Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-07

OH ,.-, " Nau hpur IN Tine plliOry gnd
~ lasnss on Saturday next, ard sx
mohths' imprisonment was then in,poae1
broken.uose George" heavgd M
aeaihlo hi9h OF relief, while aOnrly
harria" smiled broadly. Tbs mItiaasinS
circumstances, II Ia understood, vera tbsf
INC notorious crcpks, in this instance
were tho victims of little game worn III
NJ against them by come OF thor nails in
ehlladelphh who desired to rst yjd ~
mem. They were sent down 10 wn,k iha
Joo OF burEiarisinR Aart's place, apd mn
Information of tho affair was sent 20 .bn
ofnoors In this Ulty 30 that Dsylin a.,d
Miller could be caught in the act.
Heorge Gordon, oolosod, had pleade5
MOI guilty 10 Charge Of assault and bat.
tsry upon Oharlea II. Cook, oulored. bpt
through his counsel, W. L. Smithe,s
htq, ne Withdrew his plea and entered n
plea OF guilty Of assatlt only, which thu
state accepted. Gordon, while DRINK
hSd 9 quarrel with Cook on TAlnsIl
Htreot, between Front aud Sepppd nnd
without proSonatlou, drew a plstoi and
shot at him. The shot, however. did mi
strike Cook. a sentence OF 86tJ Ana ana
on9's aad Imprisonment Tor siH months
was imposed.
ohns e. Anderson, eolorei, indicted for
assault and battery uppn Ferry Coarsev,
coiofed, With latent to kill, also Win.
drew hid Plea of not guilty, through bis
counsel, II. II. Ward, Esq a1d pleaded
guilty, which the State accepted. Cour.
! sey said that Anderson assaulted him
without provccatiun at Front and Poplsr
streets, struck him with his fist and then
hred at him with revolver. A scar on
'ha right hide Of CoIrsey'a head, near tho
cr9"n, showed whore the bullet had
proved ita way through his hair. Andsr.
son was sentenced TO pay Ane Of $50
std cosN and be Imprisoned Tor six
months.
.samss Conowag, ohrged with highway
robbery in Rssaultinc Frederick Wehl on
visitor street and rohbing him Of S5, took
the ehaheea of Jury trial. Attorney.
general BR2a for the State and William
l. Hilies, Esq for the dsienoe. Accord.
ing to the abatement of Wahl, The prose.
outing witness, who keeps q bakery Al
Eighth aud French streets, he was waltz
ing along Water street between Market
aud King ahou. 8 o'clock on the night Of
December 3lst, when he felt hand in
ms POCKET lie grabbed the owner OF the
maud, who Then knocked him doTh, took
10 out OF his pocket aud ran away. He
positively identified Ooooway % ahs as.
sailant ana rohber. oiflesr McoienaRhan
arrested oonoway immediately after the
occurrence.
Ihe defence had no testimony TO offer
and Mr.. Hiiles Fklt1ily argued 10 show |
the inprobahilily OF VAIL being able to
identify his assailant, and Of Oonoway
being tho guilty party. The jury delib.
GRATED for u, minutes and returned YER
dict Of guilty.
Among the indictments found BY the |
grand iury,s. tuesday, was one against
Edward Farley, for Highway robbery in |
asssulting William u. Whitford, and rob
bing him Of small sum u money, on
Ih'fd street between MArkSt aud King.
Farley was arraigred and pleaded not
guilty. The court assigned Thomas Hol.
comb, Esq, TO defend Aim.
John b. Wood was Mraiaped on q
charge Of receiving stolen Roods, know.
ing them 10 have been stolen. in buying |
a bsby cCach and four sad irons whica .
bad been stolen from ESau Erick. Wood |
bought the goods frolo q boy named Alex |
anier Hogan, who stole tbnn. He pleaded
Got guilty.
Tho Iecognizapce Of Charles ReynoIds,
who was surety IN the snrn OF $500 for
tho appearance OF Harry White, witness
In q gambling case was forfeited and q
forthwith attachment issued for White.
Richard Johnson, colorcd, was tried on
chlrge OF resisting IN officer. Deputy
Attorney. general Davis for the State.
Policeman Benjamin r. Craddock Of
Miidletown, testified that he arrested
johnson for dsorderly conduct, when
JOHNSON resisted and assaulted him
vioiousiy, backing his eyes and brulsing
him considerably. There was no de-
fence, and the Jury rendered verdict Of
guilty without leaving the box. johnson
was sentenced to pay line Of $50 and
costs aud be iuprironed for six months.
Adjourned until O'Clock, p. m.
In court in the afternoon Sarah
Carmen, colofed, wss atraigned for the
larcany Of watch, valued at S25, ana q
finger ring worth $40 from George W
Stevens OF Middletown. She pleaded
guilty. Attorney genersl Bigas said that
Sarah's previous character was very good
and that this was her first offence. She was
Bsntenced TO pay S45 restitution money
and costs and be imprisoned for two
m0nihs.
State vs.. William MeGinnIs, for as
p9ultlng Michael Ash on Water street, |
between shipleY and Orange, and rob-
bing him OF $3.50. Attorney. general
Bipgs FOR the State, aud William 8.
Hllles Esq, for the dsfence. Michael
Ash 8 statement Of the affair was that he
same in from Edge Moor, where he {
boards, on the night az January 7th, and
that while be was on Water strset he inst ,
two men, one OF whom took him by the ,
rack and robbed him of $t,50. he
peuld not identity McGinnts as one OF +,
bis pssailnnts, bnL William II. Trusty, q
lolosei claimed that he saw three men (
lslarit1g Ash, Rld that MGGinnis was one !
VI the three. Ono OF TIE three whom he .
as o man known as "Upland :
Reddy," got dollar from Ash. Henry \
sanders, colored, slso saw the ARRAY aud
law MoGinnis put his hand In Ash's I
Docket aud null ont some money, which !
ell on the pavement. :
For the dstencs Mr.. Hilles called |
Francis johnson, prigoner In New =
Jastle iaii. who said hs heard William
rtug,y tell Mo9innis that he wonld get 3
ven with him, now that he had q chance, Il
,nt would leave the State and not testify Q
a the case II MeGinns would give him s5. !
Encouragement B'ggs hers abandoned .
he case and tie Jury, by instruction Of the
ourt. rendered n verdict OF not guilty, 1,
3 which the prisoner gleetully shook II
ands with his counsel and smiled 81
roadly. G
The following prisoners were arraigned: z
timothy Madden, for the larceny OF y
en- cf Tomatoes, valued al 10 can.s, from 4
he Il. a. p. railroad freight hougs. n
ieadsd guilty. He vas sentenced to
ay 20 eents restitution money and costs, tC
9 whipped with Ave lGsbes on Saturday Il
ext aud 10 imprisoned ono month.
william Pyle, for tbs larceny OF o 81