Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
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Edward McGhErity amd samuel aud
Mary McGOnib akrI in $4,000 iIst'I


AA''o SIS SOao""
Each
lho stquel OF The lisgtac-ful Cade street
ihcideai "as heard " cl 3 court on Satur.
day "A MAS expscts ha court room WAS
pack d. Bnt never ragI crowd WAS seen
before. However, tLry mauaRed TO get
th5!f footing several hea swa,e seen peer
ing over this tfan7om-. Men must nave
Chamber, on one annther's shoulders 10
reaGh that vantage gruuud.
rms iAyestig ..l1p WAS delayed some time
awaiting the pfa,eaot OF the city SOLICITOR
samuel and Mar McUomh, the Q 'llr-d
couple charged Si!h hAtburinR Lucy Prelty.
man, he Is Senrs odd white girt, To- crlGil-
nal purposes, Sete AGAIN placed In the hock.
Dir. iutlsr addressed he .aourt to tns
effect tnut his tad Jb al 20 Information OF
q more correct natuce which Induced hun
to withdraw the 70 ner iafocmatiou against
Harry Sherwood. Il must say" Mr. turuer
, continued, 'SLer~ood Is mo-, In nv Upin,
IN, crlDiEally IN lty nf the charge unier
tbs enAc meat. 1 nave, however, hHid Illn
| as II witness aGglA I the two McComos Tna
two cclotei people, MAN an vile, Aie
charged win fhe Is mo Of haruurlng IL
minor female, Lucy Pet YmGn, tcr the
purposes previously Stated"
lLa Eug .'ifi Was then called by the
clerk. Her youthfn appearance rs sue
passed down escorted by tie police marion
towards the witness taud caused aauth.
sensation. lmuedlately she got upon the
stand she hursC OUT in tears. The girl
quickly recovered, Auwever, and taai In
clear, distinct VOICE rrpeated the story OF
tue Gao" stree incident Satui day nlght.
! No hing new OF Il material nature was re.
gsaltd Tbs prisoners vera identified by
the witness,
Kate COle, the second Rirl, aged IL years,
| Was Text put upon the stand. aer state
mentg corroborlIed those OF tho former
| NytfDpgQ
Airs. Margaret Schilllng OF New Castle,
reappenrtd gu he p aid. Her evidence
also confirmed the former test mnny.
The next witness WAS Harry Sherwood of
| Tenth aud Spruce streets. He testified he
met Mrs. schilling and Kate Cole on satur.
| day night nc Tenth and Pine streets. He
| was introduced TO them there, After that
| he met the girls again later In tue evening
and was induced by his friend named Payne
to 20 ACROSS Eleventh. street bftdge with
| them to the hcOomb's house. The witness
had been drinking and was reluctant 10 go
with Payne. However no went. The Wit
ness was then requested 70 tell the story OF
the evenings debGuah. This he did.
Ia answer to Mr.. Turner's question as IA
whether any money was paid Mrs. McCuinb
\ he replied that George Payne gave hel o
| Sherwood continued that ne mad never
been In the place before. He had never sen
| the girls before. He would not know the
house now and h5 was drunk at the timu
he wen- there.
Almost all OF the witnesses testified 10
Samuel Moo NIB being present curing at
ieast some pat of the eveninR.A number OF
! cIlored M aud two police officers testified
! 10 the get era gocd repute Of Mrs, MeGomb,
MIR. Turner-"Ihs husband Samuel
McOomb) has been shown to have us4n III
the house. with full KNOWLEDGE OF what was
going GU. Ii was a house OF assi2natlon
! for that piirpnae MT that fIma I tharafnra
ask that he and his wife. Mary McOomb, be
held for the court Of general sessions In
So 900 bail each for violating the statute
passed last winter defining the are OF con.
cent"
Judge Ball-"Under the circumstances
think that course is proper"
Mr.. Turner-"l would also ask that
the Witnesses Lucy Prsttyman. EAtle Cole
Mrs. Margaret rchillinR and HAIRY sher.
| wood be erth hsls "a 200 bond for cuutr.
Court thea oIirtnd the prisoners and
witnesses held III bail as requested by the
city solicitor.
Judge Bll--"I am afraid Mr., City HolIcI.
tor that these young girls may ti1d some
difficulty ia obtaining sunh n larpe hail %
MIR. Turner--"I dou't think societv vii
suffer very much bv their detention"
Judge--"It docs seem somewhat hargt
that ibis very young girl, Lucy Prettynan
should be- sent to the common ilJl.n
your honor, she is the toughest OF tn,
crowd"
The name OF Leila Wilson WIS next eallet
ani in reply demure. modest LOOKING
m dlla aged woman walked into the dock
Jlais Hylsnd read the wordy arraign
ment, witch WINS equivalent to rharRlnt
her with harbOring for criminal purpose
on the night OF October 18Th a vounir plr
under Is yenrs nf age named Lucy Pretty
man ut No. 81 Orange street.
II II. Ward, Esq., appeared for the nrIs
oner aud asked Tor a ccntinnanee OF III,
cpss lOr the reason that his client had no
until this moment been made acunnIntef
with ,ns charge az inst her.
Judge Ball then ordered the case held
until Wednesday morning In an. COl bail.
II. Ward. ESQ -.I Womb nsIr m,
court TO use its discretion In fixing rho mi
to a mora rpasonnbIe gum "a nm IA a.
amount sufficient Tor mansiaughter Of
felony or the EXTREMIST crimes NV clien
NAV be able to obtain 81 coo. Int bond q
III. COO is utterly hevoud her ability. / bn
lieye a bond Of SI,uOO would be- M great ,
security az the larger sum and would en-
snre her nreIenea On HedupedIvn
MIR. Turner-'I think the crime charged
IA worse than manllatirhfnr. n .,rnar ,isni
The ann of 81 600 may sednre ths yyo,nant
aitenaance Bpt tna naxIrnm ana /,
III OOD or Reyeu yerrs irnnrisonmrnr n,
both, and thiak the court wonld aot lik,
TO see the hatl OF white woman reduced
Jidrs Bnll-"I would 6e oniirei 70 re-