecute the oaBs on account OF the
prisoners unsound mental condition.
In the case Of James Wylie, the colored
boy who was indicted for burglariously
entering a house with intent to commit
larceny, i. o. YaNdegrift, Esq, his
counsel, agreed to enter plea Of guilty
OF uplawfully entering the house, which
is made punishable by a special statute,
the penalty being not 10 severe as that
for burglary. The faotg were, he said,
that the boy was found in the house of
Mrs. Catherine Tstmsn, near his home,
asleep on the floor and very drunk.
Mrs. TatmRn was called, but said that
Wylie was not drunk when found in her
house he had entered by climbing up q
porch and forcing open the shutters Of .
second story back window. He had nc
shoes on. Sergeant Peterson who arrested
the boy, also said that he was not drunk.
Mr.. Yandegrift He'd John Sewell. col.
ored, who said he aaw Wylie very drank
the night before he was arrested for the
burglary.
Tie court sentenced Wylie to three
months imprisonment.
Court took recess until 8 O'Clock, the
iury In william Ford's case being still out.
Court convened ut the usual hour IN
the afternoon.
Evan u. Morrihon pleaded guilty tc
keno gambling and was sentenced to pay
tiue of 800 md costs, or serve three
months imprisonment, and was com
mitted TO the custody Of the sheriff.
Elizabeth Charles pleaded not guilty ia
the larceny Of 300 from John D. Gil
bride. W. 8. Hilles, ESD, volunteered
10 q ct ~ counsel for the defendant.
A half bour after the afternoon sitting
began tho grand jury was discharged
until this morning.
James Wilson was convicted OF the
larceny Of two pairs OF shoes, valued al
III psr pair, from Samuel Slingboyn
willard Hall Porter, Esq, conducted the
prosecution. The defendant was sen
fenced TO pay costs and 90 restitution
money, be Imprisoned three months ant
on Saturday bs whipped with 10 lsBhes
William i. Willing wes arraigned fol
sssault with intent to kill. Deputy At
tornsy general Davis represented the
State, and the prisoner pleaded his OWL
Case,
AZ has been stated in these columns
tue defendant, on August 80, visited the
house Of Dr. Thomss A. Brown, Tayloi
and Poplar streets, to seek an interview
with Mrs. Sarah G. Willing, the formers
wife, aud while there fred d revolver a
Mrs willing and Jonathan F. Leland
the latter Df. Browns DING CLERK.
Mrs. Willing end L5faud related thu
circumstances Of the shooting, which ar
etil, fresh Ia the minds Of readers o